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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.

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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

Canberra Comedy Club

3 Sep 2025

Canberra Comedy Club featuring Ray O'Leary

Fun Time Pony, Canberra

Next on tomorrow from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

A young woman with short dark curls rests her chin on her hands on top of a brown vintage suitcase.

3–27 Sep 2025

Peter/Wendy

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick

Next on tomorrow from 7:30pm to 9:00pm

REP presents Joanna Norland's Lizzy, Darcy & Jane

4–20 Sep 2025

Lizzy, Darcy & Jane

Canberra REP Theatre, Canberra

Next on 4 Sep 2025 from 7:30pm to 10:00pm

Socceroos

5 Sep 2025

Socceroos vs New Zealand

GIO Stadium, Bruce

Next on 5 Sep 2025 from 7:45pm to 10:00pm

Kirsty Webeck

5 Sep 2025

Kirsty Webeck - Everything I Need To Say About Sea Creatures

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 5 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Mixed Signals Quartet - 2024 Mixed Quartet Champions

5 Sep 2025

National Quartet Finals - Barbershop Harmony Australia

Llwellyn Hall, Canberra

Next on 5 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm 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 5 Sep 2025 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm

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 5 Sep 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 6 Sep 2025 from 12:00pm to 11:00pm

People sitting at tables drawing

7 Jul – 8 Sep 2025

Monday Magic | Life Drawing at Wakefield's

Wakefield's Bar & Wine, Ainslie

Next on 8 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Group of people outside pub

20 Jan – 15 Dec 2025

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Next on 8 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Presenters at the Great Debate 2025 event at the National Library

9 Sep 2025

The Great Debate 2025: That Australian history unites us at the National Library

National Library of Australia, Parkes

Next on 9 Sep 2025 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm

LINE DANCING

12 Sep 2025

Country Takeover at Mooseheads

Mooseheads, Canberra

Next on 12 Sep 2025 from 9:00pm to 11:59pm

GIANTS AFLW Players Celebrating

13 Sep 2025

AFLW - GIANTS v Western Bulldogs

Corroboree Group Oval, Manuka, Griffith

Next on 13 Sep 2025 from 4:35pm to 7:35pm

Billy Ocean's concert promo image

13 Sep 2025

Billy Ocean

Royal Theatre, Canberra

Next on 13 Sep 2025

Damien Power

13 Sep 2025

Damien Power

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 13 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:15pm

Three people in pirate outfits smile at the camera

13 Sep 2025

Law and Marauder - Interactive Murder Mystery

Tuggeranong Homestead, Richardson

Next on 13 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Cast

13 Sep 2025

Confetti and Chaos - Canberra

Mercure Canberra, Braddon

Next on 13 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Portrait of photographers under the Milky Way

3 May – 25 Oct 2025

Milky Way Workshop Canberra By Ari Rex

Wildbark, Throsby

Next on 13 Sep 2025 from 5:30pm to 11:30pm

Drawing of naked humans next to a glass of wine

13 May – 16 Sep 2025

Long Pose in the Lounge

QT Canberra, Canberra

Next on 16 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Group of actors in Opera finery

17–27 Sep 2025

Lend Me A Tenor

ACT Hub, Kingston

Next on 17 Sep 2025 from 7:30pm to 10:00pm

Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz

19 Sep 2025

Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz – East Coast Tour

The Zeppelin Room, Narrabundah

Next on 19 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm

The Story of the Oars

19–21 Sep 2025

The Story Of The Oars

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 19 Sep 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm

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