Running around Canberra
10 upcoming events
Get running around Canberra in your weekly roundup.
Oazis lists 10 running events around Canberra, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around Canberra, Rond Terraces and Queen Elizabeth Terrace.
Events — running around Canberra
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Later
Sun 1 Nov · 5:30 AM
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
The Canberra Times Fun Run
Rond Terraces
Sat 14 Nov · 5:50 AM
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
SRF2026
Stromlo Forest Park
Sat 5 Dec · 10 AMFree
🏃Running🤝Volunteering
Weight of War Run 2026 – Canberra
The Dock Kingston
Sat 10 Apr
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Canberra Times Marathon Festival
John Dunmore Lang Place
Fri 27 Aug
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Capital to Coast
Canberra
Sun 29 Aug
🏃Running🏅Athletics
ACTMA Run/Walk Handicap Series: Goorooyarroo
Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve
See also around 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
At 4 PMFree
🎤Hip-Hop🎫Concert
MusicACT x Street Uni: Rap Game VVerkshop w/ Vv Pete + UTILITY + Mali Nakalevu
Street University Canberra
At 8 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
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 7 PM
🎬Cinema
But I'm a Cheerleader
Mccoy Cct , Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Tomorrow · 11 AMA$10–528
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Underground Spirits Cocktail High Tea in The Gin Garden at Floriade 2026
Floriade, Regatta Place, 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
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
The Racial Discrimination Act @ 50 (ed Thornton & Wood): Launch
Phillipa Weeks Staff Library, Acton
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
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 · 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
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Wed 7 · 5:30 PM30–50 €
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
[DEFERRED] A Big Dialogue: Globalisation - Gone For Good?
Burgmann College Dining Hall, 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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Venues — running around Canberra
Frequently asked questions
How many running events are there around Canberra?
10 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch running around Canberra?
Notably Canberra, Rond Terraces and Queen Elizabeth Terrace. See the full list of venues above.