Freeform dance. Drug and alcohol free. Dance like nobody’s watching. $5. People of all ages and abilities are welcome.

Free women’s walking group, Katoomba. Meet new people and get exercise.

Seated Yoga is a weekly class of gentle yoga movements while seated facilitated by Carly Rowe. Please wear loose comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water. The class runs on Mondays 10am until 11am at the Green Room in the Hub, Springwood. The cost is FREE.  Bookings are a MUST, Read more…

Learn music recording techniques and hang out with youth at Katoomba Street University. For local youth aged 12-25 years.

Hang out with other youth and learn some dance moves at Katoomba Street University

A story is read aloud by an expert facilitator, bringing the story to life. During school terms Mondays 1:00pm – 2:30pm Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, Blaxland The Details At each session an expert facilitator selects a new story and reads it aloud, bringing the story to life. You are guided Read more…

Grab your patchwork, embroidery, knitting, crochet or other craft project and join us for a cuppa and some creative inspiration in this informal crafter’s circle! 

Blue Mountains Drama Principal tutor Georgia Adamson holds weekly drama classes at The Hub! Blue Mountains Drama’s classes are joyful, creative and supportive.  In addition to developing skills in the foundations of acting and drama, these classes help students build confidence, physical connection and communication skills. improvisation, scripts, character, performance Classes run for 9 Read more…

Shine Choir is for all ages and voices, where everyone is welcome! It runs on Mondays during school term. From 6.30pm until 7.30pm at Springwood Uniting Church Hall. It costs $3 a session.

Learn how to improve your public speaking. Mostly meetings at the Carrington Hotel.

Parents and care givers join in for stories, play and chat, craft, catch up and adult conversation. Best of all a play space you don’t have to tidy.   Mondays During School Term 9:30am to 11:00am   Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre 9 New Street, Lawson   Newcomers always welcome. For Read more…

FUNctional Fitness is a Movement to Music for older people at your own pace in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. It runs on Tuesdays from 9.30am until 10.30am at Faulconbridge Community Hall, 9-9A Home St, Faulconbridge. Sessions are $10 per person.

Due to demand the group meet weekly, every Tuesday 9:30 -12pm at a cost of $10 per class. To ensure the centre complies with social distancing the group is now broken into 2 groups which means the women can attend on a fortnightly basis. Materials required for mosaics are-adhesive-Weldbond and PREP Multi-Use Read more…

Regular meditation, chanting, yoga and sound bath in Katoomba with Rita.

Hang out with other youth and learn some dance moves at Katoomba Street University

Learn music recording techniques and hang out with youth at Katoomba Street University. For local youth aged 12-25 years.

  Every Tuesday from 6! The Gardners Inn 255 Great Western Hwy Blackheath NSW 2785 (02) 4787 8347 gardnersinnres@gmail.com

Join us at the Gardeners Inn. $5. Singing encourage during the music round.

Side B is a cocktail bar and vinyl record store – in the heart of Blackheath Come and listen to local and touring musical artists – whilst you enjoy some drinks and supper plates. Upcoming events: https://www.sidebvinylbar.com/pages/upcoming-gigs-events

Tech Savvy Seniors   Learn to better use your device. •Email •Photos and more   One on one, 1 hour sessions together with group information sessions will help you to get the most out of your technology.   Tuesday from 10:00pm to 1:00pm   Mid Mountians Neighbourhood Centre, 9 New Read more…

Preserving the local biodiversity of Glenbrook Lagoon using bush regeneration techniques. Year started: April 2006 Meeting day: Second Tuesday of the month, 8:00 am to 11:00 am Meeting point: Lagoon Drive, Glenbrook Bushcare officer: Nathan Summers Land manager: BMCC Local contact: Neil McGlashan, mobile 0413 478 325, email neil@mcglashan.com.au Alternative contact: Bushcare Office, phone 4780 5623 Learn Read more…

Free women’s walking group, Katoomba. Meet new people and get exercise.

Parents and caregivers join in for stories, play, craft and chatting.  Best of all you can use a play space you don’t have to tidy up! Newcomers are always welcome. The details: Wednesdays during School Term 9:30am to 11:00am Blaxland East Public School 53 – 85 Old Bathurst Road Blaxland Read more…

Join mind, body, fitness coach Mark Latham as he takes you through a variety of movements and techniques from both Eastern and Western health disciplines to help you function and feel better. During school terms: Wednesdays 9:30am – 10:30am Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 33 Hope St, Blaxland $15.00 per session. Read more…

Help grow organic vegetables for those in need.

Enjoy music, poetry, book reviews, trivia, outings and guest speakers in this friendly social group for seniors. During School Terms: Wednesday 10am – 12pm Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 33 Hope St, Blaxland Cost: $10.00 per term. For more information: Please call 4739 1164.

Join us, with your baby (0-2 years) for rhyming and reading at Katoomba Library.

Monthly classic films at Katoomba RSL. Priority given to CHSP, My Aged Care participants. Contact Belong (Katoomba Neighbourhood Centre).

Stories and craft for children aged 2 – 5 years and their accompanying adult at Katoomba Library.

Hang out with other youth and learn some dance moves at Katoomba Street University

Learn music recording techniques and hang out with youth at Katoomba Street University. For local youth aged 12-25 years.

RRR Revolution is a recreate-recycle-reuse-redesign-re-imagine-revision sewing group. This is an unfacilitated group of creative people who work on their own pieces in the company of others. It meets once a fortnight, on a Wednesday at 1:30 until 3:30pm, in Springwood Neighbourhood Centre.

Blackheath’s celebrated community choir welcomes novices, experienced singers and even people who think they can’t sing! If you like music join in the fun. We perform at concerts, festivals and community events. Wednesdays, 2-4pm during school terms Location: Phillips Hall Cost: $75 per 10-week term More info: Christine Wheeler, 0408 Read more…

Blackheath’s celebrated community choir welcomes novices, experienced singers and even people who think they can’t sing! If you like music join in the fun. We perform at concerts, festivals and community events. Wednesdays 3-5 pm during school terms Location: Phillips Hall Cost: $75 per 10-week term More info: Christine Wheeler, Read more…

Blue Mountains Drama Principal tutor Georgia Adamson holds weekly drama classes at The Hub! Blue Mountains Drama’s classes are joyful, creative and supportive.  In addition to developing skills in the foundations of acting and drama, these classes help students build confidence, physical connection and communication skills. improvisation, scripts, character, performance Classes run for 9 Read more…

Reminiscing Group   Do you have stories to tell & memories to share? Reminiscing is an important activity for everyone. We all cherish our happy memories and enjoy talking about them. Come along and enjoy our new discussion group for seniors. It is a great opportunity to make new friendships Read more…

Reminiscing Group   Do you have stories to tell & memories to share? Reminiscing is an important activity for everyone. We all cherish our happy memories and enjoy talking about them. Come along and enjoy our new discussion group for seniors. It is a great opportunity to make new friendships Read more…

Our wonderful hosts Steve and Bill will be welcoming back players of all ages and experience levels to Chess Club at Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre in Lawson every Wednesday afternoon starting Wednesday 16th February from 3:30pm.   Volunteers are available to help those who want to learn the game, develop Read more…

Bushcare on public land along Bruce Road. Visit this group’s own website Year started: 2001 Meeting day: Second Thursday of the month, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Second meeting day: Fourth Thursday of the month, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Meeting point: Bruce Road, Glenbrook Bushcare officer: Tracy Abbas Land manager: BMCC, Department of Lands, Read more…

Tai Chi is a gentle but powerful health exercise based on Chinese martial arts, involving breathing and movement. Join mind, body, fitness coach Mark Latham as he takes you through an hour if Tai Chi. During School Terms: Thursdays 9.30am-10.30am $12.00 per session. For more information: Please call Mark on Read more…

Regular meditation, chanting, yoga and sound bath in Katoomba with Rita.

Enjoy a range of activities and social connection. During school terms: Thursdays 10.00am-12.00pm Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 33 Hope St, Blaxland This group meets weekly to enjoy a range of activities and social connection. Enjoy some light exercise before the games begin! Light refreshments provided. For more information: Please call Read more…

Life, The Universe and Stories EVERY THURSDAY – 10am to 12pm, Presbyterian Church Hall 125 Wentworth Street, Blackheath A different kind of social group. ‘Life, the Universe and Stories’ is a relaxed social group that centres around the reading, reflection and discussion of great short stories. Our facilitated story groups Read more…

Explore your creativity and make new friends. No arts experience necessary. Bring your own project or work on something with the group.

Local Katoomba playgroup. Parents and care givers join in for stories, play and chat, craft, catch up and adult conversation. 

Every Thursday during school terms. A fun music and play group for pre-schoolers and parents/carers with singing, movement and percussion instruments. Free, all welcome, morning tea provided. St. Aidan’s Hall, cnr Great Western Highway and Hat Hill Road, Blackheath

Hang out with other youth and learn some dance moves at Katoomba Street University

Learn music recording techniques and hang out with youth at Katoomba Street University. For local youth aged 12-25 years.

Join the fun of regular trivia, Thursday nights at Katoomba RSL.

A free creative workshop and social group for young women, hosted at the Blue Mountains Women’s Health & Resource Centre in Katoomba.

Put bushfire and a poet together and you get an electrifying, rare, poetic insight into the drama of fire and its aftermath. The event is an opportunity for Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands residents to share, and creatively transform, their experiences of living in a ‘time of fire’. Together with Read more…

Put bushfire and a poet together and you get an electrifying, rare, poetic insight into the drama of fire and its aftermath. The event is an opportunity for Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands residents to share, and creatively transform, their experiences of living in a ‘time of fire’. Together with Read more…

Come out and share a cuppa with your local community.   For more information please call 4759 2592

Get your hands dirty in soil at the regular working bee of the Katoomba Community Garden

  Toddlertime and Storytime programs at Springwood Library. Join us for , Toddlertime (18mths – 3 years) and Storytime (3-5 years) as we build the foundations of literacy through singing and reading. Toddlertime: A 30 minute program of songs, stories and movement activities, held on Fridays at Springwood. Suitable for 18 Read more…

BYO mending, knitting, sewing, crocheting or other crafty projects to work on. Tea and coffee provided. At Good Earth Bookshop, Wentworth Falls.

Monthly meetings of the Blue Mountains Family History Society are held on the second Friday of each month at the Presbyterian Church Small Hall Macquarie Road, Springwood.   Starting at 10 am the meetings include guest speakers on a range of topics related to genealogy and family historical research and Read more…

A group for people interested in knitting, crocheting, crafting, quilting and of course, chatting! During school terms: Fridays 10am to 12pm Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 33 Hope St, Blaxland A gold coin donation would be appreciated. Tea and coffee are available. For more information: Please call 4739 1164.

Join a social group focused on learning and playing the ukulele. During school terms: Fridays 10:00am – 12.00pm Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 33 Hope St Blaxland A gold coin donation would be appreciated. For more information: Please call Belong Blue Mountains 4739 1164.

Hang out with other youth and learn some dance moves at Katoomba Street University

Learn music recording techniques and hang out with youth at Katoomba Street University. For local youth aged 12-25 years.

The Lower Mountains Writers’ Group is an opportunity for anyone interested in writing to get together and meet with like-minded people. During school terms: Fridays 4pm to 6pm Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 33 Hope St, Blaxland. The details Finding a community of writers that support one another can be a Read more…

Live music at Hotel Etico 11 Montgomery St Mt Victoria 2786 Every Friday Night 6pm – 8pm Entry: FREE www.hoteletico.com.au

Woodford Glen Landcare Group Woodford Ecological restoration of a privately owned Wildlife Refuge. Visit this group’s own website Year started: November 2007 Meeting day: Second Friday of the month, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Meeting point: 20 Mile Hollow Café Bushcare officer: James Bevan Land manager: Private Local contact: Gay Ford, phone 4758 9026 Alternative contact: Bushcare, Read more…

Blaxland Gospel Chapel hosts a youth group for high school aged children to have fun, make friends and to learn more about following Jesus. When: 7.00pm-8.30pm Fridays during school term Where: Blaxland Gospel Chapel, 36 Rusden Rd, Blaxland Find out more: M: 0417 271 890 Website: Contact – Blaxland Gospel Chapel What’s Read more…

About the Friday Supper Club Avalon presents the Friday Supper Club – a weekly night of live music, hearty food and classic cocktails! Each Friday night, we present local acts who provide music-to-dine-to in our fabulous art-deco surroundings. A cover charge of $15pp supports the musicians and reserves your seat Read more…

Facilitated by Marilyn, this chair yoga class is a gentle seated class designed to develop inner strength. Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre 9 New Street, Lawson For more info call 4759 2592

Art for Seniors   Learn art skills or develop new ones. Be guided on different art process. All art abilities welcome. A place to socialise with others.   11:00am – 1:00pm Fridays during school term. Mid Mountains Neighborhood Centre, 9 New Street, Lawson Ph: 4759 2592 $2.00 Client Contribution Per Read more…

Come along to our friendly Community Games Group.   Wonderful company and conversation in a warm and friendly environment.   Light refreshments will be provided.   For more information call 4759 2592

Come along to our friendly Community Games Group.   Wonderful company and conversation in a warm and friendly environment.   Light refreshments will be provided.   For more information call 4759 2592

Weekly trivia at Hazelbrook Bowling Club.

Landcare group working on the reserve located between Glenbrook and Lapstone. Year started: March 2004 Meeting day: Second Saturday of the month, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Meeting point: Achievement Avenue, Glenbrook Bushcare officer: Elissa McFarlane Local contact: Bob Chapman, phone 4739 1093 Alternative contact: Elissa McFarlane – Bushcare Officer, phone 47805623, email emcfarlane@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Learn new skills, save items from landfill, help charities and have fun! Check out the Blue Mountains and Penrith Woodworking Club. Visitors, and new members aged 18+, are always welcome. Where: The Club meets at the Girl Guides Hall, Bunbinla Ave, Mt Riverview. When: Between 9am and 2pm on the second Read more…

  Join the Chess experts every Saturday at Katoomba Library. 11am to 3pm. All ages. Tuition available. No need to book – just drop in. NOTE: For recurring events, please check dates and times with event organiser.

Zoe’s 35 Govetts leap Rd Blackheath 2785 www.zoesblackheath.com.au

The Mid Mountains Community Garden is a great place to share knowledge and learn new skills.  Our regular Saturday morning working bees are an opportunity for everyone to explore the garden, help out with weeding, watering and planting, and share knowledge about growing your own food.   Weekly working bees Read more…

Bring the kids for the free Mid Mtns Kid’s Book Club! Local writers will be coming in and reading from a variety of kid’s books, with art and craft activities as well!

Regional food. Meet the growers and producers of a fantastic array of foods on the second Sunday of each month from February to December. An additional Twilight Market on Saturday 23 December 2023. Check time.  

With over 60 Growers & Producers Blackheath Growers Market will tantalise your tastebuds with an array of wonderful local & regional foods. A wide range of fruits and vegetables, meats, breads and cheeses (cow, goat and sheep), olive oils and local wines, nuts and honey, free range eggs, spices and Read more…

10am-1pm Pop in to learn about how to grow food in our climate. We work together then share the day’s harvest before a joint shared luncheon in the garden. All welcome. Ph. 0407 437 553.

Come along for a free night of fun and trivia at Winmalee Tavern every Wednesday night. Trivia starts at 7pm. Bookings are greatly encouraged.