# Events & Things To Do In Canberra on 8th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Canberra on 8th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Canberra on 8th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Canberra

- **Event Name**: The Whitlams with Canberra Symphony Orchestra
  - **Description**: 8 – 9 May 2026
7.30pm
TICKETS ON SALE 10AM THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER

The Whitlams joins the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in two performances of their renowned symphonic collaboration on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 May at the Canberra Theatre Centre. The Whitlams w
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  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri May 08 2026 at 11:30 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/the-whitlams-with-canberra-symphony-orchestra/200029308724559
  - **Venue**: Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square/London Cct, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art
- **Event Name**: Michael Paynter | Great Aus Songbook Tour 2026 | Canberra
  - **Description**: Canberra, we're coming to see you!

Fresh from his critically acclaimed and award-winning performance as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, one of Australia’s finest voices, Michael Paynter, is set to strip back the layers, and the volume, taking centre sta
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  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 09:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/michael-paynter-|-great-aus-songbook-tour-2026-|-canberra/200029656174435
  - **Venue**: The Playhouse at The Canberra Theatre
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, performances
- **Event Name**: Latino Big Night Out! 💃✨
  - **Description**: 📍 Bootleg's & Fiction, Civic
🕗 9pm - Till you Drop

Calling all Reggaeton lovers! We’re kicking off at Bootleg's for pres, then heading to Fiction for a night of pure energy with 100% Reggaeton. 🎧🔥

Expect non-stop perreo, the biggest Latin hits, and
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  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 11:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/latino-big-night-out/200029873050603
  - **Venue**: Bootleg + Fiction
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- **Event Name**: Rotten Sound (Finland) - Canberra
  - **Description**: ROTTEN SOUND (Finland) - with Choof and more TBA

After more than a decade, Finland's grind kings ROTTEN SOUND are returning to punish Australia in 2026 with fast, violent and unforgiving grind delivered at full force.

For over three decades Rotten Sound
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  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 08:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/rotten-sound-finland-canberra/200029482139736
  - **Venue**: Shadows - Canberra
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Fox Superflow® | Stromlo Mania Stage Race, UC Stromlo, Canberra ACT
  - **Description**: Unleash the Mania: Fox Superflow® Double-Header Hits Canberra's UC Stromlo Forest Park! Race the way you Ride all weekend with six stages for an epic "2-Round Mania" Stage Race and this year's NSW/ACT Series Flagship event.

One round with optional shuttl
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    - Count: 45
  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 11:00 pm – Sun May 10 2026 at 04:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/fox-superflow-|-stromlo-mania-stage-race-uc-stromlo-canberra-act/200029655503924
  - **Venue**: Stromlo Forest Park
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  - **Categories**: sports, trips-adventures, business, festivals
- **Event Name**: FRIDAY Before The FREEZE: Featuring Pilots of Baalbek, Slowbeard and The Strike Outs
  - **Description**: Get ready to scrape the icicles off your winter wings as Dissent Bar presents 'FRIDAY Before The FREEZE'. 

We've fired up the engines to keep you toasty with a scorching night of live music featuring: 

Pilots of Baalbek
Slowbeard
The Strike Outs (Syd)
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  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/friday-before-the-freeze-featuring-pilots-of-baalbek-slowbeard-and-the-strike-outs/200029880281818
  - **Venue**: Dissent Cafe and Bar
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, live-music
- **Event Name**: Blues Dance Class + Social, May 2026!
  - **Description**: You are invited to our next Blues class and social for 2026 - Friday 8 May!! Head along to try the Savoy Dance class at 7.00pm followed by social dancing to live music by popular Chris Harland and band from 8.00pm!!

* NOTE VENUE - same place in Turner as
  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri May 08 2026 at 12:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/blues-dance-class-social-may-2026/200029990462933
  - **Venue**: 10 Watson St, Turner ACT 2612, Australia
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Ten For Ten - Simon Halabi
  - **Description**: $20/15

One night only. Be the first to experience the debut album Ten for Ten by local jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter Simon Halabi. He is joined by his band of local top-tier musicians Jeremy Tsuei on bass and Somesh Putcha on drums. Featuring ten
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  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri May 08 2026 at 11:30 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/ten-for-ten-simon-halabi/200029922317531
  - **Venue**: Smith's Alternative
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Face-to-Face IELTS Masterclass - Canberra
  - **Description**: The IELTS Masterclass™ designed to help you display an advanced level of English and skills to boost your confidence in the IELTS test.About this EventThe IELTS Masterclass™ helps you understand how to display advanced En
  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/face-to-face-ielts-masterclass-canberra/100001783416770569
  - **Venue**: IDP IELTS Canberra
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Music
- **Event Name**: Assembly 101
  - **Description**: Get ready to learn the basics of the Legislative Assembly and the ACT electoral system.About this EventThis free seminar offers a crash course in how the Assembly works  and how you can get involved. It includes guest spe
  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri May 08 2026 at 12:30 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/assembly-101/100001978047026905
  - **Venue**: ACT Legislative Assembly
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: City LOVE Scavenger Hunt Date Night For Couples - Canberra Area
  - **Description**: CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT Date For Couples (Self-Guided) Enjoy your city scavenger hunt with fun digital activities along the way!About this Eventhttps://vimeo.com/947228367CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR COUPLES
  - **Date**: Fri May 08 2026 (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/city-love-scavenger-hunt-date-night-for-couples-canberra-area-tickets/10000919256028527
  - **Venue**: **Recommended starting point or another city spot of your choice! (MUST USE PDF TICKETS-NO QR CODES)
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  - **Price**: USD 10
  - **Categories**: health-wellness, trips-adventures, entertainment, nonprofit, contests

## Trending Events in Canberra

- **Event Name**: City LOVE Scavenger Hunt Date Night For Couples - Canberra Area
  - **Description**: CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT Date For Couples (Self-Guided) Enjoy your city scavenger hunt with fun digital activities along the way!About this Eventhttps://vimeo.com/947228367CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR COUPLES
  - **Venue**: **Recommended starting point or another city spot of your choice! (MUST USE PDF TICKETS-NO QR CODES)
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/10852c4195ecdc9baa4e90ad1c48132fe4e20ebabbc4220bce382c57b001ccc0-rimg-w940-h470-dc171816-gmir.jpg?v=1719842384
- **Event Name**: The Whitlams with Canberra Symphony Orchestra
  - **Description**: 8 – 9 May 2026
7.30pm
TICKETS ON SALE 10AM THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER

The Whitlams joins the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in two performances of their renowned symphonic collaboration on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 May at the Canberra Theatre Centre. The Whitlams w
  - **Venue**: Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square/London Cct, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
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- **Event Name**: SUMMERNATS 39
  - **Description**: STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 39 EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

The world's wildest car festival returns to Canberra January 7-10, 2027.

A strictly limited batch of Platinum and Season Passes are on sale now.

This is the cheapest you’ll ever get into SN39
  - **Venue**: Exhibition Park In Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2602
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- **Event Name**: Louis Tomlinson in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎶 Get Ready for Louis Tomlinson Live at Qudos Bank Arena on Thursday, October 22, 2026! 🎶
This is not just a concert—it's a moment you'll talk about for years. Louis Tomlinson is set to light up Qudos Bank Arena wit
  - **Venue**: Qudos Bank Arena
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- **Event Name**: Khalid in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss this Out! Khalid is Live at Qudos Bank Arena on Friday, November 13, 2026! 🎶
This is your moment. Khalid is hitting Qudos Bank Arena on Friday, November 13, 2026, and with chart-topping
  - **Venue**: Qudos Bank Arena
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- **Event Name**: Guy Sebastian in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience Guy Sebastian Live at Tiktok Ent Centre on Saturday, May 2, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! Guy Sebastian is taking over Tiktok Ent Centre on Saturday, May 2, 2026, and with hits like
  - **Venue**: Tiktok Ent Centre
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- **Event Name**: Jason Derulo in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Jason Derulo Experience LIVE at Qudos Bank Arena—This Saturday, September 19, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Jason Derulo is hitting Q
  - **Venue**: Qudos Bank Arena
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- **Event Name**: Peking Duk in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss Peking Duk Live in Canberra on Friday, May 15, 2026! 🎶
Are you ready to experience Peking Duk like never before? With chart-topping hits like High (feat. Nicole Millar), Take Me Over (feat. SAFIA) and Fire
  - **Venue**: Hordern Pavilion
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- **Event Name**: Jim Jefferies: Son of a Carpenter - Australia 2026 | Canberra: Royal Theatre
  - **Description**: Australia’s global comedy heavyweight, Jim Jefferies will bring his internationally acclaimed Son of a Carpenter tour home in 2026 for a huge run of dates across the country, hitting arenas and theatres this July and August.
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  - **Venue**: Royal Canberra Theatre
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Canberra?
  - **A:** The Whitlams with Canberra Symphony Orchestra (Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am at Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square/London Cct, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601), Michael Paynter | Great Aus Songbook Tour 2026 | Canberra (Fri May 08 2026 at 09:00 am at The Playhouse at The Canberra Theatre), Latino Big Night Out! 💃✨ (Fri May 08 2026 at 11:00 am at Bootleg + Fiction), Rotten Sound (Finland) - Canberra (Fri May 08 2026 at 08:00 am at Shadows - Canberra), Fox Superflow® | Stromlo Mania Stage Race, UC Stromlo, Canberra ACT (Fri May 08 2026 at 11:00 pm at Stromlo Forest Park).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Face-to-Face IELTS Masterclass - Canberra (Fri May 08 2026 at IDP IELTS Canberra), Assembly 101 (Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am at ACT Legislative Assembly).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Canberra?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Canberra on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Canberra include Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square/London Cct, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601, The Playhouse at The Canberra Theatre, Bootleg + Fiction.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Canberra range from AUD 10 to AUD 10. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Canberra include Canberra Theatre Centre, Michael Paynter, ANU Latin American Students' Association (LASA).
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Canberra.

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