Enlighten Festival continues all this week with another eclectic lineup of live music on offer.
Vetta Borne, Renae Stone, Black Mountain String Band and Lucy Ridge and the Derby Widows are just some of the acts set to take the stage around town.
Canberra Day is also upon us, with another massive roster of artists gearing up to perform in Commonwealth Park on Monday evening. Led by hometown heroes SAFIA, get down early to catch the likes of Lucy Sugerman, Sam Sly, Muesli, and the RMC Rock Band.
Elsewhere, The Bennies are hitting the road for the first time since 2019, including a stop at The Basement on Friday night, while Harmonie German Club will play host to Louisiana blues legend Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges.
Wednesday 8th
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Canberra Shanty Club @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Jovial Buffalo @ Hippo – 8 pm
- Pro Jazz Jam @ Molly – 8:30 pm.
Thursday 9th
- Pop-Folk-Rock Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- SW Band Night: Depressed Sexy, Spouse, Fin Geach @ sideway – 6 pm
- CSO Goes South @ Tuggeranong Arts Centre – 6 pm
- Peter Black & Tim Steward, Jessamine @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm
- Bourbon Street Late Night Jazz @ Molly – 9:30 pm
- DJ Stingray @ sideway – 11 pm.
Friday 10th
- Smith’s Irish Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Liam Budge @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Sister Nancy, Legal Shot @ Kambri – 6 pm
- Live Music @ Fenway – 7 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- The Bennies @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Hot Tubs Time Machine, Lily Morris @ sideway – 7 pm
- Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges @ Harmonie German Club – 7 pm
- The Wildfires @ The Polo – 7:30 pm
- Dean Edgecombe and The Seventh Sons @ Dickson Taphouse – 8 pm
- Queer Crash: Mardi Gras Recovery Party @ Transit Bar – 8 pm
- For You ft Dimatik & Restricted @ Fiction – 9 pm
- Drag Cabaret @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm.
Saturday 11th
- Kevin Carrington @ Old Canberra Inn – 2 pm
- Rose Tattoo @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Mark Wilkinson @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- The Four Seasons @ Llewellyn Hall – 7 pm
- Better Left Said: International Womens Day @ The Polo – 7 pm
- Summit 174 drum n bass @ Transit Bar – 9 pm
- Zambezi Sounds @ Smith’s Alternative – 10 pm
- SS14: Soichi Terada @ sidewway – 10:30 pm.
Sunday 12th
- Ahlan wa’Sahlan @ Smith’s Alternative – 12 pm
- Bridge City & Black Mountain Jazz Band @ Canberra Southern Cross Club Jamison – 1 pm
- Jodi Martin @ Smith’s Alternative – 3 pm
- Kevin Carrington @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
- Jessica Maree @ Old Canberra Inn – 4 pm
- CSO: Symphony in the Park @ Commonwealth Park – 6:30 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- New Gen Sydney Jazz @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Molly House Band @ Molly – 7:30 pm
- Clannad @ Canberra Theatre Centre – 8 pm
- For You ft Conducta & Hamdi @ Fiction – 9 pm.
Monday 13th
- Canberra Day @ Commonwealth Park – 12 pm
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm.
Tuesday 14th
- Wendy Rule @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Karaoke @ Transit Bar – 7 pm
- The Song Company @ Wesley Music Centre – 7 pm
- Enlighten Festival @ Reconciliation Place – 7 pm
- Jazz On The Rocks @ Molly – 7:30 pm.