9 APRIL 

Unfortunately back to a normal weekend (no four day weekends anymore)! Don’t worry, still lots of fun (and chaos) to be had this weekend on the Beaches.

What: A four-day SUPBALL tournament on the water, hosted by Felons Manly, SUPBALL Manly and Manly Lifestyle Club

Where: North Harbour, Manly

When: Weekends of 11–12 April and 18–19 April, 10am–3pm each day

FEATURED EVENT: Felons Cup SUPBALL Tournament

Think netball meets water polo meets rugby, all played on stand-up paddleboards in the harbour. The Felons Cup is a round-robin tournament across two weekends, with two courts running, refs keeping things moving and a festival vibe on the water. Teams of 5–8 can jump in for a single day ($50pp) or commit to the full series ($30pp per day) and chase the leaderboard. Costumes are encouraged, beginners are welcome, and there's $3,000 cash plus beers and merch up for grabs. Even if you're not playing, it's worth rocking up to watch. 18+ only.

WEATHER

Manly Wharf getting a food hall: The Artemus Group has lodged a DA to turn the Manly Wharf retail arcade into an artisanal food hall, with fresh produce tenancies, a new skylight, upgraded lighting and better ferry waiting areas. If approved, it'll trade 6am to 1am, seven days a week.

Plus Fitness opened a second Manly gym… 350m from the first one: Sounds ridiculous, but if you've ever tried getting a squat rack at peak hour, it makes sense. The new spot is on Pittwater Road with the same no-frills setup, and your membership gets you into both.

Guide Dogs NSW is looking for puppy raisers on the Beaches: If you've ever wanted a dog but needed a 12-month trial run, this might be your moment. Guide Dogs needs local volunteers to raise future guide dog pups from eight weeks old, with all vet costs and gear covered.

NOT JUST MUSIC

Quakers Hat Brewing (Manly Vale) Stand-up comedy night, Saturday 7:30–9pm. MC Mandy Scotney plus a stacked lineup headlined by guitar-slinging comedy veteran Mick Meredith, previous shows have sold out so grab tickets early.

Northern Beaches Chilli Festival (Dee Why) The first ever NB Chilli Festival hits James Meehan Reserve, Sunday 10am–3pm, free entry. Artisan hot sauces, spicy street food, live music and a chilli eating comp for anyone brave enough to enter.

FRIDAY 10 APRIL

Felons Barrel Room Loretta (live), DJs on the jetty from 5pm

1979 (Manly Wharf) DJ Rescue, Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols 9pm–late, free entry via registration

Donny's Bar Live music from 5pm

In Situ Live music 9pm–late

Manly Pavilion After Dark, DJs & dancing til late

Bombies Homegrown w/ Nana Klumpp, Pallas Haze, Stana Ana Rodeo from 8pm

Harbord Diggers Adrian Joseph 6–9pm

Freshwater Brewing Co Thirst Trap + Gavin Bowles & the Distractions from 5pm

4 Pines Truck Bar (Brookvale) Live music from 6:30pm

Bucketty's (Brookvale) Homegrown 8–11pm

Nomad Brewing Co (Brookvale) Bilgola Benders 5–8pm

7th Day Brewery Selene & the Strange + Shamal + Emma Salisbury

The Beach Club (Collaroy) Blind Monkey 8:30–11:30pm, free

The Newport Sam Wall 4pm, Halcyon Dayz 8pm

SATURDAY 11 APRIL

Felons Barrel Room Nana's Pie (live), DJs on the jetty from 5pm

Hotel Steyne Raw Ordio, Rooftop Sessions (Miami Rice) 5pm–10pm, free

Shore Beach Club Tim Bunnings 1–3pm, James Jensen 3–6pm, Ole Redding 6–9pm, DJ Scotty 9pm–close

Manly Pavilion After Dark, DJs & dancing til late

Ivanhoe Hotel Saturdaze, 2 floors of DJs from 9pm til late

Donny's Bar Live music all night

In Situ Live music 9pm–late

Belgrave Cartel DJ from 8pm–late

Bombies Lili Joy 6pm, Salty 8pm, Jack Spalvins 10pm

Harbord Diggers Zoltan 2–5pm, DJ Jamieson 6–9pm

Freshwater Brewing Co The Midwives with Pallas Haze + The Surf Eaters from 5pm

4 Pines Truck Bar (Brookvale) Live music from 8pm

Bucketty's (Brookvale) Rogue Syndicate 8–11pm

Nomad Brewing Co (Brookvale) Easy Tiger 7–9pm

7th Day Brewery Surf Films (SPAM ft. Dylan Moffat + Look Both Ways) + Surf Trash, Slim Jimz Band, Ditzy Dog Band + Gravey Lane Takeover 2–6pm & live dunk tank

The Beach Club (Collaroy) The Dark Side Pink Floyd 8:45 til late, $20/$25

The Newport Felicity Robinson 12pm, Chris Arnott 2pm, Jack Spalvins 6pm, Husky 9pm

SUNDAY 12 APRIL

Felons Barrel Room Tapestry: The Carole King Experience (live), DJs on the jetty from 5pm

Hotel Steyne Kindifarm 12–3pm (free, kids)

Shore Beach Club Robbie Lowe 1–5pm

Donny's Bar Live music from 3pm

Bombies Live music [CONFIRM ACT?]

Harbord Diggers Zed Apton 1:30–4:30pm

4 Pines Truck Bar (Brookvale) Live music from 2:30pm

Bucketty's (Brookvale) Fynn Meaney 1:15–2:45pm, Trio of Misfortune 3–6pm

The Beach Club (Collaroy) Kotahi Groove 4:30–7:30pm, free

The Newport Tino Levi (live) 12pm, Shaun Keble 2pm

Christmas Eve 1914. A crowd gathers on Freshwater Beach to watch a tall Hawaiian man paddle a heavy wooden board into the waves, stand up, and ride one for 200 yards. He even stood on his head on the board. Most of the onlookers had never seen anything like it. His name was Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic gold medallist swimmer and he'd built the 8-foot, 40kg board himself from a plank of sugar pine because he was under the impression surfboards were banned in Australia