Canberra Events - Australian Capital Territory
When visiting Canberra why not go along to an event, festival, performance or exhibition around the Canberra region to really mix it with the local community on your ACT holiday.
ACTTAB Melbourne Cup Race Day
Come to Thoroughbred Park to see the race that stops the nation on the big screen! Enjoy local thoroughbred horse racing on the course proper. The Myer Fashions on the Field will be run on the day with some great prizes. Release your inner show pony ...
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Australian Chamber Orchestra Brahms 4 and Steven Isserlis
Join Steven Isserlis and Richard Tognetti as they and the Australian Chamber Orchestra bring to you Brahms Four. The Fourth is Brahms' final and greatest symphony. Here, Brahms takes flight, as he melds the soaring sounds of Romanticism to classical ...
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Bangarra Dance Theatre - BLAK
The internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre presents BLAK, a new production about the challenges and rewards for Indigenous young people as they transition into adulthood. Embracing their responsibilities, they provide an intrinsic link in ...
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Behind the Lines 2012: The Year's Best Political Cartoons
As the saying goes, a year is a long time in politics. Behind the Lines 2012 looks back on the highs and lows of the political year through the eyes of Australia's best cartoonists. Their observations of the personalities, parties and political pow ...
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Canberra Country Music Festival
Visit the Canberra Country Music Festival for three days of great performers, workshops, talent quests, dancing, and industry forums. 5 stages will showcase fifty awesome Australian and international artists. Hear bluegrass, bush ballads, country ro ...
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Canberra Nara Candle Festival
Join in the celebration of Canberra's sister city relationship with Nara, Japan. Enjoy four hours of free entertainment, delicious Japanese food, cultural activities. The event peaks with a stunning evening display of more than 2000 candles in Canber ...
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Centenary of Canberra
In 2013, we mark 100 years since the naming of Canberra, our national capital and home of the Australian story. Canberra has a connection to every Australian that no other city in the country does. The Centenary of Canberra offers an opportunity for ...
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Fireside Festival
Venues around the Canberra region turn up the heat in August for the capital's annual celebration of winter - Fireside Festival. Sip on exquisite cool climate wines, taste the delicacies from the region, meet local artists with a passion for their cr ...
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Floriade
In 2013 Floriade will showcase how innovation can inspire a nation with Canberra's 100th birthday providing a celebratory feeling in the city for the entire year. Through the theme Innovation-inspiration for the nation, Floriade 2013 will pay tribut ...
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Floriade NightFest
When the sun sets on Commonwealth Park, Floriade NightFest will shine a light on Australia's biggest celebration of spring. From live music, stand-up comedy and hip DJs to cocktails, night markets and beautifully lit garden beds, Floriade NightFest w ...
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Hipbone Sticking Out
On the edge of the Pilbara, jutting into the Indian Ocean like a hipbone, lies one of humanity's greatest cultural treasures - Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula - the world's largest and oldest art gallery. Inspired by this incredible landscape, Hipbone ...
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Kanga Cup International Youth Football Tournament
The Kanga Cup is an annual youth soccer tournament held in Canberra. It is the most prestigious youth soccer tournament of its kind to be currently operating within Australia and is the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Winning a Kanga ...
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Llewellyn Series 13.3 - From the New World
Proclaimed 'the greatest symphonic work ever composed in this country'. This promises to be an unforgettable concert. Before intermission, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra's own Virginia Taylor, an undisputed Australian musical legend, performs the pr ...
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Llewellyn Series 13.4 - Carmina Burana
Experience an evening of pure indulgence in German masterpieces, including Carmina Burana. The evening begins with the music of Beethoven's most sublime overture and continuing with two of Wagner's most enduring compositions. In 2013 the Embassy of ...
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Movie Extra Tropfest 2013
Join the 22nd annual screening of Movie Extra Tropfest! Stage 88 at Commonwealth Park will host the largest Tropfest event outside Sydney, complete with live music and entertainment, plenty of great food and licensed areas and of course the 16 finali ...
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National Capital DanceSport Championships
Be part of the the glitz and glamour when hundreds of Australia's leading professional and amateur dancers are joined by international dancers for the 21st year of this championship. Watch them compete in Latin American, Ballroom and New Vogue danc ...
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National Gallery of Australia talks and workshops
The National Gallery of Australia has an extensive program of talks and workshops run in conjunction with their current exhibitions. Hear about local and international artists or specific techniques. Be inspired by the greats and create your own artw ...
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Skate in the City
Enjoy frosty fun in the heart of Canberra with an open air ice skating rink. Take the kids to play in the 'Snow Box'. Don't miss Stars on Ice performances on Friday and Saturday evenings and special daytime school holiday shows. Be entertained by th ...
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The Canberra and Capital Region Truffle Festival
Discover the magic of truffles at the Canberra and Capital Region Truffle Festival. The region celebrates these highly prized gems from late June to early August. Learn from celebrity chefs and other truffle experts. Join a truffle hunt or simply in ...
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