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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

Floriade
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Floriade 2025

Next on today
Floriade NightFest
2–5 Oct 2025

NightFest 2025

Next on 2 Oct 2025 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A puppet of a rocket ship and Mr Squiggle
4 Jul – 13 Oct 2025

Mr Squiggle and Friends

Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Promotional image featuring Lanyon Homestead with Floyd the gnome and tulips in bloom
3 Sep – 31 Oct 2025

Floriade at Lanyon Homestead | Floriade Satellite Site

Next on 24 Sep 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

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Play Tennis Week: friends playing tennis
22–28 Sep 2025

Play Tennis Week

At tennis clubs across the ACT and region, Canberra
Next on today from 12:00am to 11:59am
Woman and man enjoying high tea with champagne at Parliament House
17 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Spring high tea at Parliament House

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Crumbling ghosts of seasons past - 1, graphite and gouache, 10cm x 10cm (image), framed
6 Sep – 4 Oct 2025

Sharon Field - Quiet Witnesses

Suki & Hugh Gallery, Bungendore
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
portirat of a suprised face made from copper and silicon
19 Sep – 18 Oct 2025

Virtual Gaze: Annabelle McEwen

Photo Access, Griffith
Next on today
Tulip Top Gardens
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Tulip Top Gardens

Tulip Top Gardens, Sutton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Floriade
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Floriade 2025

Commonwealth Park, Canberra
Next on today from 12:00am to 11:59pm
Couple on a free guided tour at the Mint
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Tours at the Mint - Floriade About Town

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 11:30am to 12:00pm
A photo of a teapot pouring a cocktail into a teacup at a bar.
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Springtime Gin Garden

Midnight Bar, Braddon
Next on today from 3:00pm to 10:00pm
Gin garden illustration and a tent over Floriade’s Ferris wheel and tulip garden.
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Underground Spirits Gin Garden at Floriade

Commonwealth Park, Parkes
Next on today from 9:30am to 5:00pm
Floriade flower boxes with photo frame
13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Science Around You - Floriade

Lake Burley Griffin, Parkes
Next on today
film photograph of person holding a clear glass against a blurred background of dense green plants
19 Sep – 18 Oct 2025

Figa No Face: Lilah Benetti

Photo Access, Griffith
Next on today
Seniors sitting around a table talking
1 Sep – 1 Oct 2025

ACT Seniors Month

Various venues, Hughes
Next on today
UpperMill Canal
3 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Spring Art Festival

Yarralumla Art Gallery and Oaks Brasserie, Yarralumla
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Annabelle McEwen, Embrace, 2025
23 Aug – 4 Oct 2025

HARD/SOFT

Megalo Print Studio, Kingston
Next on today from 9:30am to 5:00pm
Print of a dog called Diana (detail) by Lisa Jose
29 Aug – 12 Oct 2025

Rescue by Lisa Jose

The Nook, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
An image depicting a Pink Cockatoo
9 Sep – 31 Oct 2025

National Threatened Species Day: Open Photographic Exhibition

Wildbark at Mulligans Flat, Throsby
Next on today
Gamilaraay musician Thelma Plum, wearing a coral-coloured feather coat, kneels on Wilyakali Country.
16 Aug – 12 Oct 2025

National Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
image: rising tide (marea crescente) 2025. Photograph courtesy of the artist
22 Aug – 19 Oct 2025

In the Riverbend room – NOT: rising tide (marea crescente)

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton
Next on today
Taree Mackenzie, installation at Sydney Contemporary, 2022. Image courtesy Neon Parc, Melbourne
22 Aug – 19 Oct 2025

Light Source

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton
Next on today
HD video, with sound, 16:9, 4:58 min.
6 Sep – 8 Nov 2025

Moving Exhibition

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Image of a two feet standing on a door mat with the words 'ete wha nay nga' painted on the mat
26 Jul – 4 Oct 2025

Paradise*

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on today from 11:00am to 5:00pm
black and white abstract fluid imagery
28 Aug – 16 Nov 2025

New NFSA Installation Inferno by Mikaela Stafford

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Black and white image of camera people all participating in shooting
6 Sep – 30 Nov 2025

Free weekend screenings of Australian documentaries at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 11:00am to 3:30pm
Nathan Nhan, Trophy #56 Chef Gibson, 2024, clay & glaze.
9 Sep – 14 Dec 2025

A place and time

SLA Display Village and Innovation Precinct, Whitlam
Next on today
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