Thu 8 Oct · 6pm
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant · Newtown
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Garden Lounge Creative Space returns to Newtown on the second Thursday of every month with our signature 'Poetry & Song' open mic event, hosted by our good friends at the stylish and inviting 8:52 Hong Kong Restaurant on South King street.
Registrations are taken from 6pm and the first half of the night will start around 615pm.
Performers must register in person.
All people of all ages and career stages are welcome to join us, and anyone attending is welcome to get up and perform their own original work.
Please limit your stage time (including talking between pieces) to five minutes.
No more than one cover song per performer.
8:52 Hong Kong Restaurant will be open as usual.
Doors open: 6pm
Performances commence: 615pm
Performances conclude: 830pm
Doors close: 930pm
Entry: Free. Booking a ticket is a means of helping us plan numbers for the night and helps contribute to event costs so we can keep doing this :)
About the venue
8:52 is a retro-style Hong Kong restaurant. The operators provide comfortable home food that they grew up eating, and love to share with the local community. Their signature dish is baked rice and cheese noodles, and they offer a range of tasty and unique drinks and foods like milk tea with coffee, pineapple buns and more. The restuarant is decked out in vintage items from the 70s to 00s and offers spacious booth/bench seating. More than just a restaurant, 8:52 is a place to connect communities, and hosts all sorts of events.
Quick answers
When is Poetry & Song Open mic and feature performances, Newtown?
Thu 8 Oct 2026, 6pm.
Where is it?
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant, Newtown, NSW.
How much are tickets?
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Where do I get tickets?
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