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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.

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19 Sep 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

RELICS: A New World Rises

Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Canberra Nara Candle Festival
24 Oct 2026

Canberra Nara Candle Festival

Next on 24 Oct 2026
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23 Oct 2026

WXV Global Series - Wallaroos v Scotland Women

Next on 23 Oct 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
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11 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

Spring high tea at Australian Parliament House

Next on 23 Oct 2026 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Runner in Canberra
1 Nov 2026

The Canberra Times Run Canberra

Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 5:30am to 11:30am
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
12 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

Next on today

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17 Jun – 18 Nov 2026

Science. Art. Film. at the National Film and Sound Archive

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 26 Oct 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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27 Oct 2026

Book launch: Fit to Print with Mike Bowers

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 27 Oct 2026 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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29 Oct 2026

Suzanne Bellamy and the Australian women’s liberation movement

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 29 Oct 2026 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Man looks towards the moon with setting sun next to telescope
30 Oct 2026

Dinner with the Stars, Stargazing at Lanyon Homestead

Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa
Next on 30 Oct 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
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30 Oct 2026

Men At Work - Live in Concert

National Convention Centre Canberra, Canberra
Next on 30 Oct 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Spooktacular
12 Sep – 30 Oct 2026

Spooktacular at the National Zoo and Aquarium

The National Zoo and Aquarium, Weston
Next on 30 Oct 2026 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Railway Museum
31 Oct 2026

Digging up the Past - Rail Tales... Unsettling But True at Yass Railway Museum

Yass Railway Museum, Yass
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 10:30am to 1:00pm
Celebration of Motorsports Legend cars
31 Oct 2026

Ollies' Garage featuring Brock Commodores and Bathurst Legend Cars

Ollies' Garage, Fyshwick
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Greg Davies | Full Fat Legend Tour
31 Oct 2026

Greg Davies - Full Fat Legend

Royal Theatre, Canberra
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm
Boozers and Baddies
31 Oct 2026

Digging up the Past - Boozers and Baddies of Binalong

Binalong Hotel, Binalong
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Daphne and May
31 Oct 2026

Mindful Drawing and Watercolour Workshop at Daphne & May

Daphne and May, Gundaroo
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Woman dressed with headdress and costume
31 Oct 2026

A Day at the Movies - Dementia-friendly screenings

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 10:30am to 2:00pm
Great photo of a LEGO train display
31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Canberra Brick Show - LEGO Fan Event

Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), Lyneham
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Drag King with tophat
31 Oct – 30 Nov 2026

Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

Canberra SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra, Braddon
Next on 31 Oct 2026
This shows the Milky Way core rising behind the historic Brayshaw's Homestead stead built in 1903
31 Oct 2026 – 14 Aug 2027

Learn Astrophotography in the dark skies of Canberra

Various venues, Tharwa
Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Runner in Canberra
1 Nov 2026

The Canberra Times Run Canberra

Rond Terrace, Parkes, Acton
Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 5:30am to 11:30am
Echoes of the harp
1 Nov 2026

Digging up the Past - Echoes of the Harp: Irish Settlement in Southern NSW

Yass Soldiers Club, Yass
Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 8:45am to 5:00pm
Pink roses in a garden
1–29 Nov 2026

Rose Gardens Guided Tours at Old Parliament House

Statue of Dame Dorothy Tangney & Enid Lyons | Old Parliament House Rose Gardens, Parkes
Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 9:30am to 10:30am
That Art Place
4 Oct – 6 Dec 2026

The Drawing Room: Life Drawing at Tyger – Spring sessions

Tyger Gallery, Yass
Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Women with plant
2 Feb 2025 – 7 Mar 2027

Hartley Hall Markets

Hall Showground, Hall
Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Melbourne Cup
3 Nov 2026

Melbourne Cup Garden Party

Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Yarralumla
Next on 3 Nov 2026 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Fashion on the Field
3 Nov 2026

TAB Melbourne Cup & Big Dance Race Day

Thoroughbred Park, Lyneham
Next on 3 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Opening of 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival in Civic Square
5–15 Nov 2026

2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 5 Nov 2026
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5–22 Nov 2026

Celebrating Raw and Refined | Phoebe Porter in Conversation with Kevin Murray

Canberra Airport Departures Lounge, Canberra Airport
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 5:00am to 11:00pm
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