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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

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

Next on today
Australia Lineout
9 Jul 2025

The British and Irish Lions vs ACT Brumbies - Canberra

Next on 9 Jul 2025
Truffles
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Truffle Season at Beltana Farm

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Diprotodon at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1–31 Jul 2025

MEGAfauna: Look Alike

Next on today from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Winter in the City
5–19 Jul 2025

Winter in the City

Next on today from 2:00pm to 7:45pm
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

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Urban Cocktail Trail
5 Jul 2025

Urban Cocktail Trail Canberra

Multiple Venues, Canberra
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Toni Childs – A Retrospective
5 Jul 2025

Toni Childs – A Retrospective

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
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Lady and a chair
5 Jul 2025

The Queen's Nanny - Goulburn

Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, Goulburn
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Toni Childs
5 Jul 2025

Toni Childs - A Retrospective

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
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Orchestra, soloists and choir performing on Llewelyn Hall stage with Louis Sharpe conducting
5 Jul 2025

The Armed Man

Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
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Celebration
5 Jul 2025

Raiders v Dragons - NRL Round 18

GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce
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Kevin Gilbert
5 Jul 2025

Kevin Gilbert: NAIDOC Week Poetry Reading

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
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Muscat of Rutherglen Masterclass
5 Jul 2025

Rutherglen in the City Canberra

Old Parliament House, Members Dinning Room, Parkes
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Bliss n Eso
5 Jul 2025

Bliss n Eso | Party on the Moon tour

University of Canberra, Bruce
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Bogong moth lino block
5 Jul 2025

NAIDOC Week Lino Cut Printmaking Workshop

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
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Headshot of Stephanie Owen Reeder.
5 Jul 2025

Book launch: Peculiar Parents with Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak

National Library of Australia, Parkes
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CA
5–6 Jul 2025

The Charles Ledger Alpaca Show

Goulburn Recreation Area, Peden Pavilion - Gate 6, Goulburn
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Christmas in July - BBR Group
4–6 Jul 2025

Canberra’s Christmas in July Festival

Patrick White Terrace - Canberra National Triangle, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 8:00pm
Dancers on a stage in historical costume. Two dancers are going under and arch made by others.
4–6 Jul 2025

Brindabella Winter Dance Weekend

Wesley Church Hall, Forrest
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Silver roses against a starry night
4–11 Jul 2025

Der Rosenkavalier - a Love Triangle Reduction

Albert Hall, Yarralumla
Next on today from 2:30pm to 4:00pm
A group of pirates drawn in colour standing on a beach with other various characters.
3–13 Jul 2025

The Pirates of Penzance

The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on today from 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Cast from L to R: Bruce Hardie, Janie Lawson, Alice Ferguson, Robbie Haltiner
25 Jun – 5 Jul 2025

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

ACT Hub, Kingston
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Winter in the City
5–19 Jul 2025

Winter in the City

Grand Winter Stage | City Walk , Canberra, Canberra
Next on today from 2:00pm to 7:45pm
Bronwyn Saunders
5–20 Jul 2025

Join children’s author Bronwyn Saunders for MEGAfauna fun!

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Next on today from 10:30am to 1:00pm
Close up image of white abstract sculpture made of glass, with black background.
4–20 Jul 2025

'The Glass Skin' by Bronte Cormican-Jones and Megan Wilkinson

Platform, Forrest
Next on today from 11:00am to 5:00pm
circus
4–20 Jul 2025

Brophys Circus Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Showgrounds, Queanbeyan
Next on today from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
CVA
5–21 Jul 2025

Zoofest

The National Zoo and Aquarium, Weston
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Photo of boy with a wand he made in a Quizzic Alley class and a QBrew in the other hand
2–20 Jul 2025

School Holidays ~ Wand-Making Class

Quizzic Alley, Fyshwick
Next on today from 10:30am to 11:30am
A indigenous painted landscape featuring a soft pastel palette and various sized dots
28 Jun – 19 Jul 2025

Art Exhibition - Resilience, Reflection, Renewal by Sarah Richards

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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