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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.

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
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
Group plaining trivia game heads or tails
16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2027

PJs Monday Night Trivia

PJs in the City, Canberra
Next on 15 Jun 2026 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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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
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
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
ROCKARIA – THE ELO EXPERIENCE
19 Jun 2026

Rockaria – The Elo Experience

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on 19 Jun 2026 from 8:00pm to 10:20pm
Matinee 2
20 Jun 2026

Matinee: Over 30's Clubbing Experience

Mooseheads Pub, Canberra
Next on 20 Jun 2026 from 4:00pm to 10:00pm
Family-friendly free event at Mercure Canberra
20 Jun 2026

Warm Soup Cool Jazz at Mercure Canberra

Carlton Room at Mercure Canberra, Braddon
Next on 20 Jun 2026 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
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