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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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Colourful flower festival with crowds and a Ferris wheel among trees under a bright sky.
12 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

Floriade 2026

Next on today
Canberra Nara Candle Festival
24 Oct 2026

Canberra Nara Candle Festival

Next on 24 Oct 2026
Crowd of smiling faces
15–18 Oct 2026

Canberra Writers Festival

Next on 15 Oct 2026
Kings dunk in game against 36ers
14 Oct 2026

Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers NBL27

Next on 14 Oct 2026 from 7:15pm to 9:30pm
Rugby player running with ball in hand while team mates watch
23 Oct 2026

WXV Global Series - Wallaroos v Scotland Women

Next on 23 Oct 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Photograph of visitors at Floriade in 1988
28 Sep – 8 Oct 2026

A city in bloom: Floriade school holiday program

Next on tomorrow from 10:15am to 11:30am
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 9 Oct 2026 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
A visitor exploring the Royal Australian Mint Floral Impressions Exhibition
14 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

Floral Impressions Exhibition at the Mint

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

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A visitor exploring the Royal Australian Mint Floral Impressions Exhibition
14 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

Floral Impressions Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Three inflatable sculptures that represent quantum technology
7 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027

Quantum Tomorrow: Imagined Futures

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Two women view artwork in gallery.
5 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026

Behind the Lines

Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Competitors race with lawnmowers on a grass track with a fire truck and spectators visible.
22 Sep 2026 – 19 Sep 2027

Regional Rivalries: Sport, spectacle and community in regional Australia Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Festival turnout 2021
2 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2027

Goulburn Lilac City Festival

Downstairs Goulburn Soldiers Club, Goulburn
Next on today
A monochrome photographic portrait of four men with candid expressions wearing suits.
16 May 2026 – 23 May 2027

Power suits: The fit within the frame

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
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
Rock Wallaby in a tree looking cute
6 Oct 2026

Rock-wallaby Wander at Tidbinbilla

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – Black Flats carpark, Tidbinbilla
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 10:50am
Photograph of visitors at Floriade in 1988
28 Sep – 8 Oct 2026

A city in bloom: Floriade school holiday program

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:15am to 11:30am
Lynda Draper artwork, made of glazed ceramic and studio blown glass, on white background
2 Sep – 25 Oct 2026

GR’AFT: Solo Exhibition by Lynda Draper

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
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 group enjoying a free guided tour overlooking the working factory at the Mint
29 Jun – 9 Oct 2026

Family Tour: Coin and Design Discovery Tour

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on tomorrow from 12:30pm to 1:15pm
Yass History Centre
13 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2026

National Treasures, Local Stories

Yass Valley History Centre, Yass
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A smiling woman with grey hair sits at a table outdoors, writing in a notebook.
7 Oct 2026

Visual Journalling for Library Lovers

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Woman sitting on a chair holding a book reading to a group of children.
7–8 Oct 2026

Artistic Antarctica with Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 10:00am to 11:30am
a hand holding 2 traded coins at the Mint
30 Sep – 7 Oct 2026

Kids Coin Trade

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
close up of sculpture made from reassembled piano keys
26 Sep – 18 Oct 2026

Art Exhibition - Nexus: The Common Piano by Martin Rowney

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
line drawing of nude model holding pink fan
26 Sep – 18 Oct 2026

Art Exhibition - Conceal/Reveal by Bobby Graham

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A graphic of a woman in an ice blue dress surrounded by a sparkling blue background
15 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

Disney's Frozen, The Broadway Musical

The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm
realistic oil painting of Tourist Hotel pub in Queanbeyan
26 Sep – 14 Nov 2026

Art Exhibition - No Tourists - If You Live Here, You’re From Here By Kirsty Dixon

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on 7 Oct 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Kids enjoying Mini-Minties activities at the Mint
1–8 Oct 2026

Mini-Minties: What animals are on our coins?

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 8 Oct 2026 from 10:00am to 11:00am
Three children with a guide and titan the robot pouring coins
1–8 Oct 2026

Mintventures: Spies, codes and coins!

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 8 Oct 2026 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Annii, Scully and Yellow
1–8 Oct 2026

Quality Koalas at Tidbinbilla

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve – Eucalypt Forest Koala display enclosure, Tidbinbilla
Next on 8 Oct 2026 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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