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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.

Lawrence Mooney

31 Oct 2026

Lawrence Mooney - Full Moon Party - Canberra

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 8:00pm to 9:30pm

Mooseheads Canberra

31 Oct 2026

One Night at Moosies | Halloween

Mooseheads, Canberra

Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 9:00pm to 11:59pm

Drag King with tophat

31 Oct – 30 Nov 2026

Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

Canberra SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra, Braddon

Next on 31 Oct 2026

Belly dancer performing at Bar Beirut. She is balancing a sword on a seated customer's head.

28 Mar – 19 Dec 2026

Belly Dancing at Bar Beirut

Bar Beirut, Canberra

Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

This shows the Milky Way core rising behind the historic Brayshaw's Homestead stead built in 1903

31 Oct 2026 – 14 Aug 2027

Learn Astrophotography in the dark skies of Canberra

Various venues, Tharwa

Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Be captivated by the grace and allure of Luna’s Cabaret Dancers while our DJs create the rhythm of t

13 Dec 2025 – 28 Nov 2026

Luna Saturdays

Luna, Canberra

Next on 31 Oct 2026 from 4:00pm to 11:59pm

Trivia at PJs in the City

16 Mar 2026 – 14 Jun 2027

PJs Monday Night Trivia

PJs in the City, Canberra

Next on 2 Nov 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Group of people outside pub

20 Jan 2025 – 14 Dec 2026

Smith's Poetry Thing

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Next on 2 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

photo of number junky

4 Nov 2026

Number Junky Odd Meter Workshop

Big Band Room, Peter Karmel Building, ANU, Canberra

Next on 4 Nov 2026 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Drawing with hand holding pencil

5 Nov 2026

Fine Lines and Wine | Life Drawing at Contentious Character

Contentious Character, Kingston

Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Seven classical musicians in elegant dress.

5 Nov 2026

Series 4 - Haydn's Oxford | Canberra

Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes

Next on 5 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Bearded man painting his face yellow

6 Nov 2026

Creative Juices

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Mooseheads Canberra

6 Nov 2026

Back to 2016

Mooseheads, Canberra

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 9:00pm to 11:59pm

From a Diamond to a King

6 Nov 2026

From a Diamond to a King

Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden, Phillip

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Kevin Borich

6 Nov 2026

Kevin Borich Express and The Zeppelin Room

Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 8:00pm to 10:30pm

Three dancers in a disc of light

6–7 Nov 2026

ALTER – A Double Bill of Design, Dance, Disability and Dissent

The Theatre, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 2:00pm to 7:00pm

Backstage shot of model about to go on to runway

6–7 Nov 2026

Clothing the Loop: Sustainable Fashion and Circular Design Festival

CIT Woden Campus, Phillip

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 6:00pm to 11:30pm

Fountain Lakes: Y2k

6–7 Nov 2026

Fountain Lakes: Y2k

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Jazida Burlesque sitting on the bar at Bar Beirut

6–20 Nov 2026

Jazida Burlesque

Bar Beirut, Canberra

Next on 6 Nov 2026

Khaled Khalafalla - The Let Me Take You There Tour

7 Nov 2026

Khaled Khalafalla - The Let Me Take You There Tour

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Moonlight Meanders – Lake Burley Griffin, southern foreshore

7 Nov 2026

Moonlight Meanders – Lake Burley Griffin, southern foreshore

Walk begins and ends at Canberra Contemporary Arts Space, Lake Burley Griffin Southern Shore, Parkes

Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 8:30pm to 10:00pm

5 performers gathered together laughing next to a grand piano

7 Nov 2026

One-Take Musical

Smith's Alternative, Canberra

Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm

a dancer wearing black with black projected lines on her body

7 Nov 2026

ALTER

Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen

Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez

7 Nov 2026

Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - From Minho to Euphrates

The Street Theatre, Canberra

Next on 7 Nov 2026 from 7:30pm to 8:45pm

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