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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

Opening of 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival in Civic Square
5–15 Nov 2026

2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

Next on 5 Nov 2026
Drag King with tophat
31 Oct – 30 Nov 2026

Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

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
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 6 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
12 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

Next on today
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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Fashion on the Field
3 Nov 2026

TAB Melbourne Cup & Big Dance Race Day

Thoroughbred Park, Lyneham
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Melbourne Cup
3 Nov 2026

Melbourne Cup Garden Party

Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Yarralumla
Next on tomorrow from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Pink roses in a garden
1–29 Nov 2026

Rose Gardens Guided Tours at Old Parliament House

Statue of Dame Dorothy Tangney & Enid Lyons | Old Parliament House Rose Gardens, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 9:30am to 10:30am
A small sculptural raffia weaving in yellow and black
23 Oct – 12 Dec 2026

60 Years - Canberra Spinners and Weavers at Tuggeranong Arts Centre

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
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
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
painting of yellow pears in a fruit bowl. A blackened pear sits beside it.
24 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Art Exhibition - Rethinking Disrupted Certainties by David Chatto, Dennis Mortimer and Ian Ireland

Rusten House Art Centre, Queanbeyan
Next on 4 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A hand wears a large ring carved out of a dark material against a tan background
23 Oct – 15 Nov 2026

Bespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace

M16 Artspace, Griffith
Next on 4 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
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 4 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
NAA: A1200, L26438
10 Jun – 16 Dec 2026

Murrulangalang storytime

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 4 Nov 2026 from 10:15am to 11:00am
AOGKF
5–8 Nov 2026

IOGKF Asia Pacific Gasshuku & Australian National Championships

Goulburn Recreation Area, Goulburn
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Opening of 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival in Civic Square
5–15 Nov 2026

2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Three rings with raw lumps of metal stand upright; one silver, one gold and one copper
5–22 Nov 2026

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

Canberra Airport Departures Lounge, Canberra Airport
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 5:00am to 11:00pm
A black and white photograph of the artist with a blow torch  creating glass art
5–25 Nov 2026

Delightly | Harriet Schwarzrock | Exhibition

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
An artwork of ceramic objects assembled together to look like bones
5 Nov – 12 Dec 2026

EMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
A collection of brass metal vessels with sharp angles sits on a platter against a white background
5 Nov – 12 Dec 2026

National Robert Foster Metal Prize

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Woman in bathing suit standing in water leaning back with another woman flicking water at her
3 Sep – 5 Nov 2026

Queer Flicks at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
GRUB
7 May – 31 Dec 2026

Goulburn Regional Ukulele Band Sessions

The Goulburn Club, Goulburn
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Trivia Thursdays
27 Aug 2026 – 26 Aug 2027

Trivia Thursdays at Aranya Acres

Aranya Acres, Wamboin
Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Image of a coin designer sculpting a design on plaster
6 Nov 2026

Designing Currency

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 10:00am to 11:00am
Two men in shopping centre with pink shopping trolleyrs
6 Nov 2026

Director Spotlight at the NFSA: Paul Thomas Anderson

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Kevin Borich
6 Nov 2026

Kevin Borich Express and The Zeppelin Room

Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah
Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 8:00pm to 10:30pm
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

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
The Queanbeyan Hive Heritage Cottage
4 Sep – 18 Dec 2026

Buzz Bar Fridays at The Queanbeyan Hive

The Queanbeyan Hive, Queanbeyan
Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
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