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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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Featured events

Opening of 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival in Civic Square
5–15 Nov 2026

2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

Next on today
Etcetera Etcetera performing at Fair Day 2026
31 Oct – 1 Dec 2026

Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

Next on today
RELICS hero image featuring two miniature lego figures interacting with vintage stopwatch
19 Sep 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

RELICS: A New World Rises

Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Three plates on high tea stand with two smaller dishes next to the stand.
11 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

Spring high tea at Australian Parliament House

Next on today from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Spider-Man in santa hat
21 Nov 2026

GEEK EXPO Xmas Edition

Next on 21 Nov 2026 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Green Candle Co handing a candle to a customer
27–29 Nov 2026

Handmade Market Canberra - Summer

Next on 27 Nov 2026 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
CommBank Matildas in a team huddle
28 Nov 2026

CommBank Matildas v Colombia

Next on 28 Nov 2026 from 7:35pm to 11:59pm

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Artists standing together holding their instruments
28 Jun 2026

The Iliad Out Loud | Four Winds

Four Winds, Barragga Bay
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Cattle in country
8 Nov 2026

Cattle Carbon Country

Australian Agricultural Centre, Crookwell
Next on today from 7:30am to 4:30pm
Dodgem Cars
7–8 Nov 2026

The Queanbeyan Show

Queanbeyan Showground, Queanbeyan
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Peaceful Setting
7–8 Nov 2026

Crookwell Garden Festival

Crookwell, Crookwell
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A photograph of hands peeling a print off of a press
7–8 Nov 2026

Botanic Gardens: From lens to print Workshop

PhotoAccess, Griffith
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Musicians on a stage
6–8 Nov 2026

Majors Creek Festival

Majors Creek Recreation Reserve, Majors Creek
Next on today
AOGKF
5–8 Nov 2026

IOGKF Asia Pacific Gasshuku & Australian National Championships

Goulburn Recreation Area, Goulburn
Next on today from 9:00am to 10:00pm
A group of people touring inside a home in the kitchen with bare feet
8–15 Nov 2026

Canberra Open Homes | Australian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter)

Various Locations, Canberra
Next on today
A man with a beard sits at a laptop playing a game
7–15 Nov 2026

Digital Dissent | Microgames Showcase

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 10:30am to 3:30pm
Man in front of a screen wearing headphones
7–15 Nov 2026

Digital Dissent at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today
rose in a jar with fallen rose petals
6–15 Nov 2026

Disney's Beauty and the Beast presented by Rocky Hill Musical Theatre Company

Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, Goulburn
Next on today from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
A pinkish red flower set against a black background
30 Oct – 8 Nov 2026

Gypsy

The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on today from 1:30pm to 4:15pm
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 today from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Three rings with raw lumps of metal stand upright; one silver, one gold and one copper
5–22 Nov 2026

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

Canberra Airport Departures Lounge, Canberra Airport
Next on today from 5:00am to 11:00pm
A black and white photograph of the artist with a blow torch  creating glass art
5–25 Nov 2026

Delightly | Harriet Schwarzrock | Exhibition

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A hand wears a large ring carved out of a dark material against a tan background
23 Oct – 15 Nov 2026

Bespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on today from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Series of hessian sacks, packaging cardboards, plaster and other materials on a wall.
16 Oct – 8 Nov 2026

Byproducts II by Anie Nheu

Platform, Forrest
Next on today from 11:00am 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 today from 9:30am to 10:30am
Etcetera Etcetera performing at Fair Day 2026
31 Oct – 1 Dec 2026

Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra, Canberra
Next on today from 12:00am to 11:59pm
An artwork of ceramic objects assembled together to look like bones
5 Nov – 12 Dec 2026

EMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on today
A photograph depicting five people wearing paper masks over their heads posing in front of a caravan
4 Sep – 9 Nov 2026

Art Exhibition - Who Am I Really by Frank Lindner

Braidwood Library Exhibition Wall, Braidwood
Next on today from 9:30am to 5:00pm
Three plates on high tea stand with two smaller dishes next to the stand.
11 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

Spring high tea at Australian Parliament House

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Entrance to the galleries with exhibition title on the wall
12 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

Vietnam - One In, All In

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on today
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
12 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

National Museum of Australia, Acton
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