Events
Prof. Alice Roberts - From Cell to Civilisation
Friday 22nd Nov - 7:30 PM
This is the story of us. Our story started 3.8 billion years ago. Who are we? Where do we come from? What does it mean to be human?
The Sound of Us
Sunday 24th Nov - 3:00 PM
Following their joy filled 30th anniversary concert, Canberra Qwire, proudly LGBTQIA+, invites you and your loved ones to an afternoon of uplifting choral music expressing…
Mt Stromlo @100: Brian Schmidt with Annabel Crabb
Monday 25th Nov - 6:00 PM
Join Mt Stromlo astronomer and Nobel Laureate in Physics Prof Brian Schmidt in conversation with ABC's Annabel Crabb on a journey through 100 years of Mt Stromlo Observatory.
Hoodoo Gurus, Back To The Stoneage
Thursday 28th Nov - 7:30 PM
Hot off the announcement of their extremely limited, vinyl collector’s set, Hoodoo Gurus have announced a national tour celebrating 40 years…
Elijah
Saturday 30th Nov - 7:30 PM
The Canberra Choral Society (CCS) is excited to present Elijah, Felix Mendelssohn’s magnificent Biblical masterpiece.
Chat 10 Looks 3
Friday 6th Dec - 8:00 PM
Sleigh bells are ringing ... well, nowhere near here actually ... but it is the end of yet another year and that means it's time for the Chat 10 Looks 3 Canberra show.
OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Jurassic Fart
Saturday 25th Jan - 1:00 PM, Saturday 25th Jan - 4:00 PM
TV’s favourite doctors return to Australia this January with a gigantic brand-new show!
OPERATION OUCH LIVE: Jurassic Fart
Saturday 25th Jan - 1:00 PM, Saturday 25th Jan - 4:00 PM
TV’s favourite doctors return to Australia this January with a gigantic brand-new show!
The Cage Project
Friday 31st Jan - 7:00 PM
Australian percussionist, composer, and sound artist Matthias Schack-Arnott collaborates with acclaimed French pianist Cédric Tiberghien on John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes…
Bianca Del Rio DEAD INSIDE - WORLD COMEDY TOUR
Tuesday 11th Feb - 8:15 PM
Everyone's favorite "clown in a gown", Bianca Del Rio, is returning to the stage with a new comedy show, aptly titled "Dead Inside".
Postmodern Jukebox’s “Magic & Moonlight” World Tour 2025
Friday 14th Feb - 7:30 PM
Fresh off playing their 1000th show, retro musical collective Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox will return to Canberra, as part of their “Magic & Moonlight” World Tour.…
ABEL SELAOCOE
Monday 7th Apr - 7:30 PM
The international cello sensation brings a kaleidoscope of rhythm and sound to his highly anticipated Australian debut.
The Hollywood Songbook
Saturday 3rd May - 7:00 PM
The musicians of the Signum Saxophone Quartet, who won hearts all over Australia on their debut tour, return with a brilliant new collaborator, Ali McGregor, the opera star…
BACH TO THE BEACH BOYS AND BEYOND
Thursday 15th May - 7:30 PM
Explore new musical frontiers as you take a deep dive into the thrilling soundworld of the theremin, the world’s first electronic instrument.
Guy Montgomery
Saturday 7th Jun - 7:30 PM
Award-winning Kiwi comedian, podcaster and improviser Guy Montgomery brings his new stand-up show ‘I’ve Noticed So Many Things, It’d Be Unfair To Keep Them To Myself’ to Australia…
Northern Lights
Thursday 12th Jun - 7:00 PM
‘Personal, fearless and virtuoso, he makes old music new and new music eternal.’ - Expressen
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN REVEALED
Saturday 21st Jun - 7:30 PM
A Schubert odyssey directed by the electrifying violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.
SNATCH GAME LIVE 2025
Wednesday 2nd Jul - 8:00 PM
It's time to play SNATCH GAME™! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind show as the Official Snatch Game™ Tour hits Australia in 2025.
Mozart’s Clarinet
Saturday 26th Jul - 7:00 PM
Vienna, 1785. Johann Friedrich Schink is blown away by a new work featuring the clarinet and basset horn.
Takács Quartet with Angie Milliken
Wednesday 6th Aug - 7:00 PM
The string quartets of Haydn and Beethoven are at the heart of the chamber music repertoire, works to which we return time and again because they are, quite simply, timeless.…
Gershwin & Shostakovich
Saturday 9th Aug - 7:30 PM
A celebration of the power of music featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1 with superstar pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk.
Urzila Carlson - You Don't Say
Saturday 23rd Aug - 7:30 PM
Multi-award-winning South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson is one of Australian and New Zealand's biggest comedy stars, and she's bringing her trademark cheeky wit…
A MUSICAL AWAKENING
Saturday 13th Sep - 7:30 PM
The music of Beethoven, Pēteris Vasks and Max Richter centres this exploration of music’s ability to nurture, heal and nourish.
ROB BECKETT GIRAFFE
Thursday 2nd Oct - 8:00 PM
Comedian, presenter and panel-show superstar announces new tour Giraffe for 2025.
Smashing the life out of the M25, M1, M5 and any other road that’s in my way. From Bromley to…
Trio Isimsiz
Friday 3rd Oct - 7:00 PM
What’s in a name? Trio Isimsiz’s name comes from the Turkish for ‘without name’ or ‘anonymous’. In other words, for Trio Isimsiz, it is all about the music.
Special Gala Mountain
Wednesday 29th Oct - 7:30 PM
The Australian Chamber Orchestra are bringing back one of their most groundbreaking, award-winning and popular cinematic collaborations for a series of limited gala performances.
Piotr Anderszewski
Friday 21st Nov - 7:00 PM
Everything about Piotr Anderszewski is extraordinary: the virtuosity, the originality, and his constant questioning as a performer.
Cocteau’s Circle
Saturday 22nd Nov - 7:30 PM
Join the Australian Chamber Orchestra on an adventure to Paris as they close their 50th Anniversary National Concert Season with a night of celebration and surprise.
Acknowledgment of Country
The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.