I am going to weep. Dashi the whippet is coming to Dickson Library for a program designed to support kids who struggle with reading. The not-for-profit group Story Dogs brings trained companion dogs for children aged seven to 12 to read to. Four weekly sessions in a row are recommended. Dickson Library. Friday, 5-6pm. Bookings essential, register at Eventbrite.

Wrap up your Lunar New Year celebrations at the local lantern festival. Colourful lanterns are set to light up the sky from the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. Snacks are available for purchase or you can bring your own tasty little feast. Beijing Garden, Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla. Saturday, 6.15-8.30pm. More information at acfs.org.au. Free.

The show is back. Get amped for fireworks, a freestyle motocross daredevil display, showbags, cups of hot chips and all the rides you might remember from your pukey youth: the hurricane, cha cha, and the gravitron. As always, the Royal Canberra Show will also be exhibiting more prize-winning home-grown vegetables than you can poke a stick at. Exhibition Park, Mitchell. Friday-Saturday, 8.30am-10pm and Sunday, 8.30am-6.30pm. Tickets via rncas.iwannaticket.com.au. $10-16.

Re-write your weekends of debaucherous Friday night drinks and grisly Saturday morning hangovers with Balance and Brekkie on the Foreshore. Or you know, attend it as a hangover remedy. Eighty8 Fitness is running a yoga session right by Lake Burley Griffin, followed by a spread of fruit, muesli, yoghurt, tea, coffee, and as it wouldn't be Sunday breakfast without it, avocado toast. Bowen Park, Barton. Saturday, 8.30-10.30am. Register at Eventbrite. $35.

For the first time, the Australian National University is set to host its own farmers market. After the madness of O-Week, volunteers are coming together to sell seasonal produce direct from the farmers. And it's all happening right at the recently revamped Acton campus. Bring your own bags, baskets or shopping wagon. University Avenue Lawn, Acton. Friday, 10am-1pm. Free entry.