Canberra Festivals & Events

Canberra Festivals & Events

Canberra has a calendar dotted with many events and festivals held round the year. There are many such events which are held round the year. Following are the important events in Canberra:

Celebrate Canberra: The event takes place in the month of March and celebrates the founding of Canberra the city. The event culminates on the Canberra Day and there are many programs held like musical programs and theatre, dance.

Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival: The Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival is a very important festival and it gives the visitors ample opportunity to taste the wine collected from all over the world. The tourists get to taste the wine in the green environments of Canberra.

Lynehum Sports Events: Lynehum Sports events are held to encourage the promotion of the club-Lynehum Sport and Recreation Precinct as a sporting hub. Thus many events and sports are played here.

National Folk Festival: The National Folk Festival is held every Easter when the entire Canberra is adorned and decorated with the colors of autumn. All people from Australia come to be a part of the event and participate in the songs and dances of Australia. There are many events held throughout the festival and all are welcome.

Anzac Day Canberra: The day is very popular in the Australian calendar as it stands to commemorate those fallen heroes who had given up their lives in lieu of the First World War and marks the anniversary of the military action -first ever to be fought by the Australian and New Zealand forces. It is usually celebrated on 25th April.

Kanga Youth Cup International Event: This tournament is usually held as the annual youth soccer tournament in Canberra and is regarded as a very prestigious event. Players from all over the world come and participate in the event and is marked as a cultural festival of soccer.

Australian Science Festival: This festival again is very important and is responsible for providing science and innovation to the society and is actually a non profit organization supporting the National science week. It is actually a celebration of science like hosting workshops and drama recitals and debates.

Floriade Canberra: This is a beautiful event held in Canberra's Commonwealth Park and attracts tourists to come and see the event held as attribute to the world of flowers. It is a Flower festival held in spring.

Oktoberfest Canberra: The festival is very old having begun in the year 1810 in Munich but is celebrated in Canberra on a smaller scale and tourists come and experience some authentic German food and watch German dancers.

Tuggeranong Festival: This festival is a unique occasion specially organized to celebrate the community spirit of the Tuggeranong and most obviously people of the place come together to celebrate.

Summernats Car Festival: This festival is a tribute to all cars and is held in Canberra. Many cars are on display and other events like music shows and dance shows are also held in Canberra where the program is hosted.

National Multicultural Festival: This event is held to celebrate the multi diverse culture in Canberra and goes on to host a wide variety of programs. People from all over the world and Australia comes together to celebrate.

Rally of Canberra: This event is held as a two day event and takes place all over Canberra's closed roads in and around the forests. The event is a great favorite with all rally supporters.

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