Activism around Barton
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Right now, most of the action is around National Library of Australia, 71 Leichhardt St and Phillipa Weeks Staff Library.
Events — activism around Barton
Thu1
Today
Fri2
Tomorrow
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Sat 3 · 8 AMA$0
🤝Volunteering
THE MEN'S BREAKFAST TABLE - Building Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope
Gungahlin Community Centre
Sat 3 · 9 AMA$0
🗺️Guided tour💛Inclusivity
Quiet Mornings at the Mint
Royal Australian Mint
Sat 3 · 10:30 AMA$0
🗺️Guided tour♀️Feminism
Springtime Op Shop Adventures!
The Thrift Hub
Sat 3 · 1 PMA$0
✂️Workshop🤝Volunteering
Knit and Crochet for Charity with GOG
Corroboree Park Hall
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Later
Thu 8 · 9 AMA$0
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Canberra's Energy Transition Workshop 4: Circular Economy
Building J
Thu 8 · 5:30 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Rebels at the Pub - monthly meet-up
Badger & Co
Thu 8 · 6 PM
✊Activism
Bible Study Group
All Saints Anglican Church
Sat 10 · 10 AMA$35–70
🌱Ecology
Greening Australia Annual Plant Sale
Greening Australia
Sat 10 · 10 AMA$95
🏛️Politics & Economy♀️Feminism
Young Liberal Women's Summit 2026
Rydges Canberra
Sat 10 · 10:30 AMA$10
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Floriade Go-Together Morning (closing weekend)
Floriade Regatta Point entrance
Sat 10 · 2 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🌳Outdoors
Chromatic Circle
Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Sat 10 · 3:30 PMA$10–65
🎉Club🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Effulgent VI: Devour
Gang Gang Cafe
Sun 11 · 10 AM
🕊️Human rights
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
All Saints Anglican Church
Sun 11 · 1 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Global Day for Gaza: 3 Years of Genocide and Resistance – Canberra
Garema Place
Sun 11 · 5:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
Taking the Channel — Canberra premiere
Polish White Eagle Club
Mon 12Free
✂️Workshop💼Career
ComCare HSR 5 Day Training | October 2026 UnionsACT
71 Leichhardt St
Mon 12 · 9:15 AMFree
🏋️Fitness💛Inclusivity
The Worlds Biggest Sit In
Atsic Culture Centre
Mon 12 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Resurgent Militancy and Strategic Rivalries: Rethinking Security Across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Beyond
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
Tue 13 · 10 AMA$45
🤝Volunteering
Spring Morning Tea 2026
Royal Canberra Golf Club
Tue 13 · 10 AM
🧾Drop-in services
Tuesday Mass
All Saints Anglican Church
Tue 13 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
State of resistance in Myanmar: Fresh approaches to old complexities
Auditorium, Australian Centre on China in the World
Wed 14 · 10:30 AM
🧾Drop-in services
Goodwin Service
All Saints Anglican Church
Wed 14 · 4:30 PMA$0
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Colonial wilding: Cattle, Kangaroo and Gumbakuluk
RSSS Auditorium
Thu 15 · 11 AMA$0
♿Disability♀️Feminism
Pain, Fatigue & You: Practical Tools for Living Well
Building 18
Thu 15 · 3:30 PM
🤝Volunteering🎪Street party
OzHarvest CEO CookOff
Jamison
Thu 15 · 7 PMFree
💼Career🎒Students
SDG Networking Night: Peace, Governance & Partnerships
Verity Lane Market
Fri 16 · 10 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
The Battle for Truth: Countering Disinformation across Europe and the Indo-Pacific
ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Carers Week Wellbeing Break for Carers
The Pearce Community Centre
Sun 18 · 1 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Canberra's Western Edge walks - Stony Creek Nature Reserve
Mount Stromlo Forest Park
Mon 19 · 5:30 PMA$350
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Introduction to Permaculture Designs: XA-BD27
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), Bruce
Mon 19 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
A larger Assembly - do more MLAs make for better government?
Irish Club
Tue 20 · 6 PMA$5–10
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Impact Hour - Friends of the Dryandra Woodland
Dissent Cafe and Bar
Wed 21 · 1 PMA$0
🗣️Talk♿Disability
Stronger Together Canberra - Goal Setting for NDIS Participant Outcomes
Denman Village Community Centre
Thu 22 · 9:30 AMA$0
🤝Volunteering
Australian Red Cross EmergencyRedi™ Workshop
Libraries ACT - Woden
Thu 22 · 3:45 PM
🤝Volunteering
Volunteering at Pegasus - Information Session
Pegasus
Thu 22 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
The accountability dilemma: Impeachment, polarization, and Philippine democracy
Lecture Theatre 2 (HB2), Hedley Bull Building
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the author - Murray Goot and Tim Rowse
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre
Thu 22 · 6 PM
🧾Drop-in services
Bible Study Group
All Saints Anglican Church
Fri 23 · 10 AMFree
♀️Feminism
Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: What leaders need to know to take action
University of Canberra
Fri 23A$0–2
💛Inclusivity
Southside PlAy-BA Term 4 2026
SACC Queanbeyan
Sat 24 · 10 AMA$0
🎪Street party💛Inclusivity
Mini Multicultural Event – Celebrate Culture, Creativity & Community!
Suburban Land Agency Display Village and Sales & Information Centre
Sat 24 · 10 AM
🗺️Guided tour🌱Ecology
WISE Urban Farm Tour
WISE Urban Farm
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
♀️Feminism
Dear Kingdom Woman Conference 2026
Gungahlin Community Centre
Sun 25 · 9 AMA$50
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Feathers & Field Notes: An Aussie Bird Count Journalling Experience
Gungahlin Hill Nature Reserve Entry
Sun 25 · 10 AM
🧾Drop-in services
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
All Saints Anglican Church
Sun 25 · 1 PMFree
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Canberra's Western Edge walks - Cooleman Ridge, 25 October 2026
Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve
Sun 25 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
DRAWN IN DRAG Sess - FLESH Queer Life Drawing
National Portrait Gallery - Gordon Darling Hall
Mon 26 · 7:15 AMA$70–1,000
🕊️Human rights
Australian National Prayer Breakfast 2026
Australian Parliament House
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
✊Activism
Fearless Connections
Fearless Women Office
Wed 28 · 10:30 AM
✊Activism
Goodwin Service
All Saints Anglican Church
Wed 28 · 12 PMA$95–900
🤝Volunteering
2026 Lifeline Canberra Spirit of Canberra Awards
Old Parliament House
Tue 3 Nov · 10 AM
🌳Outdoors
Tuesday Mass
All Saints Anglican Church
Wed 4 Nov · 10:30 AM
🧾Drop-in services
Goodwin Service
All Saints Anglican Church
Fri 6 Nov · 6:30 PM
🤝Volunteering
CYCC 2026
Budawang Pavilion, EPIC
Sat 7 Nov · 8:30 PMA$50
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Moonlight Meanders – Lake Burley Griffin, southern foreshore
Lake Burley Griffin Southern Shore
Sun 8 Nov · 8 AM
✊Activism
Said Mass
All Saints Anglican Church
Sun 8 Nov · 9 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Canberra's Western Edge walks - Stony Creek to Murrumbidgee River
Mount Stromlo Forest Park
Tue 10 Nov · 10 AM
✊Activism
Tuesday Mass
All Saints Anglican Church
Tue 10 Nov · 5:30 PM
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Northbourne Avenue Flats | A Walking Tour with The Fix It Chicks
Northbourne Avenue
Wed 11 Nov · 6 PMA$10
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
NATURE Documentary Screening Canberra - Citizen COP 2026
National Library of Australia
Wed 11 Nov · 6:30 PMA$20
🤝Volunteering♿Disability
Canberra Young Onset Parkinson's Peer Support Group – November guest speaker Paulo Argy
Gungahlin Lakes Golf & Community Club
Wed 11 Nov · 7:30 PM
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Art Making for YOU
The Pearce Community Centre
Thu 12 Nov · 6 PM
🧾Drop-in services
Bible Study Group
All Saints Anglican Church
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Gospel Values and the Weaponisation of Christianity
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Sat 14 Nov · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Bike Basics with SEE Change: November
Diversity Hub ACT
Sun 15 Nov · 1 PMA$10
🎯Board games🔬Science
Coral Reef Card Games Canberra - Citizen COP 2026
Marie Reay Teaching Centre (Building 155), 6.02 Superfloor
Mon 16 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Would a standing citizens' assembly help the ACT?
Irish Club
Tue 17 Nov · 10 AM
🧾Drop-in services
Tuesday Mass
All Saints Anglican Church
Fri 20 Nov · 8:30 AM150–1,100 €
🏛️Politics & Economy
International Men's Day Forum — Canberra 2026
Canberra Rex Hotel
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AMA$10
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
An Introduction to Australia's Remarkable Plants
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Tue 24 Nov · 10 AM
🧾Drop-in services
Tuesday Mass
All Saints Anglican Church
Wed 25 Nov · 10:30 AM
🤝Volunteering
Goodwin Service
All Saints Anglican Church
Thu 26 Nov · 8:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk✊🏿Anti-racism
Racism In Health Education First Nations Health ANU
Finkel Lecture Theatre
Thu 26 Nov · 6 PM
🧾Drop-in services
Bible Study Group
All Saints Anglican Church
Sat 28 Nov · 6 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+♿Disability
Reembodied Anthology Launch
Blank&
Mon 30 Nov · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop🗣️Talk
Powering the Circular Economy: Local Government & the Solar/Battery Waste Challenge
ANU Birch building Innovation Space
Wed 2 Dec · 10 AM
✂️Workshop💛Inclusivity
Christmas Card Making
Queanbeyan Veteran & Family Hub
Thu 3 Dec · 6 PMA$22–25
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Anne Summers: Witness
National Library of Australia
Sat 5 Dec · 9:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity🤝Volunteering
Women's Conference "STAND"
Canberra House of Prayer
Sat 5 Dec · 10 AMFree
🏃Running🤝Volunteering
Weight of War Run 2026 – Canberra
The Dock Kingston
Mon 7 Dec · 6 PMA$25
🎬Cinema💛Inclusivity
Canberra Showcase 2026
National Film and Sound Archive
See also around Barton
At 4 PMFree
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
MusicACT x Street Uni: Rap Game VVerkshop w/ Vv Pete + UTILITY + Mali Nakalevu
Street University Canberra
At 5:30 PMA$49–89
🎻Classical🪇Salsa
Kasia Smolarek (Canberra)
Wesley Music Center: The Mansfield Room, Forrest
At 6 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Erin Helyard: Bach and Handel at the Harpsichord
Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
At 6:30 PM
🎫Concert
NightFest Opens
Floriade
At 6:30 PM
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Floriade NightFest 2026
Commonwealth Park, Canberra
At 7 PM
🌙Indie✨Pop
TOM AVGENICOS: DELAY 45 ALBUM LAUNCH
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Ben Lee & Georgia Maq - Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMA$15–20
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
The Fuelers FIRE UP!
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
Sat 3 · 10 AM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Nouvelle Vague in Canberra
Metro Theatre, Canberra
Sat 3 · 12 PM
🥁Drum & Bass💿DJ set
30 Years of Hospital Records ft Danny Byrd (UK), Unglued (UK) & Hoax (UK) @ Hopscotch
Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🌐World music✨Pop
Sonu Nigam in Canberra
Tiktok Ent Centre, Canberra
Sun 4 · 2:30 PMA$10–30
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Wesley Music Scholars Spring Concert
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$41.50–884.8(675)
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Qudos Bank Arena, Canberra
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
After Hours
Williow Oval, Acton
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Pekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries
Canberra Llewellyn Hall, ANU
Sun 18 · 5:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Oriana Chorale presents: Aurora
Larry Sitsky Recital Room, Canberra
Sun 11 · 3 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Tipsy Tea at the Yacht Club – October
Yacht Club
Sat 24 · 2:30 PMFree
🎪Street party🎊Socials
66th Nigeria Independence & Community Day Celebration
Nigeria High Commision, Canberra
At 7 PMA$36.25–51.25
❓Quiz
Canberra | Singles Trivia Event | Luna Bar | 1st October | 50 & Over
99 London Cct, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7:45 PM
🎊Socials
Friday 2 October 2026 April Welcome back
Canberra Dance Theatre
Sat 3 · 8 PMA$15
🎉Club👑Drag show
Canberra Underbear Night
ChiChiz Bar, Canberra
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🪇Salsa🌳Outdoors
FREE Salsa @ Badger & Co 💃🕺
Badger & Co, Canberra
Fri 9 · 9 PMA$9–20
🎉Club💿DJ set
KIRANA presents: AFTER DARK
Shadows Nightclub, Canberra
Fri 9 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
One22 Pres. tonz
One22, Canberra
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
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
Tomorrow · 5 PMA$15–20
🎲Improv
Thank God It's Theatre
Blank&, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Dan Rath - Help Me Please - CANBERRA ENCORE
Fun Time Pony, Canberra
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
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$20–60
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
GLAM SLAM CLUB
Shadows Nightclub, Canberra
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
'The Story Of Me' Tour show - Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
At 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Paddock Trees Under Threat Book Launch
Frank Fenner 101 Seminar Room, Frank Fenner Building, Acton
At 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Bob Yates at Paperchain Bookstore
Paperchain Bookstore, Griffith
At 5:30 PMA$15
🏰Heritage
The DHG Art Book Exchange
ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Acton
At 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the author - Shaun Micallef
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, Acton
At 7 PM
🎬Cinema
But I'm a Cheerleader
Mccoy Cct , Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
At 3 PMA$10–528
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Underground Spirits Cocktail High Tea in The Gin Garden at Floriade 2026
The Garden House by Bunnings Warehouse, Parkes
Thu 24
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Cloud Studies
photo access, Canberra
Sat 3 · 9 AMA$15–70
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
RELICS: A New World Rises - Low Sensory Sessions
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Data Detectives | Kids Edition
Black VC, Canberra
Tomorrow · 9:30 AM
🖼️Exhibition🗺️Guided tour
Bugs Alive Exhibition
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Tomorrow · 9:30 AM
🗺️Guided tour🗣️Talk
ANU Keyboard Institute Open Day
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Sat 3 · 1 PMA$10–12
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Calthorpes House Tours 2026
Calthorpes' House, Red Hill
Sun 4 · 2 PMA$18–28
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Crafty Cinema Canberra - Miss Congeniality
Palace Electric Cinemas, Canberra
Wed 7A$600–9,299
🗣️Talk
Protective Security and Government (PSG) Conference 2026
Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel, Yarralumla
Wed 7 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
From employment exit to occupational reallocation: Child penalties in Vietnam
Molongo Theatre, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, Acton
Thu 8 · 4 PMA$0
🗣️Talk
Face-to-Face IELTS Masterclass - Canberra
IDP IELTS Canberra
Thu 8 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Unearthed | Who Owns the Past? Repatriation, Provenance, and Cultural Heritage
Seminar Room, Australian Centre on China in the World, Acton
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage🖼️Exhibition
Government House, Canberra Open Day
Government House, Yarralumla
Sat 10 · 6 PM
🎬Cinema
Canberra Short Film Festival 2026
Dendy Cinemas Canberra
Sun 11 · 3 PMA$15–20
🗣️Talk
The Memory Collectors
Manning Clark House, Forrest
Mon 12 · 7:30 AMA$1,350
🗣️Talk
2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference
Hotel Realm, Barton
Mon 12 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ANU School of Sociology Seminar Series: Prof James Smithies
RSSS building, room 4.69, Acton
Mon 12 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Coming into Relation
RSSS Auditorium, Acton
Thu 15 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
In conversation: Australian Girls
University House Hotel, Acton
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — activism around Barton
National Library of Australia
2 events
71 Leichhardt St
1 event
Phillipa Weeks Staff Library
2 events
Ainslie Arts Centre
1 event
ANU Birch building Innovation Space
1 event
150 Northbourne Ave
1 event
All Saints Anglican Church
19 events
The Pearce Community Centre
2 events
Irish Club
2 events
Jamison
2 events
Mount Stromlo Forest Park
2 events
Gungahlin Community Centre
2 events
Frequently asked questions
How many activism events are there around Barton?
94 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch activism around Barton?
Notably National Library of Australia, 71 Leichhardt St and Phillipa Weeks Staff Library. See the full list of venues above.