What's on in Forrest?
41 upcoming events
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Events in Forrest
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Saturday 17 October
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Sunday 18 October
Later
Sat 24 · 4 PMA$10–30
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Bloom
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 25 · 3 PMA$15–50
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Bach & Paganini Part II - Daniel Röhn
Wesley Music Centre
Sun 25 · 5 PMA$30–40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Andrew Blanch Tierra Album Launch
Wesley Uniting Church
Fri 6 · 6 PMA$65
🎻Classical🎫Concert
CRISP Canberra Piano Recital
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 8 · 3 PMA$15–20
🗣️Talk
Under the surface
Manning Clark House
Sun 8 · 4:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Distracted Minds — Concert 4 of the 2026 Season
Wesley Uniting Church
Sat 14 Nov · 6 PMA$100–1,000
Uqasha's Trivia Gala Night
Rydges Canberra
Sun 15 Nov · 3 PMA$25–55
Season of Song Concert 6
Wesley Music Centre
Tue 24 Nov · 6 PMA$20–45
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
With Song Through Baroque Europe
Wesley Uniting Church
Tue 24 Nov · 6 PMA$20–45
With Song Through Baroque Europe
Wesley Music Centre, (concert held in the church)
Sat 28 Nov · 4 PMA$20–60
🎻Classical🎫Concert
MAPW ACT Fundraiser: Piano Recital
Wesley Music Centre
Sun 29 Nov · 5 PMA$20–40
Crossing Borders
Wesley Uniting Church and Music Centre
Mon 30 Nov · 8 PMA$49–89
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Paolo Besson (Canberra)
Wesley Music Centre, (concert held in the church)
Sun 6 Dec · 12:30 PM
🎪Street party
Mercedes-Benz Club ACT 2026 Christmas Lunch
Rydges Hotel
Thu 10 Dec · 7 PMA$20–45
🎬Cinema
Forrest Flicks Film Society Subscriptions
Forrest Public Hall, 14 Grant St
Fri 11 Dec · 7:30 PMA$40–50
🎻Classical🌐World music
VIVA CUBA!
Wesley Music Centre
Fri 18 Dec · 7:30 PMA$25–69
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Christmas Classics
Wesley Uniting Church
Sat 19 Dec · 2 PMA$25–60
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Ceremony of Carols
Wesley Uniting Church
Sat 19 Dec · 4 PMA$25–40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
From Heaven Above
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 20 Dec · 3 PMA$25–69
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Christmas Classics
Wesley Uniting Church
Mon 11 Jan · 9 AMA$504.26
Expressive Mind Therapy - Annual Allied Health Conference
Rydges Canberra
Fri 15 Jan · 7:30 PM
Salut! Baroque 2027 Season - All 4 Concerts (Canberra)
Wesley Church
Fri 15 Jan · 7:30 PM
Time Travellers - Salut! Baroque (Canberra)
Wesley Church
Fri 29 Jan · 5 PM
Splatterfest 2027!!!
Wesley Uniting Church and Music Centre
Wed 17 FebA$15
🎫Concert
Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts 2027
Wesley Music Centre
Sat 27 Feb · 7 AM
🚴Cycling🤾Sports & fitness
Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind 2027
Forrest Recreation Reserve
Sun 7 Mar · 3 PM
CHILDREN'S CONCERT 2027: Concert 1
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 7 Mar · 4:30 PM
2027 Season (Concert 1)
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 16 May · 3 PM
CHILDREN'S CONCERT 2027: Concert 2
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 16 May · 4:30 PM
2027 Season (Concert 2)
Wesley Uniting Church
Fri 4 Jun · 7:30 PM
Borrowed Baroque - Salut! Baroque (Canberra)
Wesley Church
Sat 12 Jun · 8 AM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Run Forrest Trail Run
Forrest VIC
Sun 18 Jul · 3 PM
CHILDREN'S CONCERT 2027: Concert 3
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 18 Jul · 4:30 PM
2027 Season (Concert 3)
Wesley Uniting Church
Fri 24 Sep · 7:30 PM
Cultural Collaborations - Salut! Baroque (Canberra)
Wesley Church
Sun 3 Oct · 3 PM
CHILDREN'S CONCERT 2027: Concert 4
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 3 Oct · 4:30 PM
2027 Season (Concert 4)
Wesley Uniting Church
See also in Forrest
Tomorrow · 5 PM100 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Fundraiser at the Egyptian Embassy
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Yarralumla
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
Monday Open Mic Night
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$41.50–954.8(675)
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Qudos Bank Arena, Canberra
Sat 17 · 3 PM
🌐World music🎫Concert
Vision Pres. WORLDBEATS
Blank Cultural Platform, Canberra
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
After Hours
Williow Oval, Acton
Sat 17 · 6:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Canberra
James Fairfax Theatre at National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia, Canberra
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
Wed 21 · 7 PM
🎫Concert
TSIM "No Mistakes Tour" | Wed 21 Oct 2026 | Canberra Theatre, Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Come & Try the Australian Rugby Choir - 22 October 2026
Hughes Baptist Church Hall
Thu 22 · 8 PM
🎫Concert
Jet in Bruce
UC Refectory, Canberra
Fri 23 · 9 AM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The High Kings in Canberra
Enmore Theatre, Canberra
Fri 23 · 6 PMFree
🎻Classical🌐World music
Bach in Shiraz - University House
University House Great Hall, ANU, Acton
Sun 25 · 2 PMA$25–30
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Limestone Consort: French secular cantatas
St Paul's Anglican Church, Manuka
Sat 17 · 6 PMA$50–85
🎊Village dance
Poseidon's Ball
Canberra Yacht Club
Sat 24 · 2:30 PMFree
🎪Street party🎊Socials
66th Nigeria Independence & Community Day Celebration
Nigeria High Commision, Canberra
Thu 29 · 9:30 PMA$12.49–22.87
🎉Club
Canberra's Biggest Halloween Party
Fiction Club, Canberra
Tue 10 · 6:30 PM
🎪Street party
Australian Region Formal Dinner, Canberra, 2026
Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla
Wed 21 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Lager House by Capital Brewing Co
Lager House by Capital Brewing Co, Parkes
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$38.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra | Singles Mixer | Highball | Friday 16th October | 40-55
75 London Cct, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7:45 PMA$8–10
🎊Socials
Friday 16 October 2026 what you really want is Brit Pop
Canberra Dance Theatre
Tomorrow · 9 PMA$10
🎉Club
HARDLINE
Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub, Canberra City
Tomorrow · 9 PMA$10–27
💿DJ set♀️Feminism
lumina
Shadows, Canberra
Tomorrow · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
One22 Pres. 6 SENSE
One22, 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
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$63.79
🎉Parties
40+ Speed Dating @ Blue Eyes Bar & Lounge | Cityswoon | Ages 40-55
Blue Eyes, Canberra
Thu 22 · 1 PMFree
🎪Street party
Sausage Sizzle - ACCOLADE ON MOORE RESIDENTS ONLY
Accolade on Moore (formerly Y Suites on Moore), Canberra
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra Older Women Younger Men Singles Event | Public Bar | 22nd October
Public, Canberra
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$82.50–87.50
🎉Parties
Griffin Hall Valedictory 2026
QT Canberra
Fri 23 · 6:30 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra | Balkan Singles Mixer | Embassy Bar | Friday 23rd October
38 Northbourne Ave, Canberra
Fri 23 · 8 PMA$11.29–25
🎉Club
EMOWEEN CANBERRA 2026
VENT Nightclub, Canberra
Fri 23 · 9 PMA$17.19–600
💿DJ set🌍Afro
Bring A Friend: AFRO RAVE
Blackbird bar, Canberra
Sat 24 · 1 PMA$18–149.90
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Oktoberfest in the Gardens - Canberra 2026
Patrick White Lawns, Canberra
Sat 24 · 7 PMFree
🎪Street party
SNoG Halloween 2026
King O'Malley's, Canberra
Sat 24 · 7:30 PMA$20
🎉Club👑Drag show
Spring Fever Retro Disco
ChiChiz Bar, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$11–22
🎭Theatre
Hamlet
Kambri Cinema, Acton
Sun 18 · 7:30 PMA$20–50
🎭Theatre🌳Outdoors
The Thirteenth Chair: A Play That Goes Wrong — Presented by Burgmann College
Burgmann Back Lawn, Acton
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$5–15
🎊Socials
Dance Night 2026
Llewellyn Hall, 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 13 Nov · 7 PMA$20–60
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
GLAM SLAM CLUB
Shadows, Canberra
Fri 23 · 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
Thu 24
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Cloud Studies
photo access, Canberra
Tue 10 · 9 AMA$15–70
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
RELICS: A New World Rises - Low Sensory Sessions
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Tomorrow · 10 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Countering Disinformation across Europe and the Indo-Pacific
ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Acton
Sat 17 · 8:30 AM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Committee Room Briefing - Cybercrime Victimisation in Australia
The Great Hall, Australian Parliament House,, Canberra
Sat 17 · 10 AM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Canberra Writers Festival - Cutting Edge Cli-Fi
Level 4, National Library
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
𝙏𝘼𝙆𝙀𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙔 Exhibition Talk + First Nations Food Stories
Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Sat 17 · 1 PMA$10–12
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Calthorpes House Tours 2026
Calthorpes' House, Red Hill
Sun 18 · 8:30 AM
📚Literature🚶Walk
Canberra Writers Festival - Bird by Bird: The Art of Noticing – Bird Walk and Author Talk
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
Sun 18 · 2:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour♿Disability
NGA Tour - Arthur Boyd Tapestries - Accessible Peer Activity
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Mon 19 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ANU School of Sociology Seminar Series: A/Prof Li-Wen Shih (Taipei Medical University)
RSSS building, room 4.69, Acton
Mon 19 · 2 PMFree
🍽️Food
Canberra Wine District - TRADE TASTING
The Marion, Parkes
Mon 19 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
A begum abroad: Urdu literature, women authors, and the imaginative power of the travelogue in South Asia
Lecture Theatre 2 (HB2), Hedley Bull Building, Acton
Mon 19 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
World in Transition: Cognitive Aggression in the Information Environment
Shine Dome, Canberra
Tue 20 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Linda Jaivin and John Zubrzycki at Paperchain
Paperchain Bookstore, Griffith
Wed 21 · 6 PMA$179
🍽️Food📚Literature
Champagne Masterclass and book launch
Griffin’s Lounge, Hyatt Hotel Canberra
Thu 22 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
A Critique of Human Supremacism
RSSS Auditorium, Acton
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema
On Falling — Presented by the Embassy of Portugal
Palace Electric Cinemas, Canberra
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the author - Murray Goot and Tim Rowse
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, Acton
Fri 23 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Canberra German Week 2026 - Science and Innovation Day
Allan Barton Forum, Acton
Fri 23 · 6 PM
🎬Cinema
Young Adults' Film Night
Durie Room, St Mark's Theological College, Barton
Fri 23 · 6:15 PMA$12
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
German Film Night
Palace Cinemas Electric, Canberra
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