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Canberra Events and Canberra Festivals
(Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - ACT, Australia AU)



The city of Canberra offers a wealth of lively festivals and events, in and around central Canberra. Visitors will enjoy a wide choice of things to see and do in Canberra taking place throughout the city's calendar.

Canberra's extensive calendar of festivals and events include the Royal Canberra Show, Floriade, the Tuggeranong Festival and numerous sporting events in Canberra. Local newspapers and leading magazines in Canberra regularly publish the latest cultural events, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Canberra.

The helpful tourist information office in central Canberra is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Canberra. Many of the events and festivals in Canberra draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Canberra.




Canberra National Public Holidays - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 26th January - Australia Day
• 1st Monday in March - Labour Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday March / April - Easter
• 25th April - Anzac Day
• 2nd Monday in June - Queen's birthday
• 1st Monday in August - Bank Holiday
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

Canberra Calendar of Festivals and Events 2009 / 2010 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia AU


Canberra Events and Festivals in January - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Summernats Car Festival - early January, customised, modified and restored cars in parades and competitions, also includes music and fast-food outlets

Canberra Events and Festivals in February - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• National Multicultural Festival Canberra - theatre performances, gourmet food and displays, a parade and a spectacular balloon fiesta
• Royal Canberra Show - agricultural show with horse showjumping, numerous exhibits, a grand parade, animal nursery and sheep shearing demonstrations
• Sunrace 21.C - worldwide event featuring the latest in solar and electric vehicle technology. The event begins in Adelaide and ends 11 days and 2,300 kilometres later in Sydney, and arrives in Canberra on day seven, and departs on Sunday morning

Canberra Events and Festivals in March - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• National Folk Festival - late March, concerts, displays, workshops and dances

Canberra Events and Festivals in April - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Canberra International Chamber Music Festival - late April / early May, ten days of chamber music in historic venues around Canberra
• Rally of Canberra - late April / early May, three-day rally event located no more than 40 kilometres from the centre of Canberra, with skydiving, stunt bikes and fireworks

Canberra Events and Festivals in June - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Canberra 400 - early June, Australia's top V8 Supercar drivers compete in the GMC 400 around the streets of Canberra

Canberra Events and Festivals in August - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Australian Science Festival - mid August, events include exhibitions and demonstrations, tours to scientific institutions, workshops and activities

Canberra Events and Festivals in September - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Antique and Collectables Annual Fair - throughout September, a wide range of antiques are on display
• Floriade - mid-September to mid-October, Spring celebration with one million bulbs and annuals planted in Commonwealth Park to bloom from mid-September to mid-October. There is also entertainment, craft displays and gourmet food

Canberra Events and Festivals in October - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Oktoberfest - authentic German fun, food and festivity with a great family atmosphere

Canberra Events and Festivals in November - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• Canberra Festival of Cycling - some of Canberra's most famous cycling events
• Classical Jazz and Ragtime Festival - classical jazz and ragtime by performers from all over Australia
• Tuggeranong Festival - featuring live music and a masked ball. Other features include amusement rides, heritage walks, an arts festival, theatrical productions, model yacht club races and a street parade, children's concert and firework display

Canberra Events and Festivals in December - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

• New Year's Eve Celebrations - celebrate the New Year on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and enjoy a fireworks display

 
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