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Canberra after dark

Experience the diversity and magic of Canberra’s after-dark scene all year round.

From live music of every genre, to theatre, captivating art, dance, delicious food, intriguing film and comedy, Canberra’s nightlife offers up a surprising range of experiences and events throughout the city.

Check this guide so you don’t miss a thing.

Promotional image for REP's A Doll's House, Part 2

12–28 Jun 2025

A Doll's House, Part 2

Canberra REP Theatre, Canberra

Next on today from 7:30pm to 10:00pm

BACKBAR

6 Feb 2025 – 6 Jun 2026

Blackbird Live Music

Blackbird Bar - Live Music - Cocktails - Nightclub - Underground Speakeasy, Canberra

Next on today from 7:30pm to 11:59pm

Carmen

20–25 Jun 2025

Carmen – The Australian Ballet

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 20 Jun 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:50pm

Belly dancer performing at Bar Beirut. She is balancing a sword on a seated customer's head.

17 Jan 2025 – 28 Mar 2026

Belly Dancing at Bar Beirut

Bar Beirut, Canberra

Next on 20 Jun 2025

Be captivated by the grace and allure of Luna’s Cabaret Dancers while our DJs create the rhythm of t

20 Jan 2024 – 20 Dec 2025

Luna Saturdays

Luna, Canberra

Next on 21 Jun 2025 from 12:00pm to 11:00pm

Sound Healing Canberra

18 May – 22 Jun 2025

Breathwork & Sound Healing Journey

Soma Woman's Wellbeing, Fyshwick

Next on 22 Jun 2025 from 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Woman stands with wings, man holds her hand to kiss it

22 Jun – 17 Aug 2025

Book Club at National Film and Sound Archive

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton

Next on 22 Jun 2025 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Group of people outside pub

20 Jan – 15 Dec 2025

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Next on 23 Jun 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Tuesday night writing sessions at Drill Hall Gallery

6 May – 29 Jul 2025

Tuesday night writing sessions at Drill Hall Gallery

Drill Hall Gallery, Acton

Next on 24 Jun 2025 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Queen - It's a kind of magic

25 Jun 2025

Queen: It’s A Kinda Magic

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 25 Jun 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Promise & Promiscuity

25–29 Jun 2025

Promise and Promiscuity

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 25 Jun 2025 from 7:30pm to 8:40pm

Running in the Shadows of Fleetwood Mac

28 Jun 2025

Running in the Shadows - Fleetwood Mac

The Zeppelin Room, Narrabundah

Next on 28 Jun 2025 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm

Portrait of photographers under the Milky Way

3 May – 25 Oct 2025

Milky Way Workshop Canberra By Ari Rex

Wildbark, Throsby

Next on 28 Jun 2025 from 4:30pm to 9:30pm

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

4 Jul 2025

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 4 Jul 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

a collage of vinyl album covers

7 Feb – 5 Dec 2025

Vinyl Lounge

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton

Next on 4 Jul 2025 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm

Bliss n Eso

5 Jul 2025

Bliss n Eso | Party on the Moon tour

University of Canberra, Bruce

Next on 5 Jul 2025 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm

Celebration

5 Jul 2025

Raiders v Dragons - NRL Round 18

GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce

Next on 5 Jul 2025 from 3:15pm to 7:00pm

Toni Childs

5 Jul 2025

Toni Childs - A Retrospective

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 5 Jul 2025 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm

Orchestra, soloists and choir performing on Llewelyn Hall stage with Louis Sharpe conducting

5 Jul 2025

The Armed Man

Llewellyn Hall, Canberra

Next on 5 Jul 2025 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Toni Childs – A Retrospective

5 Jul 2025

Toni Childs – A Retrospective

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 5 Jul 2025 from 7:30pm to 10:20pm

Winter in the City

5–19 Jul 2025

Winter in the City

Grand Winter Stage | City Walk , Canberra, Canberra

Next on 5 Jul 2025 from 2:00pm to 7:45pm

Apeiron Baroque: Something Old, Something New image

6 Jul 2025

Something Old, Something New

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest

Next on 6 Jul 2025 from 4:30pm to 5:45pm

Parliament House at night time with the front facade lit up with the Honey Ant artwork.

6–8 Jul 2025

NAIDOC Week Illumination

Australian Parliament House, Canberra

Next on 6 Jul 2025 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

People sitting at tables drawing

7 Jul 2025

Monday Magic | Life Drawing at Wakefield's

Wakefield's Bar & Wine, Ainslie

Next on 7 Jul 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm

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