• Little Explorers’ Days at Questacon

    Parkes King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT

    Calling all mini adventurers - Little Explorers’ Days are back! Join us for two days packed with exciting activities designed for children aged 0-6 and their grown-up. ​ Enjoy science shows, sensory play, crafts, and hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity in your little scientists. From roaring dinosaur adventures and tinkering with light […]

  • Author talk: Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them

    Parkes Parkes Place West, Parkes, ACT

    Throughout history, famous writers have loved and been inspired by their cats. Author and expert Susannah Fullerton explores notable literary felines in her latest book 'Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them'.

  • Daisies | Screening at the NFSA

    Acton McCoy Circuit, 1, Acton, ACT

    Two young women respond to the moral decay and corruption around them with anarchic pranks, from lighting fires indoors to trampling an opulent feast in heels to cutting each other up with scissors. Věra Chytilová’s Dadaist masterpiece of feminist hedonism rejects social and sexual conventions. ‘There’s a sense of ideas boiling over in this brashly […]

  • ‘A reflection on a (silly) season’ A talk by Stuart Harris

    Acton Sullivans Creek Road, 46, Acton, ACT

    Our February guest speaker is renowned citizen scientist Stuart Harris. Stuart spends much of his time exploring local and more distant bushland. Stuart will show lovely photos of the plants and animals he’s discovered and provide insights into how the weather may have shaped the results. All welcome!

  • ‘A reflection on a (silly) season’ A talk by Stuart Harris

    Acton Sullivans Creek Road, 46, Acton, ACT

    Our February guest speaker is renowned citizen scientist Stuart Harris. Stuart spends much of his time exploring local and more distant bushland. Stuart will show lovely photos of the plants and animals he’s discovered and provide insights into how the weather may have shaped the results. All welcome!

  • The Sapphires (35 mm) + Wallabindi | Hot Summer Nights at the NFSA

    Acton McCoy Circuit, 1, Acton, ACT

    WALLABINDI 6 pm | Live Music THE SAPPHIRES 8 pm | Screening Settle in from 6 pm as Wallabindi takes the stage for a live performance in the NFSA heritage courtyard. Enjoy local wines, summer cocktails and charcuterie, available for purchase onsite from Dom’s deli & bar. Then head into Arc Cinema at 8 pm […]

  • Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story – ONLY CANBERRA SCREENING!

    Belconnen Weedon Close, 26, Belconnen, ACT

    The first and only Canberra screening of this documentary on legendary cult underground band DEAD MOON, on the BIG screen at Pot Belly pub, where the beer is cold and the pizza is hot! UNKNOWN PASSAGE: THE DEAD MOON STORY is co-directed by Kate Fix & Jason Axel Summers - the film makers behind the […]

  • White Knuckle Fever & Shark Arm & Rubber Necker

    Belconnen Weedon Close, 26, Belconnen, ACT

    Sydney's shape-shifters Rubber Necker will bring their chaotic transcendent sub-punk sound to treat your brain & body to a defibrillating fit. With banshee vocalist Renée Falez casting spells. SHARK ARM are Sydney’s Iowa brothers, the kings of slab pounding post punk- now with an added bass player stuck in the middle of a family dispute! […]

  • South Canberra Community Markets

    Kambah Kambah Pool Road, 244, Kambah, ACT

    SAVE THE DATE! The next South Canberra Community Markets will be Saturday 7 February 2026, 10am - 2pm, 244 Kambah Pool Road. Enjoy the live music, unique products, delicious food, and peaceful rural location! 👉 STALLHOLDERS: booking info: https://www.commsatwork.org/.../galilee-community-markets/ 👉 VISITORS: more info: https://www.commsatwork.org/galilee-school/south-markets/

  • Water by Hands on Studio

    Parkes Queen Elizabeth Terrace, 44, Parkes, ACT

    Water operates simultaneously as material, infrastructure, and lived experience. It circulates through bodies and environments, enabling daily acts of washing, drinking, and immersion, while also being managed through systems of storage and control — dams, reservoirs, tanks, and domestic plumbing. Its presence is both immediate and mediated, shaped by cultural habits, ecological conditions, and technological […]

  • Deep End by Amy Claire Mills

    Parkes Queen Elizabeth Terrace, 44, Parkes, ACT

    Deep End is an immersive sensory installation that invites exploration through touch, sight, and sound. The project explores the concept of accessible and adaptive ‘third spaces’. Third spaces, beyond home and work, are informal social environments that foster community and connection (Oldenburg, 1989). However, for many Disabled people, third spaces often default to medical environments […]

  • Blue Hawaii + Mikelangelo | Hot Summer Nights at the NFSA

    Acton McCoy Circuit, 1, Acton, ACT

    MIKELANGELO 6 pm | Live Music BLUE HAWAII 8 pm | Screening Settle in from 6 pm as Mikelangelo takes the stage for a live performance in the NFSA heritage courtyard. Enjoy local wines, summer cocktails and charcuterie, available for purchase onsite from Dom’s deli & bar. Then head into Arc Cinema at 8 pm […]