1. MAJURA VALLEY BUSH FESTIVAL

A day of whip cracking, shearing and wood chopping, barely 15 minutes from the city. The inaugural Majura Valley Bush Festival is on Sunday at 701 Majura Road. There will be beef and lamb burgers with local meat, Mount Majura Wines, Pact Beer, and Devonshire Tea, or you can take your own picnic (no BYO alcohol). For kids there's an animal petting farm, merry-go-round, and Cob & Co coach rides. It's on 9.30am-4.30pm. Entry is $10 per car of $5 per bike, motorbike or horse. Tickets available at eventbrite.com.au.

2. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Calling all veiled villains and caped crusaders. Channel your powers, assemble your squad, and head to the National Museum on Friday night for Night at the Museum: Hero v Villain. Take to the skies on the green screen, tackle the superhero and villain boot camp, design your own character with a cartoonist, cross swords with a fight choreographer or just watch all the magic unfold. And dress as your favourite superhero or villain - although leave the weapons at home. Night at the Museum: Hero v Villain is on Friday April 28, 6-9.30pm. It's 18+ only and tickets are $15 from nma.gov.au or $18 at the door.

3. GET WALKING

Two big events to get the family moving this weekend. The Ignite Walk is on Friday night, supporting Celebral Palsy Alliance. Start at Patrick White Lawns from 5pm with an Ignite Neon Party - there's food, music and neon face paint. Then the walk starts at 6.15pm - choose from a 7km, 14km or 21km illuminated journey around Lake Burley Griffin, with light installations along the way. Register at ignitewalk.com.au/signup.

Sunday is the MS Walk and Fun Run, with a 5km and 10km courses, starting at Rond Terrace. All tracks are wheelchair and stroller friendly and pooches can head along too. The run starts at 8.50am, and the walk at 10.25am. Register at mswalk.org.au.

4. BOTTLE YOUR OWN WINE

You're probably well versed at the process of emptying a bottle of wine, but what about filling one? Murrumbateman Winery is holding sessions Friday and Saturday as part of the bottling of their 2016 Tempranillo. Learn about wine making, and then fill, cap and label your wine, followed by wine tasting at the cellar door. There's sessions at 10.30am and 2.30pm Friday, or 2.30pm and 3.15pm Saturday. Sessions are $20, book at http://murrumbatemanwinery.com.au

5. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

It's now showing on Broadway, but you don't have to go that far to see The Play That Goes Wrong - it's on at Canberra Theatre Centre April 25-30. The hilarious show sees the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong, does. The accident-prone thespians battle on against all the odds to get to their final curtain call. For show times and tickets, visit canberratheatrecentre.com.au.

6. BUNGENDORE HARVEST FESTIVAL

Another brand new festival, this time in Bungendore. Running Friday to Sunday, there's dinners, market stalls, tastings, tours, cooking demonstrations, all showing off the local produce. For the kids there's face painting, interactive food demonstrations, and a dachshund parade. For a program and details, see southernharvest.org.au/harvest-festival/.

7. URBAN POLARIS

Part of the Canberra & Region Heritage Festival, the Urban Polaris rides again. Teams tackle the cycle paths, forests and roads of Canberra, seeing heritage sites and visiting checkpoints for a score. Starts and finishes at the Old Bus Depot, Kingston. Registrations open from 6am and the ride starts at 8am. Register at urbanpolaris.com.au.