Walk for Epilepsy
Walk for Epilepsy
One in 25 Australians will develop epilepsy in their lifetime. That’s up to one million Australians in need of support, research and a cure.
But one person can make all the difference in the world.
Join us this October as we Walk for Epilepsy. Rack up your kilometres however you like—walk, cycle, run, jog, hop—whatever works for you! By taking part and raising funds, you can have a very real impact on people living with epilepsy all across the country.
Date: Sun 1 October 2023 - Wed 25 October 2023
Website: https://www.walkforepilepsy.org.au
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Throughout Canberra
Phone: 6287 4555
Hump Day Blues
Hump Day Blues
Ok, so now that we're over the hump it's time to take in some sweet, sweet sounds.
Moondog
Wakefield's Bar & Wine
Wakefield Gardens, Ainslie
6:30-9:00pm
Date: Wed 4 October 2023
Vision String Quartet
Vision String Quartet
The conductor Jeffrey Tate once described the string quartet as ‘the most perfect expression of human behaviour’. Composers from Haydn to Adès have revelled in this most intimate and virtuosic of musical forms, awed by the sight of four musicians moving across a tightrope at speed.
The four young musicians that make up the Vision String Quartet add one extra element to this dextrous feat: they perform everything from memory. Repertory that might be familiar – Bartók’s astonishing Quartet No. 4, say, or Dvořák’s Quartet No. 13 – is utterly transformed.
This prizewinning Berlin-based quartet – praised as ‘amazingly vivacious, vivid and electrifying … completely fearless’ by Der Tagesspiegel – has gathered fans aplenty across Europe since forming in 2012, and here makes its thrilling Australian debut.
7:00pm, tickets
Date: Thu 5 October 2023
Address:
Llewellyn Hall at ANU
William Herbert Place, Acton
Friday Night Live
Friday Night Live
Moondog
Dickson Taphouse
30 Woolley St, Dickson
8:00-11:00pm, 6193 2574
Date: Fri 6 October 2023
CBS presents Chase The Sun
CBS presents Chase The Sun
Back in the heady days of the 2000’s the Aussie Blues and Roots scene was at an all-time high - the festivals were cranking, hipsters were buying harmonicas, and Chase The Sun’s star was on the rise. Sounding like a cross between Soundgarden, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and acoustic Led Zeppelin, Chase The Sun burst on the scene by winning 6 Australian Blues Awards in 2007, followed by a media frenzy that saw them positioned as stars in the making. If you love Blues Rock then you absolutely cannot miss the return of Chase The Sun, back for their first shows since 2020.
7:30pm-10:30pm, tickets
Date: Fri 6 October 2023
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah
The National Vintage Guitar Expo 2023
The National Vintage Guitar Expo 2023
The National Vintage Guitar Expo 2023 is a celebration of vintage and rare acoustic and electric guitars, amplifiers and accessories from around Australia, held in the auditorium at the Harmonie German Club in Canberra over the weekend of 7-8th October 2023.
Expo visitors can meet and talk with makers and exhibitors, see interactive demonstrations of vintage instruments and explore everything to do with the world of guitars. While a display of historic instruments is a feature of the Expo, most items exhibited will be for sale.
Over the course of the weekend there will be a number of scheduled events including Guitar Workshops during the days, and a Saturday Night Expo Concert with special guest artists, in the Keller Bar at the Harmonie German Club.
From 10:00am each day, tickets
Date: Sat 7 October 2023 - Sun 8 October 2023
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah
Cassy Judy
Cassy Judy
Cassy Judy, a proud transgender woman, criminal lawyer, community activist and alt/folk musician from Sydney, brings her recently released debut album 'Body Parts' to Smith's.
4:00-6:00pm, doors 3:30, tickets
Date: Sat 7 October 2023
Address:
Smith's Alternative
76 Alinga Street, Civic
Disney Princess: The Concert
Disney Princess: The Concert
For generations, the music of Disney’s princesses has been the soundtrack to our lives. Now, for the first time, these beloved songs come to life on stage in Disney Princess – The Concert!
Be our guest as a quartet of Broadway, television, and animated film icons celebrate the music from every Disney Princess in an unforgettable evening, alongside their magical Music Director and enchanting Prince. Songs to include “How Far I’ll Go,” “A Whole New World,” “Colours of the Wind,” “Part of Your World,” “Almost There,” “Let It Go” and more.
7:00pm, tickets
Date: Sat 7 October 2023
Address:
Llewellyn Hall
Building 100
William Herbert Place, Canberra
Daniel Muggleton
Daniel Muggleton
After sold-out shows at comedy festivals around Australia, don't miss Daniel Muggleton on his 2023 Australian tour this spring.
7:00pm-8:30pm, doors 6:30pm, tickets
Date: Sat 7 October 2023
Address:
Smith's Alternative
76 Alinga Street, Civic
Jeff Lang: Keller Sessions
Jeff Lang: Keller Sessions
Melbourne based guitarist-songwriter-vocalist-producer, Jeff Lang has built a reputation for making startling music that is accomplished, intricate, gutsy, melodic and loaded with soul. Often taking unexpected turns, he has consistently inspired his audiences by creating a stylistically diverse catalogue of over 30 albums. Canberra Blues Society is proud to present Jeff Lang for a very special Keller Sessions show as part of The National Vintage Guitar Expo.
With guests Skip Sail and Les Karski.
7:00pm-10:30pm (doors 6:30), tickets
Date: Sat 7 October 2023
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah
Kelly Brouhaha & Hannah Acfield
Kelly Brouhaha & Hannah Acfield
Date: Sun 8 October 2023
Address:
Smith's Alternative
76 Alinga Street, Civic
Kadinelia @ Smith’s Alternative
Kadinelia @ Smith’s Alternative
The progressive duo, Kadinelia (Evi Seitanidou and Thanasis Zikas), harnesses the timeless sound of Greece and transforms it into something new by weaving in blues, funk, gypsy and several other world music traditions. Through intense rhythmic motifs, dynamic guitar solos and exotic vocals, they create a unique soundscape where East and West collide. Folk motifs. Acoustic melodies. Psychedelic attitude.
7:00pm-9:00pm, doors 6:30, tickets
Date: Sun 8 October 2023
Address:
Smith's Alternative
76 Alinga Street, Civic
Canberra Men’s Choir Open Night
Canberra Men’s Choir Open Night
The Canberra Men’s Choir is holding an Open Night! Learn how to sing in four-part harmony. No experience or audition is needed, come along and try the choir.
Join us for 10 weeks of preparing Christmas music.
The Canberra Men’s Choir, established in 1986, is currently a group of around 40 guys. We always welcome new members, both young and old, experienced and inexperienced. We are proud of the fact that many of our members’ first experience with group singing was when they joined the Choir. So why not come along and give it a go!
From 7:30pm
Date: Mon 9 October 2023
Website: https://canberramenschoir.Weebly.com
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah
Phone: 0405093786
Redd Volkaert & Bill Kirchen “Titans of the Telecaster”
Redd Volkaert & Bill Kirchen “Titans of the Telecaster”
Redd Volkaert and Bill Kirchen have been iconic parts of American music history for over 5 decades. They are Grammy Award winners and Country Hall of Famers respectively and colloquially known in the US as “The Titans of the Telecaster”. They regularly sell out theatres on the East and West Coast of America, across middle-America and Europe, both as a duo and with a rhythm section.
7:30pm, tickets
Date: Thu 12 October 2023
Address:
The Street
15 Childers St, City West
Operation Formal Wear
Operation Formal Wear
Lake Tuggeranong Lions Club has been collecting donations from the Canberra community of formal suits, dresses and accessories (jewellery, shoes, bags, ties and so on).
On Saturday October 14th and Sunday October 15th, we are having a Shopping Day at Lions Youth Haven on Kambah Pool Rd where graduating students can come and choose an entire outfit for free!
We are living in expensive times and the Lions Club wants to help mitigate the exorbitant costs for students attending a Formal. It’s a great way to involve the community, and give preloved Formal Wear a new lease on life.
10:00am-4:00pm Saturday, 10:00am-2:00pm Sunday
Date: Sat 14 October 2023 - Sun 15 October 2023
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2255562517969128/?ref=share_group_link
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Lions Youth Haven,
Kambah Pool Rd, Kambah
Phone: 0490 097 994
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club Jumble Sale
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club Jumble Sale
On October 14 the Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club will be holding a good old-fashioned jumble sale at their clubhouse in Colishaw Street, Greenway. There will be a large range of pre-loved goods for sale including clothing, books, bric-a-brac, household items galore and much more. Morning tea will also be available from Clarries Coffee Cart.
The Club is located in the Seniors Centre next to the Lake Tuggeranong College basketball courts and will be well signposted. There is limited parking available at the club but you can park in the public car park opposite which is normally free on the weekend.
So why not drop in before or after you have voted and grab a bargain or two?
9:00am-12:00pm
Date: Sat 14 October 2023
Website: https://55plusclub.org.au
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
101 Cowlishaw Street, Greenway
Phone: 02 62934004
Vince Jones Quintet in Concert
Vince Jones Quintet in Concert
Tuggeranong Arts Centre is delighted to welcome for the very first time…3 x ARIA award recipient Vince Jones. Join us for a magical evening of Jazz in our beautiful lake side surrounds – submerged in the lush warm velvet tones of legendary Jazz vocalist Vince Jones and his sublime Quartet.
Show 7:30pm, 9:30pm meet and greet. Tickets
Date: Sat 14 October 2023
Address:
Tuggeranong Arts Centre
137 Reed Street, Greenway
CBS October Blues Jam hosted by JD Band
CBS October Blues Jam hosted by JD Band
JD Band hosts Canberra Blues Society October Blues Jam. Blues and Roots vibes from the bars of New Orleans to the swamps of southern Texas. The host band will be followed by some of the finest musicians in the Canberra region jamming together for a fabulous afternoon of live Blues music. Jammers welcome.
1:00pm-4:30pm, tickets
Date: Sun 15 October 2023
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah
Phone: 0419607710
Brass on the Grass
Brass on the Grass
The Hall Heritage Centre is once again presenting a brass band concert on Sunday 15th October 2023 at 1:30pm. This annual brass band concert “Brass on the Grass” has been a popular part of Canberra’s social calendar for the last 15 years. This year the brass band concert will feature Canberra Brass. It will be held on the lawns of the Heritage Centre and will give people the opportunity to experience a traditional family friendly band in the park concert. Food will be available for sale or BYO picnic and there will be a raffle held to raise money for the Centre. Seating is provided, however you are most welcome to bring your own and join in the family and picnic atmosphere on the day.
The Heritage Centre itself will be open from 12:00pm-4:00pm and the event is free.
Date: Sun 15 October 2023
Website: https://www.hall.act.au
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Hall Heritage Centre,
Victoria Street, Hall
Phone: +61412580792
Cars and Coffee, Oberon
Cars and Coffee, Oberon
During October the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway celebrates the 100 years since the opening of the Tarana to Oberon Branch line. On the 21st bring a picnic hamper and a rug, sit on the grass, and enjoy the entertainment. Rock band 'The Union' will perform from 10.00am ‘til 2.00pm and have sets ranging from rock to skiffle and everything in between. There will be food, there will be coffee and cakes, there will be classic cars and a display by the Oberon Heritage and Collectors Club. The Oberon Heritage Railway station will be open for inspection.
From 9:30am
Date: Sat 21 October 2023
Address:
The Common
Off Curtis Street, opposite Raleigh Street
Oberon
Genevieve Lacey and James Crabb in concert
Genevieve Lacey and James Crabb in concert
A compelling program of music curated by musician Genevieve Lacey, composer of the Museum’s permanent sound installation, Breathing Space. Genevieve’s incomparable skill with the recorder combine with James Crabb’s mastery of the classical accordion to surprise and delight audiences with the vast world of sounds and emotions their eloquent instruments can evoke.
The program traces the duo’s manifold interests in folk music, Western European classics and contemporary music, with pieces written especially for them.
7:30-9:00pm, doors 7:00pm, tickets
Date: Fri 27 October 2023
Address:
National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent, Acton
Carnival Road Album Launch
Carnival Road Album Launch
Carnival Road are performing their recently released new album Carnival Road II along with some surprise new content.
Carnival Road create an atmosphere that mesmerises the audience and lifts the spirits. The lads are all experienced musicians, performing in many bands an have well over 50 years in the industry collectively. If you ask them to describe their sound, they'd say “It’s folk rock with an edge” …that keeps it simple, even though there are many musical elements to their music.
7:30pm-10:30pm. The show is free, however it is advisable to book a ticket to ensure a seat.
Date: Sat 28 October 2023
Address:
Canberra Irish Club
6 Parkinson St, Weston
The Great Railway Ball, Oberon
The Great Railway Ball, Oberon
During October the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway celebrates the 100 years since the opening of the Tarana to Oberon Branch line. The festivities culminate with The Great Railway Ball at the heritage Malachai Gilmore Hall in Oberon Street.
A bush/Irish dance is guaranteed to have you on your feet all night with music and entertainment provided by local Bathurst band The Nodding Thistles. A wonderful meal is included, with drinks at the bar.
Tables of 8, but singles and couples are very welcome. The cost is $100pp, bookings and enquiries at [email protected].
From 7:00pm
Date: Sat 28 October 2023
Address:
Malachai Gilmore Hall
Oberson Street, Oberson NSW
Mass in Blue and Jazz Missa Brevis
Mass in Blue and Jazz Missa Brevis
Two exciting jazz-choral works by British composer Will Todd, accompanied by the Llewellyn Jazz Combo, and with soprano soloist Sonia Anfiloff... this night of superb jazz music is not to be missed!
7:30pm, tickets
Date: Sat 28 October 2023
Website: https://www.llewellynchoir.org.au/
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Yarralumla Uniting Church
Denman St, Yarralumla
Juan Diego Flórez
Juan Diego Flórez
The highly anticipated illustrious tenor, Juan Diego Flórez, is coming to Canberra for the first time.
Hailing from Lima, Peru, Flórez is a global sensation, having performed at every major international opera house under the world's leading conductors. His stunningly expressive voice and remarkable agility have earned him widespread critical acclaim, particularly for his performances of the bel canto and French Romantic repertoire.
Be a part of this historic moment while celebrating the incredible talent of this musical icon.
8:00pm, tickets
Date: Wed 8 November 2023
Address:
Llewellyn Hall at ANU
William Herbert Place, Acton
Bek Jensen Band + The Barren Spinsters @ The Zeppelin Room
Bek Jensen Band + The Barren Spinsters @ The Zeppelin Room
Canberra Blues Society presents Bek Jensen with special guest support The Barren Spinsters. With a voice that is both moving and heartfelt, Bek Jensen delivers her vocals with 100% soul, creating a powerful and unforgettable sound that leaves audiences spellbound. Onstage, she is a force to be reckoned with, blending classic soul and contemporary blues to create a dynamic and engaging performance.
The Barren Spinsters deliver 70's blues rock with a modern thrash twist.
8:00pm-10:30pm (doors 7:00pm), tickets
Date: Fri 10 November 2023
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah
Phone: 0419607710
Youth in Blues Talent Spectacular
Youth in Blues Talent Spectacular
The best and the brightest in the next generation of blues light up the stage in a show guaranteed to remind us just how good, timeless, universal and unforgettable blues music is. Join guitar wunderkind Lil' G, local legends Bryn and Charlie Child (from Manchild and the Blues Kids) and 19-Twenty protégés Negative Space, in a show to remember as they claim their space on the blues map.
You'll hear three terrific sets showcasing just how diverse and fantastic the blues can be, from three incredible acts with blues hearts and young souls. And what would a blues show be without a big ol' jam on a couple of classic blues tunes featuring all musicians together on one stage?
Hosted by the Harmonie German Club and supported by the Canberra Blues Society, this is one event blues fans won't want to miss. Under 16? Your ticket is free!
From 6:30pm, tickets
Date: Fri 24 November 2023
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah,
An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and his Piano
An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and his Piano
The Olivier, Helpmann, AACTA, Logie Award-winning, Grammy and Tony-nominated poly-talent plays a handful of intimate, informal, solo dates in Australia this summer. Minchin will perform songs drawn from his 2020 studio album, Apart Together, from his musicals, Matilda and Groundhog Day, from his TV and film writing, and from his early song writing days around the turn of the century. The set list will be fluid, the chat unplanned, and the vibe informal. He plans to wear shoes.
This is a rare chance for fans of Minchin and the craft of song writing.
Two nights, 7:00pm, tickets
Date: Sun 3 December 2023 - Mon 4 December 2023
Address:
Llewellyn Hall
School of Music Building #100
William Herbert Place, ANU
CBS presents Walter Trout
CBS presents Walter Trout
Warrior, survivor, icon. If there were Grand-masters in the world of music – Walter Trout would surely be among them. From his early days in 1970’s LA supporting the likes of John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton and Percy Mayfield – through to his stint playing guitar for the seminal Canned Heat (1981-1985) – the turning point for this gifted musician was his invitation to join British Blues giant John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, where he paired up with fellow six-string virtuoso Coco Montoya. Emboldened and encouraged by Mayall, Walter began what would become his own very successful solo career in 1989.
34 years and 30 albums later, through well-documented sickness and health, 72 year old Walter Trout has emerged stronger, more determined and as brilliant as ever. His passion for music and connecting with other music lovers through his songs and incendiary live performances, and the support and love of his family is both his lifeline and his inspiration.
Canberra Blues Society is super excited to welcome multi award-winner Walter Trout to the Harmonie German Club for a very special show in the Zeppelin Room.
7:30pm-10:00pm (doors 6:30), tickets
Date: Tue 30 January 2024
Address:
Harmonie German Club
49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah