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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 13 Sep 2025
Floriade NightFest
2–5 Oct 2025

NightFest 2025

Next on 2 Oct 2025 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm
NBL Blitz 2024
27–31 Aug 2025

NBL Blitz Canberra

Next on today from 5:30pm to 10:00pm
Xavier Savage Line Break
30 Aug 2025

Raiders v Tigers - NRL Round 26

Next on today from 12:45pm to 4:30pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Socceroos
5 Sep 2025

Socceroos vs New Zealand

Next on 5 Sep 2025 from 7:45pm to 10:00pm
A puppet of a rocket ship and Mr Squiggle
4 Jul – 13 Oct 2025

Mr Squiggle and Friends

Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm

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A child and volunteer patting a dog.
31 Aug – 28 Dec 2025

Story Dogs on Sunday at the National Library

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Haig on Sundays
12 Jan – 21 Dec 2025

Haig Park Village Markets

Haig Park, Braddon
Next on tomorrow from 8:00am to 2:00pm
Instruments lined up
17 Oct 2021 – 21 Dec 2025

Sunday Sessions

The Goulburn Club, Goulburn
Next on tomorrow from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
The oil painting, entitled Seascape, South Coast, NSW, depicts looking out to sea from a rocky coast
1–14 Sep 2025

Sky and Sea in Paint and Poetry

The Front Gallery & Cafe, Lyneham
Next on 1 Sep 2025
Seniors sitting around a table talking
1 Sep – 1 Oct 2025

ACT Seniors Month

Various venues, Hughes
Next on 1 Sep 2025
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 1 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 1 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Man using charcoal to sketch a person
1 Jul – 7 Oct 2025

Life Drawing at The Royal Hotel QBN

The Royal Hotel Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan
Next on 2 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
3 young men perform a backsault.
18 Mar 2025 – 31 Dec 2026

Warehouse Circus Adult Circus Classes

Warehouse Circus, Chifley & Kaleen, Chifley
Next on 2 Sep 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
SINGING IN THE SUN
3 Sep 2025

Everyone Singing in Harmony - Barbershop Tag Workshop!

National Film and Sound Archive, Acton
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 5:45pm to 6:00pm
A young woman with short dark curls rests her chin on her hands on top of a brown vintage suitcase.
3–27 Sep 2025

Peter/Wendy

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm
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

Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
WMc
2 Jul – 17 Dec 2025

Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts at Wesley Music Centre

Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 12:40pm to 1:20pm
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 3 Sep 2025
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 3 Sep 2025
NAA: A1200, L26438
12 Feb – 17 Dec 2025

Murrulangalang storytime

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 10:15am to 11:00am
Colourful crochet
8 Jan – 17 Dec 2025

Crafternoons at Smith's

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Black and white image of olden days group of musicians
8 Jan – 17 Dec 2025

Old Timey Wednesday

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Trivia
30 Oct 2024 – 26 Nov 2025

Quizzame Trivia at Royal Hotel Queanbeyan

The Royal Hotel Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
GRUB
9 May 2024 – 24 Dec 2025

Goulburn Regional Ukulele Band Sessions

The Goulburn Club, Goulburn
Next on 3 Sep 2025 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Kirsten Williams and Edward Neeman playing at Tuggeranong Arts Centre
4 Sep 2025

CSO Down South - Violin and Piano: Myth and Melody

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
Next on 4 Sep 2025 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
An image of Parliament House, on a clear sunny day.
4–6 Sep 2025

Health + Climate Forum

Parliament House, Capital Hill
Next on 4 Sep 2025 from 9:00am to 3:30pm
Image | Eggpicnic, Siete Colores and Australian Little Bittern | Anis 88, The Dreamer | Photography
4–20 Sep 2025

Tracing the Sky: Celebrating the Wetlands of Chile and Australia

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 4 Sep 2025 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
REP presents Joanna Norland's Lizzy, Darcy & Jane
4–20 Sep 2025

Lizzy, Darcy & Jane

Canberra REP Theatre, Canberra
Next on 4 Sep 2025 from 7:30pm to 10:00pm
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