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Parliament House at night, illuminated in blue & red light with projected artwork across the façade
5–7 Jul 2026

NAIDOC Week Illumination

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Eucalyptus leaves in a shallow dish, with smoke going drifting over a wooden yidaki (didgeridoo).
6–10 Jul 2026

NAIDOC Week at the National Museum

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A young girl looks thoughtfully.
6–16 Jul 2026

July Holiday Drama Workshops with Canberra Youth Theatre

Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon
Next on today from 9:00am to 3:00pm
School holidays at the Museum of Australian Democracy
4–15 Jul 2026

School Holidays Activities at the Museum of Australian Democracy

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Parkes
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The Warehouse Circus Performance Troupe presenting the final tableau from Elemental
6–17 Jul 2026

Warehouse Circus School Holiday Program

Warehouse Circus, Chifley & Kaleen, Chifley
Next on today from 9:00am to 3:00pm
A Holden Kingswood car parked on a grassy field at sunset with children hanging out of the windows
6–17 Jul 2026

Built for speed: school holiday program

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:15am to 11:30am
Three children with a guide and titan the robot pouring coins
29 Jun – 13 Jul 2026

Mintventures: Blooming treasures!

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Kids overlooking the factory at the Mint
29 Jun – 13 Jul 2026

Mini-Minties: Eye spy! You spy!

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 10:00am to 11:00am
Zoofest
4–19 Jul 2026

The National Zoo and Aquarium Presents Zoofest

The National Zoo and Aquarium, Weston
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:30pm
childs cup hands holding acorns and a fairy
4–20 Jul 2026

Family Fun - Winter in the Woods - Winter School Holidays

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo Valley
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:30pm
Two boys running through landscaped gardens
3–20 Jul 2026

Wildlife Quest - Winter in the Woods

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:00pm
A child doing craft at a table
29 Jun – 17 Jul 2026

Crafternoons (all ages)

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Potions Room set up for Potions Class
27 Jun – 19 Jul 2026

Calming Draught: School Holiday Potions Class

Quizzic Alley, Fyshwick
Next on today from 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Installation view: Chris Carmody's All the Time
27 Jun – 19 Jul 2026

Chris Carmody: All The Time

Civic Art Bureau, Canberra
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Image: Keziah Craven, Janolus, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
2–26 Jul 2026

Embodied Trauma | Keziah Craven

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Anna Bonshek, Dreaming of Hampi, 2023. Image courtesy of the artist.
2–26 Jul 2026

Friends | Anna Bonshek

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Image: Eliot June O'Dowd, Curling Glory, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
2–26 Jul 2026

Guide to Surreal Urbias | Eliott June O'Dowd

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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First Nations Flag on a stick, being waved in the darkness
26 Jun – 21 Jul 2026

'Haunted Treasures' by Maggie Douglas and Sandy Ma

Platform, Forrest
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Kagero clay, ash glaze.
19 Jun – 19 Jul 2026

[Un]common Ground

Watson Arts Centre, Watson
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Megafauna
1–31 Jul 2026

MEGAfauna Megahunt

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Next on today from 8:30am to 5:00pm
A black and white image of a moth on a tree
6 Jun – 11 Jul 2026

View: Cass Li, Dylan Marriott, Elesa Stellios, Toni Tait, XinShuo Zhuo

photo access, Griffith
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Photo of boy with a wand he made in a Quizzic Alley class and a QBrew in the other hand
14 Jun – 19 Jul 2026

School Holidays - Wand-Making Class

Quizzic Alley, Fyshwick
Next on today from 10:30am to 11:30am
Image | Jessika Spencer Ancestral 2022 | Photography by Jessika Spencer
12 Jun – 18 Jul 2026

Reclamation | Jessika Spencer (Wiradjuri)

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
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Image | Akie Haga Veins of Air (detail) 2026 | Photography by Akie Haga
11 Jun – 18 Jul 2026

Veins of Air | Akie Haga

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
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