Home > What's On

What's on in Canberra

The most comprehensive calendar of events in Canberra
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
Rear vision exhibition banner
12 Jun 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

Rear vision: the Holden collection

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Artwork by Dean Cross
29 Sep 2026 – 27 Jun 2027

Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan: Two Heads

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Two people on a darkened stage, one seated beside an easel while the other paints a portrait.
12 Oct 2026 – 11 Jul 2027

People, Place, Portraits

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today
A group of people, some in wheelchairs, sit around a sculpture listening to a guide
17 Feb – 17 Nov 2026

Art for Carers: At the Gallery

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:30am to 11:30am
Child enjoying the Illuminate exhibition
20 Feb – 22 Nov 2026

Illuminate: How Science Comes to Light

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A visitor exploring the Royal Australian Mint Floral Impressions Exhibition
14 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

Floral Impressions Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today
Soldier with operation Kudu patch and blue and yellow friendship braclelet
13 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027

Operation Kudu: Supporting Ukraine

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Next on today
Smith's Jazz Jam
20 Jan – 15 Dec 2026

Smith's Jazz Jam

Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Next on today from 4:30pm to 9:00pm
Three inflatable sculptures that represent quantum technology
7 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027

Quantum Tomorrow: Imagined Futures

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Two women view artwork in gallery.
5 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026

Behind the Lines

Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Competitors race with lawnmowers on a grass track with a fire truck and spectators visible.
22 Sep 2026 – 19 Sep 2027

Regional Rivalries: Sport, spectacle and community in regional Australia Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A monochrome photographic portrait of four men with candid expressions wearing suits.
16 May 2026 – 23 May 2027

Power suits: The fit within the frame

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
The Gurindji Freedom banners hung up in a gallery.
19 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2026

Gurindji Freedom Banners Exhibition

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
3 young men perform a backsault.
18 Mar 2025 – 31 Dec 2026

Warehouse Circus Adult Circus Classes

Warehouse Circus, Chifley & Kaleen, Chifley
Next on today from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Bottomless Pasta
23 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027

Bottomless Pasta

Amici, Canberra
Next on today
A photo of a person picking up some flower pots
21 Oct 2026

Plant Giveaway

Corner of Mort and Elouera Street, Braddon, Braddon
Next on tomorrow from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Mike Rudd
21 Oct 2026

A Retro Spectrum - Mike Rudd

The Zeppelin Room, Narrabundah
Next on tomorrow from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
men in balaclavas in a circle looking down at camera
21 Oct 2026

TSIM: No Mistakes Tour

Fortitude Music Hall, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 7:00pm to 11:59pm
Friends Trivia
21 Oct 2026

Friends Trivia at Southbound

Canberra Southern Cross Club Tuggeranong, Greenway
Next on tomorrow from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Capital Film Festival
21–25 Oct 2026

Capital Film Festival

Dendy Canberra, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Oil on ACM Panel 26 × 14 cm
15 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Narelle Zeller - All of the Delicate Things

Grainger Gallery, Fyshwick
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Oil (WM), on Canvas 107 × 81 cm
15 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Penelope Boyd - Surrender

Grainger Gallery, Fyshwick
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 5:00pm
horizon mountains and verticle rectangles in white paint on black
16 Oct – 8 Nov 2026

Rose Marimon | The More You Look, the More You See

Strathnairn Arts Woolshed Gallery, Holt
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Page 2 of 20
    Filter by
    Date
    Category
    Loading results