Multi-platinum, ARIA Award-winning electronic duo Peking Duk return with their long-awaited debut album, Paradise, and a brand-new live show set to take audiences across Australia.
For over a decade, Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles have been at the forefront of Australian electronic music, amassing more than 400 million streams, 27× Platinum certifications and multiple ARIA Awards. From anthems like High, Take Me Over, Stranger and Fire to headline festival performances, sold-out tours and unforgettable pop-up sets, Peking Duk have built a reputation as one of Australia's most electrifying live acts.
Paradise marks an exciting new chapter, exploring the everyday poetry of Australia and the idea that paradise isn't perfect; it's personal. Sonically adventurous and emotionally expansive, the album delivers Peking Duk at their most ambitious.
Now, fans can experience the next evolution of Peking Duk live, with an immersive new production, brand-new music and the euphoric, high-energy performance that has made them one of Australia's most celebrated live electronic acts.
The world is already watching, now it's your turn.
Hindley Street Country Club has risen from Adelaide's music scene to become one of Australia's biggest touring acts and a global phenomenon. With more than 5 billion online views and counting, sold-out shows across the USA, Asia and beyond, HSCC has earned international acclaim for its world-class musicianship and electrifying live performances.
The vision of Adelaide's Constantine Delo, HSCC brings together a powerhouse of elite musicians to reimagine the greatest music of all time, the timeless hits of the 70s and 80s. On stage they capture the energy, soul and magic of these classics, delivering a show that feels both nostalgic and breathtakingly fresh.
This is more than a concert. It's a celebration of the music that defined a generation, performed by the band that's taking Australian talent to the world. Don't miss out. Secure your seats now and join audiences across the world in experiencing the band everyone is talking about.
Celebrating 50 years of Kuepper Klassics.
2026 marks the 50th year as a recording artist for legendary Australian musician Ed Kuepper. To celebrate, he is taking to the road with The Exploding Universe (of Ed Kuepper), a full band performance featuring the added talents of drummer Mark Dawson, bassist Peter Oxley, keyboard player Alister Spence and brass arranger Eamon Dilworth as they tackle material from right across Ed's illustrious 50-year career.
From the release of The Saints epochal 7" (I'm) Stranded in August 1976, via the genre-defying Laughing Clowns, an ARIA award winning solo career spanning some 30+ stand alone albums/compilations and live recordings, side journeys into The Aints, The Aints! and movie soundtracks plus continued sonic exploration via collaborations with Dirty Three drummer Jim White and jazznerds Asteroid Ekosystem, to a recent world tour back where is all began with The Saints '73- '78; Ed Kuepper has forged, flourished and conquered the recorded medium many times over.
Life's better with a soundtrack, and PJs kicks off every Friday and Saturday night. A rotating cast of solos, duos and the special guest serving up classics, pop, rock, folk, R&B, reggae, hip hop, soul, country and acoustic — basically whatever pairs best with a cold one. No two weekends sound the same, so don't get too comfy with a favourite.
Check out the website to see who's on this weekend, then come down and let PJs do the rest.
PJs in the City — where everyone's a Local.
Into The Dark returns to Mooseheads for a special Halloween edition, taking place on the night before Halloween.
Emoween brings together the sounds of emo, pop-punk, alternative rock and metalcore for one huge night featuring music from My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Blink-182, A Day To Remember, Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, The Used, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, Taking Back Sunday, Simple Plan, The Offspring, AFI and more.
Previous Into The Dark events at Mooseheads have drawn strong crowds, and this Halloween edition is set to be one of the biggest yet.
All guests who purchase a ticket to Emoween will also go into the draw to win a double pass to Good Things Festival, with the winner drawn during the event.
Guests are encouraged to embrace the theme with emo-inspired Halloween costumes and dark attire.
Tickets are available through Moshtix and the Mooseheads website.
Emoween combines Halloween atmosphere with the music and nostalgia of the emo and alternative scene for a night designed for fans of the genre.
Every Friday night, Molly turns the lights down and lets the band take over at Straight, No Chaser. Expect a soundtrack of high-energy jazz including hard bop, soul-jazz, latin jazz, gritty fusion, and even some cheeky jazzed up pop covers to keep the room buzzing while the drinks are flowing.
With free entry, world-class cocktails, and cheese and charcuterie platters to fuel the night, Straight, No Chaser is all about smoky vibes, strong drinks, and a little late-night debauchery.
This September, QT Canberra trades its usual mischief for Regency manners, in partnership with Canberra Theatre Centre. Expect lavish florals, a Pride & Prejudice-inspired QTea High Tea, and just enough scandal to keep Mr Darcy interested.
Before the curtain call, settle into The QT Lounge with a cup of tea and a bite, the perfect pre-matinee soiree.
Begin with a tiered affair, filled to the brim with heirloom pumpkin and Persian feta quiches, tuna and fennel tartlets and a Tasmanian smoked Salmon sandwich. Freshly baked scones arrive piled high with Chantilly cream and raspberry jam, one glorious cake from the wandering cake trolley, alongside a flowing milk chocolate fountain for good measure.
And for those who never could resist a little more, the roaming cake trolley makes its rounds, laden with Space Kitchen's Elizabeth Bennet strawberry mousse, lychee jelly and vanilla sponge cake and the Mr Darcy Roasted hazelnut praline, Nutella mousse, crisp crepe crunch and chocolate sponge cake with your name on it.
Space Kitchen cakes available as an additional purchase.
Available in September and October in the QT Lounge.
Prim, poured, and just a touch improper.
SpringOUT is Canberra's only pride festival. Held in November each year, a month-long festival that celebrates Australia's most LGBTQIA+ friendly city and Canberra's LGBTQIA+ community in all its fabulous diversity.
It's time to SpringOUT with 'PRIDE in the Capital' in 2026!
Throughout November, Canberra's annual SpringOUT festival showcases a diverse array of events that celebrate Canberra's LGBTQIA+ community. There are free and low-cost events, so don't miss out.
Events include their opening event, at Glebe Park, SpringOUT Fair Day. Then later, celebrate The Famous Pink Tennis Bush Dance, which sells out every year.
SpringOUT will host their fourth Pride Sports Festival ''Sport Your Pride' with ACT Veterans Rugby and many other sporting codes. There will be women's Rugby and Grid Iron Matches, Soccer, Hockey, Water Polo, Roller Derby and Come and Try Sessions not to be missed!
Explore Exhibitions, Theatre, Dance, and Guided Walks. There will be workshops. Don't miss Qwire's Annual Concert. Participate in the Pride Run with Canberra Frontrunners.
There's the Big Gay Breakfast with Fuse Magazine.
Visit the SpringOUT website to register your event for 2026 and for more details on sponsorship and how you can help to celebrate Pride in the Capital!
Canberra welcomes back its very own Brick Show in 2026! For LEGO fans of all ages, featuring some of Australia's best builders exhibiting more than 300 tables of awesome creations.
There will be a massive train layout, dozens of vehicles, a great ball contraption, Technic displays, mosaics, Star Wars displays, historic collections and custom-designed My Own Creations (MOCs). Come along and check out the displays, interactive activities, LEGO retailers of new and rare sets and great food!
For their 5th anniversary, they'll be celebrating some of the biggest themes in LEGO with some awesome activations:
60 years of LEGO Trains
30 years ok Pokemon
15 years of Ninjago
The Matcha and Ceramic Painting Workshop by Noa Matcha is a relaxed two-hour creative session held at community centres across Canberra, including Braddon, Pearce and Tuggeranong. Guests learn to sift and whisk ceremonial-grade Japanese matcha and make their own matcha latte with guidance from a host. They then choose a ceramic mug or matcha bowl and paint it using simple, step-by-step techniques.
No experience is needed. Matcha, the ceramic piece, paints, brushes and tools are all provided, and guests take home the piece they painted. Sessions suit solo visitors, friends, couples and small groups, and larger private celebrations can be arranged.
Guests are advised to wear clothing that can get a little paint on it. Matcha naturally contains caffeine.
A Day at the Movies is the NFSA's welcoming dementia-friendly cinema program, designed for people living with dementia alongside their families, friends, carers and companions. Carefully selected films are presented in a supportive environment with reduced sound levels, low lighting, a scheduled intermission and dedicated quiet spaces. Guests can enjoy complimentary refreshments and opportunities to socialise before and after the screening, while trained staff are on hand to provide assistance throughout the event, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable day at the movies for all.
The series is brought to you by film and media experts Associate Professor Dr Jodi Brooks (Project Lead, University of New South Wales), Dr Fincina Hopgood (University of New England), and independent screen culture and audience development specialist, Karina Libbey.
An initiative of the ACT Government, the program is funded by the ACT Government and aligns with its Age-Friendly City Plan. In-kind support from the National Film and Sound Archive (Venue Partner), Carers ACT, Dementia Australia, the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing and Bulla Dairy Foods.
Drop in every Saturday and Sunday for free screenings of Australian documentaries in the NFSA Theatrette.
Their Spring Drop-in Docos program brings together powerful Australian stories shaped by the elemental forces that define our landscapes, communities and history.
From the drought-stricken heart of rural Australia in Remembering Rain to the threatened ecosystems explored in Muddy Waters: Life and Death on the Great Barrier Reef, these films reveal the vital and often precarious relationship between people and the natural world. Themes of land, identity and custodianship emerge in On Sacred Ground, which chronicles the Noonkanbah dispute of mining in the Kimberley, and Lake Pedder, documenting the environmental battle sparked by the flooding of one of Tasmania's natural treasures.
The devastation caused by natural disaster is captured in When Will the Birds Return, an account of Darwin's recovery following Cyclone Tracy, while Nancy Bird Walton celebrates Australia's pioneering aviator and the spirit of exploration embodied by the skies above.
Together, these documentaries offer a compelling journey through Earth, Water, Fire and Air, illuminating the forces that continue to shape Australia's environment, culture and future.
Delight in the art and world-class exhibitions on show at the National Gallery, on the shores of Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. Art lovers will enjoy meandering through the galleries and admiring the collection, including the famous 'Blue Poles' by Jackson Pollock and the Ned Kelly series by Sidney Nolan.
The new Australian and International art galleries provide plenty of things to see, following a large-scale rehang of almost every piece. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection comprises over 7500 works and is the largest globally.
Old Parliament House Gardens offer a pleasant, rose filled place to pause in the heart of the Parliamentary Zone. Located on either side of Old Parliament House are the House of Representatives Garden and Senate Garden.
The roses in this garden were planted during the Great Depression. When parliament moved, the gardens were opened to the public. They were restored in 2004 to their current beauty.
The Old Parliament House Gardens are available for public and corporate functions. Call the National Capital Authority for garden-related enquiries.
Email Tennis Canberra for tennis court bookings.
Stop by the Ainslie Football and Social Club for meals, drinks, poker machines, entertainment and internet access.
Choose your meals from their all-weather cook your own barbeque area, the fantastic carvery or pizza oven.
Challenge your friends and family at the pool tables. Watch all the sporting action on huge screens and over 20 plasmas throughout the club.
Their internet kiosk has super-fast broadband connections. Free live entertainment Saturday nights from 10.30pm.
Interstate visitors can sign in as guests.
Yarralumla Bay foreshore park comprises the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin between Orana Bay and Blue Gum Point, with access off Alexandrina Drive.
It provides opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy the waters of the lake whether involved in boating, swimming, paddling or just strolling on the water's edge. The western part of the area has sailing and rowing clubhouses, launching ramps, piers and a wharf. Pleasant shaded picnic areas are connected to a popular commuter and recreational cycleway/walkway with information and directional signage around the lake.
The swimming area comprises a sandy beach and enclosures for swimming and paddling. The swimming beaches are monitored for blue-green algae and bacteria. Whenever conditions are unsuitable for swimming the National Capital Authority gives public warnings.
The National Workers Memorial honours Australians who have lost their lives to work-related accidents, incidents or disease and celebrates the vital contribution of Australian workers to building this nation.
The Workers' Glade design of the Memorial comprises eight stone columns positioned to reflect the outline of Australia.
Concentric ripples radiate from the columns to form a public plaza. This ripple effect acknowledges the profound impact work-related loss has on communities and families. The Memorial provides an important focal point for Workers' Memorial Day, recognised internationally on 28 April each year.
The Shop at Old Parliament House is located in heritage-listed Old Parliament House, now home to the Museum of Australian Democracy.
Their products reflect the Museum's stories, themes, and exhibitions. They also offer an extensive selection of political books and biographies.
The Shop proudly collaborate with Australian artists and designers and is committed to providing Australian-made and Australian-designed products wherever possible. All of their products are sustainably sourced, socially responsible, and align with Australian and international ethical standards.
Every purchase directly supports the ongoing work of the Museum, helping preserve the collection and share the stories that have shaped Australian democracy.
With authentically restored heritage spaces and inspiring contemporary exhibitions, the Museum of Australian Democracy offers an exciting adventure in one iconic building.
Let their guides take you on one of their daily tours to learn about the individuals and events of Australian democracy, in the very places where they occurred. Hear the echoes of the people, parties and prime ministers that shaped the nation as you discover Australia's rich democratic history. Or, embark on a self-guided tour through time in the grand halls and offices of Australia's most iconic heritage building.
Step back in time and visit the authentically preserved spaces of historic Old Parliament House, including the House of Representatives Chamber and Prime Minister's Suite.
Discover exhibitions that celebrate the stories and spirit of Australian democracy and the power of the voices within it, including Democracy DNA and Changemakers.
From 1927 until 1988, the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery was accommodated in offices and studios above the House of Representatives and Senate Chambers.
Visit the House of Representatives Press Gallery where members of the media seated in the gallery above the Chamber witnessed parliamentary sittings, and then raced back to the cramped offices and studios to file stories and hopefully scoop their rivals.
Free. Open daily.
Boundless—The Centenary of Canberra National Playground is Canberra’s first all-abilities playground, located on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin at Kings Park.
The Boundless Playground caters to different levels of ability. It is a place where children, young people and their families can play, socialise, explore, challenge physical limits and make new friends. Boundless is a free, state-of-the-art play space that is fun and inclusive of all children of all ages and abilities.
The Boundless Playground was initiated as a project to celebrate Canberra’s centenary.
Experience Australia's federal electoral system and the power of Australia's democracy at the National Electoral Education Centre run by the Australian Electoral Commission. Located in the heart of Canberra's parliamentary triangle, the National Electoral Education Centre is a must-see destination for school groups as part of their civics and citizenship curriculum.
Using experiential learning to engage and inform, one of the AEC's electoral experts will guide your school group through a 90-minute program. Explore the history of democracy and voting in Australia. Meet DemocraBot and be immersed in DemocraCity, our interactive virtual world, to learn about representation, enrolment, and voting. Students participate in their own election where they will vote, count the votes, and declare the election result, while taking on the roles of voters, ballot box guards, scrutineers and polling officials.
The AEC Electoral Education team are pleased to announce the development of 'Teach the Vote'. A free downloadable toolkit which provides curriculum-aligned resources to support the teaching of electoral education, civics and citizenship.
Central to the package is DemocraCity – a downloadable 3D educational game that explores democracy and elections in an immersive and interactive way.
Explore 'Teach the Vote' and start your DemocraCity journey today!
Flow and Food guide holistic healing, wellness and prevention. Based in Lyneham, they offer authentic daily yoga classes, regular wellness events, cooking classes, and life-changing 1-1 personal programs to help you align and take care of yourself for balanced living. With daily classes offering a diverse timetable of yoga disciplines, you'll find the perfect movement and rest schedule to become part of your routine and bring balance to your lifestyle. Perfect for yoga beginners or ongoing yogis looking to develop their practice.
Their Inner North Lyneham space is thoughtfully designed for accessibility and maximum engagement. They share it with Michael Armstrong Art and Rogue Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Concession passes, workplace wellness programs, free community yoga, and educational training ensure financial or personal barriers don't limit participation. Their diverse, inclusive community empowers people to build resilience, recover from adversity, bring balance and forge meaningful bonds. They do this because they recognise the need for better health, creative outlets and human connection.
Michael Armstrong Studio is a solo art & gallery. Michael Armstrong (Mike) is one of Australia's most benevolent, intuitive, technical and innovative artists. Deliberate and detailed in his distinct personal style, Mike is renowned for his nude female figures, metaphorical portraits of veterans, alluring paintings, and dynamic sketches.
Mike's work expresses individual qualities. Hinting at an enigma, he brings together personal elements that vacillate between beauty and realism. Using layering and tactile substances, Mike ignites the viewer's curiosity with suggestions of movement, embodiment and veiled meaning. With the ability to evoke emotion and create mesmerising and meaningful allegories, Mike has been a finalist in many prestigious art prizes, and his works are held in numerous public and private collections in Australia and overseas.
In his art practice, Mike has developed distinct themes and a unique style for creating art from life. Best known for his nude portraits of veterans and friends, Mike's practice has also extended to figurative sculpture in bronze and resin, bringing his work to life.
Mike's original paintings, drawings (prints and original works) and unique sculptures are available to view by appointment.
The studio space is thoughtfully designed for accessibility and maximum engagement. It is a shared space with Flow and Food Yoga & Ayurveda and Rogue Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
