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What's on in Canberra on Sunday 4 October 2026

28 things on around Canberra on Sunday 4 October 2026.

22 of them are free. Top of the list: NightFest 2026 at Commonwealth Park, Canberra (6:30pm), 75th Annual Goulburn Lilac City Festival at Belmore Park (9am) and Disney's Frozen, The Broadway Musical at The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre (1:30pm).

Updated Thu 1 Oct 2026 · we look for new events every night

Sunday 4 October

Free

Goulburn Lilac City Festival

Downstairs Goulburn Soldiers Club

FestivalsMarketsFood & wine
Free

Free The Canberra Times Run Canberra 6-Week Training Group

Queen Elizabeth Terrace · 8am

Running & fitness
Free

75th Annual Goulburn Lilac City Festival

Belmore Park · 9am

FestivalsMarketsKids & family
Free

World Rhino Day at the National Zoo and Aquarium

The National Zoo and Aquarium · 9am

Kids & familyOutdoors
Free

Bugs Alive Exhibition

Australian National Botanic Gardens · 9:30am

Kids & familyScienceOutdoors
Free

Underground Spirits Gin Garden at Floriade

Commonwealth Park · 9:30am

Cocktail barsFood & wineFestivals
Free

Zoo in Bloom

The National Zoo and Aquarium · 9:30am

Kids & familyOutdoorsFestivals
Free

Floriade About Town - Walking with Words

Poppyfield Common · 9:30am

WorkshopsOutdoors
Free

Braddon Book Club

EightyTwenty Canberra | Braddon Cafe · 11am

Bookshops & literary
Free

Spring high tea at Australian Parliament House

Australian Parliament House · 11am

Food & wine
Free

Older teens / young adults group get together

Telopea Park · 12pm

Outdoors
Free

Disney's Frozen, The Broadway Musical

The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre · 1:30pm

TheatreKids & family
From $17.19

National Carillon Public Tours

Queen Elizabeth II Island · 1:45pm

ToursHistory & heritage
Free

The Crisp Galleries Celebration of Spring

The Crisp Galleries · 2:30pm

Art & galleriesLive musicFood & wine
Free

NRL Grand Final at PJs

PJs in the City · 5pm

Food & wine
From $33.08

An Evening of Hungarian Music

14 Guthridge Cres · 6pm

Live music
Free

NightFest 2026

Commonwealth Park · 6:30pm

FestivalsLive musicImmersive experiences

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Running now

Floriade NightFest 2026

Commonwealth Park · Until Sun 4 Oct

FestivalsOutdoorsLive music
From $21

Australian Institute of Sport: The AIS Tour

AIS Visitor Centre · Until Mon 29 Mar

ToursKids & family
From $20

Museum Highlights Tour | 1pm Daily

National Museum of Australia · Until Mon 29 Mar

History & heritageTours
Free

RELICS: A New World Rises

Canberra Museum + Gallery · Until Sun 31 Jan

Immersive experiencesArt & galleriesKids & family
Free

Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery · Until Sat 21 Nov

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage
Free

Canberra Art Biennial

Until Sat 31 Oct

FestivalsArt & galleries
Free

GR’AFT: Solo Exhibition by Lynda Draper

Canberra Glassworks · Until Sun 25 Oct

Art & galleries
Free

Art Exhibition - Who Am I Really by Frank Lindner

Braidwood Library Exhibition Wall · Until Mon 9 Nov

Art & galleriesPhotography
Free

Quiet Places

The Gallery Next Door · Until Sun 1 Nov

Art & galleries
Free

Tamara Lalayan Gallery Exhibition

Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel · Until Sun 28 Feb

Art & galleries
From $114.24

Spring Vacation Program - Creative Catalyst Visual Arts

Yarralumla Primary School · Until Fri 9 Oct

Kids & familyWorkshops

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