Talk around Dickson
76 upcoming events
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Right now, most of the action is around All Saints Anglican Church, Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2 and 120 McCoy Cct.
Events — talk around Dickson
Thu5
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
TalkHeritage
2026 Mongolia Update: Cultural heritage in a changing world
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
TalkScience
Science Communication Research Symposium
165 Daley Rd
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
TalkFeminism
Inclusive Innovation Playbook
John Curtin School of Medical Research
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMA$5–20
ExhibitionTalk
Canberra High School Arts & Technology Showcase 2026
Canberra High School
Tomorrow · 5:45 PMFree
TalkAnti-racism
Alice Tay Lecture 2026 – Preventing Generated Futures: Indigenous Resistance to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Common Room, University House, 1 Balmain Cres
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Queer Reads
Bookface
Tomorrow · 6 PM
TalkLiterature
Author talk: Going Digital by Margaret Simons
Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Book Launch: Shot by Shelley Burr in conversation with Barbie Robinson
The Book Cow Kingston
Fri6
Friday 6 November
Fri 6 · 4 PMFree
TalkCrafts
Who Wears the Crown? Artisans, Heritage, and Transformations in Kashmir's Pashmina Supply Chain
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Fri 6 · 7:30 PMA$15–20
TalkWellness
Potential for Visual Art Towards Healing and Consciousness
MacKillop Conference Centre
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
The Potential for Visual Art Towards Healing and Consciousness Expansion - Colin Grant
MacKillop House, 50 Archibald St, Lyneham, ACT 2602
Sat7
Saturday 7 November
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
TalkScience
Athlete Health and Performance Masterclass
Hockey ACT Lakers and Strikers Room
Sat 7 · 10 AMA$5–65
TalkDrop-in services
Clothing The Loop: Full Day Gathering
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), Woden
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
TalkEcology
Cold Country Koalas
Queanbeyan Library
Sat 7 · 2 PM
TalkEcology
POLLINATORS at home: HIVES, HABITAT & FORAGE
Canberra Environment Centre
Sun8
Sunday 8 November
Mon9
Monday 9 November
Mon 9 · 8:45 AMFree
TalkEcology
2026 ACT Disaster Resilience Policy and Research Forum
Ann Harding Conference Centre
Mon 9 · 11 AMA$40–500
Talk
ArtsNational Canberra Membership and Bookings 2027
National Library of Australia
Mon 9 · 5 PMA$0
TalkHuman rights
Disarming the Resistance
120 McCoy Cct
Mon 9 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Navigating Great Power Rivalry
'The Heart", UNSW Canberra City Campus
Mon 9 · 5:30 PMA$50
Talk
Open Book - Candid Conversations on AI and the media - what can you believe?
ACC Centre, Charles Sturt University
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Meet the author - Richard Glover
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
TalkVolunteering
ACT Stepping Forward Session - AOD Information & Treatment Options
Salvation Army Church Braddon
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Author Talk - Fleur McDonald
Queanbeyan Library
Mon 9 · 7 PMA$25–30
LiteratureTalk
Book Doof x The Booker Prize 2026
Book Doof Canberra - The Inn
Tue10
Tuesday 10 November
Tue 10 · 8:30 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
2026 Philippines Update - Sama-sama: The Philippines with Australia in a changing world
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Tue 10 · 12 PMFree
TalkWellness
Community Conversations: Living well with long-term conditions
Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden
Tue 10 · 4 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Book Launch - Spies and Other Pigeons
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Tue 10 · 5 PMA$0
Talk
Recent repatriation developments in France: key issues
120 McCoy Cct
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
TalkScience
Public Lecture: Empirical Extinction Risk
Molonglo Theatre
Tue 10 · 6 PM
Talk
Judy Horacek: Everyone on the bus fell down (not just me)
Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
TalkScience
Guest Speaker: Paul Matthews
Emmaus Christian School
Later
Wed 11 · 8:45 AMFree
TalkScience
BGL HDR Student Symposium 2026
University of Canberra Building 11, Level B, Room 44
Wed 11 · 5 PMA$0
TalkHuman rights
Repatriation in Japan: the work of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido
120 McCoy Cct
Wed 11 · 5:30 PMFree
Talk
Seamless Skies?
33 Brindabella Cct
Wed 11 · 6 PMA$10
CinemaDocumentary
NATURE Documentary Screening Canberra - Citizen COP 2026
National Library of Australia
Thu 12Free
ExhibitionTalk
Pure Water: Perspectives on Agent Orange and Ecological Violence
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Thu 12 · 12:30 PMA$25–30
TalkDisability
The Disability Leadership Oration 2026
Kings Avenue
Thu 12 · 4:45 PMFree
TalkCrafts
Artist Talk: Blanche Tilden + Harriet Schwarzrock
Canberra Glassworks
Thu 12 · 5 PMFree
Talk
Embracing Change Together
Grace Chapel
Thu 12 · 7 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Gospel Values and the Weaponisation of Christianity
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Fri 13 · 5:30 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Joe Matera at Paperchain Manuka
Paperchain Bookstore
Fri 13 · 5:30 PMFree
LiteratureLGBTQ+
Interdisciplinary Arts (tea)Party
A Block Theatre, Quantum Leap Australia
Fri 13 · 6 PMA$21–24
LiteratureTalk
Ariarne Titmus: Relentless
Verity Lane Market
Fri 13 · 6 PMFree
TalkLiterature
'The real thing': On authenticity with Sung Haena and Theodore Ell
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Sat 14 · 10 AMFree
TalkEcology
Wildcare Wildlife Tales
Queanbeyan Library
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
ClassicalTalk
Septimus Kelly: 'Australia's Chopin' - Special Guest
Wesley Music Centre
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
TalkScience
Dissenting Bodies | Art, Anatomy and Medicine
ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Sun 15 · 1 PMA$10
Board gamesScience
Coral Reef Card Games Canberra - Citizen COP 2026
Marie Reay Teaching Centre (Building 155), 6.02 Superfloor
Sun 15 · 2 PMA$10–70
Talk
Parenting Across Cultures
St George's Anglican Church
Sun 15 · 6:30 PM
TalkLiterature
An Evening with Ben Macintyre: Redwood
Canberra Theatre Centre
Mon 16 · 9 AMFree
TalkScience
4th Australia-Bhutan Research Conference
Crawford School of Public Policy
Mon 16 · 9 AMFree
TalkHuman rights
Beyond the System: Aboriginal Perspectives on Ending DFSV
The Marion
Mon 16 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Would a standing citizens' assembly help the ACT?
Canberra Irish Club
Tue 17 · 11 AMFree
Talk
Re-open the social sciences?
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
Wed 18 · 8 AMFree
Talk
Pathways to Democratic Information Resilience: Civic Media and Information Literacy in the Curriculum and in Society
Ann Harding Conference Centre
Wed 18 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkDisability
Supported Decision Making - A Practical Workshop
ACTDSID Office
Thu 19 · 8 AMA$80
TalkCareer
DrupalSouth Community Day 2026 Canberra
Hellenic Club of Canberra
Fri 20 · 4 PMA$20–30
TalkHeritage
2026 Jim Kerr Address
Sir Roland Wilson Theatre, Roland Wilson Building (#120) Theatrette Rm 2.02
Sun 22 · 10 AMFree
Talk
Unity of Faiths Conference
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
Tue 24 · 4 PMFree
Talk
2026 Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom AO Distinguished Lecture
National Museum of Australia
Wed 25 · 6 PMA$20–24
TalkLiterature
Exit Party: Emily St John Mandel
National Library of Australia
Thu 26 · 8:30 AMFree
TalkAnti-racism
Racism In Health Education First Nations Health ANU
Finkel Lecture Theatre
Thu 26 · 10 AMFree
Talk
2026 Year 10 Excellence Awards
Gandel Hall
Thu 26 · 6 PMA$95
TalkLiterature
KALAM
CIT Restaurant
Thu 26 · 6 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
History & Historical Fiction Author Panel
Queanbeyan Library
Sat 28 · 11 AMA$10
LiteratureTalk
Author Talk with Omar Musa
Queanbeyan Library
Sat 28 · 1:30 PMFree
TalkPhotography
Julie Ryder Artist Talk
Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Wed 2A$118.80–796.80
Talk
2026 Australasian AID Conference
Crawford School of Public Policy
Thu 3 Dec · 3:30 PMA$30
Talk
Pre Pregnancy Education Session
suite 15/175 Strickland Cres
Thu 3 Dec · 6 PMA$22–25
TalkLiterature
Anne Summers: Witness
National Library of Australia
Sun 6 Dec · 10 AM
Talk
Second Sunday in Advent
All Saints Anglican Church
Mon 7 Dec · 9:30 AMA$200–2,000
TalkHuman rights
National Indigenous Legal Conference 2026
National Convention Centre Canberra
Tue 15 Dec · 9 AMFree
TalkScience
2026 Economic Theory Festival: Bounded Rationality, Information and Markets
HW Arndt Building
See also around Dickson
Tomorrow · 9 AM
PunkRock
Less Than Jake in Canberra
Enmore Theatre, Canberra
Mon 9 · 7 PMFree
Jam / Open mic
Monday Open Mic Night
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
Fri 6 · 5:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticWorld music
Concert - Mongolia: Echoes of the Steppe
Australian China in the World Lecture Theatre, Acton
Fri 6 · 6 PMA$65
ClassicalConcert
CRISP Canberra Piano Recital
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Fri 6 · 6:30 PM
Concert
GUSTO GUSTO
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Wed 11 · 7:30 PM
PopSinger-songwriter
James Morrison with Special Guest Mahalia Barnes
Canberra Theatre Centre
Fri 13 · 6 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Chamber Musicale 13 November 2026
Larry Sitsky Recital Room, Canberra
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM
PopR&B
Khalid in Canberra
Qudos Bank Arena, Canberra
Sat 14 · 8 AM
World musicConcert
George Wassouf in Canberra
Darling Harbour Theatre, Canberra
Sat 14 · 2:30 PMA$20–25
ClassicalConcert
A SATURDAY AFTERNOON ORGAN RECITAL
ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, MANUKA
Sun 15 · 3 PMA$25–55
ClassicalConcert
Lotte Betts-Dean and Ronan Apcar
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Fri 20 · 9 AM
PopIndie
LANY in Canberra
Tiktok Ent Centre, Canberra
Sat 7
Street partyFood
Sri Lanka Festival 2026
Hampton Circuit, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory ACT 2600
Tomorrow
FitnessOutdoors
No Lights No Lycra — Canberra South (Ngunnawal Country), ACT
No Lights No Lycra — Canberra South (Ngunnawal Country), ACT — Canberra South
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$28.25–43.25
Parties
Canberra | Christian Singles Mixer | Public Bar, Manuka | 5th November
Public, Canberra
Fri 6
FitnessEcstatic dance
No Lights No Lycra — Canberra North (Ngunnawal Country), ACT
No Lights No Lycra — Canberra North (Ngunnawal Country), ACT — Canberra North
Fri 6 · 7:45 PMA$8–10
Socials
Friday 6 November 2026 DJ G is in the house
Canberra Dance Theatre
Fri 6 · 9 PMA$15–25
ClubDJ set
Haessa: Vol. 2
Blank&, Canberra
Fri 6 · 10 PMA$23.15–33.21
ClubDJ set
Afrojamz: Canberra Edition ❀ Friday, November 6th @ Fiction
Fiction Club, Canberra
Sat 7 · 4 PMA$25
Ecstatic danceWellness
Dance the Elements- 5 Elements & Spirits
Kingston Baptist Church, Griffith
Sat 7 · 7 PMFree
South Asia
GH Diwali Party
ANU Graduate House, Acton
Sat 7 · 1 PM
Street partyWorld music
La Fiesta | Canberra’s Latin American Festival
Latin American Plaza, Canberra
Fri 13 · 10 PM
ClubDrum & Bass
One22 Presents S.P.Y
One22, Canberra
Sat 14 · 6 PMA$100–1,000
Bingo
Uqasha's Trivia Gala Night (SOLD OUT)
Rydges Canberra, Forrest
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
Street party
Azi Beauty Aesthetics and laser launch event
Quest Canberra
Sat 14 · 7:30 PMA$85.47
Folk danceFolk / Acoustic
Canberra Bushdance 2026
Yarralumla Woolshed, Weston
Fri 13 · 7 PMA$20–60
CabaretDrag show
GLAM SLAM CLUB
Shadows, Canberra
Sat 7 · 5 PMA$45
Drag showBurlesque
La Cage BLEU - 7 Nov
Blue Eyes, Canberra
Tue 10 · 6 PMA$22.90–27.69
TheatrePoetry
Everyone On The Bus Fell Down (Not Just Me) – Canberra
National Library of Australia, Canberra
Fri 6 · 5 PMA$15–20
Improv
Thank God It's Theatre
Blank&, Canberra
Fri 6 · 6:30 PMA$24–28
Stand-up
Shad & Pete Save the World
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
Sat 14 · 4 PM
Theatre
Tales from The Odyssey: The Kindness of Strangers
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Verity Lane Market
Verity Lane Market, Canberra
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Central Social Club
Central Social Club, Canberra
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Kingpin Canberra
Kingpin Canberra
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Statesman Hotel
The Statesman Hotel, Curtin
Wed 11 · 7 PMFree
QuizMusic quiz
Trivia Night at Dolly's All Day Venue
Dolly's All Day Venue, Canberra
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Mooseheads Canberra
Mooseheads Canberra
Mon 9 · 6:30 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at PJs in the City
PJs in the City, Canberra
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
Trading cardsTournament
Friday Night Magic Draft
Good Games Canberra City
Sat 7 · 10 AM
Video gamesTournament
Burning Knuckle #24
The Australian National University, Canberra
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Venues — talk around Dickson
All Saints Anglican Church
1 event
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2
7 events
120 McCoy Cct
3 events
Crawford School of Public Policy
2 events
Ann Harding Conference Centre
2 events
National Library of Australia
3 events
ACC Centre, Charles Sturt University
1 event
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
2 events
33 Brindabella Cct
1 event
ACTDSID Office
1 event
17 Astelia Pl
1 event
Queanbeyan Library
5 events
Frequently asked questions
How many talk events are there around Dickson?
76 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch talk around Dickson?
Notably All Saints Anglican Church, Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 2 and 120 McCoy Cct. See the full list of venues above.