What's on in Barton for free?
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Events in Barton for free
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Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🌳Outdoors
Meet The Expert - Providence
Providence Cabinets & Fine Paints
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Gospel Values and the Weaponisation of Christianity
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Sun 22 Nov · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Unity of Faiths Conference
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Tue 24 Nov · 5 PMA$0
🏷️Other
National Shelter AGM and 51st Celebration
National Press Club of Australia
See also in Barton for free
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
MusicACT x Street Uni: Rap Game VVerkshop w/ Vv Pete + UTILITY + Mali Nakalevu
Street University Canberra
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMA$49–89
🎻Classical🪇Salsa
Kasia Smolarek (Canberra)
Wesley Music Center: The Mansfield Room, Forrest
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Erin Helyard: Bach and Handel at the Harpsichord
Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
🎫Concert
NightFest Opens
Floriade
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Floriade NightFest 2026
Commonwealth Park, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🌙Indie✨Pop
TOM AVGENICOS: DELAY 45 ALBUM LAUNCH
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Fri 2 · 7 PM
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Ben Lee & Georgia Maq - Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
Fri 2 · 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
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$36.25–51.25
❓Quiz
Canberra | Singles Trivia Event | Luna Bar | 1st October | 50 & Over
99 London Cct, Canberra
Fri 2 · 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
Fri 2 · 5 PMA$15–20
🎲Improv
Thank God It's Theatre
Blank&, Canberra
Fri 2 · 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
Fri 2 · 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
Tomorrow · 11 AMA$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
At 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
The Racial Discrimination Act @ 50 (ed Thornton & Wood): Launch
Phillipa Weeks Staff Library, Acton
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMA$5–75
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Garden Designer Paul Bangay in Conversation
Margaret Whitlam Pavilion
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Paddock Trees Under Threat Book Launch
Frank Fenner 101 Seminar Room, Frank Fenner Building, Acton
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Bob Yates at Paperchain Bookstore
Paperchain Bookstore, Griffith
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMA$15
🏰Heritage
The DHG Art Book Exchange
ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Acton
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the author - Shaun Micallef
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, Acton
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🎬Cinema
But I'm a Cheerleader
Mccoy Cct , Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Fri 2 · 9:30 AM
🖼️Exhibition🗺️Guided tour
Bugs Alive Exhibition
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Fri 2 · 9:30 AM
🗺️Guided tour🗣️Talk
ANU Keyboard Institute Open Day
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Sat 3 · 9 AMA$0
🗺️Guided tour💛Inclusivity
Quiet Mornings at the Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
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
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