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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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