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Rotating or unannounced venues

These move around, so they aren't on the map. Check their channels for where they meet next.

• Cookbook and cooking clubs

  Cookbook Club Sydney

  Pick the month's cookbook, bring a dish from it, shared feast. Hosted by Mika Nakamura. Instagram referenced for monthly details but handle not given

  • When: Monthly (listing for Sun 26 Apr 2026)
  • Where: Belmore Park, Eddy Ave, Haymarket, Sydney
  • Cost: Not stated
• Craft, collage and stitching

  The Brisbane Drunken Knitwits

  Happy-hour craft social at bars; any portable craft. Sister chapters in Oxford, Cambridge, Boston, Melbourne

  • When: Weekly, Thursday evenings (e.g. 5:45pm Thu 22 Oct)
  • Where: Rotating pub or bar in CBD / inner-city suburbs, Brisbane
  • Cost: Not stated
• Drawing and life drawing

  The Tipsy Sketching Club

  Founded by life model Lauren Sutherland; pub-based, low-pressure, laugh-off-mistakes vibe; themed sessions. Also runs in Newcastle and Central Coast NSW

  • When: Multiple monthly sessions incl. Slow Sketch Sunday (first Sunday of month, Wakefield's, lunchtime) and evening sessions (e.g. 29 Oct, 5 Nov)
  • Where: Rotating bars: OHNO!, Canberra
  • Cost: $35 per session

  Paid or brand-run
• Drawing and life drawing

  Open Friday Night Life Drawing (CDW Studios)

  Weekly Friday-night sessions alternating male/female models

  • When: Fridays, 5:30pm (late 2025) / 6pm (early 2025); runs in semesters
  • Where: Adelaide, Adelaide
  • Cost: From $0.00 listed
• Repair and making

  Repair Café Hobart

  Monthly community repair café

  • When: Third Saturday of the month, 1-4pm (Jan-Nov)
  • Where: Venue not listed, Hobart

  Free
• Craft, collage and stitching

  Scrap Society

  Listed among creative Canberra events for meeting people IRL. Activity type not described on fetched page beyond the name

  • When: Monthly
  • Where: Not stated, Canberra
• Drawing and life drawing

  Shy Peoples Drawing Club

  Quiet low-pressure sketching

  • When: Various
  • Where: Various, Melbourne
  • Cost: Not stated
• Repair and making

  Swan Repair Cafe

  Volunteer group that repairs, upcycles and repurposes items; supported by Swan Volunteer Resource Centre

  • When: Once a month on a Saturday (no dates given)
  • Where: City of Swan area, Perth
• Craft, collage and stitching

  Thread Den Stitch n' Bitch

  Members' social sewing and crafting night with food, wine (studio supplies wine, you bring food) and chat

  • When: Last Friday of each month, 3 hours
  • Where: Thread Den studio, Melbourne
  • Cost: Free and paid
• Drawing and life drawing

  Urban Sketch - Perth Art Group

  Bring your own supplies and sketch urban scenes; focus on enjoying it rather than a perfect piece

  • When: Sunday 15 June 2025 session (no time listed)
  • Where: Perth city streets, Perth
  • Cost: Not stated
• Drawing and life drawing

  Urban Sketchers Brisbane

  Sketches Brisbane landmarks on location

  • When: Weekly
  • Where: Rotating outdoor spots, Brisbane
  • Cost: Not stated (likely free)