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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

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 30 Oct 2026 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Runner in Canberra
1 Nov 2026

The Canberra Times Run Canberra

Next on 1 Nov 2026 from 5:30am to 11:30am
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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A man with a beard sits at a laptop playing a game
7–15 Nov 2026

Digital Dissent | Microgames Showcase

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 10:30am to 3:30pm
A group of social dancers dressed in for a photo following a dance workshop
17 Oct – 12 Dec 2026

Salsa on Saturday

Ainslie Arts Centre, Braddon
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 7:30pm to 11:30pm
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 7 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Market sign at the lake
12 Sep – 5 Dec 2026

The Little Burley Market

By the lake on Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
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 7 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 5:00pm
This shows a display of the aurora from the Tharwa area where the workshop will be conducted
7 Nov 2026 – 6 Feb 2027

Introduction to Night Sky Photo and Aurora Forecasting Thawra

Various venues, Tharwa
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Inke Falkner using the technique of French straw marquetry on her artwork Round and Round
7 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027

Inke Falkner: Round and Round

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Coin history displays at the Mint
3 Jan 2026 – 6 Feb 2027

Quiet Mornings at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 9:00am to 10:00am
Cattle in country
8 Nov 2026

Cattle Carbon Country

Australian Agricultural Centre, Crookwell
Next on 8 Nov 2026 from 7:30am to 4:30pm
A group of people touring inside a home in the kitchen with bare feet
8–15 Nov 2026

Canberra Open Homes | Australian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter)

Various Locations, Canberra
Next on 8 Nov 2026
Binalong Markets
11 Jan – 13 Dec 2026

Binalong Community Markets

Cafe On Queen, Binalong
Next on 8 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
customers at the monthly Bungendore market
8 Feb 2026 – 14 Feb 2027

The Market at Bungendore

Bungendore War Memorial Hall, Bungendore
Next on 8 Nov 2026
SVCM
9 Feb 2025 – 13 Dec 2026

Sutton Village Country Markets

Sutton Village Country Markets, Sutton
Next on 8 Nov 2026 from 9:00am to 1:30pm
The word "Rebel" in yellow and red, made using the rag rugging technique
9 Nov 2026

Textile Transformations | Radical Rugs Workshop

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 9 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
A close up shot of a pair of hands applying a red decal to a white ceramic cup
10 Nov 2026

Dissent through Decal | Ceramic Decoration Workshop

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 10 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
A black and white photograph of an architectural detail of a brutalist apartment building
10 Nov 2026

Northbourne Precinct Heritage Tour | A Walking Tour

Craft + Design Canberra, Lyneham
Next on 10 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
David Rovis & Kamala Emanuel singing live at a protest in front of a Palestinian flag.]
11 Nov 2026

David Rovics - Ministry of Culture Tour

Dissent Bar and Cafe, Canberra
Next on 11 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A close up of a quiltyed textile artwork showing a womans face with a yellow halo behind her head
11 Nov 2026

Very Cross Stitch Workshop

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on 11 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
servicepersons standing at each corner of the stone of remembrance
11 Nov 2026

Remembrance Day 2026 National Ceremony

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on 11 Nov 2026
A photo of some textile fabric swatches with electrical nodes and cords attached
11 Nov 2026

Hacking Histories: Sonified Textiles Workshop

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 11 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
A black and white photo of the Northbourne Ave Flats in brutalist style from the road
12 Nov 2026

Northbourne Precinct Heritage Tour | A Walking Tour Thursday

Craft + Design Canberra, Lyneham
Next on 12 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Phoebe Porter standing by white plinths and gallery wall smiling
12 Nov 2026

Celebrating Raw and Refined | Phoebe Porter in Conversation with Kevin Murray

Canberra Airport Departures Lounge, Canberra Airport
Next on 12 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
A dancer on stage with triangles of bright green light spotlighting
12–13 Nov 2026

BOLD Dissent Symposium

Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra
Next on 12 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
three teenagers running at night with pink flares
12–14 Nov 2026

Nightwalks with Teenagers

Meeting in Glebe Park and ending in Haig Park, Canberra
Next on 12 Nov 2026 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
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