As Sydney begins to return to normal post-COVID, 10 small bar owners banded together to create a festival featuring cultural events to put their newly established precinct YCK on the map.

Spanning across York, Clarence and Kent Streets (YCK), the YCK Laneways Block Party will see a collaboration between the city’s small bars with the aim of inspiring Sydneysiders to rediscover the city and inject some much-needed life back into the once-thriving CBD.

With this in mind, we decided to visit the bars involved – this is our journey

The festival is running until May 22 – for more information about the bars involved and the cultural events, go to ycklaneways.com.au