Open air around Dickson
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceThe second the sun comes out, the party heads outside. Open airs around Dickson are the DJ sets in the parks, the waterside guinguettes, the rooftops and the open-air warm-ups before you slip off to a club.
We gather every outdoor date here: electro, disco, afro or a good old-fashioned village dance. Weather permitting, this is where it's at.
Events — open air around Dickson
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Later
Fri 30 · 5:30 PMA$170–1,600
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Oktoberfest VIP Opening Ceremony Dinner 2026
49 Jerrabomberra Ave
Fri 6 · 7 PMA$10–82
☀️Open air🌊Contemporary
Clothing The Loop: Evening Spectacular!
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), Woden
Sat 7 · 1 PMES
🎪Street party🌐World music
La Fiesta | Canberra’s Latin American Festival
Latin American Plaza
Sat 21 Nov · 6:30 PMA$65–90
🎉Club💿DJ set
Retro Silent Disco
National Museum of Australia
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PMA$30–35
🎸Rock☀️Open air
BROWER (NYC) w/ Love Banana (QLD) + New Age Group
Dissent Cafe and Bar
Fri 27 Nov · 8 PMA$40–50
🎉Club💿DJ set
ONE NIGHT in HEAVEN 3 @ FICTION
Fiction Club
Sat 28 Nov · 12 PMA$120–220
☀️Open air🌐World music
Golden Days Music & Wine Festival 2026
Patrick White Lawns
See also around Dickson
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
THE HIGH KINGS | Thursday Oct 22nd | Canberra Theatre
Canberra Theatre Centre
At 7 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Louis Tomlinson in Canberra
Qudos Bank Arena, Canberra
At 8 PM
🎫Concert
Jet in Bruce
UC Refectory, Canberra
Tomorrow · 9 AM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The High Kings in Canberra
Enmore Theatre, Canberra
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎻Classical🌐World music
Bach in Shiraz - University House
Fellows Garden, University House, Acton
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎫Concert
Blue Room Sessions #4 (2026)
Big Band Room, Canberra
Sat 24 · 4 PMA$10–30
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Bloom
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Sat 24 · 6:30 PM
🎻Classical✨Pop
Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA in Canberra - Tickets
James Fairfax Theatre at National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia, Canberra
Sun 25 · 3 PM
🎫Concert
Smith's Showtunes Singalong
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Fri 30 · 6:15 PMA$35–75
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Clásicos Argentinos
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Barton
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Men At Work | Canberra ACT
Royal Theatre, Canberra
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Fri 30 · 6:30 PMA$20–35
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🎫Concert
Big Gay Piano Bar #4 CANBERRA [Fri 30 October]
ChiChiz Bar, Canberra
Fri 30 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
THE EXPLODING UNIVERSE OF ED KUEPPER | The Street, Canberra
The Street Theatre, Canberra
Sat 14 · 8 AM
🌐World music🎫Concert
George Wassouf in Canberra
Darling Harbour Theatre, Canberra
At 7:30 PM16–30 €
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
ANUMTC’s High School Musical On Stage!
Kambri Drama Theatre, Acton
Wed 28 · 5 PMA$7
🎊Socials
ANUCAD CHEER SHOWCASE 2026
ANU Sport Old Court 1, Acton
Tue 10 · 6 PMA$22.90–27.69
🎭Theatre📜Poetry
Everyone On The Bus Fell Down (Not Just Me) – Canberra
National Library of Australia, Canberra
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM
🎭Stage
CANBERRA THEATRE - Saturday 24 October from 7.30pm.
Canberra Theatre Centre
Sat 31 · 6 PM
📜Poetry slam🏆Tournament
North Vs. South Heat #3
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Sat 31 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Lawrence Mooney - Full Moon Party - Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
Tomorrow · 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
Tue 10 · 9 AMA$15–70
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
RELICS: A New World Rises - Low Sensory Sessions
Canberra Museum and Gallery
At 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
A Critique of Human Supremacism
RSSS Auditorium, Acton
At 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
The accountability dilemma: Impeachment, polarization, and Philippine democracy
Lecture Theatre 2 (HB2), Hedley Bull Building, Acton
At 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema
On Falling — Presented by the Embassy of Portugal
Palace Electric Cinemas, Canberra
At 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the author - Murray Goot and Tim Rowse
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, Acton
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Canberra German Week 2026 - Science and Innovation Day
Allan Barton Forum, Acton
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎬Cinema
Young Adults' Film Night
Durie Room, St Mark's Theological College, Barton
Tomorrow · 6:15 PMA$12
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
German Film Night
Palace Cinemas Electric, Canberra
Sat 24 · 10 AMA$17.75–35.50
📚Literature🌳Outdoors
Botanic Gardens creative writing walk
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Sat 24 · 1 PMA$10–12
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Calthorpes House Tours 2026
Calthorpes' House, Red Hill
Mon 26 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
From the Archives: Germany to Australia
National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Mon 26 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
ANU School of Sociology Seminar Series: Prof Roger Patulny (Hong Kong Baptist University)
RSSS building, room 4.69, Acton
Mon 26 · 1:25 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Elephant in the Fog - Australian Parliament Theatre Screening
Parliament House, Canberra
Mon 26 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Tokyo Rising: Japan's Big Choices
Theatrette 2.02, Sir Roland Wilson Building, Canberra
Mon 26 · 6:30 PMA$25–45
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Blank Slate City Documentary Screening
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), Acton
Tue 27 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Revisiting directors’ duties within corporate groups
Phillipa Weeks Staff Library, Level 4, Building 7, ANU Law School, Acton
Wed 28 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
2026 Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45
The Hall, University House, The Australian National University, Acton
Wed 28 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Nation Building: How Immigration Made Australia ~ Canberra event
The Great Hall, Australian Parliament House,, Canberra
Wed 28 · 5:30 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition
Exhibition viewing: The Aboriginal Robot with Mia Khin Boe
Innovation Space, Level 2, Birch Building #35, Acton
Thu 29 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Unearthed | Taking It With You: A Journey to the Chinese Afterlife
Australian Centre on China in the World Tearoom, Acton
Thu 29 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Special Lecture: Oman's History of Religious Diversity
127 Ellery Cres, Acton
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$10–20
♀️Feminism🤝Volunteering
Dinner and Delights 2026
The Food Co-op Shop and Cafe, Canberra
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
✊Activism
Fearless Connections
Fearless Women Office, Canberra
Sun 1 · 9:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity🔬Science
GPN Canberra Term 4 2026
The Australian National University Skaidrite Darius (formerly CSIT) Building, Acton
Thu 12 · 5:30 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Rebels at the Pub - monthly meet-up
Badger & Co, Canberra
Mon 26 · 7:15 AMA$70–1,000
🕊️Human rights
Australian National Prayer Breakfast 2026
The Great Hall, Australian Parliament House,, Canberra
Wed 28 · 12 PMA$95–900
🤝Volunteering
2026 Lifeline Canberra Spirit of Canberra Awards
Old Parliament House, Parkes
Your passions nearby
Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — open air around Dickson
Frequently asked questions
What's an open air around Dickson?
A party or DJ set outdoors — on a riverbank, a rooftop, a terrace or in a park. The vibe ranges from chilled sundowners to a proper dancefloor.