What's On This Weekend in Canberra
By: Anthony Feint
20th July 2025
Here's what's happening this Weekend in Canberra. This page is updated weekly with a curated collection of the best things to do in Canberra this weekend including markets and live music. New weekend events get added throughout the week.
📆 This Weekend is: Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 July
💡 Illume
Only a few tickets remain for Bangarra Dance Theatre’s new, critically acclaimed theatrical experience Illume—a fusion of dance, music and visual art that celebrates First Nations peoples’ timeless relationship with light while confronting the ecological threat of modern light pollution. Details here.
🏉 Sport: Raiders v Knights
The Raiders sit atop the NRL ladder and will look to maintain their form when they take on the Knights at GIO Stadium this Sunday. Details here.
📀 Canberra Polo Record Fair
The Winter Edition of the Canberra Polo Record Fair returns this Sunday at the Polish Club in Turner. Browse a massive collection of records from local and interstate sellers, and grab a waffle, egg-and-bacon roll or kransky hotdog. Entry by gold-coin donation. Details here.
🐶 Frozen Furstival
Bundle up your pup and head to Haig Park this Sunday for the Frozen Furstival Paws Party. There will be snowy photo ops for pups, live music, hot drinks for humans and puppicinos for dogs. Details here.
👰 Canberra Fair
A wedding, event and lifestyle fair at Old Parliament House. Discover the region’s finest stylists, planners, venues, fashion, beauty and photography. Details here.
🥃 The Whisky Show
Sample over 80 whiskies from around the world—including Scottish, American and Australian selections—as well as bottlings new to the Australian market. Details here.
🎄 Kambah Market
There’s a Christmas in July–themed market happening in Kambah this Saturday with locally made craft stalls, bric‑a‑brac and upcycled trash and treasure. Details here.
🛍️ Giralang Shops Grand Opening
The shops at Giralang are finally reopening this weekend. To celebrate there will be a free BBQ, kids’ face painting, wine tasting and $1 coffees. Details here.
🍷 An Idiot’s Guide to Wine
Comedian and wine expert Merrick Watts brings his hit show to Pialligo Estate this Friday and Saturday. Details here.
🥳 Nightlife: Peacemaker Turns One
The Peacemaker Saloon in Braddon is turning one. They’re celebrating with a shindig from noon on Saturday, July 26. There will be a live band, a mechanical bull, and lasso and horseshoe games. Details here.
🎉 Nightlife: Mooseheads Turns 21
Iconic Canberra nightlife venue Mooseheads is celebrating its 21st birthday next Saturday with a festival spanning all four levels and featuring five different stages. Details here.
🕺 Nightlife: Love Disco
Strap on your rollerblades, slip on your favourite pair of bell‑bottom jeans, and pop a few extra buttons on your satin shirt—Love Disco is coming to Blackbird next Saturday. It will be a night of disco dance‑floor hits alongside performances by Canberra’s finest Drag Queens. Details here.
🎧 Nightlife: Retro Silent Disco
Party at the National Museum next Saturday when they host the Retro Silent Disco. There will be three DJs—you can choose the party you want to tune into: Christmas in July, 80s and 90s Pop, Rock & Chart‑Toppers, and Classic Dance Anthems. Details here.
Markets This Weekend in Canberra
Capital Region Farmers Market: Canberra's largest farmers market, with over 100 stalls offering fresh produce, including fruit and veg, baked goods, meat, seafood and more. It runs every Saturday morning at EPIC from 7am to 11:30am. Details here.
Little Burley Markets: Located on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin, The Little Burley Markets run every Saturday morning. They make a great stop on a walk around the lake. Details here.
Haig Park Village Markets: The markets are held in Haig Park every Sunday from 8am to 2pm. You'll find a mix of fresh produce, baked goods, handmade products and food and drink stalls. Details here.
Southside Farmers Market: The Southside Farmers Market is held every Sunday morning at Canberra College in Phillip. Details here.
Jamison Trash and Treasure: Runs every Sunday in Belconnen. As well as pre-loved and vintage items, you'll find fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, honey, and plants. Details here.
🎸 Live Music This Weekend
This week’s gig guide will be published soon
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