What's on in Canberra this weekend
This weekend in Canberra, Fri 30 Oct to Sun 1 Nov 2026: 66 things on, 35 of them free. Pick one, then see which of your mates are free for it.
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Updated Sat 31 Oct 2026 · we look for new events every night
Picks for Canberra
Today, Saturday 31 October →
FreeGoulburn Rodeo
FreeCanberra Brick Show - LEGO Fan Event
From $15Ollies' Garage featuring Brock Commodores and Bathurst Legend Cars
FreeArt Exhibition - Who Am I Really by Frank Lindner
FreeEQUALIZE: Canberra
La Grande Fête 2026
FreeChocolate Bar Making Workshop
FreeArt Exhibition - Rethinking Disrupted Certainties by David Chatto, Dennis Mortimer and Ian Ireland
FreeArt Exhibition - Beyond Clear Waters: Paintings of Queanbeyan & Beyond by Jenny Sheppard
FreeArt Exhibition - No Tourists - If You Live Here, You’re From Here By Kirsty Dixon
Free60 Years - Canberra Spinners and Weavers at Tuggeranong Arts Centre
From $48.962026 Catan Australian National Championships
Day of the Dead Fiesta @ Poppyfield Commons
FreeByproducts II by Anie Nheu
FreeReconciliation Place Public Tours
From $5Flora Explorer Bus Tours
FreeClarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection
FreeFlora and Fauna - Binalong in Bloom and Birdsong Art Exhibition
FreeBespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace
From $16.99The Fright Crawl | Canberra Halloween Day Bar Crawl 2026 | Sat, Oct 31
From $64.40Decorate Your Own Christmas Swag
FreeKnit and Crochet for Charity with GOG!
FreeThe Life of a Winemaker - Up Close and Personal
From $107.19Cocktail Making Class
FreeQuiet Places
FreeANZAC Parade tours
FreeCanberra Art Biennial
From $53.85Decorate Your Own Table Centrepiece
FreeMake your own Chocolate Truffles at Woo Chocolates
Ghosts in the City (Canberra Halloween festival and parade)
From $89Ayurveda Beauty Lab
FreeHenry's Spook-tacular Halloween Parties at Canberra Southern Cross Club
From $70Weekly Whiskey Tasting
From $33.08ACT Rescue and Foster Trivia Night 2026
FreeLearn Astrophotography in the dark skies of Canberra
FreeGreg Davies - Full Fat Legend
FreeFREE Halloween Trivia at Canberra Labor Club Belconnen
FreeFREE Halloween Trivia at Ginninderra Labor Club
From $27.78Booze & Boos
From $22.26The Fright Crawl | Canberra's #1 Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Sat, Oct 31
From $27.78Rova Republic presents Uncool Angels
From $15Día De Los Muertos - DAY OF THE DEAD x Halloween Party
Going with mates?
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Tomorrow, Sunday 1 November →
From $22Canberra Murder Mystery 2: Crime on Date Night!
From $15Canberra's Secret Society: A Live Conspiracy Game
From $1420 CUTS in Canberra: An Immersive Real-World Thriller Game
From $16Canberra Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows
FreeThe Canberra Times Run Canberra
From $17.19Rose Gardens Guided Tours at Old Parliament House (seasonal)
FreeRose Gardens Guided Tours at Old Parliament House
From $17.75Botanic Gardens creative writing walk
FreePublic Tour - 1 to 30 November 2026
From $80.72Wine Tasting Cruise on the Lake
From $25Pinot & Picasso Popup Session at the Fyshwick Markets
On all weekend
FreeRosalie Gascoigne
FreeRELICS: A New World Rises
FreeCanberra SpringOUT Pride Festival
FreeVietnam - One In, All In
FreeThe Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience
From $48.60The Fright Crawl | Canberra Halloween Weekend Pass 2026 | All 4 Crawls
FreeTamara Lalayan Gallery Exhibition
And 6 more on Keen, with the ones your mates are free for up top. Pick a day above to see everything on that date.
158 events from the state tourism bodies, Eventbrite, Fever and Moshtix, checked overnight.
Going with mates?
Keen shows you which of your mates are free for anything on in Canberra, and keeps your saves on your phone.
Canberra’s weekend, sorted
The best of it in one email. No app needed.
Your vibes? Pick up to three and the picks lean your way. Skip it and you get the lot.
One email a week. We never share your address.
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