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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

Winter in the City
5–19 Jul 2025

Winter in the City

Next on today from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
The Forage
19 Jul 2025

The Forage

Next on today from 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Diprotodon at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1–31 Jul 2025

MEGAfauna: Look Alike

Next on today from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Truffles
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Truffle Season at Beltana Farm

Next on today
Gears exhibit in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
31 May 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!

Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Hudson Young Running the Ball
19 Jul 2025

Raiders v Eels - NRL Round 20

Next on today from 12:45pm to 4:30pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm

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Jacqueline Stojanović, Pirot Ode, 2017, Handwoven tapestry made of wool and cotton, 40 x 89 cm
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Jacqueline Stojanović: Units

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
installation image of Jahnne Pasco-White's w, Embodied watery entanglements, Like a Wheel That Turns
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Material Nature

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Close up of women's shadows and hands painting the ancestral design of the Sugar leaf dreaming
21 Jun – 31 Aug 2025

Free weekend screenings of Australian documentaries at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 10:30am to 3:30pm
Two channel HD video with sound, 5:18 minutes, looped
7 Jun – 23 Aug 2025

Horizons Exhibition

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn
Next on today from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
A hand holding 2 ceramic tumblers by Madeline Cardone (STUDIO VESSL)
24 Apr – 27 Jul 2025

pivot/al

SLA Display Village and Innovation Precinct, Whitlam
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A man sitting on  grey couch holding a colourful cushion.
12 Apr – 20 Jul 2025

The Immersive World of Thom Roberts

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A puppet of a rocket ship and Mr Squiggle
4 Jul – 13 Oct 2025

Mr Squiggle and Friends

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
small homes
11 Apr – 31 Jul 2025

Artist in Residence viewing

SLA Display Village and Innovation Hub, Whitlam
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A landscape painting of art studio with large windows and a sea view
31 May – 21 Sep 2025

Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
Sepia photographs from the upcoming Fit to Print exhibition at the National Library of Australia.
27 Feb – 20 Jul 2025

Exhibition - Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by Mike Bowers

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Black and white photograph of the Trans-Australian Railway express about 1960. NAA: B3117, 57 [2]
24 May – 19 Oct 2025

Camel trains to steel wheels: life on the Trans-Australian Railway

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A portrait of Johannes Christophorus Pepusch
31 Jan – 17 Aug 2025

Exhibition - The Excellencies of Musick: Highlights from the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
3 May – 29 Dec 2025

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 10:15am to 3:15pm
Gears exhibit in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
31 May 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Mangroves - Tales of the Tide exhbition space at Questacon
21 Feb – 31 Oct 2025

Mangroves: Tales from the Tide

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
People exploring the Taglietti Exhibition
7 Jun 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

Taglietti: Life in Design

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Australian honours and awards medals on display at the exhibition
26 May 2025 – 15 Feb 2026

Australian Honours System Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Pandanus mat
17 Apr 2025 – 27 Jan 2026

Our Story: Aboriginal–Chinese People in Australia

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Poster images of women"
10 Oct 2024 – 31 Jul 2025

I AM A NEW WOMAN art exhibition

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today
Indigenous painting with large brushtrokes and shapes of colour
14 Sep 2024 – 6 Aug 2025

Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
A group of people standing in a gallery looking at pictures on the walls
2 Dec 2024 – 2 Nov 2025

Behind the Lines

Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Next on today
‘The Male’ (Lyrebird) costume from The Display 1964 designed by Sidney Nolan
18 Mar 2025 – 6 Mar 2026

A Total Work of Art: Sidney Nolan & the Stage

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
A group of people learning about the history of Mount Stromlo Observ
22 Nov 2024 – 16 Nov 2025

Outer Space: Stromlo to the Stars

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
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