Looking for a way to spend that extra day this October long weekend? CW has you covered.
Floriade’s evening entertainment promises to deliver a mixture of relaxation and invigoration, with allocated nights for guests to choose their vibes. A whole day is dedicated to our purrfect feline companions at the Canberra Cat Festival.
Welcome to October, the month when the weather gets a bit warmer, blooms open more and everything gets a bit spooky!
CW has compiled a list of events, exhibitions, and experiences to keep you thrilled and fulfilled all month long.
Spring is sprung, Floriade is blooming and the September school holidays start in the ACT this Friday 23 September.
There’s a host of things to do in and around the capital. Here’s just a few ideas to keep the family occupied.
With some rain and shine forecast for this weekend, 23-25 September, CW has compiled a list of activities to keep you entertained both indoors and out.
Canberrans are invited to immerse themselves in a different kind of music experience at Ainslie Arts Centre this Friday and Saturday evenings, 23-24 September. Mini Festival Ainslie Salon: On Location showcases the art of field recording, sound art, and electronic music.
Put on the khakis and helmets, jump in the jeep, and head on down to Westfield Belconnen for a dino-mite adventure during the upcoming school holidays. You won’t need to chisel fossils or hope to get lucky with a piece of amber to see dinosaurs up close and personal when five animatronic dinosaurs escape into the shopping centre.
Floriade is back with a bang; the bang of a drum, that is, as the festival’s 35th installment praises the ‘Sounds of Spring’. For the first time since 2019, the month-long festivities return to Commonwealth Park from 17 September to 16 October.
World renowned classical pianist Alexey Botvinov is coming to Australia to perform a small number of shows to raise money for his family and friends back in Ukraine. In one of only a couple of public concerts, Botvinov will perform Stand With Ukraine at The Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday 21 September.
After a two-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, Canberra Moon Festival returns to the city centre this month. City Walk and Garema Place will come to life with multicultural festivities and delicacies for three days, from 9 to 11 September.
Spring is finally here, and seniors are being encouraged to step outdoors this Saturday to the Never Too Old to Play Outside event at Haig Park in Braddon.
Spring has finally sprung, and Canberra is bringing the goods this weekend.
Seniors and families are invited to enjoy the great outdoors at COTA’s Never Too Old to Play Outside day at Haig Park in Braddon on Saturday.
Spend Father’s Day at Googong’s KiteFest or take him to his favourite shop, Bunnings, for their free BBQ event at all stores across the capital.
How do we count all the things fathers do for us? He fixes our cars, pays the bills, always has the answers and so much more. This Sunday 4 September is the day to show dads just how much we appreciate them.
CW has put together a list of events dads might appreciate this Sunday. You could even shout him a meal at one of the Father’s Day feasts around the Capital.
Hello September, hello Spring! CW has found the best entertainment around the capital to welcome the warmer weather.
Nothing says spring more than Canberra’s biggest tourist attraction, Floriade. This year’s theme explores the Sounds of Spring with the festivities taking place from 17 September to 16 October.
It’s almost shocking to believe that beloved Australian actor Lisa McCune has never performed in Canberra throughout her illustrious 30-year career in the limelight.
From the brains behind the iconic Falls Festival comes the brand-new Wanderer Festival, which hopes to engage a multigenerational audience on the shores of Pambula Beach next month.
The ninth annual DESIGN Canberra Festival has unveiled its most ambitious program to date, featuring over 200 events to celebrate the nation's capital as a global city of design, spanning two weeks from 2 to 20 November.
CW brings you the latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week: A Ukrainian theatre group present their first play, and local artist holds art workshops for National Threatened Species Day (7 September).
To mark Afghanistan’s National Day and the anniversary of the fall of Kabul, Fred Smith and band, in cooperation with the Afghan Embassy, will be presenting Sparrows of Kabul, the final iteration of Smith’s Afghanistan song cycle, at the National Press Club, on Friday 19 August.
Demented, the newest work from renowned Canberra playwright Ruth Pieloor, explores the juxtaposition that comes within the dementia journey. The show hits the stage at The Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre on 17-20 August.
