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CANBERRA 2019 100 The dark side of Floriade, NightFest, will return for four magical nights (see page 9). Photo: Carol Elvin. CANBERRA IN Canberra springs into a colourful celebration this season with a jam-packed calendar of events, exhibitions, foodie experiences and hidden, local gems. Challenge yourself to try all 100 experiences to make your trip to the capital an unforgettable one. Contents Events & festivals 4-9 Arts & culture 10-13 Exhibitions 14-15 Must-eat dishes 16-17 Foodie experiences 18-19 Outdoors & nature 20-27 Family fun 28-29 Unique experiences 30-31 Sports 32-33 Markets 34-35 Live entertainment 36-37 Do as the locals do 38 EVENTS & Discover the unique craft of bonsai at the National Arboretum Canberra. Photo: Mark Nolan. 1. 2. 3. WORLD BONSAI GAME MASTERS: OLD BUS DEPOT MASTERS THE EXHIBITION MARKETS 30 AUGUST – 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 – ANNIVERSARY 2 SEPTEMBER 9 MARCH 2020 29 SEPTEMBER NATIONAL NATIONAL FILM AND KINGSTON ARBORETUM SOUND ARCHIVE Enjoy brunch at the CANBERRA Go on an interactive Kingston Foreshore Meet and learn journey through five before heading to the Old from world-class decades of video game Bus Depot Markets held bonsai artists, history. Take a behind- every Sunday. The last Master Kunio the-scenes look at the Sunday in September Kobayashi from creative process of marks the 25th Japan and Ryan popular franchises. Anniversary of this Neil from the USA. While you’re there, get popular market. Join in nationalarboretum. your hands on a controller the birthday festivities act.gov.au and have a go yourself. with a day full of surprises. nfsa.gov.au obdm.com.au 4 VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU Immerse yourself in cultural celebrations at Windows to the World in October. 4. 5. 6. WINDOWS TO THE STONEFEST OUT & LOUD WORLD 19 OCTOBER CHORAL FESTIVAL 12-13 & 19-20 OCTOBER UNIVERSITY OF 24-28 OCTOBER VARIOUS LOCATIONS CANBERRA VARIOUS LOCATIONS Tour the world, without Enjoy a mammoth Celebrate LGBTIQ+ the long haul flight! line-up of pride through music Windows to the World international and as voices from opens the gates to local musical acts Australian and New reveal the beautiful including British Zealand choirs unite. gardens, intricate India, Example, outandloudcbr.org.au architecture and Thelma Plum, diverse cultures of Mallrat and more. Canberra’s embassies ucrefectory.com and high commissions. windowstotheworld.com.au 5 Enjoy the sights and sounds of Nara Park lit up with thousands of shimmering candles for the Canberra Nara Candle Festival. 7. 8. 9. CARAVAN CAMPING CANBERRA NARA RISE OF THE LIFESTYLE EXPO CANDLE FESTIVAL DEMONS TOUR 25-27 OCTOBER 26 OCTOBER 9 NOVEMBER EXHIBITION PARK IN LENNOX GARDENS, GIO STADIUM CANBERRA CANBERRA NARA PARK Bigger, faster, higher, Searching for Celebrate the sister and more insane than inspiration for your city relationship ever before! Prepare next weekend away? between Canberra and for an extreme This expo will inspire Nara with calligraphy, freestyle motocross you to create a deeper origami, Japanese show to unfold right connection with food, martial arts before your eyes. nature, trading 5 star demonstrations, music crusty.com/worldtour ratings for 1,000 stars and the light of in the night sky. thousands of canberrahomeshow. shimmering candles. com.au events.act.gov.au/nara 6 VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU Visitors to the Australian War Memorial add poppies as a symbol of remembrance to the Roll of Honour. Photo: Larissa Dening Photography. 10. 11. 12. REMEMBRANCE DAY DESIGN CANBERRA SPILT MILK 11 NOVEMBER FESTIVAL 23 NOVEMBER AUSTRALIAN WAR 4-24 NOVEMBER COMMONWEALTH MEMORIAL VARIOUS LOCATIONS PARK Pay your respects at Enjoy more than 100 Why cry over Spilt Australia’s home of events that celebrate Milk when you can remembrance, the all things design. dance instead? Australian War Memorial. Canberra’s most This music festival At 11:00am on 11 acclaimed houses will feature November 1918, the guns will open their doors Chvrches, Ocean on the Western Front fell and pop-up Alley, Illy and more. silent after more than four exhibitions will spilt-milk.com.au/ years of continuous showcase local canberra warfare. This year marks artists and makers. the 101st anniversary of designcanberrafestival. the armistice. com.au awm.gov.au 7 See over one million blooms on display at Floriade in Commonwealth Park. FOR THE FULL FLORIADE & NIGHTFEST PROGRAM 13. PLEASE GO TO FLORIADEAUSTRALIA.COM FLORIADE 14 SEPTEMBER – 13 OCTOBER COMMONWEALTH PARK No list for spring would be complete without naming celebrations, local food and Floriade, Australia’s biggest wine, horticultural workshops, celebration of spring. See market traders, artistic over one million blooms on displays, entertainment and display at this floral festival recreational activities, there’s making it the perfect setting something for everyone. Entry to experience the beauty of is free to this month long springtime. With a diverse festival which opens 9.30am to and ever expanding program 5.30pm daily. of music, cultural floriadeaustralia.com 8 VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU Discover the dark side of Floriade at NightFest. Photo: Martin Ollman Photography. 14. NIGHTFEST Floriade dares you to explore 3-6 OCTOBER all the after-dark magic as COMMONWEALTH PARK this year’s Floriade theme, When the sun sets on Floriade, World in Bloom, infiltrates all NightFest comes to life for all aspects of NightFest from those who dare to dabble in pop-up performances Floriade’s dark side. through to foodie experiences Experience magical nights as and interactive displays. this floral feast is transformed Lighting up each night from into an illuminated playground. 6.30pm to 10.30pm, tickets Thursday to Saturday nights feature live music on Stage 88, are now available at Ticketek. while Sunday night will see com.au starting from $31.95 side-splittingly funny per person. comedians take to the stage. floriadeaustralia.com/nightfest 9 ARTS & A unique tribute to nature, walk through Fujiko Nakaya’s interactive work, fondly known as “the fog sculpture”. Photo: Fujiko Nakaya ‘Foggy wake in a desert: An ecosphere’ 1982 © Fujiko Nakaya. 15. 16. 17. SCULPTURE MUD PLAY TRIBUTARY GARDEN CLAY STUDIO PROJECTS NATIONAL GALLERY CANBERRA FYSHWICK OF AUSTRALIA Create a masterpiece Run by artists for art See works ranging to house your flowers lovers, Tributary from Fujiko Nakaya’s with a clay hand Projects are the new Foggy Wake in a building ‘Mud Play’ kid in the art scene. Desert: An Ecosphere workshop, held on This grass-roots to James Turrell’s Friday evenings. initiative is sure to millennial pink magic claystudiocanberra.com/ inspire. Within without, part of mud-play tributaryprojects.xyz the artist’s Skyspace series. nga.gov.au/ sculpturegarden 10 VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU See experimental and engaging artworks at the Nishi Gallery in NewActon. 18. 19. 20. AMBUSH GALLERY NISHI GALLERY CRAFT ACT KAMBRI PRECINCT NEWACTON MEMBERS Located in the heart of Explore the varied EXHIBITION the Australian and meaningful 12 SEPTEMBER – National University, exhibitions in this 26 OCTOBER aMBUSH Gallery’s quaint NewActon CRAFT ACT thought-provoking gallery. Human Showcasing trends exhibitions speak to experience is in contemporary all ages. illustrated through craft and design, this ambushgallery.com this gallery’s exhibition focuses on experimental works. talented makers nishigallery.com.au from the Canberra region. craftact.org.au 11 West Side Story comes alive on stage at the Canberra Theatre Centre. 21. 22. 23. IRISH & CELTIC WEST SIDE STORY CANBERRA BURNS MUSIC FESTIVAL 10-27 OCTOBER CLUB HIGHLAND 13-15 SEPTEMBER CANBERRA THEATRE GATHERING YASS CENTRE 5-6 OCTOBER Be part of the craic in A little piece of KAMBAH OVAL Yass. This festival is Broadway is coming Explore Scottish culture rich in culture, to Canberra at a highland gathering heritage and will Theatre, as West full of everything from mesmerise visitors Side Story brings a caber tossing to Scottie with music, poetry, tragic love story to dogs through to the ACT dance and Celtic life on the stage. Pipe Band markets. canberratheatrecentre. Championships. irishcelticmusicfestival. com.au canberragathering.com.au com 12 VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU See the beauty and versatility of glass in a new light as you watch professional glass artists at work. 24. 25. 26. CANBERRA DHARWRA GALLERY OF GLASSWORKS ABORIGINAL SMALL THINGS KINGSTON CULTURAL TOURS WATSON Watch the fiery magic TIDBINBILLA NATURE See the smallest of professional glass RESERVE gallery in the ACT, artists at work or Learn about Aboriginal which showcases make your own glass history in the Canberra local emerging and paperweight. Visit region and experience established artists their striking examples of Aboriginal who create tiny but exhibitions and gift sites, the cultural intricate pieces. shop full of wearable landscape and bush galleryofsmallthings. art and homeware foods in Tidbinbilla com pieces. Nature Reserve. canberraglassworks. thunderstone.net.au com 13 EXHIBITIONS Explore the Australian War Memorial’s collection of aircraft, rockets, tanks and equipment at Big Things In Store. 27. 28. 29. MONET: DREAMWORKS BIG THINGS IN IMPRESSION ANIMATIONS: STORE SUNRISE THE EXHIBITION 5 OCTOBER 7 JUNE – 1 SEPTEMBER 20 SEPTEMBER 2019 – MITCHELL 2 FEBRUARY 2020 NATIONAL GALLERY OF For one day only AUSTRALIA NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA explore the The first day of spring Go behind the scenes of Australian War is the final day of the DreamWorks Animation’s Memorial’s National Gallery of most popular films. Join collection of Australia’s exclusive your favourite characters, aircraft, rockets, Monet: Impression including Shrek, tanks and equipment Sunrise exhibition. Toothless and Po, in a — an exclusive See more than 40 rare glimpse into the opportunity not impressionist studios collaborative, usually available to paintings from artistic and visionary the public. around the world. approach to animation. awm.gov.au nga.gov.au nma.gov.au 14 VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU Discover the meaning of style and elegance at Women in Vogue at the National Portrait Gallery.
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