Here's a list of what is open over the break.

Here's out list of cafes and restaurants.

Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26), New Year's Eve (December 31) and New Year's Day (January 1) are all public holidays in the ACT.

This year Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, so Monday December 28 will be observed as an extra public holiday.

Please note individual stores inside shopping centres may have separate operating hours.

All Coles stores in the ACT will be closed on December 25. All stores will be open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Monday December 28, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

All Woolworths stores in the ACT will be closed on December 25. All stores will be open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Monday December 28, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Ainslie IGA is open every day from 8am-8pm, except December 25.

All Aldi stores across the ACT will be closed on December 25. All stores will be open on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Monday December 28, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Eastlake Gunghalin is open every day including December 25 from 10am to 4am

Closed from December 21-23. Open on December 24 from noon to late.

All branches of ACT Libraries including ACT Heritage Library will be closed from December 25 to December 29. On December 30 to 31 all ACT Libraries except Dickson, Gunghalin, Woden and Tuggeranong branches will be closed. All branches will be closed on New Year's Day.

The National Library will be entirely closed on December 25.

From December 26 to January 1, the main reading room and the special collections reading room will be closed, however the exhibition galleries and National Library bookshop will be open 9am-5pm and Bookplate Cafe will be open 9am-3pm.

Dickson Aquatic Centre is open 6am-7pm weekdays and 8am-7pm weekends. The pool is closed on December 25. On public holidays the pool is open 10am-7pm.

Big Splash is open every day except December 25, from 10am-6pm with the slide opening at 11am and operating until 5pm.

National Gallery of Australia

Open 10am-5pm every day, except December 25.

National Portrait Gallery

Open 10am-5pm every day, except December 25.

National Museum of Australia

Open 9am-5pm every day, except December 25.

Parliament House

Open 9am-5pm every day, except December 25.

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

Open 9am-5pm every day, except December 25.

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Open 8.30am-5pm every day, except December 25.

Australian War Memorial

Open 10am-5pm every day, except December 25.

Questacon

Open 9am-5pm every day, except December 25.

National Film and Sound Archive

Open 10am-4pm every day, except December 25.

The Pharmacy on Northbourne will be remain open throughout the Christmas and New Year period, from 8am-11pm.

The Pharmacy on Franklin is open all days except December 25 from 8am-8pm.

The Pharmacy on Petrie (Canberra Centre) is open all days except December 25.

All Capital Chemist branches, except for the O'Connor branch, will be closed on December 25. Capital Chemist O'Connor is open 8am-11pm.

Walk-in centres are open seven days a week from 7.30am to 10pm, including all public holidays. Canberra's walk-in centres are located in Dickson, Tuggeranong, Belconnen, Gunghalin and Weston Creek.

Hospital emergency departments are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including all public holidays.

Weston Creek walk in centre is open 7.30am-10pm every day and can conduct tests for COVID-19. The COVID-19 drive through testing clinic at EPIC is closed on Christmas Day, but will open all other days between 9.30am and 5pm.

The following testing sites will be closed between December 25 and January 4.

The Village Centre and Bonsai Collection is open 9am-4pm every day except December 25. The National Arboretum site is open 6am-8.30pm every day including December 25.

Googong Foreshores, the Tidbinbilla Visitors Centre, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Namadgi Visitor Centre are open every day except December 25.

Some areas of Namadgi National Park remain closed.

Kerbside waste, recycling and green waste collections scheduled for Christmas Day (Friday), will take place a day later on Saturday.

DAS rangers will continue to operate as normal during the Christmas and New Year's period.

Public access to DAS shelter is by appointment only. Call 13 22 81 to arrange an appointment.

Light rail services will normal during the Christmas/New Year period with the exception of New Year's Eve and public holidays.

Transport Canberra will run to a reduced bus timetable over the summer holiday period from December 21 to January 10.

Christmas Day travel has a separate time table. Travel on busses and light rail will be free.

On public holidays - December 25, 26, 28 - light rail will run on a Sunday timetable.

On New Year's Eve Light rail operating hours will be extended with the last service departing Alinga Place at 1am on January 1.