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Author: OutInCanberra
Top 5 Events Not to Miss at Enlighten 2016
From Friday 4 March, Canberrans are once again invited to ‘See Canberra in a Different Light’ as the 2016 Enlighten festival kicks off . This year, the festival runs for nine day and, as always, there are so many fun activities for the whole family to enjoy that it’s hard to know which to choose!
To make it easier, here are the top five events that I definitely won’t be missing:
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Lights! Canberra! Action!
11 March 2016, 8:00pm
Senate Rose Gardens
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As part of Enlighten 2016 the Australian National Botanic Gardens will present a moving illumination with music and visual presentations entitled Luminous Botanicus II ‘Night Moods.’
This glowing landscape will commence on Friday 4 March for four nights of enhanced silhouette puppetry, Japanese shakuhachi, harpist strings, outdoor art installations and Indigenous storytelling.
Night Moods is one of the most tranquil installations of the festival and has been dubbed a must see of the festival.
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