Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Canberra, Australië

Topdrukte — Summernats, Australia Day

• Festival

  Summernats

  5–12 jan · meestalRaceweekendDruk

  Four days of street machines and burnouts at Exhibition Park in the first full week of January. The rest of the city is still on leave, and the noise carries a long way. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Australia Day

  26 janNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas and Boxing Day (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Enlighten Festival

  27 feb – 9 mrtLicht & vuur

  For ten nights the national institutions are projected onto and open late, so the buildings people normally drive past become the reason to be out. Free, and the triangle fills. Bron ↗

Druk — National Folk Festival

• Festival

  Canberra Balloon Spectacular

  14–22 mrtGroot festival

  Balloons lift off the lawns in front of Old Parliament House at dawn for nine mornings. They only fly in still air, so the first morning you try is not always the one that works. Bron ↗

• Festival

  National Folk Festival

  28 mrt – 12 apr · meestalPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days over Easter at Exhibition Park, with a campground that turns into a small town for the weekend. It is when the city's accommodation goes first. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Enlighten Festival (27 feb – 9 mrt)

Topdrukte — National Folk Festival, Anzac Day dawn service

• Natuur

  Autumn colour

  15 apr – 20 mei · meestal

  The city was planted with northern-hemisphere trees, so the older suburbs and the arboretum turn through late April. Frost sharpens the colour and the first windy day ends it.

• Feestdag

  Anzac Day dawn service

  25 aprNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Tens of thousands stand in the dark at the War Memorial before the march on 25 April. It is the coldest early start in the calendar here and the roads around Campbell close for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: National Folk Festival (28 mrt – 12 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Frost and morning fog

  15 mei – 31 aug · meestalMistseizoen

  Winter mornings start under fog off the lake and clear by mid-morning. Windscreens get scraped, early flights are held now and then, and the afternoons are usually clear.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour (15 apr – 20 mei (meestal))

Druk — Winter (July) break in Australië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Frost and morning fog (15 mei – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Winter (July) break in Australië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Frost and morning fog (15 mei – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Frost and morning fog (15 mei – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Floriade, Spring break in Australië

• Festival

  Floriade

  12 sep – 11 oktWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  A million bulbs planted in Commonwealth Park for a month from mid-September. Free, busiest at weekends, and the beds are pulled out the week after it closes. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Floriade, Spring break in Australië

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Floriade (12 sep – 11 okt)

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays in Australië

• Feestdag

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January. Bron ↗