Straight after everything open, OzMoot, a Tolkien, Lord of the Rings conference: https://www.tolkienfellowshipaustralia.com/post/ozmoot-2026-canberra
In real life: inventors, innovators and opportunists https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/events-and-exhibitions/in-real-life
National Library, Remembering the War https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/remembering-war
National Library, Living in the 70s https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/1975-living-seventies
National Gallery Australia, After the Rain https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/fifth-national-indigenous-art-triennial/
National Portrait Gallery, just great Australian People - https://portrait.gov.au/
Museum of Democracy, Behind the Lines (political cartoons on 2025) https://moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-on/exhibitions/behind-the-lines-2025
Museum of Democracy, The Dismissal https://moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-on/exhibitions/the-dismissal-words-that-made-history
National Museum of Australia - https://www.nma.gov.au/
Questacon, you don't need to be a child for science to be fun - https://www.questacon.edu.au/
National Film & Sound Archive - Where our keynote Dr Kier Winesmith is from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/
Australian National Botanic Gardens - https://www.anbg.gov.au
Australian Mint - https://ramint.gov.au
Canberra Museum and Art Gallery - https://www.cmag.com.au/ 10am-4pm near Legislative Assembly Bus Stop
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex https://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/ Wed-Sun 10am-4pm
Drone Show and Night Market Jan 24-26 9pm and 10pm Commonwealth Place https://www.act.gov.au/our-canberra/latest-news/2025/2026/flight-drone-skyshow-and-night-markets-return-in-2026
General - Visit Canberra - https://visitcanberra.com.au/events
Scandinavian Dance Evening - Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, St Peter's Lutheran Church Hall, Cnr Boolee and Cooyong Streets, Reid (Entry by donation to support our visitors. Tea and coffee provided.) See https://www.facebook.com/scandinavianaustralianassociation for more details.
Numeralla Folk Festival (Free), 23rd to 26th January 2026, (1.5 hour drive from Canberra; closest major town Cooma) - https://numeralla.org.au/FolkFestival
Check out Canberra's Digest (Email newsletter) list of Weekend Events here - https://canberradigest.com.au/this-weekend-in-canberra