På gång i Canberra, Australia under året

Mest folk — Summernats, Australia Day

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  Summernats

  5–12 jan · vanligtvisMotorsportshelgTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Australia Day

  26 janNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Christmas and Boxing Day (24 dec – 1 jan)

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

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  Enlighten Festival

  27 feb – 9 marLjus & eld

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — National Folk Festival

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  Canberra Balloon Spectacular

  14–22 marStor 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. Källa ↗

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  National Folk Festival

  28 mar – 12 apr · vanligtvisPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Enlighten Festival (27 feb – 9 mar)

Mest folk — National Folk Festival, Anzac Day dawn service

• Natur

  Autumn colour

  15 apr – 20 maj · vanligtvis

  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.

• Helg

  Anzac Day dawn service

  25 aprNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: National Folk Festival (28 mar – 12 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Säsong

  Frost and morning fog

  15 maj – 31 aug · vanligtvisDimsäsong

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Autumn colour (15 apr – 20 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Winter (July) break i Australia, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Frost and morning fog (15 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Winter (July) break i Australia, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Frost and morning fog (15 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Frost and morning fog (15 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Floriade, Spring break i Australia

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  Floriade

  12 sep – 11 oktVildblommor & blomningTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Floriade, Spring break i Australia

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Floriade (12 sep – 11 okt)

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Mest folk — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays i Australia

• Helg

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24 dec – 1 janJul & nyårStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗