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Zoofest
16 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

Zoo in Bloom

The National Zoo and Aquarium, Weston
Next on today from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Weereewa Jenny Blake
29 Aug – 24 Sep 2026

Exhibition by Jenny Blake

The Gallery Next Door, Duffy
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:01pm
Guests enjoy gin cocktail high tea beneath a canopy at The Underground Gin Garden.
12 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

Underground Spirits Gin Garden at Floriade

Commonwealth Park, Parkes
Next on today from 9:30am to 5:00pm
Colourful flower festival with crowds and a Ferris wheel among trees under a bright sky.
12 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

Floriade 2026

Commonwealth Park, Canberra
Next on today
Seniors sitting around a table talking
1–30 Sep 2026

ACT Seniors Month

Various venues, Hughes
Next on today
Mint coin surrounded by flowers
12 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

Floriade About Town at the Royal Australian Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Rhino Encounter
12 Sep – 11 Oct 2026

World Rhino Day at the National Zoo and Aquarium

The National Zoo and Aquarium, Weston
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Al Munro: After Barcelona
5 Sep – 4 Oct 2026

Al Munro: After Barcelona

Civic Art Bureau, Canberra
Next on today
Arial view of people around a round table full of platters of food
12 Sep – 24 Oct 2026

Takeaway: Tales from the Flavour Superhighway

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on today
Photographer: Elli Webb
11 Sep – 31 Oct 2026

Canberra Art Biennial

Various venues, Canberra
Next on today from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
A monochrome pigment photographic portrait of a shirtless man laying on a bed, looking at the camera
22 Aug – 11 Oct 2026

National Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Byways
17 Sep – 12 Nov 2026

Spring Byways

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on today from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Cocktails
14 Sep – 14 Nov 2026

The Spritz Club

Capitol Bar & Grill and Capitol Bar, Canberra
Next on today from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Visitors stand on an upper level of Parliament House, viewing a large framed historical painting.
7 Sep – 4 Dec 2026

125 Years of Federation: Our Parliament and its Presiding Officers Display

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today
Winter Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club edit
2 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club

Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club, Yarralumla
Next on today from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Woman sits in preppy outfit with her mouth open, pink door in background
1 Sep – 30 Nov 2026

Spring Film Series

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today
Three people in a small inflatable boat looking at the large ice formation in front of them.
1 Jul – 11 Oct 2026

Antarctica

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A sea turtle swimming in blue water with brightly coloured coral
17 Jun – 12 Oct 2026

Life in the Great Barrier Reef

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today
Vibrant large-scale tapestries
20 Jun – 18 Oct 2026

Arthur Boyd: tapestries

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A close-up image of red and blue yarn on weaving bobbins
20 Jun – 18 Oct 2026

The Weavers’ Studio

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
RELICS hero image featuring two miniature lego figures interacting with vintage stopwatch
19 Sep 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

RELICS: A New World Rises

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Four children relaxing on Bunny Dearest
7 Jul – 22 Nov 2026

Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Art Gallery
10 Sep 2026 – 28 Feb 2027

Tamara Lalayan Gallery Exhibition

Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel, Yarralumla
Next on today
Yellow and black illustrations of families in the remote Aboriginal community of Papunya
15 Jun 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
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