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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

Visitors stand inside an immersive gallery as Mona Lisa projections glow across towering walls.
28 Feb – 12 Apr 2026

Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius

Next on today from 11:00am to 8:00pm
Participants crossing the start line
10–12 Apr 2026

The Canberra Times Marathon Festival

Next on 10 Apr 2026 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Brumbies vs Waratahs
27 Mar 2026

ACT Brumbies vs NSW Waratahs - Super Rugby Pacific Round 7

Next on today from 5:00pm to 9:30pm
A street performer performs for a crowd at the Festival
2–6 Apr 2026

National Folk Festival

Next on 2 Apr 2026
A bustling crowd outdoors at sunset. Tents and trees are visible,
11 Apr 2026

K-fest: Korean Cultural Festival

Next on 11 Apr 2026 from 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Wonderful World Canberra
7–12 Apr 2026

Wonderful World Festival

Next on 7 Apr 2026

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Orienteering
3–20 Apr 2026

Holiday Program - Family Orienteering

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 3 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Audience in a theatre and a man at the front preparing to play a vinyl
7 Feb 2025 – 4 Dec 2026

Vinyl Lounge at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 3 Apr 2026
The Little Burley Market
4 Apr 2026

The Little Burley Market Easter Egg Roll-a-thon

By the lake on Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, Parkes
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Market sign at the lake
7 Mar – 5 Dec 2026

The Little Burley Market

By the lake on Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Leafy Light Catchers WIP
7 Jan – 9 Oct 2026

Canberra Glassworks School Holiday Program

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Coin history displays at the Mint
3 Jan – 5 Dec 2026

Quiet Mornings at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on 4 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 10:00am
two women smiling peeking through a rack of clothes at an outdoor market
5 Apr 2026

Three Sixty Fashion Market

Fitters Workshop, Kingston
Next on 5 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Women with plant
2 Feb 2025 – 7 Mar 2027

Hartley Hall Markets

Hall Showground, Hall
Next on 5 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Open Air PlayUP
6–10 Apr 2026

Open Air PlayUP at the Museum of Australian Democracy

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House - Rose Gardens, Parkes
Next on 6 Apr 2026
A sepia photograph of a naval battle ship
7 Apr 2026

Australia's Naval Alliances: John Seymour and Hugh White

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 7 Apr 2026 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Kites in Sky
7 Apr 2026

School Holiday Workshop - Kite Making

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 7 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 11:00am
Korean folk painting of minhwa tiger and image of white paper fan with a floral decoration.
7–9 Apr 2026

Mini minhwa fans

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on 7 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
sweet pancakes
7–12 Apr 2026

Bloom Stack Wonderland

Bloom Room CBR, Canberra
Next on 7 Apr 2026
Wonderful World Canberra
7–12 Apr 2026

Wonderful World Festival

Canberra's City Centre, Canberra
Next on 7 Apr 2026 from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Outdoor painting workshop with  Ineka Voigt
9 Apr 2026

Journey Journals: Outdoor painting workshop with Ineka Voigt

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House - Rose Gardens, Parkes
Next on 9 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
A cyanotype print photograph of three kids sitting on a ledge holding cameras up to their faces
9–10 Apr 2026

School Holidays: Autumn Photo Makers Workshop

PhotoAccess, Griffith
Next on 9 Apr 2026 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
illustration of layered australian banknotes
9–16 Apr 2026

Money, money, money: school holiday program

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on 9 Apr 2026 from 10:15am to 11:30am
River rocks decorated in brightly coloured hand drawn images of flowers, trees, rainbows and pattern
10 Apr 2026

School Holiday Workshop - Rock Out with Rock Art

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on 10 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 11:15am
Participants crossing the start line
10–12 Apr 2026

The Canberra Times Marathon Festival

John Dunmore Lang Place, Parkes
Next on 10 Apr 2026 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Image of young girls dancing with coloured lighting in background
10–17 Apr 2026

K-pop dance workshops

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on 10 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 11:00am
A bustling crowd outdoors at sunset. Tents and trees are visible,
11 Apr 2026

K-fest: Korean Cultural Festival

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on 11 Apr 2026 from 4:00pm to 8:30pm
paper bilby and screen printing
11 Apr 2026

Canberra Made Series - Megalo Print Studio X Egg Picnic -Fauna Fun - Kid's Screen Printing Workshop

Canberra and Region Visitors Centre, Parkes
Next on 11 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 12:30pm
Tim Rogers
11 Apr 2026

Tim Rogers Le Charme Defensif Tour

Tallagandra Hill Winery, Gundaroo
Next on 11 Apr 2026 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Free Craft
11–19 Apr 2026

Free Craft Activities at the Museum of Australian Democracy

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House - Rose Gardens, Parkes
Next on 11 Apr 2026 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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