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The calendar has at least 18 listings on Thursday 5 November 2026, Canberra time.

The first 5 by date:

The Jetty x R4R - 2nd Birthday!
When:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where:
Running for Resilience
Price:
Not listed
Source:
Running for Resilience listing
Listing updated:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026
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
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
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
2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival
When:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026, time not listed
Where:
Craft + Design Canberra
Price:
Not listed
Source:
In The City listing
Listing updated:
Thu, 5 Nov 2026

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The first 18 events by date

Community & social, See website
The Jetty x R4R - 2nd Birthday!
Thu 5 Nov at 6:00 pm
Running for Resilience
R4R x The Jetty 1st Birthday
Arts & culture, See website
Trivia at Mooseheads
Thu 5 Nov
Mooseheads Canberra
Get ready to put your knowledge to the test at Mooseheads Trivia, a beloved Thursday night tradition hosted…
Arts & culture, Free
Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest
Thu 5 Nov
Canberra Museum + Gallery
Step into a playful, hands-on exhibition designed for children aged 3–12 and their families at Canberra Museum +…
Arts & culture, See website
RELICS: A New World Rises
Thu 5 Nov
Canberra Museum + Gallery
RELICS: A New World Rises is an immersive exhibition where vintage objects become homes for intricate miniature worlds…
Food & drink, See website
2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival
Thu 5 Nov
Craft + Design Canberra
The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival celebrates Canberra as a creative capital and showcases the work of…
Festivals, See website
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…
Arts & culture, See website
Spring Film Series
Thu 5 Nov
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…
Arts & culture, See website
Special guests at the NFSA
Thu 5 Nov
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…
Arts & culture, Free
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…
Arts & culture, Free
EMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition
Thu 5 Nov
Craft + Design Canberra
We are living through overlapping emergencies, ecological collapse, housing insecurity, geopolitical conflict and systemic inequality. For many,...
Arts & culture, Free
National Robert Foster Metal Prize
Thu 5 Nov
Craft + Design Canberra
The National Robert Foster Metal Prize exhibition showcases outstanding contemporary metalwork, highlighting how imagination, skilled making,...
Arts & culture, Free
Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan: Two Heads
Thu 5 Nov
Canberra Museum + Gallery
Dean Cross X Sidney Nolan: Two Heads brings new and recent works by Canberra-born artist Dean Cross into…
Arts & culture, See website
Filotimo Charity Art Exhibition
Thu 5 Nov
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…
Food & drink, Free
Piccolo by Amici
Thu 5 Nov
Piccolo by Amici
A new coffee and breakfast spot by the team from Lala Hospitality Group brings Italian flavours to the…
Music & nightlife, See website
Number Junky
Thu 5 Nov
McGregor Hall
The inventive Danish/Australian trio Number Junky return with Composure, their third album, taking their new music on a…
Community & social, See website
The Longest Day
Thu 5 Nov
Various golf clubs
Join Cancer Council ACT and take on one of their much-loved fundraising events, The Longest Day! The Longest…
Family & kids, See website
Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club
Thu 5 Nov
Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club
Every Saturday and Sunday, the Yacht Club puts on a buffet spread with something for everyone. Think roast meats carved fresh, seafood straight off...
Arts & culture, See website
Quantum Tomorrow: Imagined Futures
Thu 5 Nov
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...

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