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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

Floriade
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Floriade 2025

Next on today
Floriade NightFest
2–5 Oct 2025

NightFest 2025

Next on 2 Oct 2025 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A puppet of a rocket ship and Mr Squiggle
4 Jul – 13 Oct 2025

Mr Squiggle and Friends

Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Promotional image featuring Lanyon Homestead with Floyd the gnome and tulips in bloom
3 Sep – 31 Oct 2025

Floriade at Lanyon Homestead | Floriade Satellite Site

Next on 17 Sep 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

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black and white abstract fluid imagery
28 Aug – 16 Nov 2025

New NFSA Installation Inferno by Mikaela Stafford

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Black and white image of camera people all participating in shooting
6 Sep – 30 Nov 2025

Free weekend screenings of Australian documentaries at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 3:30pm
Nathan Nhan, Trophy #56 Chef Gibson, 2024, clay & glaze.
9 Sep – 14 Dec 2025

A place and time

SLA Display Village and Innovation Precinct, Whitlam
Next on today
A puppet of a rocket ship and Mr Squiggle
4 Jul – 13 Oct 2025

Mr Squiggle and Friends

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Kien Situ
29 Jul – 14 Nov 2025

金 (Metal) Exhibition

CIW Gallery, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A photograph of a woman looking through a viewfinder, drawing the abstract sculptures she sees.
31 May – 21 Sep 2025

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Her Parts

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
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

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
Installation view of Maree Clark: Seeing the Invisible with reed necklaces and projection in backgro
2 Aug – 23 Nov 2025

Maree Clark: Seeing the Invisible

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Strength at Sea: The Navy in Korea
8 Sep 2025 – 1 Jan 2026

Strength at Sea: The Navy in Korea

Yass Valley History Centre, Yass
Next on today
Black and white photograph of the Trans-Australian Railway express about 1960. NAA: B3117, 57 [2]
24 May – 19 Oct 2025

Camel trains to steel wheels: life on the Trans-Australian Railway

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Objects including gas mask, replica ambulance, documents, map and binoculars
9 Aug 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Australia’s Home Front: 1939-1945

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Photo of Australian Parliament House in the evening.
4 Sep 2025 – 28 Feb 2026

The New Parliamentary Handbook Website - Display

Level 1, Parliament House, Capital Hill
Next on tomorrow from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
3 May – 29 Dec 2025

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on 20 Sep 2025 from 10:15am to 3:15pm
Gears exhibit in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
31 May 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Mangroves - Tales of the Tide exhbition space at Questacon
21 Feb – 31 Oct 2025

Mangroves: Tales from the Tide

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
People exploring the Taglietti Exhibition
7 Jun 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

Taglietti: Life in Design

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Australian honours and awards medals on display at the exhibition
26 May 2025 – 15 Feb 2026

Australian Honours System Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on tomorrow from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Pandanus mat
17 Apr 2025 – 27 Jan 2026

Our Story: Aboriginal–Chinese People in Australia

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A group of people in the middle of a movement, lunging with their arm up and looking down.
3 Feb – 15 Dec 2025

Professional Dance Classes at Australian Dance Party

QL2 Dance Studio, Braddon
Next on 22 Sep 2025 from 10:00am to 11:30am
Group of people outside pub
20 Jan – 15 Dec 2025

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on today from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A group of people standing in a gallery looking at pictures on the walls
2 Dec 2024 – 2 Nov 2025

Behind the Lines

Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Next on today
‘The Male’ (Lyrebird) costume from The Display 1964 designed by Sidney Nolan
18 Mar 2025 – 6 Mar 2026

A Total Work of Art: Sidney Nolan & the Stage

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A group of people learning about the history of Mount Stromlo Observ
22 Nov 2024 – 16 Nov 2025

Outer Space: Stromlo to the Stars

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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