The Canberra Comedy Festival returns with more than 70 shows. Among its punchier highlights is Wedding Ring, SuffeRing, a no-rules relationship showdown that throws two real-life couples into a comedy boxing ring, with Jelin and Nick Palm joining Sarah and Mark Stewart at The Street Theatre, March 18-19. 

Dept of Rock storms the comedy festival with three unruly bands, Ode to the State, The IT Grrrls and The DUDS. Smith’s Alternative, March 19. 

In Irony Done Here Shortis and Simpson will celebrate three decades in the Canberra region with a 90-minute whirl through song, satire, politics and community storytelling; inspired by a neighbour’s sign reading Ironing Done Here. Smith’s Alternative, March 21, 22.

Hear My Eyes reimagines Terminator 2 Judgment Day in a hybrid film and live music experience marking the film’s 35th anniversary; a 4K screening of the original theatrical cut is fused with a live score by Belgian techno artist Peter Van Hoesen and a synchronised laser design by Robin Fox. Canberra Theatre, March 18-19.

Musica da Camera expands its forces under the direction of German super-violinist Daniel Röhn, who is now living in Canberra. He’ll be performing Haydn’s Concerto in C major alongside Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, which demands two orchestras. Holy Covenant Church, March 21.

Braddon’s streets will pulsate as the Braddon Busking Festival as local performers compete for prizes and a pathway to the National Busking Championships, complete with an under 16s category. Braddon, March 15.

The Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Llewellyn Series presents Enigma Variations, conducted by Jessica Cottis with cellist James Morley. The program ranges from Alice Chance’s Through Changing Landscape to Prokofiev’s Symphony Concerto for cello and orchestra, culminating in Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Llewellyn Hall, March 18-19.

Mockingbird Theatre Company continues its 2026 season with the global hit Almost, Maine by John Cariani, directed by Zac Bridgman, in which the residents of a small-town tumble in and out of love in a sequence of magical encounters. Belconnen Arts Centre, March 18-28.

The Mill launches its year with The Dear Departed, a live radio play by Stanley Houghton adapted by Bart Meehan; performed and recorded before a studio audience, complete with visible microphones and hand-crafted sound effects, this comedy of manners gleefully unravels middle-class respectability as two sisters squabble over inheritance and inconvenience. The Mill, Fyshwick, March 20-28.