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Where to Watch Live Sport in Canberra

Last updated 2026-09-14

31 venues in Canberra are on the Watch Party Radar, each one backed by a real public source for what it puts on the screen. Right now Canberra has coverage for Formula 1, Rugby, College Basketball, NRL, AFL, Horse Racing. Best known: King O'Malley's, Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden and The Kingston Hotel.

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Where to watch Formula 1 in Canberra

Grand Prix weekends do not wait for opening hours, so the venues that matter are the ones that switch the world feed on for lights out and keep it on to the podium. These 2 spots in Canberra carry a real signal that they show Formula 1.

Assembly

Assembly Shows Formula 1 frequently

Braddon, ACT 2612 · 4.2 stars (1,675 reviews)

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The Alby

The Alby Shows Formula 1 frequently

Allara Street, Civic, Canberra · 4.1 stars (473 reviews)

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Where to watch rugby in Canberra

League or union, finals or an autumn test, rugby fills a pub in a way little else does. These 7 venues in Canberra carry a real signal that they show the footy.

See all 7 Rugby venues in Canberra on the live map · The full Rugby guide for Canberra

Where to watch college basketball in Canberra

The opening Thursday and Friday of March Madness are the two biggest bar-viewing days in American sport: dozens of games, most of them overlapping, and a room that needs every screen on a different one. These 1 venues in Canberra carry a real signal that they show the tournament.

Cypher Brewing Co

Cypher Brewing Co Shows College Basketball frequently

Unit 3 & 4 / 35 Hinder Street, Gungahlin ACT 2912 · 4.4 stars (217 reviews)

Semi-final football at Cypher. We’re down to the final four, and the World Cup has decided to serve up two absolute belters. France v Spain 5 AM | Wednesday 15 July Argentina v England 5 AM | Thursday 16 July Two...

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Where to watch the NRL in Canberra

The NRL finals run through September and finish with the Grand Final at Accor Stadium on the first Sunday in October, with State of Origin owning three Wednesday nights of the winter before that. The crowd is a club crowd outside Origin week, so the pub that matters is the one that puts the right side on with the sound up, and in Auckland that side is the Warriors. These 7 venues in Canberra carry a real signal that they show the NRL.

See all 7 NRL venues in Canberra on the live map · The full NRL guide for Canberra

Where to watch the AFL in Canberra

The AFL finals run through September and finish with the Grand Final at the MCG on the last Saturday of the month, the one afternoon of the year the whole country stops for a game of football. Outside Victoria the crowd is a supporter crowd, so the pub that matters is the one that puts the right club on with the sound up. These 11 venues in Canberra carry a real signal that they show the AFL.

The Dock

The Dock Shows AFL frequently

7/81 Giles Street, Kingston Foreshore ACT 2604 · 4.3 stars (1,794 reviews)

The Dock has 1 Instagram post in 2026 about showing AFL at the venue.

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See all 11 AFL venues in Canberra on the live map · The full AFL guide for Canberra

Where to watch the racing in Canberra

Racing fills a room a handful of times a year and does it completely: the Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot, and in Australia a Melbourne Cup that stops the country on a Tuesday afternoon. These 1 venues in Canberra carry a real signal that they show the racing.

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World Cup 2026 in Canberra

The 2026 World Cup is over. These are the venues that showed it in Canberra, kept as an archive with the original posts, dates and sources still linked. They are also the places most likely to go big for the next tournament.

Highroad

Highroad Shows all matches

1 Woolley St · 4.3 stars (1,065 reviews)

Joga Bonito at HIGHROAD! Come join us for WORLD CUP Screenings - our first game is this Sunday @2pm watching the @socceroos ⚽️ take on Türkiye🇹🇷 #worldcup #worldcupscreening #canb…

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UCBarX

UCBarX Shows all matches

University of Canberra · 3.8 stars (92 reviews)

The Socceroos are heading to the FIFA World Cup, and we're bringing the action to campus! ⚽ Catch all three group stage matches live on the big screen in the UC Refectory: 📺 Live …

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King O'Malley's

King O'Malley's Shows all matches

17 Garema Place, Civic, Canberra · 4.1 stars (2,459 reviews)

King O'Malley's is listed among the best sports bars and pubs in Canberra showing sports live on TV.

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The Kingston Hotel

The Kingston Hotel Shows all matches

73 Canberra Avenue, Griffith, Canberra · 4.3 stars (2,271 reviews)

Best pubs to kick off the footy season: Bleachers Sports Bar, The Kingston Hotel (The Kingo), The RUC, The Lighthouse Pub, The Alby, Assembly.

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World Cup 2026 archive: all 24 venues in Canberra

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch live sport in Canberra?
31 venues are tracked in Canberra, each one backed by a real public source: the venue's own post or website, a fan-club or club listing, or local coverage. The sports covered in Canberra so far are Formula 1, Rugby, College Basketball, NRL, AFL and Horse Racing.
Which venues in Canberra show Formula 1, Rugby, College Basketball, NRL, AFL and Horse Racing?
Use the sections on this page, or open the live Canberra map filtered to a single sport. Each venue shows what the evidence actually says, whether it is a fan-club home, a place that shows a sport every week, or a venue that hosted a one-off screening.
Where did people watch the 2026 World Cup in Canberra?
The 2026 World Cup has finished. The 24 venues that showed it in Canberra are kept as an archive with the original posts, dates and source links, so you can still see which places go big for a tournament.
How is this list of Canberra venues put together?
Every venue on this page published something public we could check: its own post, its own website, a club or fan-group listing, or local press. We link back to that source, keep only real hospitality venues, and refresh the list as new evidence appears. Nothing is fabricated.

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