Sick of doing the same thing? Ready to do some new and different things in 2023? Here are ten local things to do in Lane Cove in 2023. This list focuses mainly on “adult activities” (and we don’t mean behind closed door stuff). We also have some ideas of fun things to do in Lane Cove for families.
Be A Tourist in Your Own Backyard
Get to know Lane Cove. Be a tourist in 2066 and visit local points of interest, historical sites, Carisbrook Historic House, Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studio, Lane Cove Library and get active discovering all the bush walks and parks around Lane Cove. Learn about Lane Cove’s cultural and natural diversity. Show your kids that where they live is far more than the Lane Cove Plaza and The Canopy.
Carisbrook Historic House – We have put together a day out for the family that includes, history, ice cream and a play in a park with play equipment for all ages.
Carisbrook Historic House on Burns Bay Road is living history. You can tour the house which shows you and your family what life was like in the 1880s. It’s history recreated before your eyes.
Each month they have an open house weekend. They will also be serving tea and coffee and cakes in the stunning courtyard. The next open day is Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd January 2023.
After you have finished touring the house, stop at Centro Store (just down the road), pick up some ice creams and then take the kids to play in Hughes Park. Now that is a weekend idea for you.
Enrol in an Art Class or Workshop
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios is located in the building directly across from the Lane Cove Library. Melbourne might have the Paris End of Collins Street, but Lane Cove has the Cultural Precinct in Longueville Road (Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, Lane Cove Library and the Living and Learning Centre all located on Longueville Road).
Gallery Lane Cove provides the whole community with opportunities to attend art workshops and term classes in printmaking (including screen printing), sewing, jewellery making, knitting, life drawing, painting and pottery. ITC is especially excited about going to pottery/ceramic classes (ITC became obsessed with pottery after watching the Great British Pottery Throwdown – like MasterChef for potters).
If you would like to know the courses coming up and be notified when there is a new course Email Gallery Lane Cove and put 2023 Workshops in the subject line. They will then get back to you and let you know what is coming up. Find out more here.
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios stages several exhibitions a year. Entry is FREE (yes FREE).
See Some Live Theatre in 2066
The Lane Cove Theatre Company has a big lineup this year including:
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth
By David McGillvray & Walter Zerlin, Jnr.
Directed by Andrew Castle
10 – 26 February 2023
ASSASSINS
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Directed by Miriam Rihani
12 -28 May 2023
CLOUDSTREET
Adapted by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo
from the novel by Tim Winton
Directed by Ryan Whitworth
11 – 27 August
The Little Mermaid
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by Alexei Belchenko
10 -26 November
Find out more here.
Get Into Bouldering
CLIMBFIT Macquarie and St Leonards’ philosophy is pretty simple: climbing, community and fun. Whether you’re serious about climbing, want to supercharge your workouts with a new challenge or simply want a great day out with the kids, you’ll get the same warm welcome and one-on-one support from our passionate team.
You’ll find easy terrain for beginners and some of the toughest routes around for experienced climbers. Routes are switched up weekly so you’ll have new challenges to conquer practically every time you visit.
Come along once and give it a go or become a regular and part of their climbing community. Either way, you’ll have the climb of your life.
They have three locations. St Leonards (1500 square metres) Kirrawee (3500 square metres) & Macquarie Park, each with state-of-the-art climbing and bouldering facilities, fitness centre, private coaching and dedicated kids’ programs.
Be Part of a Band – No Musical Experience Required
The Lane Cove Concert Band will again run beginner instrumental programs for adults with little or no musical experience in 2023.
Many participants in the program have subsequently found their way into one of their adult bands and continue to make music an enjoyable and rewarding part of their lives.
You do not need to have any musical experience to join the adult beginner ensemble; they will assist you with finding a tutor and hold weekly rehearsals where you will learn the basics and other members of the beginner group. If you used to play and would like to pick your instrument up again, or if you would like to learn a new instrument, you are more than welcome to join the Lane Cove Concert Band.
Lane Cove Concert Band also has a limited number of concert band instruments available to hire to participants in the program, e.g. flutes, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, euphoniums and bassoons. The cost of hire is very reasonable at $150 per year. External hire rates apply for those not participating in one of their ensembles.
Contact the Lane Cove Concert Band if you would like to make an enquiry about the current programme or to be added to the mailing list for any future adult beginner programmes, they may run.
Dance Dance Dance
There are many dance classes in Lane Cove, and they feature adult and kids classes. Why not join a dance group, meet some like-minded people and have fun while you exercise?
Several of our dance schools offer adults dance.
Lane Cove Dance Academy has Adult Jazz on Monday Night and Adult Ballet on Friday Nights.
Burns Bay Dance Studio has Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop – pop along for a free trial in the week commencing 31 January 2022.
Imagination Dance has Mummy and Me sessions.
Grow An Edible Garden for your Neighbours to Enjoy
Start a verge garden and meet your neighbours. Get some inspiration from the Sydney Edible Garden Trail.
Get into Tennis
Lane Cove is so lucky to have so many outdoor tennis courts. There are tennis courts in nearly every Lane Cove Suburb. Don’t worry if you don’t know anyone else who plays tennis; the tennis clubs will help find you a partner to play with. Find out more here.
Get Running
Our resident running expert Andy Smith from North Shore Running and Outdoor Fitness has put together some bush trail runs, hill runs, and stair climbs and they are all LOCAL.
Top 10 Stair Runs in Lane Cove
Top 10 hills to run in Lane Cove
Top 8 trail runs for more details
As a bonus, Andy has also put together some local bike-riding routes for you. More details here
Bushwalks
Nearly every house in Lane Cove is located near a bushwalk. In the Cove has trekked over quite a few of them and we now have a dedicated section on our website for local bushwalks and playgrounds.
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