Welcome to our popular What’s On Canberra page! Filter by Category or by Month or Search using the Search box.
Events are listed below from their starting date. Please note: While we make every effort to have accurate events information including date & time, we cannot guarantee that the event is running as it may change without our knowledge. Please check the More Information link to make sure the event is on - thank you and have fun with the family in Canberra!
This installation weaves together historical collections from the National Gallery of Australia with contemporary works from the SaVĀge K'lub collective.
Following a national and international tour, Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia returns to Kamberri/Canberra for its final showing at the National Gallery.
Lindy Lee is one of Australia’s most accomplished contemporary artists. To complement the unveiling of Ouroboros, Lee’s major new public art commission for the National Gallery, this exhibition brings together highlights from across the artist’s career as well as a monumental new installation and works on paper.
Kulata Tjuta is an ongoing cultural maintenance project that shares the skills of carving and making the punu kulata (wooden spear) across generations. It started as a project involving a small group of men in Amata and has grown to include over 100 Aṉangu men across the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.
Ethel Carrick (1872–1952) was a pioneering artist who forged new ground in the early twentieth century with her bold and vibrant post-impressionist works. She was a truly transnational artist who was born in Britain and lived and worked primarily in France and Australia.
Anne Dangar (1885–1951) occupies a unique position in art history as one of Australia’s most important, yet underacknowledged modern artists.
Following four sell-out Australian tours and two smash hit seasons in London’s West End, Dr Chris and Dr Xand are back with the epic Quest for the Jurassic Fart!. Join the twins on a dino-mite adventure to unearth the most dangerous, most powerful, most important fart in history—the Jurassic Fart!!
This empowering and uplifting Broadway sensation arrives in Australia for the very first time.
DreamWorks Animation, Universal Destinations and Experiences and TEG Life Like Touring are delighted to announce the World Premiere season of GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! opening Down Under in 2025. The Australian tour will play Melbourne’s Princess Theatre ahead of tour dates in Perth, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart from March to April 2025.
This brand-new, boisterously joyful adaptation is brought to life by just four bold performers.
Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie marks the first time works from this internationally significant collection will be seen in Australia. The exhibition presents a journey through the dynamic changes in European and Australian art in the twentieth century.
No Love Songs brings alive the joys and struggles of Jessie (Joyce) and Lana (Maunder) as they navigate the challenges of their new lives as parents.
The National Indigenous Art Triennial brings together commissioned work by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, creating an important platform for art and ideas.
The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is an interactive and engaging live show experience, inspired by the hit YouTube series. An unforgettable musical extravaganza, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles’ signature mix of education & entertainment.
Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, coming to Canberra in 2024.
Get ready to kick some serious putt when Pixar Putt arrives in Canberra for a 4-week run from Friday 20 September to Sunday 18 October at Civic Square. Australia’s most exciting open-air mini golf experience is inspired by some of Pixar’s most adored films and takes guests to infinity…and beyond!
