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EVENTS AND THINGS TO DO NEARBY
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

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What are the best things to do near National Portrait Gallery?
Our most popular events near National Portrait Gallery include:
  • Mentor Walks Canberra: Get guidance and grow your network
  • Kite Flying Festival @ Canberra on Sunday 18 JAN 2026 @ Patrick White Lawns
  • The Girls Club x Chafe Chasers - Run Social [6-7min/km PACE]
  • 5km Community walk
  • A Very Canberra Compmas Actually Is All Around
  • Speakers’ Corner – Community archives and the arts
  • IABC Canberra End of Year Celebration
  • The Girls Club x Chafe Chasers - Run Social [PACE:WALK/RUN]
  • Under the Southern Cross holiday craft
  • 2026 Fulbright Gala Presentation Dinner
  • The Girls Club x Chafe Chasers - Run Social [5-6min/km PACE]
  • Fundamentals of Simulation Modelling and Analysis with AnyLogic
  • Chardonnay Masterclass
  • Eighty8 Christmas Party | Back To The 88s
  • A Very Curated Community Christmas Party!
  • FREE Shakespeare By the Lakes: The Taming of the Shrew (PatrickWhiteLawns)
  • Hillman Bros. Distilling: Gins, Cocktails & Bond Store Tour
  • Pilates & Mindfulness
  • Advanced Simulation Modelling and Analysis with AnyLogic
  • Canberra STEM Women Graduate Careers Event
  • Leading Teams in a Crisis
  • Information Security Leadership for Government
  • 2026 Annual Recognition Ceremony
  • Influential Writing for Government
  • National Carillon Public Tours
  • Bee-Spirited Watercolours & Gin with Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery
  • Sip & Stitch: Casuarina Threads & Gin with Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery
  • Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery Gin Guided Tasting & SpiritsCBR Launch
  • Clay & Capsule: Native Seed Pods & Gin - Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery
  • Murrulangalang storytime
  • Canberra, Kingston Murder Mystery: Solve the case!
  • Sip & Glaze: Botanical Cups & Gin with Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery
  • Old Parliament House Rose Gardens Tours
  • Canberra, Kingston Murder Mystery: Catch the Killer!
  • Shutdown season garden party
  • Juniper, Drawing & Gin with Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery
  • Honeybee Hangers & Gin with Everyday Legacy Craft Distillery
  • Reconciliation Place Public Tours
  • Security Risk Management
  • Wild Health Canberra Workshop and Summit 2026 - The Great Prevention Pivot
  • Cyber Security Bootcamp February : Online
  • Leadership and Management in Intelligence
  • Defence Capability Management - Fundamentals
  • Cyber Security Bootcamp March: In-person
  • Leading Teams in a Crisis
  • Leadership and Management in Intelligence
  • Critical Thinking
  • Introduction to Naval Combat & Weapons Systems
  • Up, up and away holiday program
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