Events ACT

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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Featured events

Next on 27 Feb 2021

Enlighten Festival

26 Feb - 14 Mar 2021

Canberra will shine bright with culture and creativity as the Enlighten Festival brings together the best autumn events. Held over 17 days from 26 February to 14...

Community EventFood and WineExhibition and ShowsFestivals and CelebrationsConcert or Performance

Free event Next on 6 Mar 2021

Lights! Canberra! Action! at Enlighten Festival

6 Mar 2021

Competition meets creativity at Lights! Canberra! Action!. Shining a spotlight on Canberra’s talented filmmakers, who have been tasked with creating seven-minute...

Community EventFestivals and Celebrations

Free event Next on 8 Mar 2021

Canberra Day at Enlighten Festival

8 Mar 2021

Celebrate Canberra’s 108th birthday ! Make the most of the public holiday and start the day at the Canberra Balloon Spectacular before joining Canberra Day festivities...

Community EventFestivals and Celebrations

Next on 5 Mar 2021

Symbiosis

5-14 Mar 2021

Join an exclusive after dark walking tour through the Australian National Botanic Gardens with illuminated live dance, music and spoken word. Experience a unique...

Concert or Performance

Some of what's on this week

Next on 27 Feb 2021

Chocolatier, Winery and Distillery Tour

8 Jan - 28 Mar 2021

Whether you’re a keen foodie, or you’re just looking for cool things to do in Canberra, this winery, chocolatier and distillery tour is going to be right up...

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

Next on 28 Feb 2021

Haig Park Village Markets

14 Feb - 30 May 2021

The markets are an evolving collaboration of many farmers, bakers, artisans and talented people, seeking to share their crafted specialties supporting local creative...

Markets

Free event Next on 27 Feb 2021

Pub Rock

5 Sep 2020 - 14 Mar 2021

Your backstage pass to 70s and 80s sounds and scenes. Celebrate the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and its enduring impact on our nation’s identity. Get...

Exhibition and Shows

Free event Next on 27 Feb 2021

Seeing Canberra

26 Oct 2020 - 17 Jul 2021

As a city initiated as an imagined capital for the new Australian nation, Canberra has been a place that quickly invited visual representation. As it developed,...

Exhibition and Shows

Next on 27 Feb 2021

National Dinosaur Museum Public Tours

19 Nov 2016 - 14 May 2023

The National Dinosaur Museum offers free public tours (with the general admission entry price) every weekend and school holiday period (NSW/ACT). Join one of their...

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and TalksExhibition and Shows

Next on 27 Feb 2021

HERE I AM: Art By Great Women - aMBUSH Gallery exhibition

20 Nov 2020 - 28 Feb 2021

Inspired by the Know My Name movement and in a cultural partnership with the National Gallery of Australia, HERE I AM: Art by Great Women is a summer cultural arts...

Exhibition and Shows

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Featured events

Enlighten Festival

Lights! Canberra! Action! at Enlighten Festival

Canberra Day at Enlighten Festival

Symbiosis

Some of what's on this week

Chocolatier, Winery and Distillery Tour

Haig Park Village Markets

Pub Rock

Seeing Canberra

National Dinosaur Museum Public Tours

HERE I AM: Art By Great Women - aMBUSH Gallery exhibition

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