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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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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
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 6 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
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1 Nov 2026

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Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
12 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

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

2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

Next on 5 Nov 2026
Spider-Man in santa hat
21 Nov 2026

GEEK EXPO Xmas Edition

Next on 21 Nov 2026 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
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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Glass blowing experience at Canberra Glassworks
28 Feb – 20 Dec 2026

Glass Blowing Experience: Make Your Own Vase or Tumbler

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 2:00pm to 2:40pm
A visitor exploring the Royal Australian Mint Floral Impressions Exhibition
14 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

Floral Impressions Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today
Soldier with operation Kudu patch and blue and yellow friendship braclelet
13 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027

Operation Kudu: Supporting Ukraine

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on today
Three inflatable sculptures that represent quantum technology
7 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027

Quantum Tomorrow: Imagined Futures

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Two women view artwork in gallery.
5 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026

Behind the Lines

Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Competitors race with lawnmowers on a grass track with a fire truck and spectators visible.
22 Sep 2026 – 19 Sep 2027

Regional Rivalries: Sport, spectacle and community in regional Australia Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Yass History Centre
13 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2026

National Treasures, Local Stories

Yass Valley History Centre, Yass
Next on 3 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A monochrome photographic portrait of four men with candid expressions wearing suits.
16 May 2026 – 23 May 2027

Power suits: The fit within the frame

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
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 tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Women with plant
2 Feb 2025 – 7 Mar 2027

Hartley Hall Markets

Hall Showground, Hall
Next on 6 Dec 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Entrance to market
12 Jan 2025 – 27 Feb 2028

Haig Park Village Markets

Haig Park, Braddon
Next on 8 Nov 2026 from 8:00am to 2:00pm
Instruments lined up
17 Oct 2021 – 20 Dec 2026

Sunday Sessions

The Goulburn Club, Goulburn
Next on 8 Nov 2026 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Two children and a man explore patterns using coloured blocks
26 Oct – 7 Nov 2026

Science Time: Patterns

Questacon, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 10:45am
Clarice Beckett, Bay Road, 1930, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1971
26 Sep – 21 Nov 2026

Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Whistle and Page
3 Aug 2026 – 22 Mar 2027

Beginner Friendly Pottery Workshop with Whistle and Page

Whistle and Page, Murrumbateman
Next on tomorrow from 10:30am to 12:30pm
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
Fashion on the Field
3 Nov 2026

TAB Melbourne Cup & Big Dance Race Day

Thoroughbred Park, Lyneham
Next on 3 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Melbourne Cup
3 Nov 2026

Melbourne Cup Garden Party

Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Yarralumla
Next on 3 Nov 2026 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
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 3 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Colourful oil painting featuring a street, people and an iconic building - Byrne's Mill
29 Sep – 27 Nov 2026

Art Exhibition - Beyond Clear Waters: Paintings of Queanbeyan & Beyond by Jenny Sheppard

The LinQ Gallery - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on 3 Nov 2026 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 4 Nov 2026 from 10:00am 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 4 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
NAA: A1200, L26438
10 Jun – 16 Dec 2026

Murrulangalang storytime

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 4 Nov 2026 from 10:15am to 11:00am
AOGKF
5–8 Nov 2026

IOGKF Asia Pacific Gasshuku & Australian National Championships

Goulburn Recreation Area, Goulburn
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
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