What's on in Forrest on a budget?
9 upcoming events
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Events in Forrest on a budget
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Sunday 11 October
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Sun 18 · 2:30 PMA$10–25
🎫Concert
Seasons in Song
Wesley Music Centre
Sun 18 · 3 PMA$20–35
🎻Classical🎫Concert
From Salon to Concert Hall
Wesley Music Centre
Mon 19 · 8:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Compression Masterclass for Lower Limb & Genital Oedema - Canberra
Rydges Canberra
Sat 24 · 4 PMA$10–30
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Bloom
Wesley Uniting Church
Tue 27 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
Scale Your Business Canberra: Odoo 20 Live Demo & Networking
Rydges Canberra
Tue 24 Nov · 6 PMA$20–45
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
With Song Through Baroque Europe
Wesley Uniting Church
Sat 28 Nov · 4 PMA$20–60
🎻Classical🎫Concert
MAPW ACT Fundraiser: Piano Recital
Wesley Music Centre
See also in Forrest on a budget
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMA$8–10
🎸Rock💿DJ set
360 DOWN w/ Marlten + Split Lip + Arithmoquine @ Dissent
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Paul Lewis: Mozart+ | Canberra
Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Hits of the '60s and '70s by The 60 Four (Canberra)
Canberra Theatre Centre
Sat 10 · 7:30 PMA$20–25
🎫Concert
SHARED FREQUENCY VOL 5
Blank&, Canberra
Thu 15 · 7 PMA$25–30
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
12th Annual Friends' Jazz Concert
Big Band Room, Canberra
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$41.50–89.504.8(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 · 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
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
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
Thu 29 · 9:30 PMA$12.49–22.87
🎉Club
Canberra's Biggest Halloween Party
Fiction Club, Canberra
At 7 PM
🪇Salsa🌳Outdoors
FREE Salsa @ Badger & Co 💃🕺
Badger & Co, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎪Street party
Canberra | Singles Mixer | Luna Bar | Thursday 8th October | 30-40
99 London Cct, Canberra
Fri 9 · 9 PMA$9–20
🎉Club💿DJ set
KIRANA presents: AFTER DARK
Shadows, Canberra
Fri 9 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
One22 Pres. tonz
One22, Canberra
Sat 10 · 4 PMA$13.24–28.58
🎉Club
Matinee: 30+ Clubbing Experience
Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub, Canberra City
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
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$63.79
🎉Parties
40+ Speed Dating @ Blue Eyes Bar & Lounge | Cityswoon | Ages 40-55
Blue Eyes, 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 9 · 6:30 PM
📜Poetry slam
North Vs. South Heat #2
Smith's Alternative, 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
Wed 21 · 7:30 PMA$16–30
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
ANUMTC’s High School Musical On Stage!
Kambri Cinema, Acton
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎭Stage
Burn the Floor - Luminous - Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
Fri 9 · 6:30 PM
📜Poetry slam🎭Theatre
Heat 2 - North vs South - The Battle for Canberra - Canberra's Lake of Origin theatre battle
Smith's Alternative, 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
Sat 10 · 1 PMA$10–12
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Calthorpes House Tours 2026
Calthorpes' House, Red Hill
Sun 4 · 10:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Public Tour - 12 September - 11 October: Floriade About Town
Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
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
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At 5:30 PM30–50 €
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
[DEFERRED] A Big Dialogue: Globalisation - Gone For Good?
Burgmann College Dining Hall, Acton
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
RE&D Research seminar: The potential of schools to foster climate agency in regional Australia: a Case Study in Wagga Wagga
Barton Theatre, Acton
Tomorrow · 4 PMA$0
🗣️Talk
Face-to-Face IELTS Masterclass - Canberra
IDP IELTS Canberra
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Unearthed | Who Owns the Past? Repatriation, Provenance, and Cultural Heritage
Seminar Room, Australian Centre on China in the World, Acton
Tomorrow · 6 PMA$70
🍽️Food
Weekly Whiskey Tasting
Hippo Co. Bar, Canberra
Tomorrow · 6 PMA$20–55
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Li Cunxin at Paperchain Bookstore
Paperchain Bookstore, Griffith
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Meet the author - Suzie Miller
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, 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 11Free
🖼️Art & Culture
Closing Day
Floriade
Mon 12 · 7:30 AMA$1,350
🗣️Talk
2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference
Hotel Realm, Barton
Mon 12 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
ANU School of Sociology Seminar Series: Prof James Smithies
RSSS building, room 4.69, Acton
Mon 12 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Public Lecture: Resurgent Militancy and Strategic Rivalries: Rethinking Security Across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Beyond
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Acton
Mon 12 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Coming into Relation
RSSS Auditorium, Acton
Tue 13 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
State of resistance in Myanmar: Fresh approaches to old complexities
China in the World Lotus Theatre, Acton
Thu 15 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Food (and) Security - Lessons for a Warming World
Agrifood Innovation Institute, Gould Building #116, Daley Road, Australian National University, Acton
Thu 15 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
In conversation: Australian Girls
University House Hotel, Acton
Thu 15 · 6 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Canberra Writers Festival 2026: For the Love of Books
Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra
Fri 16 · 10 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Countering Disinformation across Europe and the Indo-Pacific
ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Acton
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