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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
Rear vision exhibition banner
12 Jun – 11 Oct 2026

Rear vision: the Holden collection

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Installation view of large and colourful first nation's works
11 Apr – 23 Aug 2026

Ngura Puḻka – Epic Country

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
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
Illustration of Australians in uniform
30 Apr – 20 Sep 2026

Remembering the War Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Kids Design Comp Previous Winners
20 Feb – 11 Sep 2026

Canberra Glassworks Kids’ Design Competition

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
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
Ethos
11 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026

Canberra: A Monumental Vision

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Next on today
3 glass bowls made through kiln forming, two with snowman deisgns, and one with a colourfull snowfla
7 Jan – 9 Oct 2026

Canberra Glassworks School Holiday Program

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
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
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
Colourful butterflies on a black background.
25 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2026

Animals in the Parliament House Art Collections exhibition

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today
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
Bottomless Pasta
23 Dec 2025 – 29 Dec 2026

Bottomless Pasta

Amici, Canberra
Next on today
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
Girl with glasses holding a shadow puppet echidna hatching out of an egg
15 Jul 2026

Spike the Echidna - Shadow Puppet Show for Kids

Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Greenway
Next on tomorrow from 10:00am to 11:00am
Close up of pots of small flowers
15 Jul 2026

Free plant giveaway

Haig Park, Braddon
Next on tomorrow from 11:30am to 1:00pm
A Holden Kingswood car parked on a grassy field at sunset with children hanging out of the windows
6–17 Jul 2026

Built for speed: school holiday program

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on tomorrow from 10:15am to 11:30am
Workshop participants engaged in hands-on craft activities around a table in an art-filled studio.
15–29 Jul 2026

Material Resonance - Workshops with Michele Grimston

Blank Cultural Platform, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
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