Hello Canberra,
📆 Today: This weekend in Canberra + a haunted experience for Friday the 13th.
☁️ Weather: 13° and cloudy.
👉 This Weekend in Canberra
It's a fairly quiet long weekend—but if you're a sports fan, there's plenty on, with the Raiders, Giants and Brumbies all playing.
Get the full rundown of weekend events.
Coming Up: 👻 The Haunted Wash Tunnel
On Friday June 13, Waves Car Wash in Phillip is turning its wash tunnel into a tunnel of terror. Fog, lights, screams and costumed ghouls await as menacing characters stalk every vehicle. Details here.
🤣 Canberra Comedy
Some comedy coming up around Canberra:
Nick White: Join Nick as he recounts his journey from a scared little boy to a scared, fully grown man. He's joined by special guest Carli Furplam, a.k.a. the Dull Coworker. Details here
Lawrence Mooney: Dead Set Country is a new hour of stand-up all about a city boy gone bush. Details here
First Edition Comedy Degustation: Love food? Love comedy? Then you'll love Comedy Degustation at First Edition—enjoy four courses and five comedians. Details here
Promise & Promiscuity: Flushed by twelve years of sold-out successes from Edinburgh to Adelaide to Toronto comes Miss Ashton's collaboration with Jane Austen (deceased). In 2025, Penny is celebrating the 250th anniversary of our lady Jane Austen's birth by rattling her airborne carriage across the Tasman Sea to Austen's unofficial favourite city: Canberra. Details here
👠 Looking Ahead: Bring Back My Wives
Bring Back My Wives merges the glitz and drama of The Real Housewives with the fierce flair of RuPaul's Drag Race. Get up close to the queens as they bring their charisma, catfights, and couture to the live stage. Details here.
Classifieds:
🎨 Special studioMAP half-term Bookings!: studioMAP, After school and Saturday classes art classes for Children & Teens for Painting, Drawing & illustration. See website for options suitable for 6-10year olds / 8-14yrs / 11-15 / Teen only 15+. Established 1995. Enquiries 0438 003 492. Details here.
🎻 The Music of John Williams - LIVE with Full Orchestra: From galaxy-shaking Star Wars themes to the roar of Jurassic Park, the adrenaline of Indiana Jones to the magic of Harry Potter – this concert brings John Williams' greatest scores to life in a symphonic celebration of cinema. July 24/25, 7:00pm. Llewellyn Hall, ANU. Details here.
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Tidbits:
Most Capped Raider: Josh Papalii will become the most capped Raider this Sunday, making his 319th NRL appearance. More.
Wall of Love: Mooseheads is making the most of the light rail construction fencing out front by turning it into a Wall of Love. They're handing out padlocks for loved-up couples to attach to the fence.
This Weekend: Sex on the Beach Science Show
World Oceans Day just got steamy. Picture David Attenborough's gravitas, Barry White's swagger and a vat of slime—welcome to the Sex on the Beach Science Show. Expect flatworm fencing and insights into shark mating rituals via human snogging, and you'll never look at Finding Nemo the same way again. Hosted at Smith's Alternative and presented by the Australian Marine Science Association. Details here.
Looking Ahead: Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen
The Black Sea Gentlemen are an Australian quintet known for compelling songs, irrepressible style, and wildly entertaining live shows. Catch them at The Playhouse on July 19. Details here.
Canberra Digest will be back on Tuesday. Have a lovely long weekend
