Events Canberra

Canberra hosts some of the nation’s biggest festivals, international sporting matches, and blockbuster exhibitions.

Discover a thriving calendar of colour, entertainment and family-friendly activities. Canberra's events offer something for all interests, including art, food and wine, performance, music, markets and sport.
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Canberra

Say goodbye to the year that was and welcome in the New Year with a night of celebration, connection and joy. Pack your own or purchase a picnic hamper and enjoy fireworks displays and roving entertainment along the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra’s first major event since lockdown.
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Some of what's on this week

Next on 9 Dec 2021

The Stranger

8-11 Dec 2021

Renowned as one of the great character studies in modern literature, The Stranger is Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus’ masterpiece. One of Canberra’s most celebrated...

Concert or Performance

Free event Next on 9 Dec 2021

Elizabeth Newman: Un-titled

20 Nov 2021 - 20 Jan 2022

Elizabeth Newman: Un-titled will open at the Drill Hall Gallery on Saturday 20 November and run to 23 January with special summer hours in January. This exhibition...

Exhibition and Shows

Free event Next on 9 Dec 2021

Re-discovering Ginninderra

4 Mar 2021 - 3 Mar 2022

During the 1860s, Ginninderra flourished and in its prime boasted a church, two schools, store, police station, post and telegraph office, school of arts,...

Community Event

Next on 9 Dec 2021

Lightbulb Improv: Christmas special

9 Dec 2021

Join Lightbulb for lighthearted fun as they deliver a night of comedy inspired by your suggestions and the joy of Christmas. In a lively and daring journey, the...

Concert or Performance

Next on 9 Dec 2021

Living Memory: National Photographic Portrait Prize

31 Jul 2021 - 16 Jan 2022

Audience favourite, the National Photographic Portrait Prize, is back bigger and for longer this year. Selected from a national field of entries, this iteration...

Exhibition and Shows

Next on 12 Dec 2021

AMB 100 Mountain Bike Marathon

12 Dec 2021

** Please note this race has been moved to 12 December, which is a temporary holding date pending COVID restrictions. Please check the website to confirm event status...

Sporting Events

Canberra hosts some of the nation’s biggest festivals, international sporting matches, and blockbuster exhibitions.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Canberra

Some of what's on this week

The Stranger

Elizabeth Newman: Un-titled

Re-discovering Ginninderra

Lightbulb Improv: Christmas special

Living Memory: National Photographic Portrait Prize

AMB 100 Mountain Bike Marathon

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