Day Booka weekend, card by card

Sat 3 – Sun 4 Oct 2026 · Weekend № 40

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The weekend,
kept card by card.

Ten events across Saturday and Sunday — prints and dumplings, choir rehearsals and riverside walks. Pull a card out, read the practical bits, and keep the ones you mean to do.

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Saturday 3 October

Six cards in the Saturday divider

Outdoors

River path volunteer morning

Help collect litter along the public river path, then join the group for refreshments.

When
Sat 3 Oct · 10:00–12:00
Where
River Gate, Riverside
Takes
Free · Participatory
Art

Print exchange and open tables

Meet local printmakers, browse works in progress, and try making a small paper print.

When
Sat 3 Oct · 11:00–15:00
Where
Workshop 8, Old Town
Takes
Free · Drop-in
Food

Kitchen stories: making dumplings together

Learn two folding techniques and prepare a shared lunch with a community cooking group.

When
Sat 3 Oct · 13:00–15:00
Where
Community Kitchen, East End
Takes
$24 · Participatory
Music

Open rehearsal: voices in a room

Watch a community choir work through a new program and join the final song if you wish.

When
Sat 3 Oct · 15:00–16:30
Where
West Assembly, Westside
Takes
$5 · Drop-in
Walks

The neighborhood after sunset

A local guide connects everyday buildings with stories of how the neighborhood has changed.

When
Sat 3 Oct · 18:30–20:00
Where
Clock Square, Old Town
Takes
$8 · Guided
Film

A film and the conversation after

A fictional independent feature about two siblings returning home, with a hosted discussion after the credits.

When
Sat 3 Oct · 19:00–21:15
Where
The Screening Room, Midtown
Takes
$10 · Seated

Sunday 4 October

Four cards in the Sunday divider

Food

Market breakfast with the growers

Share breakfast at a long table and hear from the growers bringing produce to the market.

When
Sun 4 Oct · 09:00–11:00
Where
East Market, East End
Takes
$15 · Seated
Art

Objects with another use

An exhibition of repaired and repurposed household objects, accompanied by short maker demonstrations.

When
Sun 4 Oct · 11:00–16:00
Where
The Storehouse, Westside
Takes
Free · Drop-in
Music

Sunday listening room

A small ensemble performs new arrangements, followed by a conversation with the musicians.

When
Sun 4 Oct · 14:00–15:30
Where
North Hall, Riverside
Takes
$12 · Seated
Literature

An hour of short stories

Three writers read new fiction, with time to browse books and meet other readers afterwards.

When
Sun 4 Oct · 16:00–17:00
Where
Corner Bookshop, Midtown
Takes
Free · Seated

The kept pile

Nothing kept yet. Open any card and press Keep this card — it waits here, and the Kept only toggle in the drawer shows just these.