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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Some of what's on this week

Free event Next on 22 Oct 2021

Ausdance ACT ONLINE Open Class: Repertoire and Improvisation with Alison Plevey

21-28 Oct 2021

Online Class: In true Party style, Alison will take you through a warm up with soul and joy, repertoire from some of their signature works and explore short choreographic...

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

Free event Next on 22 Oct 2021

PlayUP: The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard

7 May - 31 Dec 2021

PlayUP is the Museum of Australian Democracy's imaginative family space with activities to educate, excite and challenge young minds. With listening pods and a...

Exhibition and Shows

Free event Next on 22 Oct 2021

Wayfaring: Photography in 1970s–80s Taiwan

30 Jul - 28 Oct 2021

As Taiwanese society was coming to terms with a new political reality in the 1970s and 1980s, many artists and intellectuals addressed issues of locality, history...

Exhibition and Shows

Free event Virtual event Next on 22 Oct 2021

Cosmos and Critters Youth Art Prize Online Exhibition

30 Sep - 8 Nov 2021

Cosmos and Critters - Youth Art Prize, an online exhibition Entries close midnight Monday 8 November 2021 Calling all young, creative explorers! Travel your imaginations...

Exhibition and Shows

Free event Next on 22 Oct 2021

onetoeight: Australia’s first prime ministers

20 Mar - 31 Dec 2021

Visually arresting, humorous and thoughtful, Canberra-based artist Alison Alder reinterprets and reinvigorates portraits of the first eight prime ministers in onetoeight,...

Exhibition and Shows

Next on 22 Oct 2021

Milky Way Photography Workshop with Ari Rex

23 May 2020 - 19 Nov 2022

Take your night sky photography to the next level. Learn how to capture stunning Milky Way nightscapes. Expert instruction is given by award-winning photographer...

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

Some of what's on this week

Ausdance ACT ONLINE Open Class: Repertoire and Improvisation with Alison Plevey

PlayUP: The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard

Wayfaring: Photography in 1970s–80s Taiwan

Cosmos and Critters Youth Art Prize Online Exhibition

onetoeight: Australia’s first prime ministers

Milky Way Photography Workshop with Ari Rex

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