What's on in Forrest for free?
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We've rounded up 2 upcoming events in Forrest for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Forrest for free
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At 7 PMA$30
🔬Experimental🔊Techno
CBR - bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit [VIC] / umki / Beanie’s Quotidienne Opera / Mud Records [VIC]
Shadows Nightclub, Canberra
At 7:30 PM
🌐World music✨Pop
Sonu Nigam in Canberra
Tiktok Ent Centre, Canberra
At 7:30 PM
✨Pop🌐World music
Jessica Mauboy in Canberra
Canberra Theatre Centre
At 7:30 PMA$15–20
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Faking Clever (SYD) w/ The Bright Shining Lies + The Missing Lincolns @ Dissent
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
At 6:30 PM
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Floriade NightFest 2026
Commonwealth Park, Canberra
Tomorrow · 2 PMA$20–40
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Andromeda Sax Quartet | Mass Transit (Canberra)
Wesley Music Center: The Mansfield Room, Forrest
Tomorrow · 2:30 PMA$10–30
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Wesley Music Scholars Spring Concert
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Tomorrow · 9 PMA$20
✨Pop💿DJ set
Jerikye Williams @ 88mph
88mph, Canberra
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Paul Lewis: Mozart+ | Canberra
Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
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
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
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 8 PMA$15
🎉Club👑Drag show
Canberra Underbear Night
ChiChiz Bar, Canberra
Tomorrow · 3 PM
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
JST Dance: Pop-Up Candela Party 🕯️Salsa and Bachata social dancing
Rimmer St, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🪇Salsa🌳Outdoors
FREE Salsa @ Badger & Co 💃🕺
Badger & Co, Canberra
Thu 8 · 7 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎪Street party
Canberra | Singles Mixer | Luna Bar | Thursday 8th October | 30-40
99 London Cct, 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 · 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
At 7:30 PMA$15–20
🎭Theatre
NUTS Presents: The Cherry Orchard
Cinema Theatre, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, Acton
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
At 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
'The Story Of Me' Tour show - Canberra Theatre Centre, 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
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
Tue 6 · 9 AMA$15–70
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
RELICS: A New World Rises - Low Sensory Sessions
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Wed 30 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
The Racial Discrimination Act @ 50 (ed Thornton & Wood): Launch
Phillipa Weeks Staff Library, Level 4, Building 7, ANU Law School, Acton
Sat 10 · 1 PMA$10–12
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Calthorpes House Tours 2026
Calthorpes' House, Red Hill
Tomorrow · 2 PMA$18–28
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Crafty Cinema Canberra - Miss Congeniality
Palace Electric Cinemas, Canberra
Tue 6 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Gary Robuck at Paperchain Bookstore
Paperchain Bookstore, Griffith
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
Seminar Room 7, 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
Thu 8 · 7 PMA$10–30
📜Poetry
ACT Australian Poetry Slam Heat + Final
Blank&, Canberra
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
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
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
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