What's on in Barton?
28 upcoming events
We've rounded up 28 upcoming events in Barton — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Barton
Sat17
Saturday 17 October
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Sunday 18 October
Later
Wed 21 · 9:30 AMA$779–899
✂️Workshop💼Career
Financial Management & Accounting in Healthcare: 1 Day Course, Canberra
Burbury Hotel Canberra
Thu 22 · 6 PMA$20
💼Career
Govern for Good
Durie Room, St Mark's Theological College
Fri 23 · 6 PMA$20
🎬Cinema
Young Adults' Film Night
Durie Room, St Mark's Theological College
Sat 24 · 10:30 AM
Come & Try
Grevillea Park
Sun 25 · 5 PMA$55
🧘Wellness
Sound Immersion & Meditation
Hale Gym & Day Spa
Fri 30 · 6:15 PMA$35–75
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Clásicos Argentinos
The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Sun 1 · 3 PMA$10–40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Strings in Spring III: Fire & Folksong
The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Wed 4 · 8:30 AMA$380–425
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
2026 Goldrick Seminar - Maritime Power and National Resilience
Hotel Realm
Sat 7 · 10 AMA$15–25
🚶Walk🗺️Guided tour
GAYCT history tour by bike
On-Lake Cafe
Sat 7 · 1 PM£37
✂️Workshop
Step into Your Spark
South Planks Farm
Mon 9 · 5:30 PMA$50
Open Book - Candid Conversations on AI and the media - what can you believe?
ACC Centre, Charles Sturt University
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Gospel Values and the Weaponisation of Christianity
The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Sat 14 Nov · 4 PMA$35–200
THE JOY DINNER CANBERRA 2026
Hotel Realm
Tue 17 Nov · 6:30 PMA$10–30
2026 Manning Clark and Dymphna Clark Lectures
The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Thu 19 Nov · 8:30 AMA$595
ASIS International ACT Chapter - Government Protective Security Masterclass
Hotel Realm
Sat 21 Nov · 2 PM£290
Fawlty Towers Christmas Weekend 21/11/2026 Preston
Barton Manor Hotel & Spa
Sun 22 Nov · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Unity of Faiths Conference
The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Sun 22 Nov · 5 PMA$55
🧘Wellness
Sound Supported Rest™ - Small Group Session
Hale Gym & Day Spa
Tue 24 Nov · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
National Shelter AGM and 51st Celebration
National Press Club of Australia
Wed 25 Nov · 6 PMA$20
What's Your Poison? Live Show - Last Drinks for 2026
National Press Club of Australia
Sat 5 Dec · 6:30 PMA$229–2,299
🎪Street party
The Diplomats' Ball
Hotel Realm
Wed 9 Dec · 6 PMA$35–7,150
♿Disability💛Inclusivity
Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards 2026
Hotel Realm
Fri 19 Mar · 7 PM£87.38
The Regenerage 2027 Black Tie Charity Gala Ball
Barton Manor Hotel & Spa
Tue 1 Jun · 11:30 AMA$132.88
National Aged Care Roundtable, National Press Club / LIVE Stream
National Press Club of Australia
See also in Barton
Fri 16 · 5 PM100 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Fundraiser at the Egyptian Embassy
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Yarralumla
At 6 PMA$0–11.90
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Whitworth Roach Classical Music Performance Competition Finals
Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Fri 6 · 8 PMA$10–25
✨Pop🎫Concert
Clash of the Keys
Hopscotch, Braddon
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
Monday Open Mic Night
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
Thu 15 · 7 PMA$25–30
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
12th Annual Friends' Jazz Concert
Big Band Room, Canberra
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$41.50–924.8(675)
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Qudos Bank Arena, Canberra
Sat 17 · 3 PM
🌐World music🎫Concert
Vision Pres. WORLDBEATS
Blank Cultural Platform, Canberra
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
After Hours
Williow Oval, Acton
Sat 17 · 6:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Canberra
James Fairfax Theatre at National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia, Canberra
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Pekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries
Canberra Llewellyn Hall, ANU
Sun 18 · 2:30 PMA$10–25
🎫Concert
Seasons in Song
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Sun 18 · 5:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Oriana Chorale presents: Aurora
Larry Sitsky Recital Room, Canberra
Wed 21 · 7 PM
🎫Concert
TSIM "No Mistakes Tour" | Wed 21 Oct 2026 | Canberra Theatre, Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Come & Try the Australian Rugby Choir - 22 October 2026
Hughes Baptist Church Hall
Thu 22 · 8 PM
🎫Concert
Jet in Bruce
UC Refectory, Canberra
Fri 23 · 9 AM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The High Kings in Canberra
Enmore Theatre, Canberra
Sat 24 · 4 PMA$10–30
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Bloom
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Sat 17 · 6 PMA$50–85
🎊Village dance
Poseidon's Ball
Canberra Yacht Club
Sat 24 · 2:30 PMFree
🎪Street party🎊Socials
66th Nigeria Independence & Community Day Celebration
Nigeria High Commision, Canberra
Thu 29 · 9:30 PMA$12.49–22.87
🎉Club
Canberra's Biggest Halloween Party
Fiction Club, Canberra
Tue 10 · 6:30 PM
🎪Street party
Australian Region Formal Dinner, Canberra, 2026
Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Lager House by Capital Brewing Co
Lager House by Capital Brewing Co, Parkes
Thu 15 · 6 PM
🎉Parties
Taipans End Of Year Function
Juliet Room, Canberra
Fri 16 · 7 PMA$38.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra | Singles Mixer | Highball | Friday 16th October | 40-55
75 London Cct, Canberra
Fri 16 · 7:45 PMA$8–10
🎊Socials
Friday 16 October 2026 what you really want is Brit Pop
Canberra Dance Theatre
Fri 16 · 9 PMA$10
🎉Club
HARDLINE
Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub, Canberra City
Fri 16 · 9 PMA$10–27
💿DJ set♀️Feminism
lumina
Shadows, Canberra
Fri 16 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
One22 Pres. 6 SENSE
One22, Canberra
Sat 17 · 5 PM
🎉Club
Over 30s Club Canberra - 80s/90s/00s Mixtape
88mph, Canberra
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$300–10,500
🎪Street party
2026 Canberra Star Ball
National Arboretum Canberra
Sat 17 · 7 PMA$20–25
🎉Parties
ANUBC Presentation Night 2026
Molly Bar, Canberra
Sat 17 · 7:30 PMA$30–160
💿DJ set🖼️Exhibition
ARTPARK
ARTPARK, Canberra
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$63.79
🎉Parties
40+ Speed Dating @ Blue Eyes Bar & Lounge | Cityswoon | Ages 40-55
Blue Eyes, Canberra
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra Older Women Younger Men Singles Event | Public Bar | 22nd October
Public, Canberra
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$82.50–87.50
🎉Parties
Griffin Hall Valedictory 2026
QT Canberra
Fri 23 · 6:30 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra | Balkan Singles Mixer | Embassy Bar | Friday 23rd October
38 Northbourne Ave, Canberra
Fri 23 · 8 PMA$11.29–25
🎉Club
EMOWEEN CANBERRA 2026
VENT Nightclub, Canberra
Sat 24 · 1 PMA$18–149.90
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Oktoberfest in the Gardens - Canberra 2026
Patrick White Lawns, Canberra
Sat 24 · 7 PMFree
🎪Street party
SNoG Halloween 2026
King O'Malley's, Canberra
Sat 24 · 7:30 PMA$20
🎉Club👑Drag show
Spring Fever Retro Disco
ChiChiz Bar, Canberra
Mon 26 · 6 PMA$15
🎪Street party
FOCUS Extravaganza
St John's Anglican Church, Reid
Tomorrow · 7 PM11–22 €
🎭Theatre
Hamlet
Kambri Drama Theatre, Acton
Sat 17 · 6 PMA$85–175
👗Fashion & Design🌊Contemporary
Kultural Dreaming Capital Runway
National Museum of Australia, Acton
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$35–55
💋Burlesque👑Drag show
HORRORTEASE @ CASINO CANBERRA
Casino Canberra
Fri 16 · 7 PMA$5–15
🎊Socials
Dance Night 2026
Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM
🎭Stage
CANBERRA THEATRE - Saturday 24 October from 7.30pm.
Canberra Theatre Centre
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM16–30 €
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
ANUMTC’s High School Musical On Stage!
Kambri Drama Theatre, Acton
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM
🍽️Food
St Hallett Wine Dinner at the Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Tue 27 · 6:30 PMA$1,500
🗣️Talk
Dinner with Andrew Hastie MP and Sami Omari
Dinner with Andrew Hastie MP and Sami Omari, Canberra
Wed 28 · 5:30 PMA$80–160
🍽️Food
The Champagne Experience
Royal Canberra Golf Club, Yarralumla
At 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
State of resistance in Myanmar: Fresh approaches to old complexities
The Australian Centre on China in the World, Acton
Thu 24
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Cloud Studies
photo access, Canberra
Tue 10 · 9 AMA$15–70
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
RELICS: A New World Rises - Low Sensory Sessions
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Sat 17 · 1 PMA$10–12
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Calthorpes House Tours 2026
Calthorpes' House, Red Hill
Tomorrow · 11:15 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
The Blue Pacific: Leadership in a Changing World
The Hall, University House, Acton
Tomorrow · 4:30 PMA$0
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Colonial wilding: Cattle, Kangaroo and Gumbakuluk
RSSS Auditorium, Acton
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Spiritus Short Film Awards Screening
Dendy Cinemas Canberra
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🔬Experimental
CSFF Smith's Shorts and Networking Night
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Thu 15 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Food (and) Security - Lessons for a Warming World
Agrifood Innovation Institute, Gould Building #116, Daley Road, Australian National University, Acton
Thu 15 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
In conversation: Australian Girls
University House, Acton
Thu 15 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Roger Rees at Paperchain Bookstore
Paperchain Bookstore, Griffith
Thu 15 · 6 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Canberra Writers Festival 2026: For the Love of Books
Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra
Thu 15 · 6 PMA$75
🍽️Food
Emmanuel Giboulot, a cutting edge Burgundy producer
French Flair - La Boutique, Griffith
Fri 16 · 10 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Countering Disinformation across Europe and the Indo-Pacific
ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Acton
Sat 17 · 8:30 AM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Committee Room Briefing - Cybercrime Victimisation in Australia
The Great Hall, Australian Parliament House,, Canberra
Sat 17 · 10 AM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Canberra Writers Festival - Cutting Edge Cli-Fi
Level 4, National Library
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
𝙏𝘼𝙆𝙀𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙔 Exhibition Talk + First Nations Food Stories
Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Sun 18 · 8:30 AM
📚Literature🚶Walk
Canberra Writers Festival - Bird by Bird: The Art of Noticing – Bird Walk and Author Talk
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Sun 18 · 2:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour♿Disability
NGA Tour - Arthur Boyd Tapestries - Accessible Peer Activity
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Mon 19 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ANU School of Sociology Seminar Series: A/Prof Li-Wen Shih (Taipei Medical University)
RSSS building, room 4.69, Acton
Mon 19 · 2 PMFree
🍽️Food
Canberra Wine District - TRADE TASTING
The Marion, Parkes
Your passions nearby
Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues in Barton
Durie Room, St Mark's Theological College
2 events
National Press Club of Australia
3 events
Hale Gym & Day Spa
2 events
Burbury Hotel Canberra
1 event
Hotel Realm
6 events
On-Lake Cafe
1 event
ACC Centre, Charles Sturt University
1 event
The Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
4 events
Grevillea Park
1 event