October 2024 in Canberra ACT

The weather is getting warmer and the days are longer. We put the clocks forward for Daylight Saving / Summertime on the first Sunday in October in ACT, NSW, Victoria, SA, Tasmania. (Not Queensland, WA or NT)

October 2024 School & Public Holidays in Canberra ACT

  • 7 October (Monday) 2024 – Labour Day – Public Holiday in ACT & New South Wales. (See AU Public Holidays.)
  • 14 October (Monday) 2024 – ACT of School Term 4 begins.(student-free day). Students start school on Tuesday 15 October 2024  – Australian school holiday dates.)

October Events in Canberra ACT

29 September to 2 October 2023 Conflux is Canberra’s longest-running spec fiction (sci fi, fantasy, alternative history and horror) convention. An annual convention for both new and established writers and artists, Conflux has a strong...
Polling day is 19 October 2024. Early voting will commence on Tuesday, 8 October 2024. See the information about the election and the timetable leading up to the election here
Work is underway on Ouroboros, an immersive, public sculpture by Australian artist Lindy Lee to be installed in the National Gallery forecourt and unveiled at the National Gallery of Australia on 25 October, 2024. Ouroboros...
14 September to 13 October for Floriade 2024! Floriade, Australia's celebration of spring, transforms Canberra's Commonwealth Park into a tapestry of colour every year. Over a million colourful bulbs and annuals bloom on cue, creating...

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