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Crowd cheering enthusiastically toward performer on stage at the Folk Festival, under red stage lights. | © Richard Poulton

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 street performer performs for a crowd at the Festival
17–21 Apr 2025

National Folk Festival

Next on 17 Apr 2025 from 3:00pm to 11:59pm
People drinking wine in vineyard
5–6 Apr 2025

Stomp Festival – A Celebration of Canberra’s Local Wine & Produce

Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Pompeii immersive experience (detail), scenography Sylvain Roca © RMN–Grand Palais
13 Dec 2024 – 4 May 2025

Pompeii

Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Canberra and Region Heritage Festival 2023
18 Apr – 11 May 2025

Canberra and Region Heritage Festival

Next on 18 Apr 2025
Painting of a group of people in a park setting including children frolicking
7 Dec 2024 – 27 Apr 2025

Ethel Carrick

Next on today

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Rhys Darby – The Legend Returns
19 Apr – 28 Jul 2025

Rhys Darby – The Legend Returns

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 19 Apr 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a handbag over her shoulder smiling at the camera
20 Apr 2025

Canberra Fashion Market

Fitter's Workshop, Kingston
Next on 20 Apr 2025 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Painting of an artist in the field with the artist in the disstance.
21–27 Apr 2025

Capital Plein Air - Outdoor Painting Festival

The National Arboretum, Molonglo Valley
Next on 21 Apr 2025 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Madagascar the Musical
22–23 Apr 2025

Madagascar the Musical

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 22 Apr 2025 from 6:00pm to 7:15pm
A video still image of a pink clay character sitting in a pool float surrounded by green lily-ads
22–23 Apr 2025

School Holidays: Claymation Creations Workshop

PhotoAccess, Griffith
Next on 22 Apr 2025 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Assorted large boulders with sealed path meandering through
22 Apr – 11 May 2025

Unearth Deep Time Guided Walk

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 22 Apr 2025 from 10:00am to 11:00am
Cyanotype sun prints hanging out to dry.
23 Apr 2025

School holiday activity: 'Fit to Photoprint' workshop at the National Library

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 23 Apr 2025 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Assorted rocks with visible fossil prints
23–24 Apr 2025

Fun with Fossils Holiday Program

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 23 Apr 2025 from 10:00am to 11:30am
A headshot of the National Library curator Allister Mills.
23 Apr – 7 May 2025

Curator Tour: Fit to Print exhibition at the National Library

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 23 Apr 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
24–26 Apr 2025

Sh!tfaced Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 24 Apr 2025 from 8:00pm to 9:10pm
The Wharf Revue 2015: Celebrating 15 Years
24 Apr – 24 May 2025

ATL Screening: The Wharf Revue 2015: Celebrating 15 Years

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick
Next on 24 Apr 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:20pm
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans and Services Association Commemorative Ceremony 2025
25 Apr 2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans and Services Association Commemorative Ceremony

Sculpture Garden, Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am
water AD
25 Apr 2025

Anzac Day Last Post Ceremony | Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Veterans marching on the Australian War Memorial Parade Ground holding an ANZAC banner
25 Apr 2025

Anzac Day National Commemorative Service including the RSL ACT Branch Veterans' March

Parade Ground, Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 9:30am to 11:15am
Adam Kay – This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
25 Apr 2025

Adam Kay – This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Adam Kay Ouch
25 Apr 2025

Adam Kay, This is Going to Hurt Tour | Canberra

Canberra Theatre, Canberra
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Didgeridoo player and catafalque party at the Australian War Memorial Anzac Day Dawn Service
25 Apr 2025

Anzac Day Dawn Service 2025 | Australian War Memorial

Parade Ground, Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 5:30am to 6:00am
Inflatable park canberra
25–27 Apr 2025

Tuff Nutterz Canberra

Parkes Place Lawns, Parkes
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 9:00am to 4:45pm
Stay
25 Apr – 29 May 2025

ATL Screening: 宿 (stay)

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick
Next on 25 Apr 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Manuka Oval
26 Apr 2025

AFL Round 7 - GIANTS v Western Bulldogs

Manuka Oval, Griffith
Next on 26 Apr 2025 from 7:35pm to 10:35pm
ACT Brumbies 2024 vs Hurricanes
26 Apr 2025

Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies vs Hurricanes | Round 11 Super Rugby

GIO Stadium, Bruce
Next on 26 Apr 2025 from 7:35pm to 9:35pm
A circus performer walks on a tightrope at low level, in front of a crowd.
26–27 Apr 2025

Falling Leaf Festival

Tumut, Tumut
Next on 26 Apr 2025
Grey and white image of two children in period clothing walking through the mist
26–27 Apr 2025

Canberra Landscapes from the Arboretum

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 26 Apr 2025 from 11:00am to 12:30pm
Away
26 Apr – 30 May 2025

ATL Screening: Away

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick
Next on 26 Apr 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
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