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A 4-week celebration: 3 - 30 March 2025

The Northern Beaches Seniors Festival celebrates and recognises seniors for the role they play and the contributions they make to our local community.

The official Festival theme for 2025 is ‘Time to Shine!'.

The Northern Beaches Festival will run from Monday 3 March to Sunday 30 March 2025, corresponding with NSW Seniors Festival which runs from 3 to 16 March.

Senior Festival Highlights

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Seniors Connect Expo
Friday 14 March, 10.30am - 2.30pm, Dee Why RSL

Join our free event and find out about the many local groups and activities for seniors on the Northern Beaches.

You can also speak with representatives from government and peak organisations including Service NSW, Services Australia and Carers NSW.

The expo will conclude with a performance from the Third Age Rock Orchestra.

Find out more

What's On

Check out our full and up-to-date list of events below.

Wed 26 Mar
1.00 PM - 2.00 PM
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The Limestone Road with Nicole Alexander

Join bestselling author Nicole Alexander in discussion with Kyra Geddes as they discusses her historical fiction novel, The Limestone Road.
Glen Street Library Cnr Glen Street and Blackbutts Road Frenchs Forest
Council Events, Authors Talk, Seniors Festival, Seniors
Wed 26 Mar
1.30 PM - 3.00 PM
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Seniors Festival: Dementia Support Information Session at Warringah Mall Library

Learn dementia-friendly skills from the Northern Beaches Dementia Alliance and find out about free services to support unpaid Carers of a person living with Dementia.
Warringah Mall Library, Shop 650/145 Old Pittwater Road Brookvale
Council Events, Seniors Festival, Disability, Education and Learning, Library Government Services Series, Seniors
Thu 27 Mar
9.00 AM - 10.00 AM
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Gather at the Gallery: Seniors Festival

Start your day with a free visit to the Gallery with like-minded seniors.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Council Events, Seniors Festival, Seniors
Thu 27 Mar
7.00 PM - 10.00 PM

Seniors Festival: Starry Starry Sky

Take an evening journey with a science educator with a passion for astronomy
North Palm Beach Surf Club, Governor Phillip Reserve Palm Beach
Seniors Festival, Education and Learning, Seniors
Fri 28 Mar
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
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Seniors Festival: Family History Fridays at Dee Why

Learn how to navigate family history websites and databases, and organising and documenting your research, with one of our experienced volunteers for guidance and advice.
Dee Why Library, 725 Pittwater Road Dee Why
Council Events, Seniors Festival, Education and Learning, Seniors

Contact

For further information about Seniors Festival call 8495 6618 or email seniors@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au