retrieving your results...
Search Result
retrieving your results...
Canberra Events
Canberra Events Directory
Sort by: Event Date - Event Name
__
100 Days of Glass
14-11-2012 to 22-12-2013
100°C—Stories of 100 Canberra Scientists: Canberra`s Feral Past
12-08-2013 to 12-08-2013
A
A Clockwork Orange
22-05-2013 to 25-05-2013
Across the Border Handcrafted Fine Jewellery Exhibition
31-05-2013 to 16-06-2013
ACTEW Grand Gala: Bernstein on Broadway
06-07-2013 to 06-07-2013
Adam Hills: Happyism
01-06-2013 to 01-06-2013
An evening with Jason Alexander and his Hair
23-07-2013 to 23-07-2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s – The Phantom of the Opera
09-08-2013 to 18-08-2013
Appalling Behaviour
19-06-2013 to 29-06-2013
Art Song Canberra Season Of Song: A Philosophical Folk
02-06-2013 to 02-06-2013
Australia Revealed: Decorative Art Objects from the Australiana Fund Collection
12-04-2013 to 30-06-2013
Australia Through Time
01-01-2013 to 31-12-2013
Australian Chamber Orchestra - Mozart Clarinet Concerto
16-11-2013 to 16-11-2013
Australian Chamber Orchestra Brahms 4 and Steven Isserlis
19-10-2013 to 19-10-2013
Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti Presents ACO2
15-06-2013 to 15-06-2013
Australian Fossil Family Activity
01-01-2013 to 31-12-2013
B
Bangarra Dance Theatre - BLAK
11-07-2013 to 13-07-2013
Beethovens Pastoral Symphony
22-05-2013 to 22-05-2013
Behind the Lines 2012: The Year`s Best Political Cartoons
11-12-2012 to 30-11-2013
Big Things In Store
15-09-2013 to 15-09-2013
BoHo Interactive presents: Word Play
15-05-2013 to 01-06-2013
British and Irish Lions Vs Brumbies
18-06-2013 to 18-06-2013
Brumbies v Hurricanes
31-05-2013 to 31-05-2013
Brumbies v Rebels
07-06-2013 to 07-06-2013
C
Canberra Country Music Festival
15-11-2013 to 17-11-2013
Canberra Gold
02-02-2013 to 26-05-2013
Canberra International Music Festival
10-05-2013 to 19-05-2013
Canberra Nara Candle Festival
26-10-2013 to 26-10-2013
Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels
20-07-2013 to 20-07-2013
Canberra Raiders v Brisbane Broncos
10-06-2013 to 10-06-2013
Canberra Raiders v Nth QLD Cowboys
07-07-2013 to 07-07-2013
Canberra Raiders v Penrith Panthers
15-06-2013 to 15-06-2013
Canberra Weekly Matinee Magic: Strike Up The Band!
21-09-2013 to 21-09-2013
Centenary of Canberra
01-01-2013 to 31-12-2013
CineCity-Canberra 1913 - 2013
11-03-2013 to 27-11-2013
Cities across borders: Canberra-Goulburn
09-03-2013 to 16-06-2013
City of Trees
05-07-2013 to 07-10-2013
D
DANscienCE Festival: where dance and science meet
13-08-2013 to 18-08-2013
Deep Oceans
12-11-2012 to 10-11-2013
Design 29: Creating a Capital
01-03-2013 to 08-09-2013
Discovering Mildenhall`s Canberra
12-11-2012 to 31-12-2013
Discovery Winter Film Program
01-06-2013 to 27-07-2013
Don McLean in Concert
29-08-2013 to 29-08-2013
E
Ensemble Offspring Between The Keys
08-06-2013 to 08-06-2013
F
Family In Business Race Day
24-05-2013 to 24-05-2013
Fireside Festival
01-08-2013 to 31-08-2013
First Ladies: Significant Australian Women 1913-2013
01-02-2013 to 16-06-2013
Floriade
14-09-2013 to 13-10-2013
Floriade NightFest
25-09-2013 to 29-09-2013
Footprints: the journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper
27-05-2013 to 03-06-2013
100 Days of Glass
Canberra Glassworks is proud to present 100 Days of Glass over the course of the Centenary year. Events include exhibitions, classes for children and adults, residencies, artist talks and demonstrations in the Hotshop. Highlights of the program include exhibitions featuring the art of indigenous artists working in glass and the facilitation of a workshop introducing new glass practices and processes to artists from the Pilbara, connecting with the Big hART program - Yijala Yala Project Commun...100°C—Stories of 100 Canberra Scientists: Canberra`s Feral Past
Stories of 100 Canberra Scientists is a 12 month program featuring lectures, talks, debates, events and video conferences with scientists who call, or have called, Canberra home. Professor Tony Peacock, Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Research Centres Association will give an engaging look into Canberra's feral past, focused on the ongoing battle for control of the local rabbit population. Come and discover the hidden link between rabbit control and Carlton and United Breweries.A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange lures you into the glorious glass-edged nastiness of Manchester's underworld. A deeply hedonist piece, A Clockwork Orange explores sexuality, masculinity and aggression through contemporary music, exquisitely executed movement and the notoriety of Anthony Burgess' text. This award-winning all-male cast, led by actor Martin McCreadie (as Alex) is breath-taking in its treatment of the ultraviolent and highly sexual text and makes for testosterone-filled, electrifying and astoni...Across the Border Handcrafted Fine Jewellery Exhibition
Across the Border is a display of handcrafted unique jewellery. See one-of-a-kind art jewellery and objects using precious metals, gems and mixed media in a wide variety of techniques and approaches. They range from painstakingly sumptuous cloisonne enamelling, plique-a-jour, anticlastic forming, acrylic and married metals to silver overlay, keum boo, mokume-gane and resin inlay - from classical jewellery to art-jewellery and organic adornment. Thi beautifully unique exhibition is not to be ...ACTEW Grand Gala: Bernstein on Broadway
Where better than the USA to travel for a Centenary Gala event which is a 'must see' concert in the 2013 calendar! Each of these events have sold out and this year will be no exception when the Canberra Symphony Orchestra presents Bernstein on Broadway. A celebrated and sometimes controversial figure, Leonard Bernstein was one of the 20th century's greatest American composer/conductor. This ACTEW Grand Gala, led by Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Nicholas Milton features the sublime vo...Adam Hills: Happyism
Adam Hills is back from the United Kingdom and live onstage with his first solo show in three years - Happyism. It's only a matter of time before Australia loses Adam to the world - so get in quick! 'Hills delivers stand up so effortlessly brilliant you wonder why some comedians even get out of bed' - The Guardian, London. Tickets from Ticketek. Transaction fees from $4.95 per transaction apply.An evening with Jason Alexander and his Hair
Tony Award winner Jason Alexander returns to Canberra with his hilarious one man show. An evening with Jason Alexander and his Hair is a comedy variety show that features stand-up comedy, music, a Seinfeld question and answer session, Jason's amazing voice and audience participation. Beyond George Costanza from the hit show Seinfeld, Alexander's career is one that defines diversity. He's participated in all forms of the arts from live performance on Broadway, stand-up comedy, film and TV actin...Andrew Lloyd Webber’s – The Phantom of the Opera
View the spectacular Canberra premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mesmerising Phantom of the Opera. Free Rain Theatre presents two nationally and internationally recognised musical theatre stars reprising their roles for Canberra. Michael Cormick has won acclaim as The Phantom both in Australia and on the international stage. Julie Lea Goodwin played 200 performances as Christine opposite Anthony Warlow on the Australasian tour. Webbers' heartbreaking score, breathtaking set, lighting and costu...Appalling Behaviour
Be transported to the dark and seedy underworld of Paris. Appalling Behaviour, written and performed by AWGIE award- winning playwright and actor Stephen House immerses the audience in a dark, intense, and poetic world of a man living on the very edge. Weaving the shuttles of memory back and forth until the whole threadbare fabric of his life is revealed. An extraordinary piece of art' THE INDEPENDENT 'A fine poetic script, and an outstanding, almost dancerly performance by House makes this...Art Song Canberra Season Of Song: A Philosophical Folk
A Philosophical Folk is the third in the series Season Of Song, features Rohan Thatcher (baritone) and Stephanie Giesajtis (piano). English poetry developed a sharp wit and a deep sense of tragedy in the early 20th century as it dealt with very personal memories and the upheavals of war. When set by British composers the poetry and music shares roots in an old culture, seeing life through an earthy heart. This recital explores the marriage of British song, with its folk-song roots, and the d...Australia Revealed: Decorative Art Objects from the Australiana Fund Collection
Step inside the collections of some of Australia's grandest residences with the Canberra Museum and Gallery exhibition, Australia Revealed: Decorative Art Objects from the Australiana Fund Collection. Familiarise yourself with key moments in Australian taste as revealed by the furniture and decorative art objects from the official residences, The Lodge and Government House in Canberra, and Kirribilli and Admiralty House in Sydney. A vibrant place in the heart of the city, Canberra Museum and...Australia Through Time
Join the National Dinosaur Museum as they highlight all the various time periods from Australia's long prehistoric past and pointing out where in Australia you will be able to see fossil or geological features from the last 4 billion years. Australia is an old continent and remnants of this past can be seen in various areas of Australia. Ranging from the 4.6 billion year old rocks in Western Australia, to the more recent Jurassic and Cretaceous sediments of Queensland and Victoria. Don't miss ...Australian Chamber Orchestra - Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Treat yourself to a night of pure music bliss with Martin Fröst and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Watch as possibly the greatest clarinettist in the world entertains your senses. Martin Fröst's recording of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto was named the best in the world by specialist magazing Classica-Repertoire and his performance has been watched more than half a million times on YouTube - testament to the popularity of both musician and work. Satu Vänskä leads music from her homeland Fin...Australian Chamber Orchestra Brahms 4 and Steven Isserlis
Join Steven Isserlis and Richard Tognetti as they and the Australian Chamber Orchestra bring to you Brahms Four. The Fourth is Brahms' final and greatest symphony. Here, Brahms takes flight, as he melds the soaring sounds of Romanticism to classical structure in a constantly evolving drama. Brahms premiered the symphony with a small orchestra of 48 musicians, which he declined to augment. We follow his lead and perform with wind instruments from Brahms' time.Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti Presents ACO2
ACO2, the Australian Chamber Orchestra's precocious little sister, embarks on its first national subscription tour, led by Richard Tognetti in bringing together Australia's finest young string players and ACO musicians, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. Featuring several of the greatest works for string orchestra, this program showcases ACO2's virtuosity, in high-octane Baroque and neoclassical music directed by Richard Tognetti. Not to be missed: Richard...Australian Fossil Family Activity
Can you identify which teeth belonged to which prehistoric beast? Can you identify what different animals eat by looking at their bones? Visit the National Dinosaur Museum during Canberra's centenary in 2013 and children (and big kids alike) will be able to complete these fun (and educational) quizzes on this prehistoric past with the answers located throughout the museum. On completion, each child will receive a certificate and a real, 50-million-year-old fossilised shark tooth to take home.Bangarra Dance Theatre - BLAK
The internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre presents BLAK, a new production about the challenges and rewards for Indigenous young people as they transition into adulthood. Embracing their responsibilities, they provide an intrinsic link in the songline that connects the ancient past to our shared future. BLAK is about the rites of passage for young men and women, ultimately reaffirming their powerful desire for belonging, to family and country.Beethovens Pastoral Symphony
For one night only Sydney Symphony makes a rare Canberra appearance in a program featuring Beethoven's Symphony No.6. This beautiful exploration of nature is in good company with other orchestral favourites including Brahms' majestic violin concerto, featuring 2012 winner of the Young Performers Award Katerina Nazarova and Stravinsky's passionate Pulcinella Suite.Behind the Lines 2012: The Year`s Best Political Cartoons
As the saying goes, a year is a long time in politics. Behind the Lines 2012 looks back on the highs and lows of the political year through the eyes of Australia's best cartoonists. Their observations of the personalities, parties and political power-plays are insightful, amusing and emotive. Explore the controversies, crises and sometimes unintentional comedy of the year that was. Look out for the 1888 Philip May original and two other historic cartoons from the Museum of Australian Democ...Big Things In Store
Big Things in Store gives visitors a chance to see 'behind the scenes' of the Australian War Memorial. Come and see the Large Technology Object workshops, where conservators preserve these intriguing items. Talk to conservators about their latest projects, such as the conservation of a Hudson Bomber and a rare Japanese Ha-Go tank. With a sausage sizzle, precision drill team, and activities for the kids, Big Things in Store is a great day out for the whole family. Closed, flat footwear is re...BoHo Interactive presents: Word Play
Come and join Boho Interactive in an exciting audience driven performance piece on biosecurity during May. Have you ever considered that there is a new disease emerging in our modern world? This new threat is transmitted not by water, by air or by contact - but by our speech. It is in hiding out in our very language. You could be spreading it via text messaging and email through the telephone or video. This epidemic is spreading. Tickets are on sale via CSIRO Discovery website.British and Irish Lions Vs Brumbies
The Lions take on the Brumbies in Canberra as part of their 2013 tour; making just their third visit to Australia in 24 years, and their first since 2001. Drawn from the best players in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the Lions are one of sport's most celebrated international teams. Only assembling for overseas visits, the Lions travel to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa on a rotational basis every four years and take with them a passionate supporter base. Don't miss your chan...Brumbies v Hurricanes
See the University of Canberra Brumbies take on the Wellington Hurricanes at Canberra Stadium. Widely regarded as the world's toughest provincial rugby tournament, the Super Rugby competition pitches the best players from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa together with five teams from each conference fighting for the win. Tickets from Ticketek. Transaction fees apply.Brumbies v Rebels
See the University of Canberra Brumbies take on the Melbourne Rebels at Canberra Stadium. Widely regarded as the world's toughest provincial rugby tournament, the Super Rugby competition pitches the best players from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa together with five teams from each conference fighting for the win. Tickets from Ticketek. Transaction fees apply.Canberra Country Music Festival
Visit the Canberra Country Music Festival for three days of great performers, workshops, talent quests, dancing, and industry forums. 5 stages will showcase fifty awesome Australian and international artists. Hear bluegrass, bush ballads, country rock, western, swing, country blues, gospel, alternate and bootscootin' sounds. Don't miss the Ute Car and Truck Muster, National Bush Poets Breakfast, Teams Challenge, country walk-ups and much more. There's heaps to see, hear, do and enjoy. On...Canberra Gold
Canberra Museum and Gallery invites you to experience a selection of stories from the Canberra Gold Award, given to residents and organisations celebrating 50 years of community participation in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). A vibrant place in the heart of the city, Canberra Museum and Gallery celebrates the region's social history and visual arts with dynamic exhibitions and unique programs and events.Canberra International Music Festival
Enjoy the 19th Canberra International Music Festival held in iconic architectural spaces around Canberra as part of the official Centenary celebrations. In music from American, British and Australian composers the Festival will celebrate Canberra's growth from the inspired designs of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony into the dynamic organism it is today. Don't miss the world première of Peter Sculthorpe's dramatic oratorio Great South Land, portraying Pedro Fernández de Quirós, the visi...Canberra Nara Candle Festival
Join in the celebration of Canberra's sister city relationship with Nara, Japan. Enjoy four hours of free entertainment, delicious Japanese food, cultural activities. The event peaks with a stunning evening display of more than 2000 candles in Canberra's very own Japanese garden, Canberra Nara Peace Park. There will be a range of fun and interesting activities for children. Try the variety of Japanese cuisine that will be for sale or purchase beautiful designer Japanese handicrafts.Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels
Join the Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Saturday, 20th July for the National Rugby League clash against the Parramatta Eels. This is the Canberra Raiders' home stadium and you can get along to be a part of the NRL action right here in the National Capital. Help cheer on the local team! Tickets from Ticketek.Canberra Raiders v Brisbane Broncos
Join the Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Monday, June 10th for the National Rugby League clash against the Brisbane Broncos. This is the Canberra Raiders' home stadium and you can get along to be a part of the NRL action right here in the National Capital. Help cheer on the local team! Tickets from Ticketek. .Canberra Raiders v Nth QLD Cowboys
Join the Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Sunday, 7th July for the National Rugby League clash against the North QLD Cowboys. This is the Canberra Raiders' home stadium and you can get along to be a part of the NRL action right here in the National Capital. Help cheer on the local team! Tickets from Ticketek.Canberra Raiders v Penrith Panthers
Join the Green Machine at Canberra Stadium on Saturday, 15th June for the National Rugby League clash against the Penrith Panthers. This is the Canberra Raiders' home stadium and you can get along to be a part of the NRL action right here in the National Capital. Help cheer on the local team! Tickets from Ticketek.Canberra Weekly Matinee Magic: Strike Up The Band!
For 2013 the Canberra Weekly Matinee Magic concert presents a special Centenary collaboration between two of the capital's most distinguished musical traditions, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and the Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon. The CSO's Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton marshals this magnificent musical battalion. The repertoire has been especially selected to reflect the place of pride held by the RMC Band as the musical cornerstone at events of national and international s...Centenary of Canberra
In 2013, we mark 100 years since the naming of Canberra, our national capital and home of the Australian story. Canberra has a connection to every Australian that no other city in the country does. The Centenary of Canberra offers an opportunity for Australians to revisit and re-imagine their national capital-the city that tells the story of our country's freedom, spirit, achievements and aspirations. The year-long program of celebrations includes new and exciting programs and the very best of ...CineCity-Canberra 1913 - 2013
CineCity-Canberra 1913 - 2013 shines a light on 100 years of (mis)representations of the capital. Since 1913, the national capital has been featured in thousands of hours of film and broadcast. Discover some of these representations and the vast changes the city has undergone over the course of a century.Cities across borders: Canberra-Goulburn
Visit this exhibition and explore some of the many links - from families, religion, arts and sport - that tie together Canberra and her regional cousin, Goulburn. A vibrant place in the heart of the city, Canberra Museum and Gallery celebrates the region's social history and visual arts with dynamic exhibitions and unique programs and events.City of Trees
City of Trees is a multi-disciplinary Centenary project by artist Jyll Bradley. This diverse exhibition explores the rich human narratives emerging through Canberra's extraordinary tree-scapes. Bradley has recorded the stories of those for whom trees are a passion, profession or both and created downloadable podcasts available online - each a richly textured portrait in sound of the myriad trees-scapes, stories and tree people of Australia's capital and the ACT. Immerse yourself in the exhib...DANscienCE Festival: where dance and science meet
Come and watch daily performances of educational dance works inspired by science. Join in and unlock your creative potential with daily workshops from visiting artists at Canberra Dance Theatre studios. DANscienCE is a dance and science festival bringing together Australian dance artists and scientists in an exploratory celebration. Hosted by the Canberra Dance Theatre (CDT) in association with Ausdance, QL2 Dance, CSIRO Discovery Centre and DanceKids, the week-long festival will bring together...Deep Oceans
Enter the dark and dangerous world of giant sea creatures and bizarre fish when you visit Questacon's newest exhibition, Deep Oceans. The exhibition will take you on a journey through the secrets of the deep, what lives there and how we know what lives there, through a variety of experiences and topic areas. Travel through the mysterious deep and uncover the secrets of the world's largest habitat as the strange and rarely seen creatures of the deep are revealed. Are you ready to descend into...Design 29: Creating a Capital
See the original and rarely displayed designs for Canberra by the 1911 Federal Capital City Design Competition finalists. A once in a centenary opportunity, these intricate artworks and plans include the winning entry No. 29 submitted by Walter Burley Griffin. Augmented reality technology delivered on iPads offers a cutting-edge experience and enhances understanding of the history of Canberra as our national capital. Images: The Griffin plan for Canberra, 1911 (detail). NAA: A710,38. View from ...Discovering Mildenhall`s Canberra
Discover iconic images of early Canberra from a special collection of more than 7000 photographs by William James Mildenhall. Mildenhall was a government photographer from 1920 to 1935 and his work is showcased at the National Archives with recent photographs of the original sites. They accompany the Discovering Mildenhall's Canberra website, where you can explore all the images, add your own, make comments, locate original sites and rephotograph them for a 'then and now' comparison.Discovery Winter Film Program
Come and join in at CSIRO Discovery for a season of free science films each Saturday at 1pm in June and July. This family-friendly season of films explores Australia and its place in the universe - from a historical look at Australia's agricultural past to its place in the race for space. No bookings required. All films are free of charge. Check their website for full details. After the movie, head downstairs to the Discovery Centre where a small admission fee will show you a whole new world.Don McLean in Concert
Don McLean is a gifted storyteller with a talent that rightfully earned him a place in the Song Writers Hall Of Fame. McLean galvanised a generation with his timeless hit American Pie. The poignant lyricism and unforgettable melody stirs deep emotion and empathy from all who encounter it. A once in a lifetime song, from a once in a lifetime artist. Hear this track along with the classic singles Vincent, Driedel, Everyday, The Legend of Andrew McCrew and numerous others. Special Guest Cather...Ensemble Offspring Between The Keys
Be swept away by Ensemble Offspring. Breaking with tradition and encouraging new musical structures and ideas, Ensemble Offspring's latest show Between The Keys, pays tribute to Harry Partch a radical musician and composer. Move with them from the graceful, to the eerie, to the minimalist. Join in on this spectacular night of music celebrating the best in contemporary classical music from Phillip Glass to Terumi Narushima and Arvo Part.Family In Business Race Day
Enjoy a great afternoon of horse racing in the nation's capital on one of the best tracks in the country at Thoroughbred Park. Free admission, snack bar, bookies and tote facilities available. Book a table in the members-only Black Opal Room or enjoy superb bar facilities in the Winning Post Bar (open to the public on non-feature race days). Purchase a members' day ticket for $15 and enjoy a carvery luncheon in the Black Opal Room. Table bookings $25.Fireside Festival
Venues around the Canberra region turn up the heat in August for the capital's annual celebration of winter - Fireside Festival. Sip on exquisite cool climate wines, taste the delicacies from the region, meet local artists with a passion for their craft, or just relax and warm yourself on open fires in the company of good friends. Attend a 100 mile dinner. Enjoy a couples relaxation escape. Try dinners of the duck, truffle or degustation variety. Attend a wine master class and lots more. Host...First Ladies: Significant Australian Women 1913-2013
First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years. The focus display includes Australia's first female Governor General, Quentin Bryce; Elizabeth Blackburn, the first Australian-born woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize; and aviatrix Nancy Bird Walton, Australia's first female commercial pilot. First Ladies maps the milestones accomplished by Australian women across diverse fields of endeavour, from politics, activism and academia to sport, science and busi...Floriade
In 2013 Floriade will showcase how innovation can inspire a nation with Canberra's 100th birthday providing a celebratory feeling in the city for the entire year. Through the theme Innovation-inspiration for the nation, Floriade 2013 will pay tribute to the passion and creativity behind some of the capital's greatest national achievements, which are celebrated at our cultural institutions. As homage to the last 100 years, the garden beds featuring a million blooms will be strongly linked to t...Floriade NightFest
When the sun sets on Commonwealth Park, Floriade NightFest will shine a light on Australia's biggest celebration of spring. From live music, stand-up comedy and hip DJs to cocktails, night markets and beautifully lit garden beds, Floriade NightFest will transform the park into an illuminated wonderland over five magical nights. Look out for this year's theme, Innovation-inspiration for the nation, reflected in the garden beds and throughout the park as Floriade 2013 celebrates Canberra's 100th ...Footprints: the journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper
Trace the remarkable story of an Aboriginal family's struggle for survival in early 20th-century Victoria. Learn about their story in this exhibition through original records, photographs and letters. See it at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra during National Reconciliation Week. This is a free touring exhibition from Public Record Office Victoria.