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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
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
Photo of a group of people sitting in a gallery listening to someone talk
6 Feb – 27 Nov 2026

Friday Art Talks

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 12:00pm to 12:45pm
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
Ravenclaw trying on the hat
5 Feb 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

Sorting Hat Ceremony

Quizzic Alley, Fyshwick
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:30pm
Band
2 Jan – 18 Dec 2026

Straight, No Chaser

Molly, Canberra
Next on today from 9:30pm to 11:59pm
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
Child and parent look at specimens of Geoscience Australia's National Fossil and Mineral Collection
11 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2027

Earth Science Week

Geoscience Australia, Narrabundah
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
Members of Bondi Cigars sitting at table
17 Oct 2026

Bondi Cigars at The Zeppelin Room

Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah
Next on tomorrow from 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Mountain
17 Oct 2026

Mountain

Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Next on tomorrow from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
A room full of puzzlers with awards in the foregrounf
17 Oct 2026

ACT Jigsaw Puzzle Competition 2026

Exhibition Park in Canberra: EPIC, Mitchell
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 5:30pm
Seedings
17 Oct 2026

Permaculture Made Practical Workshop

Tuggeranong Uniting Church, Wanniassa
Next on tomorrow from 11:00am to 11:45am
An old sandstone church with tall spire set in lush green parkland at sunset
17 Oct 2026

St John's Community Fair

St John's Anglican Church Canberra, Reid
Next on tomorrow from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Women bounces basketball while being heavily defended.
17 Oct 2026

UC Capitals v Bendigo Spirit WNBL27 - Round 1

AIS Arena, Bruce
Next on tomorrow from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
An artwork of irregular oblong panels with texture decoration, loosely attached with rows of string.
17 Oct 2026

Artists in Conversation: Helen Heslop, Fenja T. Ringl, and Christine Upton

Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Large crowd enjoying CSO at Live at Lanyon
17 Oct 2026

Live at Lanyon with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa
Next on tomorrow from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
A woven 2-D abstract image of dots and lines in wavy trails, like a serene air flow.
17 Oct 2026

Artists in Conversation: UC Faculty of Arts and Design Staff and Friends

Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on tomorrow from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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