Free events in Canberra
Zero dollars, full fun: free festivals, markets, talks and exhibitions in Canberra.
Free in Canberra means the listing is marked free. A gold-coin donation, a cheap ticket, or a “kids free” note does not sneak onto this page.
This is Canberra. Listings over the NSW border stay off unless the address is actually here. Suburb links show up only once a neighbourhood has enough upcoming listings to be its own page.
Listings updated (Canberra time). Past events drop off on their own.
Plan the day in Canberra: Saturday date night, Family Sunday under $50 or a free afternoon.
Saturday 14 November
Capital Region Farmers Market
7:00 am – 11:30 am · Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) · Mitchell
Wildcare Wildlife Tales
10:00 am – 11:00 am · Queanbeyan Library · Queanbeyan
November Social Ride
10:00 am – 1:00 pm · National Museum of Australia & Lennox Crossing - Carpark · Acton
Bike Basics with SEE Change: November
10:00 am – 12:00 pm · Diversity Hub ACT · Kambah
Birds on Farms: Creating Healthy Woodland Habitat
10:00 am – 11:00 am · Bungendore Library · Bungendore
Canberra Youth Worship: Light and Connection
3:30 pm – 7:00 pm · Yarralumla Uniting Church · Yarralumla
LFF Canberra: Do You Love Me?
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm · Kambri, ANU - Cinema · Acton
BALKAN ON BURLEY – CANBERRA WHITE PARTY
7:00 pm · The Jetty · Parkes
VENT - Saturday 14th November
10:00 pm – 5:00 am · 33 Petrie Plaza
SUGA FT JXL
10:00 pm – 5:00 am · Fiction Club
Sunday 15 November
Old Bus Depot Markets
9:30 am – 2:30 pm · Old Bus Depot Markets · Kingston
Growing a Resilient Garden in Canberra
10:00 am – 12:00 pm · Suburban Land Agency Display Village and Sales & Information Centre · Whitlam
DadLAN Canberra
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm · Gungahlin Community Centre · Gungahlin
Monday 16 November
Beyond the System: Aboriginal Perspectives on Ending DFSV
9:00 am – 4:30 pm · The Marion · Parkes
4th Australia-Bhutan Research Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm · until 17 Nov · Crawford School of Public Policy · Acton
Creating your child safe action plan - In-person workshop
9:30 am – 12:00 pm · Nara Centre
Supporting Mental Health and Emotional Regulation in OSHC
10:00 am – 12:00 pm · Hedley Beare Centre For Teaching And Learning · Stirling
Agents of Maoism: Communist spies and overseas Chinese in Cambodia’s global sixties
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm · Lecture Theatre 2 (HB2), Hedley Bull Building · Acton
Would a standing citizens' assembly help the ACT?
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm · Irish Club · Weston
Text & Textiles - Audiobook Club November 2026
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm · The Book Cow · Kingston
Monday Open Mic Night
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm · Dissent Cafe and Bar
Tuesday 17 November
Bungendore Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Annual General Meeting 2026
7:30 am – 9:00 am · The Malbon · Bungendore
Mental Health First Aid for UC Staff
9:30 am – 2:00 pm · Building 1, Level C, Room 105 · Bruce
ACT Risk Assessment and Management Framework Tier 1 Training 17/11
9:30 am – 1:30 pm · Emu Bank - Ground Floor, HCSD training room · Belconnen
Re-open the social sciences?
11:00 am – 12:30 pm · Boardroom 2.54, Hedley Bull Building · Acton
UNSW Cost of Living Workshop | Canberra Cooking Classes
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm · UNSW Canberra
Qigong/Tai Chi
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm · Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club · Tuggeranong
Author Event: Oh Brother by Georgina Chadderton
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm · The Book Cow Kingston · Kingston
AGSM MBA Information Evening - Canberra
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm · Hotel Realm · Barton
International law before the High Court: How the High Court has responded and contributed to issues of international law since Federation.
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm · ANU Law School Moot Court · Acton
MICFest 2026
6:00 pm · The Baso - Canberra · Belconnen
Book Launch: No One's Looking by Brooke Davis in conversation with Kaya Wilson
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm · The Book Cow Kingston · Kingston
Koala Conversation Royalla
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm · Royalla Common · Royalla
Canberra Comedy Newcomer’s Showcase
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm · Tuggeranong Arts Centre · Greenway
Wednesday 18 November
Pathways to Democratic Information Resilience: Civic Media and Information Literacy in the Curriculum and in Society
8:00 am – 5:00 pm · until 19 Nov · Ann Harding Conference Centre · Bruce
CDD International Research Showcase | The Logics of Democratic Self-Defence
11:00 am – 12:00 pm · The Fishbowl, Centre for Deliberative Democracy · Bruce
Midweek Matters: Asthma and Older Women
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm · Hughes Community Centre · Hughes
2026 Schuman Lecture | Partnership for the Future: What Comes Next for EU-Australia Relations?
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm · The Hall, University House, The Australian National University · Acton
How can ancient Greece and Rome inform public policy today?
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm · Australian China in the World Lecture Theatre · Acton
Meet the author - John Birmingham
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm · Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre) · Acton
Supported Decision Making - A Practical Workshop
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm · ACTDSID Office · Pearce
Last King of Queensland
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm · Hawk Theatre, Narrabundah College · Narrabundah
Thursday 19 November
Brain Training at Queanbeyan Library November 2026
10:00 am – 11:30 am · Queanbeyan Library · Queanbeyan
World Access to Higher Education Day
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm · University of Canberra- UC Library Level C · Bruce
UNSW Canberra City Open House 2026
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm · UNSW Canberra City · Reid
McCusker Institute End of Year Showcase: Driving Change by Creating Connections in Complex Times
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm · Kambri Cinema · Acton
James Boyce at Paperchain Bookstore Manuka
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm · Paperchain Bookstore MANUKA · Manuka
The 2026 State of Infrastructure: Building Australia's Future
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm · Crawford School of Public Policy, Weston Theatre · JG Crawford Building
#BeerOps CANBERRA 2026 - Australia's Largest Tech Networking Event!
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm · Canberra Rex Hotel · Braddon
Friends Dinner at 1980
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm · 1980 Chinese Restaurant
Mood Boost Drumming
6:45 pm – 7:45 pm · ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability · Pearce
Friday 20 November
Saturday 21 November
Capital Region Farmers Market
7:00 am – 11:30 am · Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) · Mitchell
Canberra | Sat 21st November
10:00 am – 12:00 pm · Pavilion on Northbourne Hotel · Dickson
The Conversations We Need
11:00 am – 1:00 pm · Daramalan College · Dickson
Come Write @ TAC
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm · Tuggeranong Arts Centre · Greenway
Songwriting for Non-Songwriters at SouthFest
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm · Tuggeranong Community Centre - Balcony Room · Greenway
Walter’s Burly Griffins November 2026 - Dungeon Crawl Classics
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm · Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden · Woden
IRL Social
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm · SISU Canberra · Deakin
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Good to know
- Are there free events in Canberra?
- This guide only includes listings marked free. Paid tickets are left on the main Canberra events page. VibePeep currently lists 163 upcoming listings for this page.
- What’s the next listing in Canberra?
- Capital Region Farmers Market — Saturday 14 November at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC). Times and prices can change, so confirm with the organiser before you go.
- What counts as a free event in Canberra?
- The listing has to be marked free. Gold-coin entry and cheap tickets stay on the main events guide. If the organiser’s page disagrees with the badge, trust the organiser.
- Does this include all of ACT?
- This is Canberra. Listings over the NSW border stay off unless the address is actually here.
Listings are gathered from organisers, official guides and ticketing sites and re-checked regularly. Times, prices and availability can change, so always confirm with the organiser before you go. Sponsored placements are always labelled.