What's on in Canberra on Thursday 12 November 2026
Thursday 12 November 2026 in Canberra: 31 things on, 26 of them free. Pick one, then see which of your mates are free.
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Updated Sat 31 Oct 2026 · we look for new events every night
Thursday 12 November
Free2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival
FreeCanberra Open Homes | Australian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter)
FreeClarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection
FreeDelightly | Harriet Schwarzrock | Exhibition
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
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FreeBOLD Dissent Symposium
FreePOWER – The Future is Here | Dennis Golding | Curated by Kyra Kum-Sing
FreeQuietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation
From $14.01Tai Chi & Qigong in Belconnen, ACT Thursdays, 11:00-12:00
FreeNational Robert Foster Metal Prize
FreeBespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace
FreeNorthbourne Precinct Heritage Tour | A Walking Tour Thursday
FreeCelebrating Raw and Refined | Phoebe Porter in Conversation with Kevin Murray
FreeTrivia Thursdays at Aranya Acres
FreeNightwalks with Teenagers
From $4518+INSIDEOUT - Canberra
Friday 13 November
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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
FreeInke Falkner: Round and Round
FreeEMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition
FreeTamara Lalayan Gallery Exhibition
From $21Australian Institute of Sport: The AIS Tour
From $20Museum Highlights Tour | 1pm Daily
158 events from the state tourism bodies, Eventbrite, Fever and Moshtix, checked overnight.
Going with mates?
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Canberra’s weekend, sorted
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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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