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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.

Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz

19 Sep 2025

Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz – East Coast Tour

The Zeppelin Room, Narrabundah

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

Group of actors in Opera finery

17–27 Sep 2025

Lend Me A Tenor

ACT Hub, Kingston

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

REP presents Joanna Norland's Lizzy, Darcy & Jane

4–20 Sep 2025

Lizzy, Darcy & Jane

Canberra REP Theatre, Canberra

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

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 today from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

A photo of a teapot pouring a cocktail into a teacup at a bar.

13 Sep – 12 Oct 2025

Springtime Gin Garden

Midnight Bar, Braddon

Next on today from 3:00pm to 10:00pm

Portrait of photographers under the Milky Way

3 May – 25 Oct 2025

Milky Way Workshop Canberra By Ari Rex

Wildbark, Throsby

Next on today

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 today

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

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 tomorrow from 12:00pm to 11:00pm

Group of people outside pub

20 Jan – 15 Dec 2025

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Next on 22 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Musicians playing piano and saxaphone in a dimly lit bar

23 Sep 2025 – 29 Dec 2026

Jazz on the Rocks

Molly, Canberra

Next on 23 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm

Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

24–27 Sep 2025

Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 24 Sep 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:10pm

Group of musicians playing instruments

17 Sep 2025 – 30 Dec 2026

Wednesday Jazz

Molly, Canberra

Next on 24 Sep 2025 from 8:30pm to 10:30pm

ANTHONY MARWOOD & JAMES CRABB

25 Sep 2025

Anthony Marwood & James Crabb - Snow Concert Hall Season 2025

Snow Concert Hall - Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill

Next on 25 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Crowd of people sitting in a bar

18 Sep 2025 – 31 Dec 2026

Bourbon Street

Molly, Canberra

Next on 25 Sep 2025 from 9:00pm to 11:30pm

People walking in the rainforest at night time

26 Sep 2025

After Dark Walk in the Gardens

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton

Next on 26 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm to 7:45pm

Moonstruck

26 Sep 2025

Ensemble Offspring - Moonstruck

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 26 Sep 2025 from 6:30pm to 8:20pm

Michael Dooley on keyboard and singer Rachel McNally

26 Sep 2025

Lakeside at 5: In2Deep

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway

Next on 26 Sep 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm

A young female aerialist in denim overalls and a t-shirt hangs from aerial silks

26 Sep – 5 Oct 2025

Canberra Circus Festival

The May Wirth Big Top, Chifley Community Oval, Chifley

Next on 26 Sep 2025 from 9:00am to 10:00pm

Older man sitting behind jail bars looking suspiciously at camera

26 Sep – 21 Nov 2025

Serial Spring | Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton

Next on 26 Sep 2025 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Rubiks Collective

27 Sep 2025

Rubiks Collective The Big Idea

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 27 Sep 2025 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm

ACT Brumbies

27 Sep 2025

ACT Brumbies vs NSW Waratahs - Super Rugby AUS Round 3

Viking Park, Wanniassa

Next on 27 Sep 2025 from 1:00pm to 7:00pm

19-Twenty posing with audience in the Zeppelin Room at the Harmonie German Club

27 Sep 2025

19-Twenty 'HIPS' 10th Anniversary Tour at The Zeppelin Room

Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

Next on 27 Sep 2025 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm

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