The best places to go out in Forrest
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The spots to know: Wesley Music Centre, Wesley Church and Wesley Uniting Church and Music Centre.
Venues in Forrest
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Events in Forrest
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Saturday 24 October
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Sunday 25 October
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Fri 6 · 6 PMA$65
🎻Classical🎫Concert
CRISP Canberra Piano Recital
Wesley Uniting Church
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Sun 8 · 2 PMA$40–46
African Drumming Workshop with special guest Elliott Orr
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 8 · 3 PMA$15–20
🗣️Talk
Under the surface
Manning Clark House
Sun 8 · 4:30 PMA$15–40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Distracted Minds — Concert 4 of the 2026 Season
Wesley Uniting Church
Thu 12 · 9 AMFree
Shure IntelliMix Bar Pro Demo Tour - Canberra
Rydges Canberra
Sat 14 · 2 PMFree
Septimus Kelly: 'Australia's Chopin'
Wesley Music Centre
Sat 14 · 6 PMA$100–1,000
Uqasha's Trivia Gala Night
Rydges Canberra
Sun 15 · 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
Sun 20 Dec · 6 PMA$25–69
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
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 PMA$25–200
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 PMA$7.50–35
CHILDREN'S CONCERT 2027: Concert 3
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 18 Jul · 4:30 PMA$20–45
2027 Season (Concert 3)
Wesley Uniting Church
Fri 24 Sep · 7:30 PM
Cultural Collaborations - Salut! Baroque (Canberra)
Wesley Church
Sun 3 Oct · 3 PMA$7.50–35
CHILDREN'S CONCERT 2027: Concert 4
Wesley Uniting Church
Sun 3 Oct · 4:30 PMA$20–45
2027 Season (Concert 4)
Wesley Uniting Church
See also in Forrest
At 7 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Louis Tomlinson in Canberra
Qudos Bank Arena, Canberra
At 8 PM
🎫Concert
Jet in Bruce
UC Refectory, 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 14 · 8 AM
🌐World music🎫Concert
George Wassouf in Canberra
Darling Harbour Theatre, Canberra
Mon 26 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
Monday Open Mic Night
Dissent Cafe and Bar, Canberra
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
THE HIGH KINGS | Thursday Oct 22nd | Canberra Theatre
Canberra Theatre Centre
At 7 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Come & Try the Australian Rugby Choir - 22 October 2026
Hughes Baptist Church Hall
Tomorrow · 9 AM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The High Kings in Canberra
Enmore Theatre, Canberra
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
Sat 24 · 7 PMA$25–35
✨Pop🎶Singer-songwriter
HEART AND SOUL TOUR - LEILA | HOMETOWN HEADLINE SHOW
Live At The Polo, Turner
Sun 25 · 2 PMA$25–30
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Limestone Consort: French secular cantatas
St Paul's Anglican Church, Manuka
Sun 25 · 3 PM
🎫Concert
Smith's Showtunes Singalong
Smith's Alternative, Canberra
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 PMA$82.50–87.50
🎉Parties
Griffin Hall Valedictory 2026
QT Canberra
Sat 24 · 1 PMA$18–149.90
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Oktoberfest in the Gardens - Canberra 2026
Patrick White Lawns, Canberra
Fri 30 · 9 PMA$20–35
🎉Club
Into The Dark - EMOWEEN
Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub, Canberra City
Sat 31 · 6 PMA$30–132
🎉Parties
GOE HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL PARTY AT MONSTER
Monster Kitchen and Bar, Canberra
Sat 31 · 7 PM
🎉Parties
The Lost Boys | Halloween Party at the NFSA
Mccoy Cct , Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Tue 10 · 6:30 PM
🎪Street party
Australian Region Formal Dinner, Canberra, 2026
Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla
Sat 14 · 7:30 PMA$85.47
🪗Folk dance🪕Folk / Acoustic
Canberra Bushdance 2026
Yarralumla Woolshed, Weston
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Lager House by Capital Brewing Co
Lager House by Capital Brewing Co, Parkes
At 7 PMA$63.79
🎉Parties
40+ Speed Dating @ Blue Eyes Bar & Lounge | Cityswoon | Ages 40-55
Blue Eyes, Canberra
At 1 PMFree
🎪Street party
Sausage Sizzle - ACCOLADE ON MOORE RESIDENTS ONLY
Accolade on Moore (formerly Y Suites on Moore), Canberra
At 7 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra Older Women Younger Men Singles Event | Public Bar | 22nd October
Public, Canberra
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMA$27.75–42.75
🎉Parties
Canberra | Balkan Singles Mixer | Embassy Bar | Friday 23rd October
38 Northbourne Ave, Canberra
Tomorrow · 7:45 PMA$8–10
🎊Socials
Friday 23 October 2026 Request night 🎤🎤🎤
Canberra Dance Theatre
Tomorrow · 8 PMA$11.29–25
🎉Club
EMOWEEN CANBERRA 2026
VENT Nightclub, Canberra
Tomorrow · 9 PMA$17.19–600
💿DJ set🌍Afro
Bring A Friend: AFRO RAVE
Blackbird bar, Canberra
Tomorrow · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
One22 Pres. Oots
One22, 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
Mon 26 · 6 PMA$15
🎪Street party
FOCUS Extravaganza
St John's Anglican Church, Reid
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
Fri 13 · 7 PMA$20–60
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
GLAM SLAM CLUB
Shadows, Canberra
At 7:30 PM16–30 €
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
ANUMTC’s High School Musical On Stage!
Kambri Drama Theatre, Acton
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM
🎭Stage
CANBERRA THEATRE - Saturday 24 October from 7.30pm.
Canberra Theatre Centre
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
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
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Canberra German Week 2026 - Science and Innovation Day
Allan Barton Forum, Acton
Tomorrow · 6:15 PMA$12
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
German Film Night
Palace Cinemas Electric, Canberra
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
🍽️Food
St Hallett Wine Dinner at the Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Sat 24 · 10 AMA$17.75–35.50
📚Literature🌳Outdoors
Botanic Gardens creative writing walk
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Acton
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
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
Sat 31 · 9:45 AMFree
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
EQUALIZE: Canberra
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Sun 1 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Vallalar 203 Birthday Commemoration Event
Old Parliament House, Parkes
Sun 1 · 2 PMA$10–50
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Drill Hall Gallery 2026/27 Lecture Series: Artworks of significance
Coombs Lecture Theatre, Acton
Sat 7 · 9 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour💛Inclusivity
Quiet Mornings at the Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Tue 17 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Peter Fitzsimons Book Signing
Dymocks Canberra
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best venues in Forrest?
Our favourite spots in Forrest: Wesley Music Centre, Wesley Church and Wesley Uniting Church and Music Centre.