# Books events in Canberra, Today and Upcoming Books events in Canberra

- **Subtitle**: All Books events in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Canberra like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Books events in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Canberra like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Canberra

- **Event Name**: Lisa Wilkinson: The Titanic Story of Evelyn
  - **Description**: An epic and untold true story.The Titanic Story of Evelyn reveals the extraordinary life of Evelyn Marsden, a brave Australian nurse and the only Australian-born survivor of the Titanic disaster. Through Evelyn
  - **Date**: Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Apr 30 2026 at 07:00 pm (+09:30)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/lisa-wilkinson-the-titanic-story-of-evelyn/80003420348891
  - **Venue**: National Library of Australia
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- **Event Name**: Rosalie Ham: Look After Your Feet
  - **Description**: Australia’s beloved author Rosalie Ham, best known for the international bestseller The Dressmaker, comes to Canberra with her signature wit and sharp observations in her latest book, Look After Your Feet.In this d
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/rosalie-ham-look-after-your-feet/80002040465366
  - **Venue**: National Library of Australia, Parkes Pl W, Canberra ACT, Australia
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  - **Categories**: literary-art, art
- **Event Name**: Author talk: The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson AM
  - **Description**: Join Canberra Writers Festival and author Lisa Wilkinson AM for a special event focused on her new novel, The Titanic Story of Evelyn.

Exhaustively researched and beautifully written, Wilkinson’s first work of historical non-fiction uncovers Evelyn’s rem
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  - **Date**: Thu Apr 30 2026 at 08:00 am – Thu Apr 30 2026 at 09:30 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/author-talk-the-titanic-story-of-evelyn-by-lisa-wilkinson-am/200029721947940
  - **Venue**: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals
- **Event Name**: Author Talk: Night of the Bookers with David Szalay and Susan Choi
  - **Description**: Canberra Writers Festival presents authors David Szalay, Susan Choi and Nigel Featherstone for a special night of conversation about their works and their writing lives.

Following the global success of two extraordinary literary works, join us for a glit
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Tue May 12 2026 at 08:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/author-talk-night-of-the-bookers-with-david-szalay-and-susan-choi/200029861490722
  - **Venue**: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
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  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals
- **Event Name**: Club Sup - Book Swap (Canberra)
  - **Description**: Club Sup to swap books and make new friends!About this EventJoin us for a relaxed, feel-good afternoon of books, coffee, and connection at Redbrick Coffee in Canberra.This isn’t your typical book club. There’s no r
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 19 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Apr 19 2026 at 04:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/club-sup-book-swap-canberra/100001985691647170
  - **Venue**: Redbrick Coffee City
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  - **Price**: AUD 35
- **Event Name**: Literature Clubhouse: Nausea (ACT)
  - **Description**: Literature Clubhouse is a 'third-space' for young people in their 20s to share a love of literature. Come along to our latest meet!About this EventWelcome to our latest event happening at King O'Malley's
  - **Date**: Thu Apr 30 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Apr 30 2026 at 10:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/literature-clubhouse-nausea-act/100001986413113094
  - **Venue**: King O'Malley's
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: The audiobook's evolution from the analog era to AI
  - **Description**: Professor Matthew Rubery discusses the evolution of the audiobook, exploring the 6 pivotal phases of development.

Audiobooks may seem like a recent invention, but their history stretches back nearly 150 years. This lecture traces the audiobook’s developm
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    - Count: 9
  - **Date**: Thu Apr 23 2026 at 08:00 am – Thu Apr 23 2026 at 09:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/the-audiobooks-evolution-from-the-analog-era-to-ai/200029848135918
  - **Venue**: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
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- **Event Name**: Strategy Amidst Indifference: Australia’s strategic engagement with the southern Indian Ocean islands 1803-2025
  - **Description**: Ashton Robinson’s Strategy Amidst Indifference book seminar is designed to flag the work’s overseas release. It is an opportunity to hear the book’s thesis and question the author about his argument that the southern Indian Ocean is a growing Australian s
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  - **Date**: Thu Jun 18 2026 at 04:00 am – Thu Jun 18 2026 at 05:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/strategy-amidst-indifference-australia’s-strategic-engagement-with-the-southern-indian-ocean-islands/200029927763836
  - **Venue**: 130 Garran Rd, Acton ACT 2601, Australia
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, meetups

## 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)
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- **Event Name**: Guy Sebastian | 100 Times Around The Sun Tour [Canberra]
  - **Description**: ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian, is set to embark on his biggest national Tour in April & May 2026 in celebration of his brand-new album, 100 Times Around The Sun, set for release on Friday 8 August 2025. Tickets for the tour also g
  - **Venue**: AIS Arena
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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**: 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**: Guy Sebastian in Canberra
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience Guy Sebastian Live at AIS Arena on Saturday, April 18, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! Guy Sebastian is taking over AIS Arena on Saturday, April 18, 2026, and with hits like Ba
  - **Venue**: AIS Arena
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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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- **Event Name**: Vision Pres. WHAT SO NOT + Anna Lunoe
  - **Description**: Giddy up Canberra! Worldwide electronic superstar What So Not is dropping by with powerhouse support from Anna Lunoe.

With festival grade L-Acoustics sound and with full-scale, world‑class production, The Vault will be transformed into a subterranean tem
  - **Venue**: Dairy Road Precinct
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- **Event Name**: Richard Marx: After Hours Tour [CANBERRA]
  - **Description**: Grammy-Winning Hitmaker Richard Marx brings new music and iconic hits to Australia in 2026

Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Richard Marx will return to Australia in April 2026 for the After Hours Tour, seeing him bring his timeless voice and
  - **Venue**: Royal Theatre
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- **Event Name**: The Cat Empire - Orchestra Encore Tour 2026
  - **Description**: The Cat Empire brings their acclaimed orchestral collaboration to
Canberra for the very first time, joining forces with the
Canberra Symphony Orchestra in a special premiere performance at Llewellyn Hall.

Fri Sep 4
Sat Sep 5

This landmark concert sees
  - **Venue**: Llewellyn Hall ANU
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Lisa Wilkinson: The Titanic Story of Evelyn (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:00 pm at National Library of Australia), Rosalie Ham: Look After Your Feet (Fri May 01 2026 at 06:00 pm at National Library of Australia, Parkes Pl W, Canberra ACT, Australia), Author talk: The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson AM (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 08:00 am at Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600), Author Talk: Night of the Bookers with David Szalay and Susan Choi (Tue May 12 2026 at 08:00 am at Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600), Club Sup - Book Swap (Canberra) (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 02:00 pm at Redbrick Coffee City).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Literature Clubhouse: Nausea (ACT) (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 07:00 pm at King O'Malley's).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Canberra this weekend April 17–19, 2026?
  - **A:** Club Sup - Book Swap (Canberra) (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 02:00 pm at Redbrick Coffee City).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Canberra in April 2026?
  - **A:** Lisa Wilkinson: The Titanic Story of Evelyn (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:00 pm at National Library of Australia), Author talk: The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson AM (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 08:00 am at Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600), Club Sup - Book Swap (Canberra) (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 02:00 pm at Redbrick Coffee City), Literature Clubhouse: Nausea (ACT) (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 07:00 pm at King O'Malley's), The audiobook's evolution from the analog era to AI (Thu Apr 23 2026 at 08:00 am at Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600).
- **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 National Library of Australia, National Library of Australia, Parkes Pl W, Canberra ACT, Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Canberra?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Canberra range from AUD 35 to AUD 35. 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 Writers Festival, National Library of Australia, Club Sup.
- **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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