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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.

Image of two people with rainbow colours and pride symbols

22 Nov 2024

SciNight: Refraction – Proud to be Curious

Questacon, Parkes

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colourful artistic blurry picture of jazz musicians

22 Nov 2024

ANU Community Music Centre Jazz Jambo

Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, ANU, Canberra

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Black and white photo of person playing bass and person playing guitar

22 Nov 2024

Lakeside at 5: Lachlan Coventry and Eric Ajaye

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway

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Piano keys

22 Nov 2024

Blues Piano Night at The Zeppelin Room

Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

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Person wearing white shirt, patterned tie and suspenders mixing a cocktail behind a bar

22 Nov 2024

Love and Forgetting - Tales from a Young Mixer

Wakefield's Bar & Wine, Ainslie

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Beaujolais Wine Tasting 2024

22 Nov 2024

Beaujolais Wine Tasting 2024

Alliance Française de Canberra, Turner

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Briefs: Bite Club ft Sahara Beck

21–23 Nov 2024

Briefs: Bite Club ft Sahara Beck

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

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A man stands in the desert

1 Dec 2024 – 28 Feb 2025

Summer Film Series

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton

Next on today

A man in a silver jacket standing with two different facial expressions split by a sword.

22 Jan – 1 Feb 2025

Mojo

ACT Hub, Kingston

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

A man seen three times in period costume

22 Jan – 1 Feb 2025

An Actor's Investigation: The Chalk Pit by Peter Wilkins

Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, Fyshwick Canberra

Next on tomorrow from 7:30pm to 8:45pm

sunset cinema, outdoor cinema, openair cinema, movies, Canberra, Australian National Botanic Gardens

21 Nov 2024 – 22 Feb 2025

Sunset Cinema

The Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton

Next on tomorrow from 6:30pm to 11:30pm

Trophy Eyes

23 Jan 2025

Trophy Eyes - 'Summer In Slow Motion' Tour

UC Hub, Bruce

Next on 23 Jan 2025 from 7:30pm to 11:00pm

Flight Drone SkyShow 2024

24–26 Jan 2025

FLIGHT: Drone SkyShow + Night Markets

Commonwealth Place, Parkes

Next on 24 Jan 2025 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm

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 24 Jan 2025

Four players standing back to back and posing.

25 Jan 2025

WNBL Round 13: UC Capitals v Southside Flyers

AIS Arena, Bruce

Next on 25 Jan 2025 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Circuit

25–26 Jan 2025

Canberra Festival of Speed

Thoroughbred Park, Lyneham

Next on 25 Jan 2025 from 4:00pm to 10:00pm

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 25 Jan 2025 from 12:00pm to 11:00pm

People sitting at tables drawing

27 Jan – 24 Feb 2025

Monday Magic | Life Drawing at Wakefield's

Wakefield's Bar & Wine, Ainslie

Next on 27 Jan 2025 from 1:30pm to 4:00pm

Group of people outside pub

20 Jan – 15 Dec 2025

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Next on 27 Jan 2025 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Player takes a shot in front of a large crowd.

30 Jan 2025

WNBL Round 14: UC Capitals v Sydney Flames

AIS Arena, Bruce

Next on 30 Jan 2025 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

A sepia photograph of a father and his children.

30 Jan 2025

Building our nation: How migrants and their children have shaped Australia

National Library of Australia, Parkes

Next on 30 Jan 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Damien Rice

30 Jan 2025

Damien Rice

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 30 Jan 2025 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Prada Clutch & Conchita Grande bring Kath & Kim to life in Canberra!

31 Jan 2025

Kath & Kim Drag Bingo!

The Zeppelin Room, Narrabundah

Next on 31 Jan 2025 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm

Salut! Baroque in Sydney

31 Jan 2025

Music to Celebrate

Wesley Church, Forrest

Next on 31 Jan 2025 from 7:30pm to 8:45pm

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