Autumn has arrived and Enlighten Festival is making its return to the city. Hylander, smartcasual, The Decideds, Divine Devilles and Leila are among the talented artists performing across multiple illuminating events.
Burntout Bookings is set to take over The Basement in Belconnen on Saturday night for CBR GRRRLS To The Front. Catch Queenslanders VOIID alongside Box Dye, Masochist and Pretty In Punk.
Producer and DJ Ninajirachi will be in town on Friday for Fiction’s For You before local heroes dog world team up with Newcastle punks dust at sideway on Saturday.
Wednesday 1st
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Wes Montgomery Tribute @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Monthly Jam Workshop @ Harmonie German Club – 1 pm
- Pro Jazz Jam @ Molly – 8:30 pm.
Thursday 2nd
- Pop-Folk-Rock Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Nancy and the Jam Fancies, Flat Track Bullies, Gunk @ sideway – 6 pm
- James Abberley, Heath Lancester @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet @ Llewellyn Hall – 7:30 pm
- The Piano Guys @ Canberra Theatre Centre – 7:30 pm
- Bourbon Street Late Night Jazz @ Molly – 9:30 pm.
Friday 3rd
- Greg Stott Trio @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Live Music @ Fenway – 7 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Herald @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and more Tribute Night @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Richard Marx: The Songwriter Tour @ Llewellyn Hall – 7:30 pm
- Stella Donnelly @ UC Hub – 8 pm
- The Crossbenchers @ Dickson Taphouse – 8 pm
- For You ft Ninajirachi @ Fiction – 9 pm
- Blonde pres. Peach @ sideway – 10 pm.
Saturday 4th
- Wax Lyrical @ Smith’s Alternative – 12 pm
- Mr Tim’s Singalong Jamboree @ Smith’s Alternative – 3 pm
- dust & dog world @ sideway – 6 pm
- Magic Rob Universe @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- CBR GRRRLS To The Front @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Aces High @ Harmonie German Club – 7 pm
- The Garifuna Collective @ The Street Theatre – 7:30 pm
- Rob Snarski and Lindy Morrison @ Smith’s Alternative – 9 pm
- Pickle w/ Ben Fester, FB Perimeter, Dana @ sideway – 10 pm.
Sunday 5th
- CSO: Watercolours @ Albert Hall – 2 pm
- Duo Caivano-Sawyer @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Dean Haitani @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Viex Farka Touré @ The Street Theatre – 7:30 pm
- Molly House Band @ Molly – 7:30 pm.
Monday 6th
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Blues Straight Up @ Hippo – 8 pm.
Tuesday 7th
- CSO: Discovering The Harp @ Hellenic Club Woden – 2 pm
- CSO: Discovering The Harp @ Hellenic Club Woden – 5:30 pm
- Karaoke @ Transit Bar – 7 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Sacred Reich, Vio-lence @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Jazz On The Rocks @ Molly – 7:30 pm.