Saturday–Sunday, 21–22 February. Double Bay closes its streets, opens its restaurants, and reminds the rest of Sydney how a neighbourhood throws a festival. Manning Cartell and Oroton on an actual runway. Neil Perry's burger under fig trees. Portuguese small plates and tiger prawns at The Village Social. Bay Street pedestrianised so you can move between the fashion showcase, the garden bar, and the birria tacos without once checking over your shoulder for an Uber. Free entry. Harbour breeze included.

Thursday, 19 February from 4pm to 9pm, Oxford Street Mall transforms for the Year of the Horse. Delivered by the team behind Sydney's Chinatown Markets, expect authentic Asian street food, lion dancers from Qing Fong, and DJ Mowgli May spinning from 5pm. Roving performers, a Chinese calligrapher writing Lunar New Year messages on the spot, and enough dumplings to justify arriving early. Free entry. The markets run until 9pm, right outside Westfield Bondi Junction.

Run Club Sundays 9am. Volleyball Mondays 6pm. Mahon Pool Thursdays 6pm. Above Average Blokes brings over 900 men from a WhatsApp thread onto Bondi Beach each week. Sunday is coastal kilometres that clear the head and set the tone. Monday is volleyball at the skatepark where sets turn into conversations and strangers turn into mates. Thursday is sunrise dips at Mahon Pool followed by coffee led by Jack Clifford. Movement first. Community built the old-fashioned way.

Tuesday 17 February – Sunday 22 February. The Fish Market goes all in for the Year of the Horse. Lion dances bless the retailers. Masterclasses with Junda Khoo, Nat Thaipun, and Somer Sivrioğlu at the Seafood School. Free discovery tours, face painting, and the first 200 kids get gelato on Friday's Twilight Community Day from 4pm. Red packet treasure hunt runs daily via their socials. Tam Jiak hosts a lion dance over lunch Saturday 1pm. GetSashimi drops their viral Lucky Fortune sushi. Prosperity arrives with claws and good company.