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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 tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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
Australian Cricket Players
2 Dec 2026

Men's T20 Series vs England | 5th T20

Next on 2 Dec 2026 from 7:15pm to 10:00pm
Sixers play Strikers in 2025.
3 Jan 2027

Sixers at Manuka | Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers

Next on 3 Jan 2027 from 7:15pm to 11:00pm
Spilt Milk Festival
12 Dec 2026

Spilt Milk

Next on 12 Dec 2026 from 12:00pm to 11:00pm

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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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A sepia portrait of a man with glasses, looking slightly upward and to the side.
13 Nov 2026

Read to Me: live graphic storytelling

National Library of Australia, Parkes
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Inke Falkner using french marquetry technique on her work Round and Round
13 Nov 2026

French Straw Marquetry Demo with Dr Inke Falkner

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
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Pierre Barron, Tallagandra Hill, Mahlia Barnes
13 Nov 2026

Mahalia Barnes & The Soul Mates at Tallagandra Hill

Tallagandra Hill Winery, Gundaroo
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Denise Scott – Tickety Boo
13 Nov 2026

Denise Scott – Tickety Boo

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
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A picture of A Canberra Bus Stop with A painted internal artwork with blue yellow and pink
13 Nov 2026

Signs of Dissent  | Graphic Interventions Tour

Civic Square, Canberra
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A dancer on stage with triangles of bright green light spotlighting
12–13 Nov 2026

BOLD Dissent Symposium

Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra
Next on
three teenagers running at night with pink flares
12–14 Nov 2026

Nightwalks with Teenagers

Meeting in Glebe Park and ending in Haig Park, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Sheep Dog Trials
13–15 Nov 2026

Annual Bredbo Sheep Dog Trials

Bredbo Recreational Ground, Bredbo
Next on today
A hand touching some ceramic vessels on a market stall display
13–15 Nov 2026

Craft + Design Canberra Undercurrent Design Market

Ainslie Arts Centre, Braddon
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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
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 tomorrow from 2:00pm 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 today from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Three plates on high tea stand with two smaller dishes next to the stand.
13–29 Nov 2026

Spring high tea at Parliament House

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today
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 tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
painting of yellow pears in a fruit bowl. A blackened pear sits beside it.
24 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Art Exhibition - Rethinking Disrupted Certainties by David Chatto, Dennis Mortimer and Ian Ireland

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on tomorrow 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 tomorrow from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
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
People gather on the verandah of a historic red brick house. The sun sets above.
9 Oct – 13 Nov 2026

Riversdale Twilight Tours

Riversdale, Goulburn
Next on
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 tomorrow from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
A collection of brass metal vessels with sharp angles sits on a platter against a white background
5 Nov – 12 Dec 2026

National Robert Foster Metal Prize

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
realistic oil painting of Tourist Hotel pub in Queanbeyan
26 Sep – 14 Nov 2026

Art Exhibition - No Tourists - If You Live Here, You’re From Here By Kirsty Dixon

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A small sculptural raffia weaving in yellow and black
23 Oct – 12 Dec 2026

60 Years - Canberra Spinners and Weavers at Tuggeranong Arts Centre

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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