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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

Next on today
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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Sound Healing for Men Experience Mandala Community Sound Event
6 Jul 2025

Sound Healing Winter

Flow and Food Yoga & Ayurveda, Lyneham
Next on today from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a handbag over her shoulder smiling at the camera
6 Jul 2025

Canberra Fashion Market

Fitter's Workshop, Kingston
Next on today from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Three young girls sit together at a table, colouring in templates to create their own mini trains
6 Jul 2025

Art. Make. Create.

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 9:30am to 2:00pm
Colourful plant growing music
6 Jul 2025

Children's Concert: Something Old, Something New

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Next on today from 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Apeiron Baroque: Something Old, Something New image
6 Jul 2025

Something Old, Something New

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Next on today from 4:30pm to 5:45pm
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
Parliament House at night time with the front facade lit up with the Honey Ant artwork.
6–8 Jul 2025

NAIDOC Week Illumination

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
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
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
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
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
A translucent colour painting of willow trees that uses a technique of scratching into the surface
28 Jun – 19 Jul 2025

Art Exhibition - A Shifting Perspective by Lesley Sykes

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Oil on canvas 76x100cm
12 Jun – 6 Jul 2025

Gatya Kelly - Lush

Grainger Gallery, Fyshwick
Next on today from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A painting of a purple fish on a blue background
2–27 Jul 2025

Exhibition: Leopold Wimmer, Past, Present, and Future

Strathnairn Arts Association, Holt
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
‘Stand’ 2025 45 h x 60 w image size Hand Painted Linocut Edition of 10 AP
28 Jun – 27 Jul 2025

Grace Gladdish | Higher Ground

Suki & Hugh Gallery, Bungendore
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Diprotodon at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1–31 Jul 2025

MEGAfauna: Look Alike

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Next on today from 8:30am to 5:00pm
disembodied hand show the palm against a black background
19 Jun – 20 Jul 2025

Exhibition: Gestures of Retribution

photo access, Griffith
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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