36 things to do in Canberra this weekend

Canberra, you've outdone yourself. 36 events across Friday to Sunday — that's a proper weekend calendar. We sifted through the whole thing and these are our picks.

The spread is music and community & culture, with Saturday stacking up 14 events — the busiest day of the three. 15 of the weekend's events are free.

If you're new to Canberra: Commonwealth Park is hosting 3 events this weekend alone — it's as good a starting point as any.

The full lineup

Every event on in Canberra this weekend, day by day:

Friday — 15 events

• — 75th Annual Goulburn Lilac City Festival
  Belmore Park
• — ANU Keyboard Institute Open Day
  ANU School of Music
• — Floriade NightFest 2026
  Commonwealth Park
• — Goulburn Lilac City Festival
  Downstairs Goulburn Soldiers Club
• — Intro to Renting Workshop
  Woden Community Service · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Mind-Balance-Tai Chi
  Queanbeyan Veteran and Family Hub · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Mini-Minties: Coin shapes, colours & movement!
  Royal Australian Mint
• — Mintventures: Unlikely Heroes on our coins
  Royal Australian Mint
• — Nature Navigation at Tidbinbilla
  Nature discovery playground · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Open Day Evening Showcase Concert: Featuring Students, Faculty, and Guests
  Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music
• — SALT_Business Networking Breakfast _Canberra
  Gang Gang Cafe and Bar
• — Sit, Stand, and Strength
  Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Sound Bath for Deep Rest & Relaxation (Whitlam) - September to December
  Mingle Community Space
• — Spring Art Play (Ages 4-10)
  The H Dispensary
• — Wild Spring Botanical Crowns + Wands (ages 4-9)
  The H Dispensary

Saturday — 14 events

• — ANZAC Parade tours
  1 Elimatta St · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Cocktail Making Class
  Devil You Don't
• — Flora Explorer Bus Tours
  Visitor Centre, Australian National Botanic Gardens
• — Floriade NightFest 2026
  Commonwealth Park
• — Future Student Saturday Campus Tours
  The Street Theatre · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Hospital Records 30 Years – Canberra
  Hopscotch Bar
• — Knit and Crochet for Charity with GOG!
  Corroboree Park Hall · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Magic, Spells, and Other Worlds
  164 Namatjira Dr
• — Ollies' Garage & The SHRF Canberra Showroom: Celebration of Motorsports Bathurst Legend Cars
  Ollies' Garage
• — Ollies' Garage featuring Celebration of Motorsports Bathurst Legend Cars
  72 Gladstone St
• — Queanbeyan NSW Resin Art Class | with OzArtz - The Home of Resin
  Queanbeyan Kangaroo Leagues Club
• — Quiet Mornings at the Mint
  Royal Australian Mint · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Reconciliation Place Public Tours
  Fire and Water Sculpture · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — THE MEN'S BREAKFAST TABLE - Building Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope
  Gungahlin Community Centre · Tickets from CAD 0.

Sunday — 7 events

• — An Evening of Hungarian Music
  14 Guthridge Cres
• — Braddon Book Club
  EightyTwenty Canberra | Braddon Cafe · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Co-Design Session for the SBLGBTIQA+ People with Disability Peer Group
  Ainslie Arts Centre · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Floriade About Town - Walking with Words
  Poppyfield Common · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Floriade NightFest 2026
  Commonwealth Park
• — Free The Canberra Times Run Canberra 6-Week Training Group
  Queen Elizabeth Terrace · Tickets from CAD 0.
• — Older teens / young adults group get together
  Telopea Park · Tickets from CAD 0.

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