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Festivals and celebrations in Canberra

Discover cultural festivals, seasonal celebrations, fairs and large community events happening around Canberra.

Festivals coming up in Canberra

The calendar has at least 18 listings in the Festivals 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:

Queer Flicks 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
2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Exhibition Openings
When:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
Where:
Craft + Design Canberra
Price:
Not listed
Source:
Events Canberra listing
Listing updated:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026
Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival
When:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
Where:
Canberra SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra
Price:
Not listed
Source:
Events Canberra listing
Listing updated:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026
Irish Film Festival Canberra
When:
Fri, 6 Nov 2026, time not listed
Where:
Palace Electric Cinemas
Price:
Not listed
Source:
In The City listing
Listing updated:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026
Garema Sessions
When:
Fri, 6 Nov 2026, time not listed
Where:
Garema Place
Price:
Free
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.

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The first 18 events by date

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Queer Flicks at the NFSA
Thu 5 Nov
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…
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2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Exhibition Openings
Thu 5 Nov
Craft + Design Canberra
Join them to formally launch the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival and celebrate the opening of four exciting exhibitions in the Craft + Design...
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Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival
Thu 5 Nov
Canberra SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra
SpringOUT is Canberra's only pride festival. Held in November each year, a month-long festival that celebrates Australia's most LGBTQIA+ friendly...
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Irish Film Festival Canberra
Fri 6 Nov
Palace Electric Cinemas
Screening at Palace Electric Cinema in Canberra, the Irish Film Festival 2026 brings you star-studded, award-winning features, shorts…
Festivals, Free
Garema Sessions
Fri 6 Nov
Garema Place
Your Friday night plans just got easier. Garema Sessions brings live music and variety performances from local artists…
Festivals, See website
Back to 2016
Fri 6 Nov
Mooseheads
Back to 2016: The Tumblr Era Party A nostalgic 2016 throwback party packed with Tumblr-era fashion, viral hits, polaroid moments and social-media...
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Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival
Fri 6 Nov
CIT Woden Campus
Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival - where fashion meets activism, performance meets purpose, and dissent becomes a work of art. Across...
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Clothing the Loop: Sustainable Fashion and Circular Design Festival
Fri 6 Nov
CIT Woden Campus
Where fashion meets activism, performance meets purpose, and dissent becomes a work of art. Across one vibrant weekend, Clothing the Loop unfolds...
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Are we measuring Canberra all wrong? Symposium
Fri 6 Nov
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
People don't wake up wanting a higher floor space ratio. They want convenience, belonging, safety, opportunity, beauty, and the freedom to move...
Festivals, See website
Fuego Pre-Fiesta at Highball
Fri 6 Nov
Highball
Fuego Pre-Fiesta is bringing a night of Latin music and dancing to Highball, setting the tone for a huge weekend of celebration as part of...
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Enough? Enough! ENOUGH
Fri 6 Nov
Canberra Potters, Watson Arts Centre
When does patience run out? When is enough finally enough? Enough? Enough! ENOUGH brings together nationally recognised artists Kara Wood, Raquel...
Festivals, Free
La Fiesta | Canberra's Latin American Festival
Sat 7 Nov
Latin American Plaza
La Fiesta arrives in Canberra’s city centre this November! A day filled with Latin music, food and energy…
Festivals, See website
80's Synth Anthem Voxneon
Sat 7 Nov
The Zeppelin Room
Relive the experience of 80's Electronica with Voxneon's sizzling new live show — Synth Anthems - the most popular and well-known songs in their...
Festivals, See website
Quietly Seething | A Panel Discussion
Sat 7 Nov
Canberra Contemporary
Join Canberra Contemporary for a panel discussion on the theme of this year's Craft + Design Canberra Festival, Dissent, featuring exhibiting...
Festivals, See website
Canberra Kinetic Sculpture Race
Sat 7 Nov
National Carillon
The Canberra Kinetic Sculpture Race is a thrilling one-day celebration of human-powered inventions, playful engineering, and imaginative design....
Festivals, See website
2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Open Studios + Organisations Open Day Weekend
Sat 7 Nov
Various Locations around Canberra - see website for more details
Festivals, See website
Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation
Sat 7 Nov
Canberra Contemporary
This installation invites audiences to sit within the soft and dazzling handcrafted space Fitzpatrick created using applique and embroidery...
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ALTER
Sat 7 Nov
Belconnen Arts Centre
ALTER is a double bill of extraordinary dance and design exploring the interplay between body, identity and cross-cultural exchange. This...

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