Calling all geeks, freaks, nerds, and pop culture enthusiasts! For the very first time, Oz Comic-Con will be hosted at a Canberra based event with a weekend of shenanigans at Exhibition Park on 27-28 August.
As we come into the final month of winter, CW has put together a list of happenings to keep you toasty, thrilled and fulfilled throughout August.
From 13-21 National Science week is set to amaze and entertain locals across the region, a list of ACT events can be found at scienceweek.net.au
It’s looking to be a chilly one this weekend, 29-31 July. CW has compiled a list of happenings in and around Canberra that will keep you warm indoors or are worth rugging up and venturing outside for.
Just like that and we are already in July, the month of midyear Christmas festivities, school holidays and NAIDOC week.
CW has compiled a list of activities and events to keep you warm, entertained, and happy all month long.
There are a few events wrapping up around the Capital this weekend, including Canberra Centre’s winter village which returns to the Swiss Alps after Sunday, and Shakespeare to Winehouse, an exhibition on loan from the National Portrait Gallery London.
For two nights only, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) brings Handel’s iconic Messiah to the stage of ANU’s Llewellyn Hall. Joining CSO is a handful of acclaimed musical artists including Soprano, Chloe Lankshear, and Countertenor, Tobias Cole.
Locals invited to ‘paste your place’
Paste your Place, run by artists Kate Matthews and Fred McGrath, is encouraging members from the community to leave their mark (or face) on a temporary art installation while having their say on what they want to see in public spaces of the future.
The huge creatures that once roamed our country have returned to the Australian National Botanic Gardens for the month of July in MEGAfauna: myths and legends!
There’s lots to do in and around the ACT during the winter school holidays, which start around 3pm this Friday and continue through to the start of Term 3 on Monday morning 18 July.
The happiest time of the (mid) year is here! Christmas in July festivities are happening across the month, starting with the Christmas in July Festival at Parkes West Lawns this weekend.