Get your moonwalk ready, because this year’s theme is out of this world.
In 2019 we’re exploring ‘SPACE’!
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Do you remember where you were when Apollo 11 landed on the moon? Maybe you have heard other people talk about watching the first moonwalk. Submit your story, in image or text, at promisedthemoon.net.au. Selected stories will be exhibited in an online gallery on the project website from April 2019.
Venue: Start time: 9.00 am End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: Email: Website: https://www.promisedthemoon.net.au
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When humans walked on the Moon, Canberra made it possible for the world to watch it on TV. See spacesuits, rocket engines and an actual piece of the Moon that's 3.8 billion years old, plus the 'real dish' that allowed the world to join in Neil Armstrong's one small step.
Venue: Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, 421 Discovery Dr, TidbinbillaStart time: 9.00 am End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6201 7838 Email: pr@cdscc.nasa.gov Website:
Explore the role Canberra played in the success of the Apollo 11 moon landing. See items from the ACT Heritage Library and Archives ACT collections and personal memorabilia, and share in the stories of the people who enabled us all to witness those first steps.
Venue: ACT Heritage Library, 255 Canberra Ave, FyshwickStart time: 10.00 am End time: 5.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 5163 Email: Website:
Formed in 1954, the ANU Design Unit was initially tasked to design and arrange the manufacture of furniture and furnishings for the newly established Australian National University. Under the direction of Derek Wrigley, the Unit embraced a concept of ‘total design’. This exhibition celebrates the work and legacy of this unique group of designers and makers. The exhibition has been developed by ANU Heritage and is proudly presented by Canberra Museum and Gallery. Open Monday-Saturday.
Venue: Cnr London Cct and Civic Square, CivicStart time: 10.00 am End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 3968 Email: Website:
Electrifying and avant-garde, Marion Hall Best was the most flamboyant Australian interior designer from the 1950s to the 1970s. This exhibition presents textiles, furnishings and imagery. Attributed with introducing international modernism to the Australian market, Best brought this style to Canberra with a commission for the Lobby Restaurant, featured in the exhibition. Presented by CMAG, Marian Hall Best: Interior is a traveling exhibition from Sydney Living Museum. Open Monday-Saturday.
Venue: Canberra Museum and Gallery, 176 London Cct, CivicStart time: 10.00 am End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 3968 Email: Website: https://www.cmag.com.au
In 1920, eight men who had served in the Great War took up soldier settler blocks at Tuggeranong. This photographic exhibition tells the story of these men and their families as they experienced years that were to test the strongest of spirits and culminate in the Depression.
Venue: Civic Library, Civic Square, London Circuit, CivicStart time: 10.00 am End time: 5.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 7424 Email: act.heritage.library@act.gov.au Website:
A rare opportunity to experience an exclusive self-drive private garden tour of three magnificent, autumnal, rural gardens, guided by the owners, with morning, afternoon tea and lunch. All distinctly different involving some of Australia’s most respected architects and landscapers including Professor Leslie Wilkinson, Paul Bangay and Claude Crowe. (max 25)
Venue: Comma & Nimmitabel. Locations provided at time of bookingStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.30 pm Cost: $220 Strictly by appointment only.Contact: 0428 273 130 Email: libby@hazeldean.com.au Website: www.privategardensofmonaro.com.au
Marcel Hoogstad Hay, Valerie Kirk and Isabelle Mackay-Sim exhibit responses to the environment surrounding Corin Dam. Presented in partnership with Craft ACT as part of their Spring Residency program.
Venue: Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed St, TuggeranongStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6293 1443 Email: narelle.phillips@tuggeranongarts.com Website:
A festival celebrating the legacy of poet and activist Judith Wright. Includes traditional welcome to country and fire lighting, indigenous dance groups, themed art shows, presentations and panel discussions on land care and regenerative farming, local and native foods, farm tours, poetry and literature, music and song. Be inspired and entertained! See program and ticketing on website. Opens Friday at 6:00PM, Closing Sunday at 4:30PM
Venue: Ryrie Park South and St Bede's Hall, Wallace St, BraidwoodStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 4.30 pm Cost: Adult $70, Concession $50 Child FreeContact: 0402 605 945 Email: twoffcommittee@yahoo.com Website: http://www.twofiresfestival.org.au
Learn about the 1.6km radio telescope in our own back yard. There will be posters and technology related to the exploration of space at the Hoskinstown facility MOST (Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope) The exhibition will move among the Bungendore, Braidwood and Queanbeyan Libraries. Built in the 1960s, the enormous radio telescope near Hoskinstown has made a huge contribution to our understanding of space.
Venue: Braidwood Library, Park Lane, Queanbeyan Library, 6th Rutledge Street, Bungendore Library,Start time: 9.30 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6285 6256 Email: brigid.whitbread@qprc.nsw.gov.au Website:
Always wanted to pursue an artistic streak? An Exhibition and Competition based on the theme: "Space and Spaces”, involving the environmental interests of the three ACT Catchment Groups. Substantial awards for judged works. Vote for your favourite! Meet the artists demonstrating and passing on their skills. All paintings on sale.
Venue: Canberra Centre Level 1, overlooking the fountain, Ainslie Pl, CivicStart time: 9.00 am End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6282 5085 Email: alanjjones@netspeed.com.au Website:
Karlie Noon, Aboriginal woman and Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Graduate student at the ANU will be the keynote speaker at the Launch the 2019 Queanbeyan Region Heritage Festival. Join Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council Mayor, Tim Overall, at the Queanbeyan Library to celebrate Space and heritage. Stay for supper and questions.
Venue: Queanbeyan Library, 6 Rutledge St, QueanbeyanStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 7.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6285 6256 Email: brigid.whitbread@qprc.nsw.gov.au Website:
Participate in daytime dance workshops and dress up for three evening balls with live bands on stage.
Venue: Albert Hall, Commonwealth Ave, YarralumlaStart time: 9.00 am End time: 10.30 pm Cost: Entry fee, see website for details.Contact: 6281 1098 Email: enquiries@earthlydelights.com.au Website: https://janeaustenfestival.com/
Venue: Comma & Nimmitabel. Location provided at time of booking.Start time: 10.00 am End time: 4.30 pm Cost: $220 Strictly by appointment onlyContact: 0428 273 130 Email: libby@hazeldean.com.au Website: www.privategardensofmonaro.com.au
Capital Pancakes has been welcoming Canberrans and its many visitors for over 30 years at the heritage-listed Sydney Building. For a special Festival price of $15 we are cooking up Batlow Sticky Apple English Pancakes from a slightly modernised c1891 recipe. Caramelised apples rolled in a traditional English pancake and dusted with icing sugar served with cream.
Venue: Capital Pancakes, Sydney Building, 122 Alinga St, CivicStart time: 7.00 am End time: 10.30 pm Cost: $15Contact: 6247 2982 Email: info@capitalpancakes.com.au Website:
Award winning photographer Ari Rex will have an exhibition of his nightscape images at the Namadgi Visitor Centre. Be inspired to perhaps join his workshop and help set a new record for photographing the Milky Way on 4 May.
Venue: Namadgi Visitor Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 9.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: Website:
Have you ever explored the art in Commonwealth Park? Have you ever had a big idea for a sculpture that should be there? Collect your adventure map at the National Capital Exhibition to uncover the artworks in the park and then return to create your own masterwork.
Venue: National Capital Exhibition, Barrine Drive, Parkes. ACT, 2600Start time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: amanda.swadling@nca.gov.au Website: https://www.nca.gov.au/nce
Guided Tour by a family member through the lived in 160 year old Historic Home of the Hume family, collateral descendants of Explorer Hamilton Hume. See a special display of Victorian dresses and fine Victorian china used by the family over the years and hear the stories behind them. Garroorigang reflects 160 years of living Australian history from its days as a wayside coaching inn, a private school for the sons of gentlemen and a classic Victorian home still in original condition. A rewarding historical experience for young and old.
Venue: 209 Braidwood Rd, GoulburnStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.30 pm Cost: Adult $12, Child $5, Concession $10Contact: 0410 499 374 Email: garroorigang@hotmail.com Website:
Frank Lloyd Wright quipped “The space within becomes the reality of the building". The challenges of finding new uses for the 19th century buildings at Mill Pond Farm are explored with an exhibition showing progress over the past ten years.
Venue: Wheatfield Gallery, Mill Pond Farm, 660 Majors Creek Rd, BraidwoodStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0438 126 987 Email: Website: https://www.millpond.com.au
Join Craft ACT's 2019 artists-in-residence at the gorgeous Namadgi Readycut Cottage and see what their SPACE CRAFT residency has inspired. We have five artists this year, all responding to the anniversary of the moon landing. There will be activities and talks. Don't miss out on this very special experience!
Venue: Readycut Cottage, via the Visitor Centre, Namadgi National Park, ACTStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6262 9333 Email: membership@craftact.org.au Website: http://www.craftact.org.au
The National Boer War Memorial, installed in 2017, is one of the newest commemorative artworks along Anzac Parade. This temporary exhibition will include a look behind the scenes at how this large memorial was created, including some of the moulds for the horses that form part of the artwork.
Venue: Barrine Drive, Parkes, ACT, 2600Start time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2955 Email: Website: https://nca.gov.au/nce
We will tell interesting stories about meteorites and tektites. Our display will represent the key components of the earth and their links to other parts of the solar system, with an explanation of how meteorites and tektites have assisted in understanding our earth. Expert geoscientists on hand at specific times to answer questions from the public.
Venue: Gungahlin Homestead, 44 Bellenden Rd, CraceStart time: 10.00 am End time: 3.00 pm Cost: Entry to open day by gold coinContact: 0401 793 513 Email: maritabradshawgeologist@gmail.com Website:
How did they all fit in? This tiny heritage house was home to an incredible number of people during its history. For the first time, see a visual representation of how all those families fit into the Blundells Cottage picture and how the space was used.
Venue: Blundells Cottage, Wendouree Drive, ParkesStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2955 Email: Website: https://www.nca.gov.au/nce
What was Canberra like before the lake? How was it created? Why does the water stay where it is? Join us for a family friendly stroll along the northern shore of the central basin, discovering the history and science of Lake Burley Griffin.
Venue: National Capital Exhibition, Barrine Drive, Parkes, ACT, 2600Start time: 10.00 am End time: 11.00 am Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: tourinfo@nca.gov.au Website: https://ncagov.eventbrite.com.au
Be enchanted by local Aboriginal artists' work. These include paintings, didgeridoos, hand-carved wooden bowls, artefacts, T-shirts, jewellery, furniture and many more items suitable as gifts. Closed Sundays.
Venue: Yarramundi Cultural Centre, 245 Lady Denman Drive, YarralumlaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6251 4371 Email: Website: https://www.aboriginal-art.com.au
Did you know there is an 1865 late-Georgian residence in Crace? Edward Crace added a grand sandstone Victorian extension in 1883. Enjoy a full range of activities, displays and tours of the homestead. The current tenants, Soldier On, will also be collecting donations on the Day. Tickets will be available on site for free tours of the Homestead.
Venue: 44 Bellenden Rd, CraceStart time: 10.00 am End time: 3.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6230 0533 Email: events@nationaltrustact.org.au Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/act
Join artist Trevor Dickson and mystery guests on a tour of some Canberra’s iconic bus shelters. Enjoy the chance to see the shelters with a surprise activity at each stop and a chance to take home a momento of the event.
Venue: Various Bus shelters around Canberra. Departure location provided on bookingStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: $50Contact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://canberramodern.com/events
The 1960s was a decade of small steps and giant leaps for humankind. Trek back in time with us to a world of moon rocks, UFOs and tracking stations. Engage with debates about whether space exploration leads us to a brave new world, or only lost opportunities here on Earth. 45 minutes tours beginning at 11AM and 3PM.
Venue: Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, ParkesStart time: 11.00 am End time: 3.45 pm Cost: Adult $8Contact: 6270 8215 Email: reception@moadoph.gov.au Website: http://www.moadoph.gov.au/onesmallstep
Discover the real nature of Canberra through an e-bike tour. This fun trip tells the story of the emergence of Canberra from Aboriginal meeting sites to sheep stations to national capital - and highlights how unique is Canberra in the world, where farms, forests, rivers and nature parks adjoin the precincts of national capital buildings and cosmopolitan cafe strips.
Venue: Start/finish point is Parkes Place West, adjacent to Questacon carpark entranceStart time: 11.00 am End time: 1.00 pm Cost: Adult $55, Child $25Contact: 0421 140 401 Email: info@canberraurbanadventures.com Website: www.canberraurbanadventures.com
Do you have an interest in photographing the night sky? Come and meet renowned Milky Way photographer Ari Rex and learn about his work, images and other activities that you can be part of. While you’re there check out Ari’s exhibition in the Namadgi Visitor Centre.
Venue: Namadgi Visitor Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website:
Be inspired to innovate and renovate as the winners of the Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council Heritage Awards are announced and presented with their prizes. Held for the first time at the heritage-listed Braidwood Museum. A great reason to stop and explore historic Braidwood instead of passing through.
Venue: Braidwood Museum, 186 Wallace St, BraidwoodStart time: 12.00 pm End time: 1.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6285 6276 Email: Website:
Many families are the custodians of a vast variety of military memorabilia. This talk covers preventative conservation techniques for uniforms, medals, photos, documents and some technology items from military service.
Venue: Shop 8, Paragon Mall, 8-20 Gladstone St, FyshwickStart time: 1.00 pm End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6280 6280 Email: enquiries@endangeredheritage.com Website: https://endangeredheritage.com
Take a step back in time and re-live the experiences of our World War I soldiers from Duntroon Trench Warfare and Bombing School, by taking a tour of the site of Canberra’s historic World War I training trenches with local history writer and fantastic interpreter, Mark Butz. One not to be missed!
Venue: Jerrabomberra Wetlands Offices, 2 Dairy Rd, FyshwickStart time: 1.30 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: Adult=$25, Child=$15, Concession=$15, Senior=$15Contact: 0439 030 058 Email: lori.gould@woodlandsandwetlands.com.au Website: https://jerrabomberrawetlands.org.au/events/list/
Are you curious about family history? Come and browse the eclectic range of resources, and chat with some family historians, listen to a talk on starting your family history and find out what the Society has to offer in searching your family story that isn’t on the web.
Venue: Cook Community Hub, 21 Templeton St, CookStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0402 251 348 Email: Website: https://www.familyhistoryact.org.au
Australian designer Marion Hall Best created avant-garde ‘space-age’ interiors, drawing on the most innovative designers and materials. What constituted ‘space age aesthetics’ in Australian interiors? Join design historian, Catriona Quinn as she traces the evolution of the style from 1950s atomic patterns to 1960s and 70s interiors.
Venue: Canberra Museum and Gallery, 176 London Cct, CivicStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 3.00 pm Cost: Adult $10, Concession/Member $5Contact: 6207 3968 Email: cmagbookings@act.gov.au Website: https://www.CMAGMHBtalk.eventbrite.com.au
Fifty years ago a giant leap for mankind was made in the Moon landing. Back on planet Earth AD1969 was also the year Canberra’s first schoolhouse ‘reopened’ as a museum. Please join us to learn of our link with space exploration, and to celebrate 50 years of the St John’s Schoolhouse Museum.
Venue: 42 Constitution Ave, ReidStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 0414 551 821 Email: gardjen@iinet.net.au Website:
Explore the Total Design exhibition then join architect and designer Derek Wrigley for refreshments in the CMAG foyer. Derek will answer questions about his work in the exhibition and sign copies of his new book, The ANU Design Unit 1954-1977: Design Awareness in the Modern University.
Venue: Cnr London Cct and Civic Square, CivicStart time: 3.00 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 3968 Email: Website:
Come and experience the historic Blue Range Hut on an overnight camp-out and guided tour by ACT Park Rangers. Enjoy a night by the fire with star-gazing, spotlighting, billy tea and damper and a morning hike to the site of the historic Sherwood Homestead. See bookings for more details.
Venue: Blue Range Campground, Blue Range Rd, CoreeStart time: 4.00 pm End time: 11.00 am Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/blue-range-hut-camp-out-tickets-55744992774
Art, talk, drinks, nibbles, live music, sunset, stars + space. Enjoy the Brindabellas and the art they inspire.
Venue: Strathnairn Arts Woolshed, 90 Stockdill Drive, HoltStart time: 5.00 pm End time: 7.00 pm Cost: $10Contact: 6254 2134 Email: info@strathnairn.com.au Website: www.strathnairn.com.au
Step back in time at Canberra Modern's Modernist Dinner at University House (1954). Eat, drink and dance in your best vintage outfit with a mid-century inspired menu. Join guest MC - Ms Modernism, Annalisa Cappuro and artist Trevor Dickinson, locally known for taking our humble bus stops to icon status.
Venue: University House, 1 Balmain Crescent, ANUStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 10.00 pm Cost: $120Contact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/modernist-dinner-2019-tickets-58834548719
Black Mountain is an important element of the Aboriginal and the national capital landscape from deep time to today. Join Wally Bell, Ngunawal elder, and Mark Butz, historian, as they talk about the Aboriginal, historic and natural heritage of Black Mountain. Some books will be for sale.
Venue: At the Caswell Drive eastern car park on mountain side. Drive from Belconnen Way southwards along Caswell Drive towards Glenloch Interchange. Note the yellow diamond shape advisory sign showing access road on left, and the blue and white “P” sign for parking. Pull into the carpark carefully. Look for banners.Start time: 9.30 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Donation $5Contact: 0437 298 711 Email: friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com Website: http://friendsofblackmountain.org.au/
A 'step back into the past' to experience in a 'hands on' environment, old time teaching methods as well as the overcrowded living conditions of the McGee family, who lived here for 30 years. Schoolmaster Francis McGee, and his overburdened wife, managed their own seven children here, as well as teaching hundreds of local schoolchildren.
Venue: Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum, 34 Enid Lorimer Cct, ChisholmStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold CoinContact: 0400 391 440 Email: burness@iinet.net.au Website:
See a variety of classic boats launched at Lotus Bay at 10am or visit them moored at Commonwealth Place at 11am. Admire the shining brass and varnish, and listen to the sound of steam whistles. Talk to the skippers who have built or restored their classic boats. The boats will be in Kingston Harbour around lunchtime.
Venue: Lake Burley Griffin, Lotus Bay, Alexandrina Drive, YarralumlaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 am Cost: FreeContact: 0409 031 243 Email: Website:
These Waterworks of the late 1800s and early 1900s demonstrate industrial and early electrical technologies in the public water utilities SPACE. Sit on the banks of the picturesque Wollondilly River where you can have a picnic or BBQ while the kids enjoy the playground. Refreshments can also be purchased on steaming days. Tours available.
Venue: Marsden Weir, off Fitzroy St, GoulburnStart time: 10.00 am End time: 3.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 4823 4448 Email: Website:
This reserve protects endangered Box-Gum Grassy Woodland, of which there is less than 1% remaining in Australia. The Red Hill Regenerators have been working hard for decades to restore the hill to its current beautiful state. Hear from local experts and residents as we brush up on the reserve's past while its future is being decided.
Venue: Red Hill Nature Reserve, outside Café, summit of Red Hill Drive, Red HillStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6229 3208 Email: communications@conservationcouncil.org.au Website: https://conservationcouncil.org.au/
Do you love all things mid-century? The Modernist Market is the place for you! Join us for food, entertainment and stalls of clothing, jewelry, home-wares, furniture, books, records and more. Discover your inner pinup with Miss Cherry Bomb and enjoy a vintage car show and shine. There’s something for everyone.
Venue: University House 1 Balmain Crescent, ANU, ActonStart time: 10.00 am End time: 3.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://canberramodern.com
In the 1860's and 1870's—long before the suburbs came, 'selectors' chose blocks of land to build a home and a farm, and gradually, a community. Early maps and plans will help show how six pioneering families made Ginninderra home—before it was all taken from them!
Venue: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Palmer Street, HallStart time: 10.30 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6230 2977 Email: Website: https://www.hall.act.au
Covering the identification of different types of photography from Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, tin types, Calo types, and 19th century and 20th century photography. Bring in photos from your family collection to show and tell, or make an appointment for a one-on-one consultation with the conservator about your mystery photo.
Venue: Shop 8, Paragon Mall, 8-20 Gladstone St, FyshwickStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: $40Contact: 6280 6280 Email: enquiries@endangeredheritage.com Website: http://endangeredheritage.com
Join Military & Space Historian Rohan Goyne for Lecture 1 in the Australians in Space 1962-72 Lecture Series titled "Island Lagoon - Australia's First Deep Space Tracking Station 1962-72- the untold story". Hear the history of the pioneering role played by Island Lagoon in the Space Race.
Venue: Conference Room 1, Gungahlin Library, Cnr Hibberson & Gozzard Sts.Start time: 11.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: $10Contact: 0418 447 328 Email: rgoyne@grapevine.com.au Website:
The 1960s was a decade of small steps and giant leaps for humankind. Trek back in time with us to a world of moon rocks, UFOs and tracking stations. Engage with debates about whether space exploration leads us to a brave new world, or only lost opportunities here on Earth. 45 minutes tours beginning at 11am and 3pm.
Venue: Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, 18 King George Tce, ParkesStart time: 11.00 am End time: 3.45 pm Cost: Adult $8Contact: 6270 8215 Email: reception@moadoph.gov.au Website: https://www.moadoph.gov.au/onesmallstep/
Join Erin Helyard, Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera, to learn how to coax beautiful sound out of the 1840s Broadwood piano in the Lanyon drawing room. This second class is for experienced amateurs wishing to enhance their performance. This program has been made possible through the generous support of Ms Louise Douglas, former Chair, Cultural Facilities Corporation Board. There are two sessions at 11am-12.30pm and 1-2.30pm.
Venue: Lanyon Homestead. Tharwa Dr, TharwaStart time: 11.00 am End time: 2.30 pm Cost: Adult $60 Child $40 (14 to 18 years) Conc/Sen/Members $55Contact: 6237 6500 Email: historicplacesbookings@act.gov.au Website: https://www.lanyonlearn.eventbrite.com.au
Macedonian Orthodox Church St Klement of Ohrid celebrated 30 years of its existence. It has become one of the landmarks in Narrabundah. Visitors will learn about the Christian Orthodox tradition associated with Easter, about the fresco painting featuring Jesus Christ and the 12 Apostles as the centrepiece. Refreshments provided.
Venue: 313 Goyder St, NarrabundahStart time: 11.30 am End time: 1.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0401 094 412 Email: Website:
Every wondered where those bells are played? Only open to the public a few times a year this guided tour will allow you to discover the space behind the music. See how this unique instrument is played and the design of the building that has become so iconic to Canberra. 45 minutes tours beginning at 11:30am and 1:30pm
Venue: National Carillon, Aspen Island, Wendouree Drive, ParkesStart time: 11.30 am End time: 2.15 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: tourinfo@nca.gov.au Website: https://ncagov.eventbrite.com.au
Comedian and design nerd Tim Ross brings Design Nation Live, his acclaimed talk to the National Gallery of Australia. Exploring the fascinating and often surprising stories of the invisible icons of Australian design, revealing how our unique design histories have helped shape our national identity.
Venue: National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place E, ParkesStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Adult $39.95, Concession $29.95 Senior $29.95, Member $25Contact: Email: tickets@themanaboutthehouse.net Website: https://tickets.themanaboutthehouse.net/product/design-nation-live-canberra/
Start the school holidays with a Big Bang(theory). Help build a planetarium in the school hall. Listen to some experts talk about Indigenous Astronomy and other wonders of the universe. Check out the night sky through some telescopes. Great family event.
Venue: Bungendore Primary School and Oval, 37 Gibraltar St, BungendoreStart time: 3.00 pm End time: 8.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6285 6256 Email: brigid.whitbread@qprc.nsw.gov.au Website:
Listen to Erin Helyard play the 1840s Broadwood piano in the Lanyon drawing room in an intimate performance of pieces from the era. Erin Helyard is Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera. He is at the forefront of a generation of musicians combining musicological and historical enquiry with live performance. This program has been made possible through the generous support of Ms Louise Douglas, former Chair, Cultural Facilities Corporation Board.
Venue: Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa Dr, TharwaStart time: 3.30 pm End time: 4.30 pm Cost: Adult $85 Child $50 (14 to 18 years) Conc/Sen/Member $80Contact: 6237 6500 Email: historicplacesbookings@act.gov.au Website: https://www.lanyonpiano.eventbrite.com.au
With Queanbeyan as your base, access over 3000 active geocaches from drive-by to extreme hikes with a great variety of challenges for all skill levels and the family. What’s geo-caching? Check out the website and be part of this national event for one of the fastest growing free activities around the world. Registrations on Thursday with games and geo-caching kicking off from Good Friday finishing 12:30pm on Monday.
Venue: Queanbeyan Showground, Glebe St, QueanbeyanStart time: 9.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0421 215 884 Email: Website: https://clear.ozmega.com.au/
Venue: Jerrabomberra Wetlands Offices, 2 Dairy Rd, FyshwickStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: Adult $25, Child $15, Concession $15, Senior $15Contact: 0439 030 058 Email: lori.gould@woodlandsandwetlands.com.au Website: https://jerrabomberrawetlands.org.au/events/list/
This 1.4km loop guided tour will cover Canberra's water history. Learn about the environmental, engineering, and water supply aspects of the Cotter Dam and the techniques used to supply the ACT and Queanbeyan with clean fresh water for over the past 100 years. Visitors to wear long pants, long sleeves and closed flat shoes. Two tours on offer at 10:00am and 11:30am.
Venue: Cotter Dam Discovery Trail, Cotter Ave, Cotter ReserveStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6180 6196 Email: education@iconwater.com.au Website: http://www.iconwater.com.au/communitytours
'Georgian Class: Colonial Style' presents over 40 pieces of Georgian era glassware (c. 1700_1840), bequeathed to the National Trust (NSW). The exhibition includes glasses, rummer glasses, jugs, serving ware and candlesticks highlighting stylistic changes in English glass driven by advances in technology and changes in the way people ate,drank and socialized. Glass was scarce in Colonial Australia until about 1800 When more ships carrying goods for sale began to arrive. The beauty, skill and refinement of Georgian glass will be display in Goulburn for the first time.
Venue: 2 Twynam Drive, Glouburn NSW 2580Start time: 10.00 am End time: 3.00 pm Cost: Adult $10 child $8 Concession $8 Senior $8 family $25 Members FreeContact: 9258 0126 Email: Website: https://nationaltrust.org.au/places/riversdale
The Arboretum spans across 250 hectares, but many children have never ventured past the Pod Playground fence. This educational walk is a fantastic way for children to broaden their experience by heading out into some of the forests and finding out more about this amazing space. The program will also include a craft activity.
Venue: Village Centre, Forest Drive, Molonglo ValleyStart time: 10.00 am End time: 11.30 am Cost: Child $15Contact: 6207 8484 Email: arboretum@act.gov.au Website: https://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au
The 1960s was a decade of small steps and giant leaps for humankind. Trek back in time with us to a world of moon rocks, UFOs and tracking stations. Engage with debates about whether space exploration leads us to a brave new world, or only lost opportunities here on Earth. 45 minutes tours beginning at 11am and 3pm
Manning Clark House in Forrest is a delightful example of modernist architecture. The house stands as used by its original inhabitants.Designed by architect Robin Boyd in 1952, Manning Clark House was the home of eminent historian Professor Manning Clark, his wife Dymphna, herself a linguist and historian, and their family.
Venue: 11 Tasmania Circle, ForrestStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 2.45 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6295 9433 Email: manningclarkhse@gmail.com Website: https://manningclark.org.au
Interior design historian and curator Catriona Quinn explores the fascinating history of how Australian’s mid-century passion for Marimekko fabrics made us one of their earliest and most important markets.Experience modernist interiors originally designed by the firm of Ancher Mortlock Murray. Ticket price includes light refreshments.
Venue: Australian Institute of Architects, 2a Mugga Way Red HillStart time: 5.30 pm End time: 7.00 pm Cost: $20Contact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://canberramodern.com/events
This talk will examine recent research which shows that many of the land features that Cook named on local coasts are in the wrong place on today’s maps. One of these lies in the Jervis Bay Territory. What can be done to restore Cook’s legacy in respect of Cape St George?
Venue: Hotel Kurrajong, 8 National Circuit, BartonStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 7.30 pm Cost: $15Contact: 6230 0533 Email: events@nationaltrustact.org.au Website: https://www.trybooking.com/BAWHM
What a place and what a space! And what a way to view the remarkable headstones of the early pioneers by torchlight. Please join us as we guide you around to learn the stories of those who are buried at this magnificent site, which pre-dates Canberra as we know it today by over 70 years.
Venue: St Johns Churchyard, Constitution Ave, ReidStart time: 7.00 pm End time: 8.30 pm Cost: Adult $10, Child $5Contact: 0429 411 942 Email: junepenny@bigpond.com Website:
Hailed as one of Canberra’s best birdwatching sites, this intriguing reserve has also hosted several scientific studies including bird surveys and grassland restoration experiments. Join local experts to discover the birds, plants and flowers of one of Canberra’s newest nature reserves. Visit scientific sites and learn about the fascinating ecology of the area.
Venue: Kama Nature Reserve, William Hovell Drive, HawkerStart time: 7.30 am End time: 9.30 am Cost: FreeContact: 6229 3208 Email: communications@conservationcouncil.org.au Website: https://conservationcouncil.org.au/
Join author and social historian Marg Wade, to discover hidden heritage gems and secrets in and around the Parliamentary Triangle. Back by popular demand, this tour exposes even more heritage secrets. This two hour tour involves a little walking and also transport provided by us. Be prepared to laugh and explore your city!
Venue: Regatta Point, Barrine Drive, ParkesStart time: 9.00 am End time: 11.00 am Cost: $70Contact: 0419 209 703 Email: hello@canberrasecrets.com.au Website: https://canberrasecrets.com.au
Commonwealth and Kings Park were designed for the people. Hidden away behind the trees and bushes are delightful pockets of space waiting to be explored. Uncover the history of this place while discovering fabulous performance spaces, artworks, reflective areas and children’s playgrounds, truly a space for everyone.
Venue: Commonwealth Park, Capital Exhibition, Barrine Drive, Parkes, ACT, 2600Start time: 10.00 am End time: 11.00 am Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: tourinfo@nca.gov.au Website: https://ncagov.eventbrite.com.au
Come and join us for an exciting morning with Wiradjuri man Adam Shipp, who will show us a range of different plants found around the region and their use as food and medicine by the traditional owners of the land. Go for a forage around the Wetlands and make your own yummy salad to eat.
Venue: Jerrabomberra Wetlands Offices, 2 Dairy Rd, FyshwickStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Adult $20 Child $10 Family $50 2 Ad 2 ChContact: 0439 030 058 Email: lori.gould@woodlandsandwetlands.org.au Website: https://jerrabomberrawetlands.org.au/events/list/
Discover what life might have been like for the children of the soldier settlers! Join Elizabeth Burness of the Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum in a hands-on story telling experience exploring how farm children lived and worked between the wars. Ideal for upper-primary children.
Venue: Civic Library, Civic Square, London Cct, CivicStart time: 10.30 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6205 9000 Email: act.heritage.library@act.gov.au Website: https://www.library.act.gov.au
Come and learn to paint with Githabul woman Kristi Lee. Go for a short walk to collect your paintbrushes and use these to create your very own masterpiece to take home. Age suitability 5-15. Bookings close on 15th April.
Venue: Jerrabomberra Wetlands Offices, 2 Dairy Rd, FyshwickStart time: 1.30 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: Adult $25, Child $15, Concession $15Contact: 0439 030 058 Email: lori.gould@woodlandsandwetlands.com.au Website: https://jerrabomberrawetlands.org.au/events/list/
Did you know the reason for Canberra being the Nation's Capital was determined by the reliable and pure water supply pumped from the Cotter River? Join us for a tour for one the ACT's first permanent oldest buildings, built in 1915 to pump water from the Cotter Dam to Mount Stromlo Water Treatment Plant. Two tours at 9.30am and 11am. Bookings close on 10th April.
Venue: Cotter Pumping Station, Cotter Rd, Murrumbidgee RiverStart time: 9.30 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6180 6196 Email: education@iconwater.com.au Website: http://www.iconwater.com.au/communitytours
Venue: 42 Constitution Ave, ReidStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 0414 551 821 Email: Website:
Take a stroll down Central Valley while your guide talks about the trees planted by dignitaries and celebrities. Find out why they were chosen, their rarity, their uses and their symbolic value. Wheelchair accessible however there is an incline on the return to the Village Centre. Moderate fitness required.
Venue: National Arboretum Canberra, Forest Drive, Molonglo ValleyStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 8484 Email: arboretum@act.gov.au Website: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/nationalarboretumcanberra
Bring your bike and enthusiasm to join us in cycling the route of the Old Weetangera Road through Belconnen! A 13km one-way cycle following bike paths, we will stop at new signage marking the route and hear stories about the history of the road and people who lived along it. Children 12+
Venue: Opposite 161 Dryandra Street, O'ConnorStart time: 12.00 pm End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0401 766 903 Email: steve@actionheritage.com.au Website:
Come to the premier of two short documentary films, Crux Media’s 'Mike Dinn’s front row seat (to the Moon landing)' narrated by charismatic former Deputy Director at Honeysuckle Creek. Red Gadget Films will present 'A step to remember' that explores the role of the ACT in the international space program during the 1969 moon landing.
Venue: Palace Cinema, 2 Phillip Law St, NewActonStart time: 7.00 pm End time: 8.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0411 465 238 Email: redgadgetfilms@gmail.com Website:
Venue: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Palmer Street, HallStart time: 9.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6230 2977 Email: Website: https://www.hall.act.au
Come and smell the roses for a practical session around the lovely green spaces of Old Parliament House and the National Rose Gardens. Participants will learn valuable pruning techniques under the tutelage of our expert gardeners and discover the history of the gardens.
Venue: Old Parliament House, 18 King George Tce, ParkesStart time: 9.30 am End time: 10.30 am Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: tourinfo@nca.gov.au Website: https://ncagov.eventbrite.com.au
Don’t miss a rare chance to explore this reserve not usually open to the public. This woodland farm is home to threatened species such as the Pink-tailed Worm Lizard and Golden Sun Moth as well as Digger the Kelpie and his flock of 1500 Merino Sheep. Experience fascinating farming stories against a beautiful woodland backdrop.
Venue: Kinlyside Nature Reserve, Cnr Edna Thomson Cres and Hogg St, CaseyStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6229 3208 Email: communications@conservationcouncil.org.au Website: https://conservationcouncil.org.au/
50 years ago humans first stepped on the moon. Why haven't we gone back? Dr Brad Tucker, astrophysicist at Mt Stromlo Observatory (ANU), will explain how technology has changed our view of space and how we are turning science fiction into reality. Followed by a film about the Apollo mission.
Venue: Namadgi Visitors Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/humans-in-space-past-and-future-tickets-55738358932
Looking for that rare or unusual history book? We might have it for sale. Books are both new and second hand. Come and see the wide range of local, national and international history books. Light refreshments provided.
Venue: Canberra & District Historical Society, Curtin Pl, CurtinStart time: 1.30 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0429 912 935 Email: Website:
Explore Canberra's historic and modern connections with space with Canberra Treasure Hunt. You and your team will solve riddles that will take you to different suburbs in Canberra, uncovering hidden historic sites, contemporary art, and colourful local characters. Join the Canberra Space Race, and discover the city's hidden gems.
Venue: Departure location provided at the time of booking.Start time: 9.00 am End time: 1.00 pm Cost: $40 registration/ team up to 5 peopleContact: 0434 451 076 Email: hello@canberratreasurehunt.com Website: www.canberratreasurehunt.com
This walk will visit several of Charles Scrivener’s 1909 survey marks that shaped Canberra. It will pass over the most significant sites in the selection, naming and building of Canberra. We will also see traces of Aboriginal occupation and colonial settlers, and the places where Canberra’s builders lived and played.
Venue: Alexandria Drive, YarrumlaStart time: 9.30 am End time: 11.30 am Cost: $10Contact: 6230 0533 Email: events@nationaltrustact.org.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/heritage-festival-walk-scriveners-marks-that-defined-canberra-tickets-56266660095
Venue: Wheatfield Gallery., Mill Pond Farm, 660 Majors Creek Rd, BraidwoodStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0438 126 987 Email: Website: htpps://www.millpond.com.au
Enjoy our unique space where nature and culture collide at Rock Valley Homestead. Bring your picnic lunch and soak up the historic atmosphere. Listen to stories and recollections by locals, including the Tidbinbilla Pioneers. Share some billy tea and damper, have fun with space craft and games—including an Easter moon rock hunt!
Venue: Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Rock Valley Homestead, Paddys River RdStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 pm Cost: Free after entry to reserveContact: 6207 2900 Email: Website:
Hamilton Hume, one of Australia's most heroic explorers opened up western New South Wales. The acclaimed author and biographer of 'Hamilton Hume: Our Greatest Explorer', Robert Macklin, presents a fascinating talk on his life, times and achievements, in the space where Hume lived, Cooma Cottage, his home from the 1840s until his death in 1873.
Venue: 756 Yass Valley Way, Marchmont, NSW, 2582Start time: 2.00 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: Adult $10, Child $8, Family $25, Concession $8, Senior $8, Member FreeContact: 9258 0126 Email: coomacottage@nationaltrust.com.au Website:
Join award-winning author and social historian, Nichole Overall, for an exclusive tour and hear of fascinating lives and bizarre—and sometimes macabre, as well as urban legends and even a ghost or two. The best way to know a place is to discover who came before and perhaps there may yet be some that still remain!
Venue: Provided at time of bookingStart time: 8.30 pm End time: 11.00 pm Cost: $70 incl. light supperContact: 0413 671 123 Email: qbn@qbncityofchampions.com.au Website:
Venue: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Palmer Street, HallStart time: 12.00 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6230 2977 Email: Website: https://www.hall.act.au
Our Queer Space is a quirky artwork, which links sheep, space and the flags of the LGBTIQ+ community. It reflects the heritage of the Diversity Hub as a shearer's cottage and celebrates this safe space for queer people. There will be face painting, food, and fun.
Venue: Diversity Hub, 8 Laidlaw Pl, KambahStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0416 191 166 Email: shay.willis@diversityact.org.au Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2301265430195882/
Join our Mulligans Flat Heritage Walk, home to the Woodland Sanctuary, which is a unique project designed to rehabilitate an important section of endangered Box-Gum Grassy Woodland, of which there is less than 1% remaining in Australia. The project has reintroduced several birds and animals into the woodland including Bettongs and Brown Tree Creepers.
Venue: Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary Woolshed, Amy Ackman St, FordeStart time: 3.00 pm End time: 5.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6229 3208 Email: communications@conservationcouncil.org.au Website: https://conservationcouncil.org.au/
A special day for grandparents (and others) to take children along to the Old Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum to learn what life and learning were like in the early 20th century in Canberra. Guaranteed to be fun and interactive.
Venue: Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum, 34 Lorimer Cct, ChisholmStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Adult $10, Child free Suitable for 5-9 yearsContact: 6230 0533 Email: events@nationaltrustact.org.au Website: https://www.trybooking.com/BAYLY
Venue: Namadgi Visitors Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/copy-of-humans-in-space-past-and-future-tickets-55739209476
Step back into ancient times to learn about the rocks that formed the National Arboretum's soil and how the scenery of the ACT was shaped. Walk through trees that grew at the time of the dinosaurs. Moderate fitness required. Please were sturdy, covered footwear, dress for the weather conditions and bring water.
Venue: Village Centre, Forest Drive, Molonglo ValleyStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 8484 Email: arboretum@act.gov.au Website: stickytickets.com.au/nationalarboretumcanberra
This beautiful event has become a Canberra tradition. Be inspired by twilight community singing and ceremony atop Mt Ainslie. Then, as night falls, wind down towards the War Memorial in a contemplative lantern-lit procession, re-imagining the ANZAC narrative away from its focus on past overseas wars, towards a peaceful and inclusive future.
Venue: Starting atop Mt Ainslie, Mt Ainslie Drive, CampbellStart time: 5.30 pm End time: 7.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0432 867 017 Email: Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2258614567712204/
Venue: Jerrabomberra Wetlands Offices, 2 Dairy Rd, FyshwickStart time: 1.30 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: Adult $25, Child $15, Concession $15, Senior $15Contact: 0439 030 058 Email: lori.gould@woodlandsandwetlands.com.au Website: https://jerrabomberrawetlands.org.au/events/list/
Film historian Andrew Pike presents Australian film classic THE OVERLANDERS (1946), an epic World War II cattle drive from the Top End to the Queensland coast—a scorched earth strategy to deny food to Japanese invaders. It made an international star of Chips Rafferty and showed Australia's vast outback to the world.
Venue: Canberra Museum and Gallery, Cnr London Cct & Civic Square, CivicStart time: 2.30 pm End time: 4.30 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 0413 486 849 Email: ray@archival.com.au Website:
This heritage listed hotel with Elizabeth Burness will guide you as you step back in time. Elizabeth portrays a young lass, Bette, and her quest to find love in Canberra in the 1920s. Enjoy an afternoon high tea and Elizabeth’s selection of items from this era.
Venue: 8 National Cct, BartonStart time: 3.00 pm End time: 5.00 pm Cost: Adult $59Contact: 6234 4444 Email: chifleys@hotelkurrajong.com.au Website: https://www.trybooking.com/BBHCD
Join Localjinni on a mission to track the complex orbits of space and place. SPACE – has dominated our thinking through its association with science and the age of Enlightenment. PLACE – however, will no longer be disregarded and is making its play. Take a deep dive into Lake Burley Griffin’s stories of place through social yarning, poetry, visual art, animation, film and oral histories. Meet sheroes and heroes, artists and others who dare to step into the unknown and change the status quo. Bookings close 2 pm 26 April.
Venue: Meet at the barbeques, Henry Rolland Park, Barrine Drive, ActonStart time: 7.00 pm End time: 8.30 pm Cost: Adult $30Contact: 0431 913 133 Email: info@localjinni.com.au Website: https://www.localjinni.com.au/events
Join Tim the Yowie Man for a rare look behind the spooky history of the NFSA headquarters. Discover the strange, the ghostly and the disturbing stories lurking in the NFSA basement and under the stairs if you dare! A rare treat for lovers of the mysterious and macabre.
Venue: McCoy Circuit, ActonStart time: 8.00 pm End time: 10.00 pm Cost: Adult $70Contact: 6248 2000 Email: enquiries@nfsa.gov.au Website: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/events
A chance to see a large collection of Canberra Fire Brigade historic vehicles, equipment and uniforms housed in the heritage-listed former Forrest Fire Station. The displays will track the 100 plus years of the brigade technology and personnel and the work of volunteers since 1976.
Venue: Canberra Fire Brigade Museum, 14 Empire Cct, ForrestStart time: 9.00 am End time: 4.30 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6254 3577 Email: berryrw@grapevine.com.au Website:
Join plant ecologist Michael Doherty for a walk and talk about fire patterns and fire history on Black Mountain and the varied responses of some of the common trees and shrubs found on the mountain. Hear how our local flora copes with fire, drought and low nutrients now and into the future.
Venue: At the Stile, on Firth Rd, Acton next to the Black Mountain Nature ReserveStart time: 9.30 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Donation $5Contact: 0437 298 711 Email: friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com Website: http://friendsofblackmountain.org.au/
Join a ranger for a tour of the former Orroral Valley Tracking Station and walk the Granite Tors trail to the Geodetic Observatory. Enjoy fantastic views and a rare chance to look inside the Geodetic Observatory. This activity is for experienced walkers.
Venue: Orroral Tracking Station, Orroral Rd, Namadgi National ParkStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/orroral-tracking-station-granite-tors-walk-registration-55384207656
Venue: Wheatfield Gallery., Mill Pond Farm, 660 Majors Creek Rd, BraidwoodStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0438 126 987 Email: Website: https://www.millpond.com.au
Venue: In the grounds of the National Dinosaur Museum, Gold Creek Rd, NichollsStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Free, entry to museum at usual feeContact: 0401 793 513 Email: maritabradshawgeologist@gmail.com Website:
Hear the organ, listen to voices from the magnificent stained glass windows, study the ornate woodwork and ring the bells in one of Canberra's oldest heritage listed buildings. View the historic exhibition “Living Stones" in the adjacent heritage listed Georgian revival style St Andrew's House. Two tours at 10am and 12.30pm.
Venue: 1 State Circle, ForrestStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0402 215 303 Email: Website:
Engineering has shaped Canberra to the thriving city that it is today. Come along to see the engineering heritage of the ACT and visit some nationally recognised engineering heritage sites with a bus tour.
Venue: Regatta Point Commonwealth Park, Barrine Drive, ParkesStart time: 10.30 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6270 6519 Email: canberradivision@engineersaustralia.org.au Website: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/
Come on this guided tour of the heritage-listed church which was originally constructed as a funeral train station at the Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney. When decommissioned it was purchased and moved to Canberra to be reconstructed as a church. The Sheffield stained glass windows and the pipe organ are also heritage items.
Venue: 9 Cowper St, AinslieStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6248 7420 Email: admin@allsaintsainslie.org.au Website:
Join us for a family friendly walk from Orroral campground to the beautiful Orroral Valley with evidence of early pioneers and its glimpses of the former space tracking station. Afternoon tea at Orroral Homestead with a talk by local historian Jenny Horsfield covering the 19th century history of the valley and its links to the space exploration program.
Venue: Orroral campground, just inside entry to Namadgi National Park, on turnoff from Boboyan RdStart time: 1.00 pm End time: 5.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6231 4535 Email: robhorsfield@bigpond.com Website:
Discover birdlife around the cottage and paddocks, glimpse a wren hopping through the garden, or a magpie picking bugs beneath the grand old Yellow Box tree. Join Geoff Robertson, from Friends of Grasslands, on a walk in the paddock. Children and their carers can pot up a kangaroo grass plant, and weave a nest to take home for the birds they love!. Two sessions at 1:15pm and 2:15pm.
Venue: Mugga-Mugga Cottage, 129 Narrabundah Lane, SymonstonStart time: 1.15 pm End time: 3.15 pm Cost: Child $20 (6 to 12 years) Concession $15, Member $15Contact: Email: HistoricPlacesBookings@act.gov.au Website: http://www.mmbirds2019.eventbrite.com.au
Venue: 42 Constitution Ave, ReidStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 0414 551 821 Email: Website:
Catch an evening viewing of The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition and join us for a night of 50s fashion and fun! Come dressed in your finest vintage wear, or bring a prized piece for appraisal by an NFSA curator, catch a swing dance demonstration (and learn a step or two) all to the backdrop of our swinging retro vinyl DJ.
Venue: McCoy Cct, ActonStart time: 7.00 pm End time: 11.00 pm Cost: Adult $25Contact: 6248 2000 Email: enquiries@nfsa.gov.au Website: http://www.nfsa.gov.au/
Join Localjinni on a mission to track the complex orbits of space and place. SPACE – has dominated our thinking through its association with science and the age of Enlightenment. PLACE – however, will no longer be disregarded and is making its play. Take a deep dive into Lake Burley Griffin’s stories of place through social yarning, poetry, visual art, animation, film and oral histories. Meet sheroes and heroes, artists and others who dare to step into the unknown and change the status quo. Bookings close 2 pm 27 April.
After a visit to Duntroon Dairy, a remarkable survivor of farming days, we will follow an early road above the Molonglo River into Duntroon and walk around the Parade Ground, Changi Chapel, Duntroon House and the original gate house, led by heritage architect, Eric Martin.
Venue: Meet in car park near Duntroon Dairy, Kelliher Drive, RussellStart time: 9.30 am End time: 11.30 am Cost: $10Contact: 6230 0533 Email: events@nationaltrustact.org.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/heritage-walk-21-duntroon-dairy-and-duntroon-tickets-56266951968
Manning Clark House in Forrest is a delightful example of modernist architecture. The house stands as used by its original inhabitants.Designed by architect Robin Boyd in 1952, Manning Clark House was the home of eminent historian Professor Manning Clark, his wife Dymphna, herself a linguist and historian, and their family. Four tours running at 10:00AM, 12:00PM, 2:00PM and 3:00PM
Venue: 11 Tasmania Circle, ForrestStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6295 9433 Email: manningclarkhse@gmail.com Website: https://manningclark.org.au
Discover the origins of the Arboretum and the bush fires of 2001 and 2003. Learn how the Arboretum manages its water to maintain the health of the forests and minimise future fire risks. Moderate fitness required. Please wear sturdy, covered footwear, dress for the weather conditions and bring water.
Venue: National Arboretum Canberra, Forest Drive, Molonglo ValleyStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 8484 Email: arboretum@act.gov.au Website: https://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au/
Hear the story of the crucial and relatively unknown role of Melbourne eye specialist John Colvin who invented anti-glare glasses for the Apollo program without a contract with NASA. His invention became standard issue for the astronauts of the Apollo missions.
Venue: Conference Room 1, Gungahlin Library, cnr Hibberson & Gozzard Sts.Start time: 11.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: $10Contact: 0418 447 328 Email: rgoyne@grapevine.com.au Website:
Parkwood Chapel was built in 1880 as a place of worship for family and surrounds by Thomas Southwell who was a pioneer of the district. The stone building has 50cm thick walls and was re-furbished in 2010. Open Sunday 12-4pm, Monday 10am-2pm.
Venue: Parkwood Chapel, Creek Pl, Parkwood Rd, WallarooStart time: 12.00 pm End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0414 844 392 Email: r.southwell@hotmail.com Website:
Enjoy a stroll around Barton as a local guide explains the history of one of Canberra's oldest suburbs and shares some colourful stories of the suburb's past.
Venue: Telopea Park West, carpark opp. Gipps St, BartonStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0402 223 844 Email: nancywaites@hotmail.com Website:
Reid’s history is unique in urban planning. From 1926, houses were built here for government officials linking Reid directly to the establishment of the Parliament of Australia. This heritage-listed precinct retains original houses and wide tree-lined streetscapes epitomising garden-city design. Reid Residents' Association will introduce you to Reid’s open spaces.
Venue: Meet at Reid Tennis Club, Dirrawan Gardens, ReidStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: $10 (cost includes a copy of 'The Heritage of Reid' book)Contact: 0421 591 219 Email: info@reid.northcanberra.org.au Website:
Enjoy music for choir and organ in this amazing church. The concert will feature the well-known Motet Choir from All Saints’ as well as organ music played by their Director, Dr. Terry Norman. The concert will include choral music by Parsons, Sweelinck, Victoria, Parry and Wood, and organ music by Hofhaimer and Bach.
Venue: 9 Cowper St, AinslieStart time: 2.30 pm End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Adult $20, Child $10, Conc $15, Family $50Contact: 6248 7420 Email: admin@allsaintsainslie.org.au Website:
Join Localjinni on a mission to track the complex orbits of space and place. SPACE – has dominated our thinking through its association with science and the age of Enlightenment. PLACE – however, will no longer be disregarded and is making its play. Take a deep dive into Lake Burley Griffin’s stories of place through social yarning, poetry, visual art, animation, film and oral histories. Meet sheroes and heroes, artists and others who dare to step into the unknown and change the status quo. Bookings close 2 pm 28 April.
Students from Namadgi High School, mature dancers from Growing Old Disgracefully, and Ngunnawal elder Tyronne Bell create a performance from their different perspectives of 'the day the world changed.
Venue: Namadgi Visitor Centre, Naas Road, TharwaStart time: 12.00 pm End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: zsuzsi@bodyecology.com.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/moon-stories-the-day-the-world-changed-tickets-56149242897
Venue: Namadgi Visitor Centre, Naas Road, TharwaStart time: 1.30 pm End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: zsuzsi@bodyecology.com.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/moon-stories-the-day-the-world-changed-tickets-56449627355?aff=ebapi
Jenny Horsfield will talk about her book, ‘Voices beyond the Suburbs’. In 1920, eight men who had served in the Great War took up soldier settler blocks at Tuggeranong, in a decade that was to test the strongest of men and culminate in the Depression.
Venue: Civic Library, Civic Square, London Cct. CivicStart time: 1.00 pm End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 7424 Email: act.heritage.library@act.gov.au Website:
Three creative professionals speak about what 'space' means to them in their work and practice. The speakers present for 10 minutes each followed by a facilitated interactive discussion with the audience. This is the first of a series of three talks. The DIA has previously partnered with Canberra Modern.
Venue: Australian National UniversityStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 7.30 pm Cost: See website for detailsContact: 0402 608 042 Email: actchair@design.org.au Website: https://www.design.org.au
Join the ANU Archives at the heritage-listed Mercure Canberra to learn about the historic hotels of the region. The ANU Archives has digitised the photographs of nearly 3,000 hotels across the ACT and NSW from the Tooth brewery archives. Learn how to access these and other historic records.
Venue: Mercure Canberra, Cnr Ainslie & Limestone Ave, BraddonStart time: 10.30 am End time: 11.45 am Cost: FreeContact: 6125 5920 Email: butlin.archives@anu.edu.au Website: https://www.archives.anu.edu.au/toothhotels
Nola Anderson will discuss the influence of artist Klaus Moje both within the Canberra Glass community and internationally. Klaus’ influence as a teacher, and his unique vision for glass will be examined.
Venue: 11 Wentworth Ave, KingstonStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 7.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6185 0371 Email: education@canberraglassworks.com Website:
Join local botanist Isobel Crawford on the Black Mountain Woodland Trail to see which spaces are preferred by Brittle Gum, Apple Box, Broad Leaf Peppermint, Red Stringybark trees, False sarsaparilla, Bitterpeas, Parrot Peas and other treasured plants. Some books will be for sale.The Woodland Walk Flora Interpretation Signage project was supported with funding made available by the ACT Government under the ACT Heritage Grants Program.
Venue: At the Caswell Drive eastern car park on mountain side. Drive from Belconnen Way southwards along Caswell Drive towards Glenloch Interchange. Note the yellow diamond shape advisory sign showing access road on left, and the blue and white “P” sign for parking. Pull into the car park carefully. Look for banners.Start time: 9.30 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: Donation $5Contact: 0437 298 711 Email: friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com Website: http://friendsofblackmountain.org.au/
Discover the inner workings of Scrivener Dam as you descend into the depths of the structure, 10 metres below the surface of the water. Enjoy the rare chance to have a close up view of the massive floodgates from within. Includes climbing multiple flights of stairs and requires enclosed shoes.
Venue: Dam Lookout, Lady Denman Drive, YarralumlaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 11.30 am Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: tourinfo@nca.gov.au Website: http://ncagov.eventbrite.com
Venue: Curtin Place, Curtin Shops - entrance off Strangways StStart time: 5.00 pm End time: 7.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6281 2929 Email: Website:
Experience Manning Clark House at cocktail hour! Take in this Robin Boyd designed home with a chilled Martini, crafted by Canberra’s own Martini Whisperer. Enjoy light refreshments and a talk about the life and times of this mid-century modern architectural gem. A non-alcoholic cocktail option will also be available.
Venue: 11 Tasmania Circle, ForrestStart time: 5.30 pm End time: 7.30 pm Cost: $40Contact: 0425 253 571 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://www.canberramodern.com
Would you like to know how to photograph the night sky? The importance of RAW format? Or how to calculate when to photograph objects in the sky? Award winning photographer Ari Rex will teach you how to capture breathtaking images of the Milky Way in this beginner to intermediate workshop.
Venue: Namadgi Visitor Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 9.00 pm Cost: Adult $135Contact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website:
Pre-dating any chic restaurant scene, The CWFC is one of Canberra’s oldest associations, starting with a strong vision: to foster good food, good wine and good fellowship and 66 years later, it’s still going strong. For one night only we are opening our doors to the public and prospective members to enjoy this very private space and social experience.
Venue: Secret Inner South LocationStart time: 6.00 pm End time: 8.00 pm Cost: Adult $40Contact: 0410 459 707 Email: events15@cwfc.org.au Website:
Learn how to care for and protect your beautiful frock. The workshop will teach how to care, pack, and store your special dress. Bring in a frock at least 10 days before the workshop to prepare the garment. Cost is $350 per person, which includes materials. Dress must be delivered by 23rd April.
Venue: Shop 8, Paragon Mall, 8-20 Gladstone St, FyshwickStart time: 9.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: $350 per personContact: 6280 6280 Email: enquiries@endangeredheritage.com Website: http://endangeredheritage.com
Our stalls will be under the lovely shade tree in Curtin Place. Our book sale continues from the previous evening and there will also be tables of bric-a-brac, seasonal plants and some food.
Venue: Canberra & District Historical Society, Curtin Pl, Curtin (off Strangways St)Start time: 9.30 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0429 912 935 Email: Website:
Author Steven Hobbs will talk about “Imagining the Spheres". His book uses newly processed photos from early space missions as well as interpreting images ancient and modern. Booking closed on 4th of May.
Venue: Queanbeyan Library, 6 Rutledge St, QueanbeyanStart time: 10.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6285 6256 Email: brigid.whitbread@qprc.nsw.gov.au Website:
Join Canberra Modern at one of our suburban gems, the 1977 cooperative housing community of Urambi Village, Kambah, Designed by Michael Dysart. Enjoy a behind the scenes look into several housing types and chat to owner/residents and meet the original architect. A BBQ lunch will then be held in the Village Centre.
Venue: Crozier Cct. Kambah ACTStart time: 10.00 am End time: 1.00 pm Cost: $40Contact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://canberramodern.com/events
View a fascinating display of early clocks and watches and bring your own treasured time pieces for assessment by one of our experts. Note we are not licensed to give valuations. We give a description of the item including where and when made.
Venue: Canberra Irish Club, 6 Parkinson St, WestonStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6162 1877 Email: Website:
Venue: Namadgi Visitors Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0401 793 513 Email: maritabradshawgeologist@gmail.com Website:
Eminent speakers will talk on different and fascinating themes of contemporary archaeology, including Antarctic/Sub-Antarctic, Space and War Crimes archaeology. Each talk will highlight the different research and jobs of contemporary archaeologists. It will be followed by a Q&A panel of the speakers. Supported by the National Museum of Australia.
Venue: National Museum, Visions Theatre, Lawson Cct, ActonStart time: 10.30 am End time: 1.00 pm Cost: Gold CoinContact: 6208 5000 Email: information@nma.gov.au Website: https://www.nma.gov.au/contemporary-achaelogy/
Music was part of the lives of people who lived and worked at Lanyon. Hear from ANU School of Music Visiting Fellow, Jennifer Gall, as she shares the stories about music and dance at Lanyon and join in the singing. Children will have a chance to try out a fiddle. This program has been possible through the generous support of Ms. Louise Douglas, former Chair, Cultural Facilities Corporation Board. Two sessions at 10:30AM and 12:00PM.
Venue: Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa Drive, TharwaStart time: 10.30 am End time: 1.00 pm Cost: Adult $20 Child/Conc/Members $15Contact: 6237 6500 Email: historicplacesbookings@act.gov.au Website: https://lanyonmusic.eventbrite.com.au
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away, carillonists discovered their love of the music from Star Wars. The Force will be with them when they once again present a concert on the National Carillon to celebrate these blockbuster films. This is Episode Two: Bells in Space.
Venue: National Carillon, Aspen Island, Wendouree Drive, ParkesStart time: 12.30 pm End time: 1.20 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6272 2902 Email: tourinfo@nca.gov.au Website: https://ncagov.eventbrite.com.au
Join Erin Dampney and Grace Blakeley-Carroll in exploring one of Canberra's most recognisable buildings. Designed by architect Walter Bunning and opening in 1968, the Library contains numerous modernist architectural and design features. You be the judge - is the building Stripped Classical or an example of New Formalism?
Venue: National Library of Australia, Parkes Place West, ParkesStart time: 2.30 pm End time: 3.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://www.canberramodern.com
Do you love the night sky? Are you a keen photographer? Join ACT Parks and Conservation Service and renowned photographer Ari Rex as we gather under the stars in the Orroral Valley and photograph the Milky Way. Let’s set the record for the most people photographing the Milky Way!
Venue: Namadgi Visitor Centre, Naas Rd, TharwaStart time: 5.00 pm End time: 9.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/photographing-the-milky-way-guinness-world-record-in-namadgi-tickets-55941981974
Celebrate the people, places and dates associated with the development of Australia's democracy and our national government. The sites we visit all show different aspects of our democracy at work, how it works an who makes it work, from ordinary citizens to elected leaders.
Venue: Old Parliament HouseStart time: 9.30 am End time: 11.30 am Cost: Adult $10Contact: 6230 0533 Email: events@nationaltrustact.org.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/heritage-festival-walk-scriveners-marks-that-defined-canberra-tickets-56266660095
Venue: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Palmer Street, HallStart time: 10.00 am End time: 4.00 pm Cost: Gold coinContact: 6230 2977 Email: Website: https://www.hall.act.au
Explore the heritage listed Mt Franklin ski field with ACT Parks rangers and Canberra Alpine Club members. Learn how the club made a space for skiing and social activities 70 years ago. See and handle the skis that they handmade and join a guided walk at 11am.
Venue: Mt Franklin Rd, Namadgi National ParkStart time: 10.00 am End time: 2.00 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website:
Learn about the history of the ACTs oldest bridge Tharwa Bridge, why the Lombardy Poplars were planted and why the De Salis Cemetery was built. Visit the historic Cuppacumbalong Homestead and hike through the avenue of English Elms.
Venue: Tharwa Bridge, TharwaStart time: 10.00 am End time: 11.30 am Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/river-explorers-track-hike-registration-55392111296
Make the most of this rare chance to explore the iconic Shine Dome in Canberra on its 60th anniversary. Staff from the Australian Academy of Science will be conducting tours and sharing fascinating secrets from the construction of this unique building to the present day.
Venue: The Shine Dome, 15 Gordon St, ActonStart time: 10.00 am End time: 1.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6201 9453 Email: events@science.org.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tours-of-the-shine-dome-tickets-56074837348
Join a ranger and an arboretum expert for a walk through eucalyptus forest to the Bendora Arboretum. Then continue on a walk through the arboretum to hear about its history and significance to the ACT. Bring your lunch to enjoy in the forest before heading home.
Venue: Bendora Arboretum, Mt Franklin Rd, cnr Moonlight Hollow RdStart time: 10.30 am End time: 12.30 pm Cost: FreeContact: 6207 2900 Email: namadginationalpark@act.gov.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bendora-arboretum-guided-walk-tickets-55952551588
Join Roger Benjamin for an exclusive tour of his childhood home and a talk about its Czech architect, Alex Jelinek, who designed the house for his parents Bruce and Audrey Benjamin in 1956. Listed on the ACT Heritage Register since 2005.
Venue: Benjamin House, 10 Gawler Crescent DeakinStart time: 11.00 am End time: 12.00 pm Cost: $15Contact: 0409 845 682 Email: canberramodern@gmail.com Website: https://canberramodern.com/events
Many see Mount Stromlo as a place for science, but it was also a home to many people over the last 100 years. Join ANU Heritage Adviser Amy Jarvis in a walk around the Observatory, and the award winning Director's Residence and its restored gardens and orchard. Refreshments served after.
Venue: Visitor Centre and Cafe, Mt Stromlo Rd, Mt StromloStart time: 2.00 pm End time: 4.30 pm Cost: Adult $15Contact: 0423 690 626 Email: clarkenancy624@gmail.com Website: https://www.trybooking.com/ZYFC
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Shine Dome and the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, the Academy will hold a special screening of Hidden Figures, introduced by Australia's Astronomer-at-large, Professor Fred Watson. We will also screen The 50th, on the role Canberrans played in the moon landing.
Venue: 15 Gordon St, ActonStart time: 2.30 pm End time: 5.30 pm Cost: $12Contact: 6201 9453 Email: events@science.org.au Website: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tours-of-the-shine-dome-tickets-56074837348
