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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

A vibrant acrylic artwork depicting artist Kaylene Whiskey soaring surrounded by colourful elements.
16 Aug 2025 – 9 Mar 2026

Super Kaylene Whiskey

Next on 15 Nov 2025 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Two women in traditional dress posing in the lobby for Windows to the World
18–19 Oct 2025

Windows to the World

Next on 18 Oct 2025
Canberra Nara Candle Festival
25 Oct 2025

Canberra Nara Candle Festival 2025

Next on 25 Oct 2025 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Australian Masters Games
18–25 Oct 2025

20th Australian Masters Games

Next on 18 Oct 2025 from 9:00am to 10:00pm
Dracula
23–24 Oct 2025

Dracula

Next on 23 Oct 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:20pm
The Nutcracker Snow
6–7 Nov 2025

The Nutcracker Canberra

Next on 6 Nov 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Entrance to Calthorpes House
19 Oct 2025

Calthorpes House Open Day

Next on 19 Oct 2025 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm

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HD video, with sound, 16:9, 4:58 min.
6 Sep – 8 Nov 2025

Moving Exhibition

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Visitor looking at installation of Inferno by Mikaela Stafford
28 Aug – 16 Nov 2025

New NFSA Installation Inferno by Mikaela Stafford

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Havana nights
1 Oct – 24 Dec 2025

Havana Nights

Highball, Canberra
Next on 22 Oct 2025 from 5:00pm to 11:59pm
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 today from 11:00am to 3:30pm
Woman with dark hair and green top looks up at the camera
4 Sep – 30 Nov 2025

Spring into Cinema at the NFSA: A Season of Stars, Stories and Spectacle

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today
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
Kien Situ
29 Jul – 14 Nov 2025

金 (Metal) Exhibition

CIW Gallery, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
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 today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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 today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
WMc
2 Jul – 17 Dec 2025

Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts at Wesley Music Centre

Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Next on 22 Oct 2025 from 12:40pm to 1:20pm
Painting the Wine Barrels, Queanbeyan Art Society, Exhibition, Lerida Estate Winery
4 Oct 2025 – 22 Mar 2026

Painting the Wine Barrels

Lerida Estate, Lake George
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Artist Lindy Lee's black and white family photo with burnt holes on the print
6 Aug 2025 – 28 Jan 2026

Lindy Lee

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on 22 Oct 2025
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 today 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 today from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Constable Kenny Koala
19 Sep 2025 – 18 Mar 2026

50 Years on the Beat: The Legacy of Constable Kenny Koala

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Next on today
Drawing of naked humans next to a glass of wine
13 May – 18 Nov 2025

Long Pose in the Lounge

QT Canberra, Canberra
Next on 18 Nov 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Two first nations elders in sitting in country near Amaroona at sunset with hand carved spears
6 Aug 2025 – 29 Mar 2026

Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on 22 Oct 2025
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 today 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 today 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 today from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Mangroves - Tales of the Tide exhbition space at Questacon
21 Feb – 16 Nov 2025

Mangroves: Tales from the Tide

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am 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 today 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 today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
NAA: A1200, L26438
12 Feb – 17 Dec 2025

Murrulangalang storytime

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 22 Oct 2025 from 10:15am to 11:00am
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