Celebrate Canberra

Celebrate Canberra is a colorful 10 day long festival in which the citizens of Canberra celebrate the beauty and diversity of their city. The grand finale of Australia's Celebrate Canberra festival comes with Canberra Day, the day commemorating the official founding of Canberra City.

History of Celebrate Canberra

Canberra was chosen as the capital for the commonwealth of Australia in 1908. The competition to design the new capital was won in 1911 by the American architect Walter Burley Griffin and his wife. The Australia Capital Territory came to be declared in 1911, and subsequently in 1989, became a self-governing territory.

When

Built around Canberra's birthday, March 12, Celebrate Canberra, takes place over 10 days in March, annually. Canberra Day is celebrated on the third Monday in March.

This year, Celebrate Canberra is from March 11 to Monday March 19.

Highlights of Celebrate Canberra

Features that make Celebrate Canberra a fun option for tourists include:

- Celebrate in the Park, which celebrates the parks and gardens of urban Canberra

- Tuggerong Celtic Moon Festival for kids, a FREE festival on the shores of Lake Tuggerong

- The Majura Festival, near Mount Majura featuring fine wines, music and more!

- Lights! Camera! Action! a festival celebrating films and film-making

- Besides, there are the Canberra Gold Chief Minister's Award, ACT Citizen of the Year Award and lots more!

Accommodation:

Here are some hotels in Canberra you could stay at to make the most of Australia's Celebrate Canberra festival:

- Waldorf Apartment Hotel

- Crowne Plaza Canberra

- Novotel Canberra Hotel

- Hyatt Hotel

If you want ten days of movies, dance, music, talks, theatres and and non-stop fun in a culturally diverse city, be there for Celebrate Canberra this year!

Hotels in Canberra
Hotel Olims	Hotel Medina Classic
Hotel Rydges Capital Hill	Hotel Novotel
Hotel Medina Executive	Hotel Pacific International