There’s always something happening in and around Canberra.
Pick the event you want to attend and mark it on your calendar.
January
Summernats
Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), 3-6 January
Heat Picnic Fiesta
Glebe Park, 19 January
Australia Day in the Capital
Regatta Point, Lake Burley Griffin, 26 January.
NBL Hawks v Taipans
AIS Arena, 26 January
Rome: City and Empire
National Museum of Australia, until 3 February.
Love and Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces for the Tate
National Gallery of Australia, until 28 April
February
Canberra Domain Test Match: Australia v Sri Lanka
Manuka Oval, 1-5 February
Big Bash League: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes
Manuka Oval, 9 February
Canberra Triathlon Festival
Rond Terrace, 9 February
National Multicultural Festival
City Centre, 15-17 February
ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show
EPIC, 22-24 February
ActewAGL Canberra Classic
25 Feb – 3 March
March
Enlighten Festival
Various locations, 1-17 March
Enlighten Illuminations
Parliamentary Triangle, 1-11 March
Haig Park PICKTURE Festival
Haig Park, 1-3 March
Lights! Canberra! Action!
Senate Rose Gardens, Old Parliament House, 8 March
Canberra Balloon Spectacular
Lawns of Old Parliament House, 9-17 March
Symphony in the Park
Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, 10 March
John McGrath Auto Group Black Opal Stakes and tab.com.au Canberra Cup Race Day
Thoroughbred Park, 10 March
Canberra Day
Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, 11 March
Super Rugby: Brumbies v Waratahs
GIO Stadium, 15 March
Hit 104.7 Skyfire
Regatta Point, Lake Burley Griffin, 16 March
Art, Not Apart
Various locations, 16 March
Canberra Comedy Festival
Various locations, 18-24 March
April
Australian Running Festival
13-14 April
Shimano Mountain Bike Grand Prix
Stromlo, 16 April
Australian Dragon Boat Championship
Weston Park, 17-22 April
Winestomp
Various locations, 20 April
National Folk Festival
Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), 18-22 April
Anzac Day Commemoration
Australian War Memorial, 25 April
Groovin’ the Moo
EPIC, 28 April
May
Canberra International Music Festival
Various locations, 2-12 May
Netier National Capital Rally
Kowen Forest, 10—11 May
Reconciliation Day
Glebe Park, 27 May
June
The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region
Various locations, 1 June – 1 September
Fox Superflow Mountain Biking
Stromlo, 2 June
Monet: Impression Sunrise
National Gallery of Australia, 7 June – 18 August
A Pooch Affair
EPIC, 15 June
August
Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival
Palace Cinemas, 1-17 August
Canberra Writers Festival
Various locations, 22-25 August
September
Floriade including NightFest
Commonwealth Park, 14 September – 13 October
Australian Mountain Bike 100 Marathon and Ultra Marathon
Stromlo, 29 September
October
Canberra Highland Gathering
Kambah oval, 5-6 October
Canberra International Film Festival
Various Locations, TBC
Canberra Nara Candle Festival
Canberra Nara Peace Park, TBC
Out and Loud LGBTIQ Choral Festival Canberra
Various locations, 24-28 October
November
Fair Day
Ainslie Gorman Arts Centre, 2 November
Remembrance Day
Australian War Memorial, 11 November
Spilt Milk
Commonwealth Park, TBC
December
Matisse/Picasso
National Gallery of Australia, 13 December 2019 – 13 April 2020
Christmas in Civic
Civic, TBC
NYE in the City
Civic Square, 31 December