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February 2010 Events in Canberra and the ACT

• See what's on at the Australian National Botanic Gardens this month.
   
• See Parliamentary sitting dates
   
• Throughout February 2010 - Ranger Guided Activities (pdf) - Walks and activities in Canberra's National Parks presented by the Territory and Municipality Services (TAMS).
   
• Throughout February to 5 April 2010 - Masterpieces from Paris - Post-Impressionist works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Georges Seurat, Pierre Bonnard, Claude Monet, Maurice Denis, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, and Edouard Vuillard. Tickets are $25 for adults, $16 for concession and members, and $6 for children. Open daily from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm at the National Gallery of Australia. To book tickets visit the National Gallery.
   
• Throughout February to 5 May 2010 - Of Love and War - Exploring the impact of war on relationships and the ways in which Australians incorporate affairs of the heart into their wartime lives. Open daily from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Australian War Memorial, Treloar Cres, Campbell.
   
• Throughout February to 14 June 2010 - Emerging Elders - Honouring senior Indigenous artists. Open daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm at the National Gallery of Australia, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula.
   
• 1 February (Monday) 2010 - Commencement of the Legal Year Church Service - The ACT Law Society invites members of the legal profession to attend a service to mark the commencement of the 2010 legal year to be held at 9.00 am at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Macarthur Ave, O'Connor.
   
• 5 to 7 February 2010 - National Multicultural Festival The 2010 Festival will begin with Carnival in the City and a Multicultural Marketplace on Friday evening. Saturday will see the continuation of the highly successful Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets Food and Dance Spectacular, including participation by Diplomatic Missions, and a second evening of Carnival in the City. The event will conclude on Sunday with the Greek Glendi, Contact Canberra and Chinese New Year celebrations.
   
• 5 February to 8 March 2010 - Bald Archy Prize 2010 - Australia's most popular and irreverent comic portrait competition. Exhibition of 2010 finalists from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm daily at the Watson Arts Centre, 1 Aspinall Street, Watson. Admission is $3.
   
• 6 February (Saturday) 2010 - New Zealand (Waitangi) Day Celebrations - Waitangi Day is New Zealand's annual celebration of the signing of the Waitangi Treaty.
   
• 13 to 20 February 2010 - Snowy Hydro SouthCare Week - A fundraiser for Snowy Hydro SouthCare, which began in 1998 as the primary provider of aero-medical and rescue helicopter services for the Australian Capital Territory and south-east New South Wales.
   
• 14 February (Sunday) 2010 - Valentine's Day - For gifts, flowers and experiences see Valentine's Day.
   
• 14 February (Sunday) 2010 - V-Day - A global movement to stop violence against females.
   
• 14 February (Sunday) 2010 - Chinese New Year Celebrations - 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. (For Chinese New Year party and costume ideas see Themes4Parties: Oriental).
   
• 19 to 21 February 2010 - Stromlo Running Festival - Includes running events, seminars, presentations and entertainment. Stromlo Forest Park.
   
• 21 February (Sunday) 2010 - Tropfest - Annual short film festival screened simultaneously in Australia's capital cities. 3.00 pm to 11.00 pm in Commonwealth Park, Barrine Dr, Regatta Point.
   
• 21 February (Sunday) 2010 - Monster Carpathon - An annual family fishing day.
   
• 21 to 28 February 2010 - National Organ Donor Awareness Week
   
• 24 February (Wednesday) 2010 - Teal Ribbon Day - Wear a teal ribbon on Teal Ribbon Day, Wednesday 24th February, to help raise awareness of ovarian cancer and to show your support for the work of Ovarian Cancer Australia. To purchase teal ribbons for you and your friends and family (minimum quantity of 5 at $2 each).
   
• 26 to 28 February 2010 - Royal Canberra Show - At Exhibition Park.
   
• 26 to 28 February 2010 - The Corinbank Festival - An annual celebration of art, music, and culture held in the Corin Forest mountain recreation park in the Brindabella mountains, south west of Canberra.
   
• 28 February (Sunday) 2010 - Rare Disease Day - Aims to raise awareness about the impact rare diseases have on patients' lives.
   
• See March events in Canberra & the ACT 

February 2011

• 4 February (Friday) 2010 - School Term 1 begins in ACT schools - (See AU school holiday dates.) 

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  What's on in Australia and New Zealand

• Adelaide and South Australia events, public and school holidays in February. See Adelaide attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, historical sites, exhibitions & galleries, music festivals, theatres and Tours.
   
• Brisbane and Queensland events, public and school holidays in February. See Brisbane attractions including cinemas, concerts and festivals, exhibits and galleries, theatre and tours. See also events on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & North Queensland.
   
• Darwin and Northern Territory events, public and school holidays in February. See Darwin attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Hobart and Tasmania events, public and school holidays in February. See Hobart attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Melbourne and Victoria events, public and school holidays in February.  See Melbourne attractions including local activities, cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Perth and Western Australia events, public and school holidays in February. See Perth attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Sydney and New South Wales events, public and school holidays in February. See Sydney attractions including local activities, cinema, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatre and tours.
   
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