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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 puppet of a rocket ship and Mr Squiggle
4 Jul – 13 Oct 2025

Mr Squiggle and Friends

Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Gears exhibit in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
31 May 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!

Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Seb Kris Try
8 Aug 2025

Raiders v Sea Eagles - NRL Round 23

Next on 8 Aug 2025 from 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Oz Comic-Con
9–10 Aug 2025

Oz Comic-Con Canberra

Next on 9 Aug 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Manuka Oval
10 Aug 2025

AFL Round 22 - GIANTS v North Melbourne

Next on 10 Aug 2025 from 1:40pm to 4:00pm
An image of a black plate with antipasto roulade on a white background.
15 Aug 2025

Truffle Degustation

Next on 15 Aug 2025 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

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Photograph of Dr Penny Stannard, Head of Curatorial and Research from the Museum of History NSW
31 Jul 2025

Speakers' Corner - The power of archives with Dr Penny Stannard

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on
Gruffalo's Child
31 Jul 2025

The Gruffalo’s Child

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on today from 6:00pm to 6:55pm
A photograph of authors Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw.
31 Jul 2025

Book launch: Fleeced with Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw at the National Library

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Marrow
31 Jul – 1 Aug 2025

Marrow

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on today from 8:00pm to 9:00pm
21 Hearts Live Theatre Performance at the Australian War Memorial
24 Jul – 3 Aug 2025

21 Hearts: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke | Live Theatre Performance

Australian War Memorial Theatre, Campbell
Next on today
A woman in a white blouse leans over the shoulder of a man facing away from the camera, smiling.
23 Jul – 2 Aug 2025

Julius Caesar

ACT Hub, Kingston
Next on today from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Promotional image for Blithe Spirit
24 Jul – 9 Aug 2025

Spider's Web

Canberra REP Theatre, Canberra
Next on today from 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Hanging artwork installation including a wooden canoe and neon bars in the Glassworks Smokestack
25 Jul – 10 Aug 2025

Fulcrum: a solo exhibition by Aidan Hartshorn

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Abstract painting of a small boy sitting in garden with a bird, cat and lizard.
25 Jul – 10 Aug 2025

The Philosopher's Stone by Michael Desmond

Platform, Forrest
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Mixed media
20 Jul – 10 Aug 2025

Under-stories - Nicola Dickson

Grainger Gallery, Fyshwick
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A landscape painting depicting a vibrant creek flowing through a bushy landscape
11 Jul – 3 Aug 2025

Inside the Outside | Jenny Gibson

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on tomorrow from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Colourful cartoon style megaphones
11 Jul – 3 Aug 2025

The Space & Time Continuum Project | Robyn Veneer Sweeney and Mandy Evans

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on tomorrow from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
A greedy man on wall street seen three times
16 Jul – 9 Aug 2025

Enron by Lucy Prebble directed by Adam Broinowski

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick
Next on today from 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Digital collage of imagined city.
10 Jul – 3 Aug 2025

Into the Void | Annie Lok

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on tomorrow from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Diprotodon at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
1–31 Jul 2025

MEGAfauna: Look Alike

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Next on
Warm Trees 1
1 Jul – 10 Aug 2025

Warm Trees

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo Valley
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 4:00pm
A gestural image that shows a seated figure in pink
5 Jul – 16 Aug 2025

Intentos de procesar una(s) vida(s) / Attempts at processing a life(s)

Megalo Print Studio, Kingston
Next on tomorrow from 9:30am to 5:00pm
Image of artwork called Djinindjinindiri by Bradley Mapiva
11 Jul – 24 Aug 2025

Djinindira (Ginninderra) by Bradley Mapiva

West Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
NAIDOC in the North 2016
11 Jul – 24 Aug 2025

Exhibition: 10 years of NAIDOC in the North

The Window Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Image of artwork called Pathways of Connection (detail) by Kristal Matthews, Wilay Designs
11 Jul – 24 Aug 2025

Footsteps Through Country by Wilay Designs

Pivot Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Image of artwork called A Child’s Love by Hannah Langford
11 Jul – 24 Aug 2025

Home by Dominika Cady, Shawnah Cady, Hannah Langford & Eva-Lee Williams

Generator Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Jacqueline Stojanović, Pirot Ode, 2017, Handwoven tapestry made of wool and cotton, 40 x 89 cm
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Jacqueline Stojanović: Units

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
installation image of Jahnne Pasco-White's w, Embodied watery entanglements, Like a Wheel That Turns
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Material Nature

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Truffles
20 Jun – 10 Aug 2025

Truffle Season at Beltana Farm

Beltana Farm, Pialligo
Next on today
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