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Cowboy Junkies

Concert or Performance

9 Feb 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Canadian alt-country pioneers Cowboy Junkies will return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 20 years in...

Music On the Greens

Concert or Performance

28 Nov 2020 to 27 Dec 2020

Distance from: 4.6 kms | Price from: Free

Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon Kambri at ANU present top-notch talent from ANU’s School of Music, Llewellyn Hall and beyond!...

Australian Love Stories: an amorous online adventure

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 31 Dec 2020

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

Unchain your heart and delve into the love stories of famous figures from Australia’s National Portrait Gallery.But YOU choose which...

This is my place

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 22 Feb 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

After months spent in isolation at home, take a fresh and intimate focus on the places that define who we...

Canberra Beerfest

Festivals and Celebrations

13 Feb 2021

Distance from: 2.3 kms | Price from: Not Available

Canberra Beerfest returns to JDL Lawns this February testing your taste buds and time management skills with an even bigger...

Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 31 Jan 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now showcases art made by women. It brings together more than 300...

Pub Rock

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 14 Feb 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

Your backstage pass to 70s and 80s sounds and scenes.Celebrate the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and...

Reflections: Friends Photographic Group

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 6 Dec 2020

Distance from: 4.6 kms | Price from: Free

An exhibition of photographs taken within the Australian National Botanic Gardens by the Friends of the Gardens' Photographic Group. Framed...

Belonging: Stories of Australian Art

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 30 Jun 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

This major collection presentation recasts the story of nineteenth-century Australian art. Informed by the many voices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous...

HOME:MADE 20

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 2.5 kms | Price from: Free

HOME:MADE features a curated selection of new furniture, homewares and jewellery by some of the most exciting early-career designers and makers from across Australia.HOME:MADE...

Canberra International Riesling Challenge Riesling Experience

Food and Wine

24 Oct 2020 to 16 Oct 2021

Distance from: 2.3 kms | Price from: Not Available

The Canberra International Riesling Challenge is the largest single varietal wine show in the Southern Hemisphere, annually assembling one of...

Truth, Power and a Free Press

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 31 Dec 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

Rapidly changing technology creating a 24-hour news cycle, the rise of citizen journalists and a constant battle for truth. Media...

Your Local Wedding Guide Canberra Expo

Exhibition and Shows

7 Feb 2021

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

At Your Local Wedding Guide Canberra Expo, you can create your perfect wedding day with the help of the best...

Ink in the Lines, Special Exhibition

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 27 Jan 2021

Distance from: 4.9 kms | Price from: Free

Behind every tattoo is a story of remembrance, mateship, identity and healing.Many members and veterans of the Australian Defence Forces...

PlayUP: The Right to Have an Opinion and Be Heard

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 30 Apr 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

The imaginative family space has all-new hands-on activities to educate, excite and challenge young minds.Discover PlayUP – The Right to...

Endeavour Voyage: The Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 26 Apr 2021

Distance from: 2.9 kms | Price from: Free

This stunning exhibition takes you on a journey, travelling on board the ship with Cook and for the first time...

Julia Morris: I’m Not Even Joking

Concert or Performance

2 May 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Julia Morris – I’m Not Even Joking.In her 30th year of stand up comedy, there is no doubting our beloved...

Broken Marathon Canberra

Community Event Sporting Events

14 Feb 2021

Distance from: 3.3 kms | Price from: Not Available

Broken Marathon is World’s newest long-distance running experience, accrue 42.2km over 6 stages.The objective of the Broken Marathon is for...

The Amazing Face

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 31 Dec 2020

Distance from: 2.1 kms | Price from: Free

The National Portrait Gallery has a free online class to learn the language of portraiture.Over 14 modules, iconic portraits from...

Out of This World: Australia in the space age

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 14 Mar 2021

Distance from: 1.6 kms | Price from: Free

Welcome to the dawn of the space age. From the 1950s through to the 1970s, Australia was gripped with excitement...

JOEL CREASEY – MESSY BITCH

Concert or Performance

13 Mar 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Joel Creasey, Australia’s Crown Prince of Comedy, returns for another season of sauce and sass with his latest stand up...

Interval – Hannah Gason exhibition | DESIGN Canberra 2020

Festivals and Celebrations

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: Free

Canberra-based glass artist, Hannah Gason makes works which capture, modulate and grade the available light. Her wall-mounted assemblages layer translucent...

Emerging Contemporaries

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 4.3 kms | Price from: Free

Rosie Armstrong | Angela Coleman | Henrietta Farrelly-Barnett | Abbey Jamieson | Jenni Kemarre Martiniello | Daniel Leone |  Cam...

Alan Ayckbourn’s Absurd Person Singular

Concert or Performance

28 Nov 2020 to 5 Dec 2020

Distance from: 4.1 kms | Price from: $20.00

Join with the REP company as they present this amazing comedy.Meet three couples in their three kitchens on the Christmas...

Daniel Sloss

Concert or Performance

27 Apr 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

International superstar Daniel Sloss returns to Australia with a brand new show. 2019 was a huge year for Daniel with...

Proximity TriCanberra Triathlon Festival

Community Event Sporting Events

5 Dec 2020

Distance from: 3.3 kms | Price from: Not Available

The Proximity TriCanberra Triathlon Festival offers a distance for everyone. This event is ideal for those who have not attempted...

Echoes of Pink Floyd: A Journey Through Time

Concert or Performance

20 Aug 2021

Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

Australia’s largest scale Pink Floyd concept act Echoes of Pink Floyd will take audiences on a musical and visual journey...

Australian Wattle Day @ the Old Bus Depot Markets

Markets

5 Sep 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Free

National Wattle Day has been officially celebrated since 1992 across Australia.Before then, Australians in different States and the territories celebrated...

Dirkswirks Timber Mosaics

Exhibition and Shows

9 Dec 2020 to 31 Jan 2021

Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: Free

A sculptural feast of three dimensional decorative wood mosaics by Dirk Lejeune. Inspired by his fascination of the Australian bush...

Canberra Caravan Camping Outdoor Expo

Exhibition and Shows

23 Oct 2020 to 24 Oct 2021

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: $0.00

Our 2020 Canberra Caravan Camping Outdoor Expo has been cancelled due to COVID-19. On for three big days, with over...

Canberra Fashion Food Wine Market

Markets

21 Mar 2021

Distance from: 1.8 kms | Price from: Free

Discover new and pre-loved fashion, including designer labels and a wide range of styles. New is a growing food and...

2021 Canberra International Music Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

30 Apr 2021 to 9 May 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: $25.00

A vibrant fusion of expertly curated music, performances both daring and intimate, exceptional music mixed with culinary surprises – that’s...

Rotary Aussie Peace Walk

Community Event

26 Mar 2021 to 28 Mar 2021

Distance from: 2.8 kms | Price from: Not Available

Two-day walking festival in Canberra with walks ranging from 7kms to 42kms on the Saturday and 7km to 21km on...

Canberra Christmas Market

Markets

11 Dec 2021

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

The Canberra Christmas market will not be going ahead in 2020, but plans to be open in 2021.Over two-days, shoppers...

Essence of Cloud

Exhibition and Shows

25 Mar 2021 to 8 May 2021

Distance from: 4.3 kms | Price from: Free

Mark EliotEssence of Cloud is a multi faceted solo exhibition featuring glass artist Mark Eliot. This exhibition will be comprised...

DESIGN Canberra

Festivals and Celebrations

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 4.3 kms | Price from: Not Available

DESIGN Canberra celebrates and promotes Canberra as a global city of design.Design is in Canberra’s DNA. From the time of...

The Body Electric

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 26 Jan 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

The Body Electric presents work by women artists on the subjects of sex, pleasure and desire. The exhibition features some...

Coin Operated Queens – Drag Brunch

Concert or Performance

21 Nov 2020 to 5 Dec 2020

Distance from: 4.4 kms | Price from: $35.00

Do you love Drag Queens?Phish and Phreak Productions is running Canberra's first Drag Brunch and would love to see you...

Before hand: the private life of a portrait

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 21 Mar 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

A new exhibition revealing the backstories behind iconic works from the National Portrait Gallery collection and the creative and social...

Postponed – CraftAlive Canberra

Exhibition and Shows

31 Dec 2020 to 1 Jan 2021

Distance from: 9.4 kms | Price from: $12.00

CraftAlive is coming to Canberra. Now in its 30th year, CraftAlive is Australia’s longest running craft event series.With both local...

Australian Dreams: Picturing our Built World

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 31 Jan 2021

Distance from: 2.3 kms | Price from: Free

For over 200 years, painters, printmakers and photographers have been in a creative conversation with the built environment. Reflecting progress,...

Yours Faithfully

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 30 Apr 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

In an age of pithy one liners, text messages and FaceTime, letter writing might seem redundant. Yet rediscovering this lost...

Life Through the Lens – Photographic Display at the NFSA

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 30 Jun 2021

Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: Free

This photographic display highlights just a few of the 3,000 Commonwealth documentaries and educational short films in the Film Australia...

Canberra Kids Market

Markets

30 Aug 2020 to 7 Mar 2021

Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: Free

Canberra Kids Market is "the" place to find new, handmade and pre-loved, clothing, toys, books, games, accessories and equipment for...

Happy and Glorious

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 20 Jun 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

The Queen’s Visit in 1954. The phrase conjures up memories of a young Queen in summer dresses and ball gowns,...

From an untouched landscape: James Tylor exhibition

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 2.5 kms | Price from: Free

HOME:MADE features a curated selection of new furniture, homewares and jewellery by some of the most exciting early-career designers and makers from across Australia.HOME:MADE...

APIA Good Times Tour

Concert or Performance

3 May 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Based on Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 controversial best-selling novel American Psycho and the 2000 film of the same name, this...

Lightworks, Interval, Watershed: Three Exhibitions at the Drill Hall Gallery

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: Free

Three exhibitions at the Drill Hall Gallery, showing from October 2 to November 29 2020Lightworks: Lesley Dumbrell, Trevor Vickers, Virginia...

Birds of Paradise: Ellis Rowan in New Guinea

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 8 Mar 2021

Distance from: 2.3 kms | Price from: Free

Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) is one of Australia’s most celebrated artists. Best known for her striking wildflower paintings, Ellis Rowan also...

Melinda Schneider: A Farewell To Doris

Concert or Performance

23 Apr 2021

Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Following the recent passing of the legendary Doris Day, acclaimed Australian singer Melinda Schneider pays tribute to her childhood idol...

A Common Thread

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 4.3 kms | Price from: Free

A Common Thread by emerging makers Sam Gold (SA) and Harriet McKay (ACT) is a contemporary and multidisciplinary collaboration encompassing textile...

Canberra Kids Market

Markets

7 Mar 2021

Distance from: 9.6 kms | Price from: $3.00

Discover new, handmade and pre-loved clothes, toys, books, games, accessories, furniture, prams, strollers, equipment for babies, toddlers and young ones...

Sunday at the Old Bus Depot Markets

Markets

29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Free

Temporarily closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.Lovers of fine hand crafted wares, clothing collectors, food fanatics and jewellery junkies are just...

Architecture Stroll: Ward and Bischoff | DESIGN Canberra 2020

Festivals and Celebrations

29 Nov 2020

Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: $35.00

The Canberra suburb of Campbell was largely developed in the 1960s and includes multiple examples of outstanding architecture of Harry...

Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival

Food and Wine

20 Mar 2021

Distance from: 5.1 kms | Price from: $18.00

Australia's premier craft beer and cider festival is held in the grounds around the heritage Mercure Canberra hotel.Featuring over 50...

onetoeight: Australia’s first prime ministers

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 20 Jun 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

Visually arresting, humorous and thoughtful, Canberra-based artist Alison Alder reinterprets and reinvigorates portraits of the first eight prime ministers in...

Democracy. Are You In?

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 20 Jun 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

Democracy is a living system and it work best when there is a healthy balance between trust and distrust -...

Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 24 Dec 2020

Distance from: 2.1 kms | Price from: Free

In Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe (From my women), Shirley Purdie pays homage to the women in her family, representing herself through collective...

Three Sixty Fashion Market

Markets

8 Nov 2020 to 21 Feb 2021

Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Free

The Three Sixty Fashion Market is a truly unique, niche Canberra-based market dedicated to sustainable fashion. This mostly recycled fashion...

Portrait Allsorts

Exhibition and Shows

28 Nov 2020 to 31 Mar 2021

Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free

A delectable selection of treats awaits visitors in this celebration of the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Offering portraiture in all...