At a glance
- When
- Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2026, with two Friday evening events on 27 November
- Where
- Manly, Ingleside, Warriewood, North Narrabeen, Forestville, Brookvale and Dee Why
- Cost
- Free to $40; the EV and Energy day, the bike sale and the car boot sale are free to enter
- Run by
- Northern Beaches Council, schools, charities and community groups named below
- Who it’s for
- Households after energy advice, bargain hunters, music lovers and families
- What to do now
- Book the ticketed items: the youth theatre, the opera afternoon and the Friday disco
- Last checked
- Tuesday 10 November 2026, against the council’s What’s On pages and the organisers’ pages
- Not yet confirmed
- Weather plans for the outdoor items, and parking at most sites (the pages do not give it)
The Northern Beaches has at least 12 dated events across the weekend of Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2026, from a free energy and electric vehicle day on the Manly promenade to a school car boot sale on Sunday morning and an afternoon of opera in Forestville. This guide lists each one with its time, venue, cost and booking step as published by the council and the organisers. Sydney is on daylight saving time, so all times are AEDT.
Details come from Northern Beaches Council’s event calendar and the event pages in the Sources list, read on 10 November 2026.
What is on on Friday 27 November?
| Time | Event | Where | Cost and booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30pm to 8pm | ArtBau’s fifth anniversary, with owner Frankie Morgan’s paintings, Our Lady of the Dashboard | ArtBau, 1/1 Mitchell Road, Brookvale | No cost listed |
| 6pm to 8:30pm | Christmas disco for teens with a disability, ages 12 to 17 | Dee Why PCYC, 40 Kingsway | $15 to $22; see our Christmas guide |
What is on on Saturday 28 November?
| Time | Event | Where | Cost and booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9am to 3pm | EV and Energy community event, with the council’s Solar and Energy Roadshow stall | Manly Beach Promenade, opposite Manly Corso | Free drop-in |
| 9am to 5pm | Manly Arts & Craft Market | The Corso and Sydney Road, Manly | Open air |
| 10am to 4:30pm | Bikes4life one-off used bike sale, final day | The Hub, Kimbriki Resource Centre, 1 Kimbriki Road, Ingleside | Bikes for sale; the sale runs only 23 to 28 November |
| 2pm and 6pm | The Cast Will Scream!, Northern Beaches Youth Theatre | 10 Jubilee Avenue, Warriewood | $15-20 each; $60 for a family |
What is on on Sunday 29 November?
| Time | Event | Where | Cost and booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7am to 1pm | Narrabeen Sports High School P&C Car Boot Sale | 10 Namona Street, North Narrabeen | Free entry for shoppers |
| 8am to 12:30pm | Seaforth Markets | Balgowlah RSL, level 1 car park, Seaforth | Every Sunday |
| 8am to 2pm | Manly Fresh Market | Sydney Road and Short Street, Manly | Every Sunday |
| 8:30am to 2pm | Organic Food Market | Pittwater RSL, Mona Vale | Every Sunday |
| 9am to 5pm | Manly Arts & Craft Market | The Corso and Sydney Road, Manly | Open air |
| 3pm to 4:30pm | Arias and Art Songs, Wyvern Music Forestville | OLGC Catholic Church, 9 Currie Road, Forestville | $40 full, $30 concession, $25 student, under 16 free |
What is the EV and Energy day at Manly?
It is a free drop-in event from 9am to 3pm on the promenade opposite the Corso. The council says it is run by the NSW Government in partnership with Northern Beaches Council, with experts from the government, the council, the Australian Electric Vehicle Association, Ausgrid and independent specialist services on EVs, charging, solar, batteries, home electrification, energy efficiency and strata energy. You can get a free one-to-one consultation with a specialist from the council’s Energy and Solar Expert Advisory Service, and family activities include EV slot car racing, free popcorn and a smoothie-making bike. Our guide to the free solar and EV sessions lists the council’s later sessions. For Manly parking, see our parking stations guide.
What is the Bikes4life sale?
Bikes4life holds a one-off sale of fully serviced road bikes, mountain bikes and other bikes at The Hub, Kimbriki Resource Centre, from Monday 23 to Saturday 28 November. Afternoons are 1pm to 4:30pm, except Friday and Saturday, which are 10am to 4:30pm. The charity says it has gifted more than 6,000 bikes to people who cannot afford them in Australia and overseas, and that the sale of higher quality bikes pays for shipping containers and freight. It says it holds permission to sell only in this period and is not open to the public at any other time. The hub is on the left before the weighbridges.
What is the Car Boot Sale at North Narrabeen?
The Narrabeen Sports High School P&C Car Boot Sale is held on the last Sunday of November, and the school calls it its major fundraising event. Shoppers get free entry from 7am to 1pm. The page lists pre-loved goods, live music, a barbecue and a cake stall. Stallholders can enter from 5am, and the page lists stall prices of $60 to $75; it says stalls regularly sell out, so book early. The page also invites local musicians to busk and keep all the money they collect. Contact details for the P&C are on the council page.
What is in the Arias and Art Songs programme?
Wyvern Music Forestville presents soprano Sarah Melluish, tenor Jordan Sarkis and pianist Alan Hicks on Sunday 29 November from 3pm to 4:30pm. The programme includes songs by Liszt, Obradors, Chausson, Copland and Joseph Marx, and opera arias and duets by Mozart, Dvořák and Puccini. The highlights listed are Dvořák’s Song to the Moon, Puccini’s Che gelida manina and a selection of Mozart duets. Tickets are sold through Ticketebo.
What is The Cast Will Scream!?
It is an interactive whodunnit by Nathan Clift, performed entirely by local performers aged 12 to 17 from Northern Beaches Youth Theatre. During a dress rehearsal of Grease, something goes wrong backstage and the whole cast becomes a suspect. The audience follows the clues and, just before the last scene, votes on how the story ends, which the company calls a theatre-themed “Choose Your Own Adventure”. There are six performances in all, in Warriewood: 6pm on 19, 21, 26 and 28 November, and 2pm matinees on 21 and 28 November. The two on Saturday 28 November, at 2pm and 6pm, are the last ones.
What is ArtBau, and what is on there on Friday?
ArtBau describes itself as an art studio, gallery and creative clubhouse, and it is the home of the Listening Station monthly jazz gigs. To mark five years, it is showing owner Frankie Morgan’s latest exhibition of paintings, Our Lady of the Dashboard, on Friday 27 November from 5:30pm to 8pm at 1/1 Mitchell Road, Brookvale. The council page lists no price or booking step.
Which markets are open both days?
Only the Manly Arts & Craft Market, which the council lists as open every Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm on the Corso and Sydney Road. The other weekly markets in this guide run on Sunday only: Manly Fresh Market from 8am to 2pm, the Organic Food Market at Pittwater RSL from 8:30am to 2pm and Seaforth Markets from 8am to 12:30pm. The monthly markets do not fall on this weekend: the Berry Reserve Market was on 15 November, and Palm Beach Market is on the fourth Sunday, which in November 2026 was the 22nd.
What suits families?
| You want | Try |
|---|---|
| A free outing with children | The EV and Energy day (slot car racing, popcorn) on Saturday |
| A show for teenagers | The Cast Will Scream!, performed by actors aged 12 to 17, with family tickets at $60 |
| Bargains and a barbecue | The car boot sale on Sunday morning |
| A quiet adult afternoon | Arias and Art Songs on Sunday afternoon |
What is still being confirmed?
The council has published no weather plan for the outdoor events and no parking advice for most of these sites. The Manly Festival of Short Plays finishes on Saturday 21 November, so it is not on this weekend. Check each organiser’s page on the day for changes.
Sources
- Northern Beaches Council: event calendar and markets, read 10 November 2026
- EV and Energy Community Event and solar and energy sessions
- Bikes4life sale, car boot sale and Arias and Art Songs
- The Cast Will Scream!, ArtBau fifth anniversary and teens disco
OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Northern Beaches Council or the organisers named above.
Featured image: The Baha’i House of Worship at Ingleside (photo: Rufusferret / CC BY-SA 3.0) (text added)