Contemporary soul singer Laura Ingram returns to her hometown on Tuesday to celebrate the festive season in style. This special show will see her performing the songs off her recent double A-side single ‘Home For Christmas’/’Christmas Eve’, as well as some seasonal classics.
Keeping in the Christmas spirit, Lyneham’s favourite rustic watering hole, the Old Canberra Inn, is hosting a Yuletide celebration of their own. Saturday afternoon sees the Inner North pub playing host to the OCI Christmas Fest, a distinctly Canberran reinvention of the holiday season. Fuelers, East Row Rabble, Zambezi Sounds and more join Sydney’s Eamon Dilworth’s Crawfish Po’Boys on a long list of acts set to perform – and more are being added throughout the week.
Local arts and music zine TUNDRA is putting a line under 2020 with their final event of the year, a three-band bill on Thursday evening in the intimate surrounds of East Row’s sideway bar. It’ll be the best night of the week to catch Canberra’s indie rock and psych bands, with HYG, The Narcissists and Sunday Sojourn all taking to the stage.
Wednesday 16th
- DollFace: Lunchbox Acoustic @ City Walk – 12:00 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4:00 pm
- Live Jazz @ Molly – 6:00 pm
- Karaoke Night @ 88mph – 8:00 pm
- Viktor Rufus @ Hippo Co – 8:00 pm.
Thursday 17th
- Senior Sounds in the Village @ Dickson Library Courtyard – 10:00 am
- O Christmas Trio: Lunchbox Acoustic @ Braddon – 12:00 pm
- John Mackey Trio @ National Press Club – 6:00 pm
- Bill Olsen @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar – 6:00 pm
- Gwen and Friends @ Smith’s Alternative – 7:00 pm
- Tempora Mutantur @ Albert Hall – 7:30 pm
- TUNDRA pres. The Narcissists, HYG and Sunday Sojourn @ sideway – 7:30 pm
- Molly House Band @ Molly – 9:30 pm.
Friday 18th
- The Faumis: Lunchbox Acoustic @ Garema Place – 12:00 pm
- Live Music @ Hopscotch – 3:00 pm
- Live Music @ The Pedlar – 4:00 pm
- Acoustic Fridays @ Hotel Kurrajong – 4:30 pm
- Live Music @ Public Manuka – 5:00 pm
- Mitch Canas @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar – 6:00 pm
- Briana Cowlishaw @ National Press Club – 6:00 pm
- The Liar’s Show @ The Basement – 7:00 pm
- A Non-Binary Code Christmas @ Smith’s Alternative – 8:00 pm
- Live Music @ The Lighthouse Pub – 9:00 pm
- Hip Hop Takeover #3 @ Fiction – 9:00 pm.
Saturday 19th
- Canberra House Social @ City Walk – 12:00 pm
- OCI Christmas Fest @ Old Canberra Inn – 12:00 pm
- Leo Joseph Blues Piano Session @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Scroggin @ Smith’s Alternative – 3:00 pm
- Marcella Fiorillo Studio Recital @ Wesley Music Centre – 3:30 pm
- Woodface @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar – 6:00 pm
- Travis Collins @ Harmonie German Club – 6:00 pm
- Live Music @ Public Manuka – 6:30 pm
- Jet Black & Damaged Justice @ The Basement – 7:00 pm
- Live Music @ Lighthouse Pub – 9:00 pm.
Sunday 20th
- Barb B @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar – 2:00 pm
- IL BRUTO @ Smith’s Alternative – 3:00 pm
- Tash Aileen @ The Clubhouse Kaleen – 3:30 pm
- Moondog Band Live @ Old Canberra Inn – 4:00 pm
- A Light In The Room @ Wesley Music Centre – 5:00 pm
- Harry Tinney @ Smith’s Alternative – 7:00 pm
- Sunday Session @ Molly – 8:00 pm.
Monday 21st
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm.
Tuesday 22nd
- Lunchbox Acoustic @ City Walk – 12:00 pm
- Laura Ingram Christmas @ Smith’s Alternative – 7:00 pm.