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Festivals

October–November 2026

SAT–SUN 10–11 OCT Canberra Bonsai Society Annual Show Canberra High School, Macquarie SAT–SAT 10–17 OCT Canberra Short Film Festival Dendy Cinemas & Smith’s Alternative THU–SUN 15–18 OCT Canberra Writers Festival Various venues FRI–SUN 16–18 OCT Canberra Art Fair Quokka Pavilion, EPIC WED–SUN 21–25 OCT Capital Film Festival Dendy Cinemas & NFSA THU–SUN 22–25 OCT BDAA National Festival of Design Fyshwick & Parkes SAT 24 OCT Canberra Nara Candle Festival Canberra Nara Peace Park SAT 24 OCT Oktoberfest in the Gardens Patrick White Lawns, Parkes FRI–SAT 30–31 OCT Oktoberfest Canberra Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah FRI 30 OCT–SUN 1 NOV The Golden Oar Festival Black Mountain Peninsula SAT 31 OCT–MON 30 NOV Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival Various locations SAT 31 OCT–SUN 1 NOV Canberra Brick Show EPIC, Lyneham SAT 31 OCT La Grande Fête Telopea Park School, Barton SAT 28 NOV Golden Days Canberra Patrick White Lawns, Parkes

Annual Canberra festivals

SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER Floriade Commonwealth Park SUMMER Summernats EPIC, Mitchell AUTUMN Enlighten Festival Parkes & Acton
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