TRUFFLE FESTIVAL Canberra's truffle season is in full swing, with the festival running until the end of August. There's local black truffles on the menu at restaurants all around town, plus special dinners, events, cooking classes and of course hunts with the dogs to unearth truffles. For the full program and tickets, visit trufflefestival.com.au.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Mozart's opera of love, wit and weddings, complete with lavish costumes and a clever set. Canberra Theatre. $29-$109 +bf. See canberratheatrecentre.com.au

WRITERS FESTIVAL The first Canberra Writers Festival allows you meet novelists, journalists and more. Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, is the headline act. See canberrawritersfestival.com.au

6.30pm YANN MARTEL The bestselling Canadian author of The Life of Pi will appear at the ANU and talk about his latest novel and the importance of storytelling in our lives. $24-$35. See ticketek.com.au

8pm FUNNY GIRL A local production of the musical about Broadway star Fanny Brice (also turned into the hit Barbra Streisand movie). $45-$60. The Q theatre, Queanbeyan. See theq.net.au

All day ADFA OPEN DAY Wander through the Australian Defence Force Academy and watch precision drills, swimming pool obstacle courses, an aerial show from the Roulettes pilots, and meet military police dogs. 9am-4pm. Northcott Drive, Campbell. See unsw.adfa.edu.au

5.45pm CACAO FESTIVAL A shamanic evening of sacred Mayan cacao, using the bean to induce a spiritual experience. $58. Yarralumla Woolshed. See facebook.com

6.30pm BREXIT AND TRUMP Join AC Grayling, Katharine Murphy, Richard Glover and The Chaser with George Megalogenis for a panel discussion on Brexit, Trump and the Populist Present. National Museum of Australia. $25-$35. See ticketek.com.au

8pm BOWIE UNZIPPED Jeff Duff presents his unique interpretation of the songs of David Bowie at the Canberra Southern Cross Club, Phillip. $28-$60. premier.ticketek.com.au.

8pm STRINGS ATTACHED The Australian Dance Party and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra collaborate on a new performance. Nishi Playhouse, New Acton. $30 See eventbrite.com.au

8pm ANYTHING GOES The final performance of Canberra Philharmonic Society's production of the Cole Porter musical with a score featuring songs such as You're the Top and I Get A Kick Out of You. Erindale Theatre, Wanniassa. Also 2pm. $25-$55.

8pm GUITAR Duo Slava and Leonard Grigoryan will be playing works from their new and previous albums in this concert at The Street Theatre. $35-$45. See thestreet.org.au

8pm NIGHT MUSEUM Join author Nichole Overall on a mysterious night time tour of the Queanbeyan House of History, complete with tales of bushrangers, death sentences and a visit to early burial grounds. $60, includes a light supper. See facebook.com

8am FREE FITNESS Get prepped for The Canberra Times Fun Run in September with free running classes hosted by Anytime Fitness at Dickson Sporting Oval, Antill Street. Every Sunday until race day on September 4. See canberratimesfunrun.com.au.

10am WINE DAY Spend a day at Pialligo Estate tasting wine and food from the Rutherglen and King Valley region. Try some wine, meet the makers and producers and stock your larder. $35. See facebook.com

12pm CREAM FESTIVAL A festival of Canberra music - the Aston Shuffle, Citizen Kay, Coda Conduct, Brother Be, Slow Turismo, Sondrio and more. Westside Acton shipping container village. Sold out.

From 12pm APPLE WASSAIL Head to Braidwood for an afternoon of "mumbo jumbo and hullabaloo" to celebrate apple harvest at Sully's Cider. There will be food served, with wine, music and pagan ceremony that ends in a great deal of noise making (BYO horn, pots and pans). Free entry. Until 4pm. See braidwoodmade.com.au

12.30pm EIMEAR MCBRIDE The Irish novelist who burst onto the scene with the groundbreaking A Girl Is a Half Formed Thing. She'll be in conversation with Canberra Times arts editor Sally Pryor. National Library of Australia. $10-$18. See canberrawritersfestival.com.au

2pm BEST BEARD Canberra's best beard will be named at a competition at King O'Malley's pub in Garema Place. Judging, prizes and raising much needed funds for Lifeline. See kingomalleys.com.au

7.30pm BEN FOLDS The musician appears with New York outfit yMusic, performing Ben Folds Five hits and songs from their new collaboration album So There. $79-$119. Canberra Theatre. See canberratheatrecentre.com.au

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