OKTOBERFEST The Harmonie German Club's Oktoberfest celebration runs Friday, Saturday, Sunday. There's dancing, music, German sausages, gingerbread and much, much beer. $10-$25. Budawang Pavilion, Exhibition Park, Flemington Road, Mitchell. See harmonieclub.com.au/oktoberfest.html.

WINE, ROSES AND ALL THAT JAZZ A full weekend program featuring wine tastings, guided vineyard tours, feasting temptations and live jazz music across Canberra's wineries. For more information, see canberrawines.com.au.

CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Now in its 18th year, the Canberra International Film Festival celebrates cinema across an 18-day program, showcasing extraordinary films from around the world. Films at Dendy Cinema and the National Film and Sound Archive's Arc Cinema. For program and tickets, see ciff.com.au.

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RUSSIAN RESURRECTION FILM FESTIVAL 2014 The 11th festival continues, with films ranging from animation to historical biography at Capitol Manuka. For more information on films and sessions, see russianresurrection.com.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY It's the last weekend to see black comedy-drama August: Osage County at Canberra Theatre. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. $40-$47. See canberratheatrecentre.com.au.

OPEN GARDENS Wander through a garden in Golden Grove. The Windeyer family has opened its lush Red Hill gardens to the public as part of the Open Garden scheme and to help raise money for the Canberra International Music Festival. $8, children free. 50 Golden Grove, Red Hill. 10am-4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday. See cimf.org.au.

5.30pm COSTUME FOR A CAUSE Dress up for a cause on Halloween for a twilight five-kilometre walk around Lake Burley Griffin, to raise awareness and funds for Bone Health Awareness Day. All registrations go in the draw to win $2000 cash. There's a barbecue after the walk and prizes for the best dressed. Registration at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Rond Terrace. $15-$50. See arthritisact.org.au.

6pm NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Face your fears at the Night at the Museum this Halloween in a spine-tingling program of music, games, objects, art and food. 6pm-9.30pm. National Museum of Australia. Tickets $10 from nma.gov.au or at the door. 18+.

6pm HANNAH GADSBY Combining an academic eye for detail with a class clown's sense of stupidity, comedian Hannah Gadsby gives an educationally hilarious show about the art of faces, featuring works from the Portrait Gallery collection. 6pm-7pm. National Portrait Gallery. $26-$36. Bookings: 6102 7070 or bookings@npg.gov.au.

6.30pm JEFF TAIN WATTS QUARTET Pittsburgh, drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts has established himself as one of the most in-demand, practitioners of modern jazz. The Street Theatre. Tickets $35 from thestreet.org.au.

7pm HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE Local burlesque group Sass and Tease Collective are putting on a special show at Halloween and taking over Teatro Vivaldi at the ANU Arts Centre. 7pm-10pm. $25-$30. Tickets from eventbrite.com.au.

7.30pm BIRTHDAY CONCERT To celebrate Australian composer Larry Sitsky's 80th birthday, the Canberra Youth Orchestra, conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin will perform Sitsky's Concerto for Orchestra. Pianist Michael Kieran Harvey will also perform. Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music. $15-$25. See ticketek.com.au

8pm TRIBUTE BAND 1: FLEETWOOD MAC Seventh Wonder – The Fleetwood Mac Experience celebrates the 40th anniversary of the birth of the classic Fleetwood Mac line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham. Canberra Theatre. Tickets $60 from canberratheatrecentre.com.au.

8.30pm TRIBUTE BAND 2: INXS Australia's premier INXS tribute show, Original Sin, pays homage to one of the country's most popular bands, with songs covering three decades. Erindale Vikings Club. Tickets $25.49-$29.57 from ticketek.com.au.

8.30pm TRIBUTE BAND 3: BEACH BOYS Experience the music of four legendary musical greats in one evening, with tribute acts to the Beach Boys, Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. $28.19-$58.77 from ticketek.com.au. Dinner and show tickets available, with dinner from 6.30pm.

10am PET SHOW

3pm UC CAPITALS During the 2014-15 Women's National Basketball League season, the University of Canberra Capitals, led by Lauren Jackson, Abby Bishop, Kristen Veal, Jess Bibby and coach Carrie Graf, will be striving for a record eighth title. Watch them take on the Dandenong Rangers at AIS Arena. Tickets $5.10-$25.49 from ticketek.com.au.

3.30pm CANBERRA ZOMBIE WALK. Meet at Regatta Point at 3pm for a 3.30pm start. See canberrazombiewalk.com

5pm ZOMBIE INVASION Continue to rise from the grave for an all-ages night of punk rock music, with a line-up of Nerdlinger (Sydney), Revellers (Canberra), Littlefoot (Melbourne), Kang (Sydney), No Assumption (Canberra), the Great Awake (Sydney), Inedia (Melbourne), Overdoze (Melbourne), and Thrashed (Sydney). Doors open at 5pm. Magpies City Club, Bunda Street. Tickets $15 from canberrazombiewalk.com or at the door. All money raised will go to the Brain Foundation.

6pm SHADES IN THE VINES Local a cappella group Shades of Monday performs a jazz concert at Four Winds Vineyard, Murrumbateman. The bar will be open and pulled pork rolls and cheese platters will be available for sale. Tickets $35 from fourwindsvineyard.com.au.

6.30pm SCAVENGER HUNT Set out after dark with a series of clues to discover an array of night-time plant, insect and animal activity in the National Botanic Gardens. Finish the night with an open-air fire, toasting marshmallows and having supper in the gardens. Gates open 6.30pm, starts 7pm. $21-$26. Bookings: anbg.gov.au.

7.30pm RADIANT DAWN The ANU Choral Society performs a concert of choral music, including composers such as J.S. Bach, Thomas Tallis, Tchaikovsky and Purcell. 7.30pm-9.30pm. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Forrest. Adults $35, concessions $30, students and children $20 from trybooking.com/FWJW. For more information, see scuna.aicsa.org.au.

7.30pm WHERE IN THE WORLD IS FRANK SPARROW In this quirky, graphic, novel-style play, which weaves urban reality with the mythic underworld, young hero Frank Sparrow endures dangers and trials, overcomes weaknesses, finds love and faces death. Canberra Youth Theatre, Gorman Arts Centre. Tickets from cytc.net.

8pm MARK WILKINSON Sydney singer-songwriter Mark Wilkinson returns to the road for a special series of intimate shows across Australia. The Street Theatre. Tickets $35.68 from ticketek.com.au.

8pm BEETHOVEN AND JONNY GREENWOOD Richard Tognetti directs the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No.1, Coriolan Overture and Triple Concerto, plus a new work, Water, by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood. Llewellyn Hall. Sold out.

8am RIDE 2 REMEMBER Strap on your helmet and pump up your tyres for the Ride 2 Remember from Lake Burley Griffin, supporting Australia's wounded. Two scenic circuits – 30 kilometres and 15 kilometres – cater to the serious or casual rider, with a third five-kilometre ride for families with young children. Registration includes entry, a cycling bib and a wristband when you finish. All proceeds go towards funding Soldier On's community activities throughout the country. Kings Park, Parkes. To register, see soldieron.org.au.

1pm: BODY AND SOUL Rhythm Syndicate and Cris Clucas with the Dirk Zeylmans Trio presents a free hour of jazz classics at the High Court of Australia.

2pm AKIRA ISOGAWA Internationally celebrated fashion designer Akira Isogawa discusses his work, as part of the Flights of Fashion series. 2pm-3pm. National Portrait Gallery. Free but bookings essential, 6102 7070 or bookings@npg.gov.au.

7pm SHAUN KIRK Musician Shaun Kirk brings his Two Hands on the Wheel tour to Canberra. He performs his blues and soul mix at The Front in Lyneham. $13.30. See moshtix.com.au

7.30pm GUITAR HEROES Acclaimed guitarists Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel and Slava Grigoryan come together for a one-off trio tour of Australia. The Street Theatre. $55-$59. See thestreet.org.au.