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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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Visitors stand inside an immersive gallery as Mona Lisa projections glow across towering walls.
28 Feb – 12 Apr 2026

Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius

Next on today from 11:00am to 8:00pm
Participants crossing the start line
10–12 Apr 2026

The Canberra Times Marathon Festival

Next on 10 Apr 2026 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
A street performer performs for a crowd at the Festival
2–6 Apr 2026

National Folk Festival

Next on 2 Apr 2026
A bustling crowd outdoors at sunset. Tents and trees are visible,
11 Apr 2026

K-fest: Korean Cultural Festival

Next on 11 Apr 2026 from 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Wonderful World Canberra
7–12 Apr 2026

Wonderful World Festival

Next on 7 Apr 2026

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6 Feb 2025 – 6 Jun 2026

Blackbird Live Music

Blackbird Bar - Live Music - Cocktails - Nightclub - Underground Speakeasy, Canberra
Next on today from 7:30pm to 11:59pm
The Gurindji Freedom banners hung up in a gallery.
19 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2026

Gurindji Freedom Banners Exhibition

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Market Day
12 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2027

Haig Park Village Markets

Haig Park, Braddon
Next on today from 8:00am to 2:00pm
Photograph showing south view of Garden of Australian Dreams, National Museum of Australia
4 Apr 2023 – 3 Apr 2026

Breathing Space

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today
A woman at a space station wearing a blue astronaut uniform
30 Mar 2026

Exploring space with Katherine Bennell-Pegg and Neil Hart

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Group of people outside pub
20 Jan 2025 – 14 Dec 2026

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A smiling woman wearing glasses is pictured in a Library holding books
31 Mar 2026

Dr Marie-Louise Ayres reflects on 30+ years

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 31 Mar 2026 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
An illustration of men on buffalos with whips
1 Apr 2026

Echoes of the long paddock: A folksong celebration

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 1 Apr 2026 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Sophocles' Oedipus the King
1–6 Apr 2026

Sophocles' Oedipus the King

Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Next on 1 Apr 2026 from 10:30am to 12:10pm
NAA: A1200, L26438
12 Feb 2025 – 1 Jul 2026

Murrulangalang storytime

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 1 Apr 2026 from 10:15am to 11:00am
GRUB
9 May 2024 – 23 Dec 2026

Goulburn Regional Ukulele Band Sessions

The Goulburn Club, Goulburn
Next on 1 Apr 2026 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
A street performer performs for a crowd at the Festival
2–6 Apr 2026

National Folk Festival

Exhibition Park in Canberra, Lyneham
Next on 2 Apr 2026 from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Four kids smiling at the camera as they show off the Easter eggs they found
3–6 Apr 2026

Easter Egg-citement

Corin Forest, Paddy's River
Next on 3 Apr 2026
Orienteering
3–20 Apr 2026

Holiday Program - Family Orienteering

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 3 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Audience in a theatre and a man at the front preparing to play a vinyl
7 Feb 2025 – 4 Dec 2026

Vinyl Lounge at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 3 Apr 2026
The Little Burley Market
4 Apr 2026

The Little Burley Market Easter Egg Roll-a-thon

By the lake on Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, Parkes
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Belly dancer performing at Bar Beirut. She is balancing a sword on a seated customer's head.
28 Mar – 19 Dec 2026

Belly Dancing at Bar Beirut

Bar Beirut, Canberra
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Market sign at the lake
7 Mar – 5 Dec 2026

The Little Burley Market

By the lake on Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Leafy Light Catchers WIP
7 Jan – 9 Oct 2026

Canberra Glassworks School Holiday Program

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Coin history displays at the Mint
3 Jan – 5 Dec 2026

Quiet Mornings at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 10:00am
Be captivated by the grace and allure of Luna’s Cabaret Dancers while our DJs create the rhythm of t
13 Dec 2025 – 28 Nov 2026

Luna Saturdays

Luna, Canberra
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 4:00pm to 11:59pm
Join us at the Southern Harvest Farmers Market in Bungendore
2 Jan – 26 Dec 2026

Bungendore Farmers Market

Village Square - Corner of Malbon and Ellendon streets, Bungendore
Next on 4 Apr 2026
Riverbank Park Run
18 Jan 2025 – 2 Jan 2027

Riverbank Park Run

Riverbank Park, Yass
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 8:00am to 10:00am
two women smiling peeking through a rack of clothes at an outdoor market
5 Apr 2026

Three Sixty Fashion Market

Fitters Workshop, Kingston
Next on 5 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
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