Events in Canberra
What’s on in Canberra – Highlights from January – March 2010
There’s plenty happening in and around Canberra in 2010.
See below for more information on some of the best events and for more information go to www.visitcanberra.com.au
Masterpieces from Paris: van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne & beyond exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia proudly presents Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond. The exhibition will be on show in Canberra only, and is one of the most extraordinary exhibitions ever to be held in Australia. Never before have so many masterpieces been brought together in one exhibition in this country.
There will be no need to travel to Paris to see major and numerous works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Georges Seurat, Pierre Bonnard, Claude Monet, Maurice Denis, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Édouard Vuillard … for four months you can visit them in Canberra.
4 December 2009 – 5 April 2010 www.nga.gov.au/masterpiecesfromparis
Summernats Car Festival
Summernats – show cars, street machines, burn outs and full throttle entertainment. Australia’s ultimate car show, Summernats is a spectator’s paradise with plenty of things to see and do throughout the weekend. Check out glistening show cars, visit the traders’ pavilions, and listen to live bands. There’s entertainment and displays for the whole family, with a dedicated Kids Zone for the littlies. Motoring enthusiasts will get a kick out of burn out competitions, the awesome supercruise of street machines, heart-pumping drag racing, and the sheer volume of the audio system sound off.
7 January – 10 January 2010 www.summernats.com.au
Australia Day
Come and celebrate what’s great about being an Aussie in the nation’s capital. Enjoy something for everyone, from bush picnics and live music festivals to children’s festivals. Stay for the fireworks finale and water spectacular on Lake Burley Griffin.
26 January 2010
www.events.act.gov.au http://www.australiaday.org.au/events/?view=national&m=147
National Multicultural Festival
Eat, drink, laugh and dance your way around the world at the National Multicultural Festival 2010. Celebrate difference, share traditions and see performances from all parts of the world. There will be comedy, performance art, food and wine stalls, street parties, live music, circus-style acts and more!
5 February – 7 February 2010 www.multiculturalfestival.com.au
ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show
The award winning Royal Canberra Show features more than 150 attractions, 5000 animals, 450 trade displays as well as 1500 competitors. Come along and be entertained, excited and educated by the hundreds of attractions at the Royal Canberra Show.
26 February – 28 February 2010 http://www.rncas.org.au/showwebsite/site/index.php
