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Arts and culture events in Canberra

Browse exhibitions, theatre, film, museum programs, gallery events and creative experiences happening around Canberra.

Arts and culture coming up in Canberra

The calendar has at least 18 listings in the Arts & culture category from Thursday 5 November 2026 onwards, Canberra time. Categories help you browse. They are not a check that an event suits a particular age, ability or interest, so read the event page before you go.

The first 5 by date:

  1. Trivia at Mooseheads
    When:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
    Where:
    Mooseheads Canberra
    Price:
    Not listed
    Source:
    In The City listing
    Listing updated:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026
  2. Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest
    When:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
    Where:
    Canberra Museum + Gallery
    Price:
    Free
    Source:
    In The City listing
    Listing updated:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026
  3. RELICS: A New World Rises
    When:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
    Where:
    Canberra Museum + Gallery
    Price:
    Not listed
    Source:
    In The City listing
    Listing updated:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026
  4. Spring Film Series
    When:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
    Where:
    National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
    Price:
    Not listed
    Source:
    In The City listing
    Listing updated:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026
  5. Special guests at the NFSA
    When:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
    Where:
    National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
    Price:
    Not listed
    Source:
    In The City listing
    Listing updated:
    Thu, 5 Nov 2026

“Not listed” means the listing does not state that detail; it does not mean free or all day. Times, prices, venues and tickets can change at the source, so open the event page, and its source link where there is one, before you travel. “Listing updated” is when our copy last changed, not a check that the details are still current.

Upcoming events

The first 18 events by date

  • Trivia at Mooseheads in Canberra
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    Trivia at Mooseheads

    Mooseheads Canberra

    Get ready to put your knowledge to the test at Mooseheads Trivia, a beloved Thursday night tradition hosted…

  • RELICS: A New World Rises in Canberra
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    RELICS: A New World Rises

    Canberra Museum + Gallery

    RELICS: A New World Rises is an immersive exhibition where vintage objects become homes for intricate miniature worlds…

  • Spring Film Series in Canberra
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    Spring Film Series

    National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

    Enjoy their curated program of recent releases and revived classics, from high art to guilty pleasures. There’s something…

  • Special guests at the NFSA in Canberra
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    Special guests at the NFSA

    National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

    Special guest Q&As bring audiences behind the scenes of some of the season’s most exciting screenings. Hear directly…

  • EMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition in Canberra
    Arts & culture, Free

    EMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition

    Craft + Design Canberra

    We are living through overlapping emergencies, ecological collapse, housing insecurity, geopolitical conflict and systemic inequality. For many,...

  • National Robert Foster Metal Prize in Canberra
    Arts & culture, Free

    National Robert Foster Metal Prize

    Craft + Design Canberra

    The National Robert Foster Metal Prize exhibition showcases outstanding contemporary metalwork, highlighting how imagination, skilled making,...

  • Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan: Two Heads in Canberra
    Arts & culture, Free

    Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan: Two Heads

    Canberra Museum + Gallery

    Dean Cross X Sidney Nolan: Two Heads brings new and recent works by Canberra-born artist Dean Cross into…

  • Filotimo Charity Art Exhibition in Canberra
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    Filotimo Charity Art Exhibition

    Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre

    Art with a purpose. Some of Australia’s most talented Greek-Australian artists unite for a bold AHEPA Australia fundraising…

  • Quantum Tomorrow: Imagined Futures in Canberra
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    Quantum Tomorrow: Imagined Futures

    Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre

    Immerse yourself in an imagined near-future Australia where quantum technologies transform how you live, work and play. ​Journey through an...

  • More or Less in Canberra
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    More or Less

    SLA Display Village and Innovation Precinct

    More or Less is a group exhibition about the relationship between scale, quantity and the awe in the home. Five Canberra-based artists each present...

  • Queer Flicks at the NFSA in Canberra
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    Queer Flicks at the NFSA

    National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

    Join Queer Flicks, a vibrant film series of LGBTIQA+ community favourites. A welcoming, inclusive space sets the scene for connection, conversation...

  • Phases in Canberra
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    Phases

    Belconnen Arts Centre

    Members of the University of Canberra Faculty of Art and Design and their collaborators explore the meaning or the experience of 'phase'. The word...

  • Animal Portraits in Canberra
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    Animal Portraits

    Belconnen Arts Centre

    A series of framed composite digital works by Brenda Runnegar representing pets and favourite animals as majestic figures in historical paintings....

  • Colour Through My Eyes in Canberra
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    Colour Through My Eyes

    Belconnen Arts Centre

    Lien To invites you to enter a world of colour and enjoy the stories of her life. This exhibition expresses the beauty and colour that Lien To sees...

  • Bespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace in Canberra
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    Bespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace

    M16 Artspace

    Bespoke Utopia brings together leading Canberra artists whose practices embrace the principles of slow design, offering an alternative to the norms...

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