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What's on in Canberra

Not only does Canberra put on some of the nation’s biggest festivals and blockbuster exhibitions, we also have a thriving calendar of foodie events, markets, performances, family-friendly activities, sport, and live music.

Canberra's events and festivals celebrate our four distinct seasons with glorious Floriade in spring, the power of Summernats in summer, Enlighten Festival in autumn, The Truffle Festival in winter, and live music all year round. That’s just a taste – start searching our event calendar to find what’s on in Canberra.

Featured events

Pompeii immersive experience (detail), scenography Sylvain Roca © RMN–Grand Palais
13 Dec 2024 – 4 May 2025

Pompeii

Next on today
Flight Drone SkyShow 2024
24–26 Jan 2025

FLIGHT: Drone SkyShow + Night Markets

Next on tomorrow
sunset cinema, outdoor cinema, openair cinema, movies, Canberra, Australian National Botanic Gardens
21 Nov 2024 – 22 Feb 2025

Sunset Cinema

Next on today
Three women in cultural dress clap for the festival parade performers
7–9 Feb 2025

National Multicultural Festival

Next on 7 Feb 2025
Painting of a group of people in a park setting including children frolicking
7 Dec 2024 – 27 Apr 2025

Ethel Carrick

Next on today
Circuit
25–26 Jan 2025

Canberra Festival of Speed

Next on 25 Jan 2025
LNY 2025
1 Feb 2025

Canberra Lunar New Year Festival

Next on 1 Feb 2025

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17 Dec 2024 – 16 Dec 2026

Anzac Day Last Post Ceremony

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on tomorrow from 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show
21–25 Jan 2025

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Sea of Light
18–25 Jan 2025

Sea of Light

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on today from 5:00pm to 5:30pm
A man in a silver jacket standing with two different facial expressions split by a sword.
22 Jan – 1 Feb 2025

Mojo

ACT Hub, Kingston
Next on today from 7:30pm to 10:00pm
A man seen three times in period costume
22 Jan – 1 Feb 2025

An Actor's Investigation: The Chalk Pit by Peter Wilkins

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick Canberra
Next on today from 7:30pm to 8:45pm
animated image of a female character with a painting behind her
9–24 Jan 2025

Cool Holidays at NFSA Acton

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Children sitting and creating a mosaic artwork
8–24 Jan 2025

Summer School Holiday Program: The Art of Pompeii

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 11:00am
a bushland scene with what appears to be a discarded metal structure with red and pink hair
23 Jan – 16 Feb 2025

…Is somebody gonna match my freak? | Sophie Dumaresq and Asil Habara

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on today from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
a drawing of a bushland in purple, blue, and greens. a figure in a pink coat stands in the scene.
23 Jan – 16 Feb 2025

Creek | Kirsten Wehner

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on today from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
school holiday rowing
6–31 Jan 2025

School Holiday Rowing at Red Shed

Red Shed, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 12:00pm
A lone aerialist performs on an aerial silk
6–31 Jan 2025

Warehouse Circus School Holiday Programs

Warehouse Circus, Chifley & Kaleen, Chifley
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 3:46pm
Orienteering
18 Dec 2024 – 2 Feb 2025

School Holiday - Family Orienteering

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo Valley
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Going going gone by Morgyn Phillips
6 Dec 2024 – 2 Feb 2025

Dear Forests…

Generator Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Channel Billed Cuckoo by Rebecca Tapscott
6 Dec 2024 – 2 Feb 2025

Echoes of Absence by Rebecca Tapscott

The Window Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Rock pools by Amanda Poland
6 Dec 2024 – 2 Feb 2025

Grounded by Robyn Evans, Sabina Moore, Amanda Andlee Poland

West Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Performing Rites for the Rocks (detail) by Peter McLean
6 Dec 2024 – 2 Feb 2025

Oikos by Peter McLean

Pivot Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
26 Dec 2024 – 28 Feb 2025

The Great Kimberely Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today
Four glass vessels on a shelf
16 Jan – 23 Mar 2025

History: Solo Exhibition by Martyn Thompson

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A black  artwork installation suspended from the ceiling of an art gallery.
2 Nov 2024 – 25 Jan 2025

Pattern Recognition

Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A man stands in the desert
1 Dec 2024 – 28 Feb 2025

Summer Film Series

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today
A young woman with long hair holding a sign that says 'A Good Idea' with a lightbulb on top of it.
30 Nov 2024 – 2 Mar 2025

Carol Jerrems: Portraits

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
sunset cinema, outdoor cinema, openair cinema, movies, Canberra, Australian National Botanic Gardens
21 Nov 2024 – 22 Feb 2025

Sunset Cinema

The Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Next on today from 6:30pm to 11:30pm
Lake Burley Griffin
17 Oct 2024 – 31 Jan 2025

Lake Life Exhibition

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Next on today
A man looking at a showcase inside the Joan Ross exhibition
10 Jan – 27 Apr 2025

Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
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