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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.

Canberra Raiders player Ethan Sanders kicking a conversion.
5 Jun 2026

Raiders v Roosters - NRL Round 14

GIO Stadium, Canberra, Bruce
Next on 5 Jun 2026 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Cocktail Dinner
5 Jun 2026

Spirits CBR Cocktail Dinner at the Yacht Club

Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club, Yarralumla
Next on 5 Jun 2026 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm
Dans les arbres improvising ensemble
5 Jun 2026

Dans les arbres: French and Norwegian Ensemble

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
Next on 5 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Claire Edwardes
5 Jun 2026

Ensemble Offspring: The Oracle

The Street Theatre, Canberra
Next on 5 Jun 2026 from 6:30pm to 7:40pm
St Hugo Wine Dinner at Tuggeranong
5 Jun 2026

Mt Majura Wine Dinner at the Yacht Club

Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club, Yarralumla
Next on 5 Jun 2026 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm
Winter Wine Series
5 Jun – 28 Aug 2026

Winter Wine and Providore Series

Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel, Yarralumla
Next on 5 Jun 2026 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Audience in a theatre and a man at the front preparing to play a vinyl
7 Feb 2025 – 4 Dec 2026

Vinyl Lounge at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on 5 Jun 2026
Two women reading books in a room full of books and manuscripts
6 Jun 2026

Film Screening: How to Build a Library

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 6 Jun 2026 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Copy of Drag Paint & Sip Canberra
6 Jun 2026

Drag Paint and Sip Canberra

Badger & Co, Acton
Next on 6 Jun 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Close-up of a speckled green houseplant with wired earbuds clipped to a leaf beside a blurred person
6 Jun 2026

vegetable.machine.animal - Australia Tour

Blank Cultural Platform, Canberra
Next on 6 Jun 2026 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm
Artist Meg Mac
6 Jun 2026

Meg Mac w/ Special Guests

UC Hub, Bruce
Next on 6 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 11:30pm
Tipsy Tea by the Fire
7 Jun 2026

Tipsy Tea by the Fire

Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club, Yarralumla
Next on 7 Jun 2026 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Apeiron Baroque: Afternoon Hours
7 Jun 2026

Afternoon Hours

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Next on 7 Jun 2026 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Three band members from Cola looking at the camera in a forest
11 Jun 2026

Cola (CA) - Australian Tour with Special Guests

UC Hub, Bruce
Next on 11 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 11:30pm
Club Sandwich comedians
11 Jun 2026

Club Sandwich Comedy Featuring Carlo Ritchie

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
Next on 11 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A painting depicting a battle between sailing ships at sea
11 Jun 2026

Maritime mayhem in early Botany Bay

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on 11 Jun 2026 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Woman drinking sparkling wine with art model sitting in background
30 Apr – 11 Jun 2026

Oh Yeah Life Drawing at OHNO! Manuka

OHNO!, Griffith
Next on 11 Jun 2026 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Terroir Wine Pairing Dinner
12 Jun 2026

Terroir Wine Pairing Dinner

Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel, Yarralumla
Next on 12 Jun 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Salut! Baroque in Sydney
12 Jun 2026

Bohemian Rhapsody

Wesley Church, Forrest
Next on 12 Jun 2026 from 7:30pm to 8:45pm
Jazida Burlesque sitting on the bar at Bar Beirut
12 Jun – 31 Jul 2026

Jazida Burlesque

Bar Beirut, Canberra
Next on 12 Jun 2026
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17–21 Jun 2026

Steel Magnolias

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 17 Jun 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Man at a bar, making a drink
18–20 Jun 2026

Love & Forgetting – Tales from a Young Mixer

Ambrosia Lounge, Fyshwick
Next on 18 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm
The band members of the Jungle Giants
19 Jun 2026

The Jungle Giants - Experiencing Feelings of Joy Tour

UC Refectory, Bruce
Next on 19 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 11:30pm
Doric String Quartet
19 Jun 2026

Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van't Hoff | Musica Viva Australia | Canberra

Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra
Next on 19 Jun 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
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