Canberra
Australia Day in the National Capital
All day celebration
Parkes Place (behind Questacon)
Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600
Nearest Train: Bus 34
Phone: +61 2 6273 2369
Fax: +61 2 6273 2364
Website | EmailThere can be no more appropriate place than Canberra to celebrate Australia Day. Activities start with a free breakfast and culminate with fireworks over the lake with a full days entertainment between. A citizenship ceremony occurs at 9am, followed by a magnificent flag-raising display with a 21-gun salute at 11:30a. Afternoon activities include a cricket match (12:30p), tours of national institutions, and sheep shearing, wood chopping and other farming pursuits in the Country Ways section. Enjoy buskers and roving entertainment throughout the day.
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