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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

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 today 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

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

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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
Group of people outside pub
20 Jan 2025 – 14 Dec 2026

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on today from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A portrait of a smiling woman with wavy brown hair and bright red lipstick.
17 Nov 2026

Lunchtime concert: Voicing the feminine

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Pink roses in a garden
1–29 Nov 2026

Rose Gardens Guided Tours at Old Parliament House

Statue of Dame Dorothy Tangney & Enid Lyons | Old Parliament House Rose Gardens, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:30am to 10:30am
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
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 tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A woman stands in front of a large tapestry artworks with flowers and a woman with a water vessel
7 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027

Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A man stand away from camera with a red cape and gold circles painted on it
7 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027

POWER – The Future is Here | Dennis Golding | Curated by Kyra Kum-Sing

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A group of people, some in wheelchairs, sit around a sculpture listening to a guide
17 Feb – 17 Nov 2026

Art for Carers: At the Gallery

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:30am to 11:30am
A smiling woman sits on a balcony, wearing a red shirt and a red and yellow scarf.
18 Nov 2026

Book launch: Lachlan Kalari Bila - Sweet Water to the Sea

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 18 Nov 2026 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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 18 Nov 2026 from 10:00am 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 18 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Man looks sternly at young child with nodes attached to the head
17 Jun – 18 Nov 2026

Science. Art. Film. at the National Film and Sound Archive

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 18 Nov 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
NAA: A1200, L26438
10 Jun – 16 Dec 2026

Murrulangalang storytime

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 18 Nov 2026 from 10:15am to 11:00am
The Canberra Jazz Orchestra – Live at the Sands
19 Nov 2026

The Canberra Jazz Orchestra – Live at the Sands

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 19 Nov 2026 from 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Cooma Cottage
19 Nov 2026

Cooma Cottage

Cooma Cottage, Yass
Next on 19 Nov 2026 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Art Collection
17 Sep 2026 – 21 Jan 2027

Open Door at the Gallery

Crookwell Memorial Hall, Crookwell
Next on 19 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
GRUB
7 May – 31 Dec 2026

Goulburn Regional Ukulele Band Sessions

The Goulburn Club, Goulburn
Next on 19 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Trivia Thursdays
27 Aug 2026 – 26 Aug 2027

Trivia Thursdays at Aranya Acres

Aranya Acres, Wamboin
Next on 19 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
The National Library of Australia building with park benches and trees in the image.
20 Nov 2026

Special event: New acquisitions showcase at the National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 20 Nov 2026 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Hall Fire Brigade with Santa
20 Nov 2026

Hall Village Christmas Fair & Street Party

Hall Heritage Village, ACT, Hall
Next on 20 Nov 2026 from 4:30pm to 8:30pm
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 20 Nov 2026
The Queanbeyan Hive Heritage Cottage
4 Sep – 18 Dec 2026

Buzz Bar Fridays at The Queanbeyan Hive

The Queanbeyan Hive, Queanbeyan
Next on 20 Nov 2026 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Photo of a group of people sitting in a gallery listening to someone talk
6 Feb – 27 Nov 2026

Friday Art Talks

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on 20 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 12:45pm
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