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Galleries, Museums and Heritage ACT Education Showcase 2026
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Galleries, Museums and Heritage ACT Education Showcase 2026
11 December 2025

Meet our education team and discuss how we can bring Canberra's history and vibrant art scene alive for your students.

HOLIDAY WORKSHOP: Cyanotype Printmaking at Lanyon Homestead
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HOLIDAY WORKSHOP: Cyanotype Printmaking at Lanyon Homestead
21 January

Create your own cyanotype this summer holidays!

Christmas with The Amosa Family at Lanyon Homestead
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Christmas with The Amosa Family at Lanyon Homestead
13 December 2025—13 December 2025

Celebrate the joy of the festive season with an afternoon of soul, song and community on the lawns of Lanyon…

Winter Specials 2025
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Winter Specials 2025
14 June 2025—31 August 2025

Warm up this winter with ACT Historic Places

Heritage Festival 2026 at ACT Historic Places
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Heritage Festival 2026 at ACT Historic Places
11 April—21 April

Celebrate the 2026 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival at ACT Historic Places from 11 April to 10 May.

Reflecting this…

SKETCHMEET: Urban Sketchers at Lanyon Homestead
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SKETCHMEET: Urban Sketchers at Lanyon Homestead
29 March—29 March

Step back in time and sketch one of Canberra’s most beautiful historic sites with Urban Sketchers Canberra at the stunning Lanyon Homestead.

EXPERIENCE: Dark Sky Sound Bathing at Lanyon Homestead - Enlighten Festival 2026
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EXPERIENCE: Dark Sky Sound Bathing at Lanyon Homestead - Enlighten Festival 2026
8 March
BOOKED OUT

Be guided on a journey of exploration through sound and the stars.

Bloom Festival
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Bloom Festival
17 September 2022—16 October 2022

Celebrate Spring and discover what is blooming at Lanyon Homestead, Calthorpes House and Mugga Mugga Cottage

Floriade at Lanyon 2025
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Floriade at Lanyon 2025
13 September 2025—12 October 2025

The beauty of Floriade doesn’t end at the gates of Commonwealth Park.

Harvest Day Out 2026
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Harvest Day Out 2026
21 March—21 March

HARVEST DAY OUT 2026 - LANYON HOMESTEAD

Grow - Preserve - Sustain Saturday 21 March, 10am – 3pm

Immerse yourself

MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Performing the Past
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MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Performing the Past
5 November 2016—6 November 2016
BOOKED OUT

Performing the Past calls on the talents of musicians and composers from different backgrounds to engage with the musical history of two heritage listed homes

Lanyon Plant Fair
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Lanyon Plant Fair
12 March 2016—13 March 2016

Lanyon and the Horticultural Society of Canberra are hosting a garden spectacular.

SYLVIA CURLEY ORATION: The art of heritage
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SYLVIA CURLEY ORATION: The art of heritage
22 May 2016

When significant buildings outlive their original use, communities and governments often seek to repurpose them as arts and cultural facilities…

PIANO PERFORMANCE: Erin Helyard
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PIANO PERFORMANCE: Erin Helyard
29 October 2016

Listen to Erin Helyard play the 1840s Broadwood piano in the Lanyon drawing room; a unique and intimate performance of pieces from the era.