# Events & Things To Do In Canberra on 22nd May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Canberra on 22nd 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 22nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Canberra

- **Event Name**: Enter Shikari in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎤 Catch Enter Shikari Live at Enmore Theatre on Friday, May 22, 2026! 🎤
Ready to experience the night of your life? Enter Shikari is bringing their infectious energy and hit songs like Sorry You're Not a Win
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 09:45 am – Fri May 22 2026 at 11:45 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/enter-shikari-in-canberra/3300029954772724
  - **Venue**: Enmore Theatre
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre, Entertainment, Concerts, Music, performances
- **Event Name**: DISCOTEQUE @ CASINO CANBERRA
  - **Description**: 🪩✨ DISCOTEQUE ✨🪩

✨ Rhythm. Liberation. One unforgettable night. ✨


Menagerie of Misfits invites you to Discoteque, a high‑energy night of dance, music, and performance celebrating the rise of disco and its impact on nightlife, fashion, and self‑expressi
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 08:30 pm – Sat May 23 2026 at 12:30 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/discoteque-casino-canberra/200029533644107
  - **Venue**: Casino Canberra
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  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment, art, fine-arts, storytelling
- **Event Name**: The Apprentease ACT State Final 2026
  - **Description**: Get ready for The Apprentease ACT State Final 2026About this EventThe Apprentease ACT State Final 2026This is where Canberra’s next wave of burlesque perfo
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri May 22 2026 at 10:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/the-apprentease-act-state-final-2026/100001982943781229
  - **Venue**: Casino Canberra
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  - **Price**: AUD 25 to 213
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, performances, Contests
- **Event Name**: Jen Sawer band with BethBecomesHer and Sally Davis @ Dissent!
  - **Description**: Jen Sawer band, BethBecomesHer and Sally Davis come together for a night of original blues, roots, pop and rock with female driven energy!

Doors 7pm

Tickets $15 online or $20 at the door

https://events.humanitix.com/jenny-sawer-band

Sally Davis 7:30pm
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 63
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri May 22 2026 at 01:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/jen-sawer-band-with-bethbecomesher-and-sally-davis-dissent/200029855724353
  - **Venue**: Dissent Cafe and Bar
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9hYWZkNjMwZThhM2IxZTA2MWVmNWE1ZWE5YmRlNmYxZmQ5ZTkxNzU5MjM2NjM3ZDBiMTU2MmJlNGQ2Y2JiNzdmLXJpbWctdzk0MC1oNzg4LWRjZmZmZmZmLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc2NzIyOTgx.avif
  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, performances, live-music, storytelling, art, pop
- **Event Name**: Learn to dance tango (May-Jun 2026)
  - **Description**: 🌟 Beginner friendly  🌟  Structured, step-by-step classes  🌟  Develop a standout social skill  🌟  Meet interesting people  🌟  Real-world interactions  🌟

Our 4-week introductory tango course maps out a structured path to develop your ability to dance tango
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 08:45 am – Fri May 22 2026 at 09:45 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/learn-to-dance-tango-may-jun-2026/200029934080323
  - **Venue**: Balanced Yoga
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  - **Categories**: workshops, health-wellness
- **Event Name**: Tombstone Tales with Tim the Yowie Man
  - **Description**: Celebrate the 2026 Canberra & Region Heritage Festival by delving into unsolved mysteries and discover the untold stories of the pioneers that helped shape our city in this enlightening after-dark wander around Canberra’s first graveyard. Finish the w
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 09:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/tombstone-tales-with-tim-the-yowie-man/200029828415056
  - **Venue**: St John the Baptist Church, Reid
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  - **Categories**: festivals
- **Event Name**: Life in One Chord
  - **Description**: $15

Life in One Chord - Film Screening

Documentary about New Zealand's punk legend Shayne Carter
Punk renegade Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer) takes us on an iconoclastic tour through a career of highs and lows from suburban Dunedin to the hei
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri May 22 2026 at 11:30 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/life-in-one-chord/200029899071916
  - **Venue**: Smith's Alternative
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, trips-adventures, live-music, country-music-festivals
- **Event Name**: Café y Charlas: Come get a FREE Coffee!
  - **Description**: Join us for our once-a-term LASA Coffee Catch-Up! ☕✨

Take a break from the end of semester and come hang out with the LASA community. It’s the perfect chance to chat, meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, and enjoy a coffee on us.

🗓 Friday 22 M
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 01:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/café-y-charlas-come-get-a-free-coffee/200029938714948
  - **Venue**: LAB ANU
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- **Event Name**: Weekend Live Out Retreat 2026
  - **Description**: Tickets available soon via Trybooking.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 14
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 11:30 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 06:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/weekend-live-out-retreat-2026/200029729970501
  - **Venue**: Lions Youth Haven
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- **Event Name**: Australs Trials!!
  - **Description**: Hi Everyone!!

Please save the date if you are intending to trial for the ANU Contingent to the upcoming 2026 Australs held in Wollongong. Anyone is welcome to trial, further details on the selectors and a sign-up form will be coming momentarily!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Fri May 22 2026 at 11:30 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 07:15 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/australs-trials/200029973249104
  - **Venue**: Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2601
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- **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 22 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
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/b7fa7f90-3a83-11f1-8e34-03a3d24e2476-rimg-w1200-h675-dc4a4947-gmir.webp?v=1776447282
- **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
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/493d6240-3b53-11f1-a7b9-598dddd66895-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf5f3ed-gmir.webp?v=1776536432
- **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:** Enter Shikari in Canberra (Fri May 22 2026 at 09:45 am at Enmore Theatre), DISCOTEQUE @ CASINO CANBERRA (Fri May 22 2026 at 08:30 pm at Casino Canberra), The Apprentease ACT State Final 2026 (Fri May 22 2026 at 06:00 pm at Casino Canberra), Jen Sawer band with BethBecomesHer and Sally Davis @ Dissent! (Fri May 22 2026 at 09:00 am at Dissent Cafe and Bar), Learn to dance tango (May-Jun 2026) (Fri May 22 2026 at 08:45 am at Balanced Yoga).
- **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 Enmore Theatre, Casino Canberra, Dissent Cafe and Bar.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Canberra range from AUD 10 to AUD 213. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Canberra include Concert Tracker, Menagerie of Misfits, Miss Kitka's House of Burlesque.
- **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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