Exhibition Park in Canberra

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{{Infobox venue

| name = Exhibition Park in Canberra

| nickname = EPIC

| image = Exhibition_Park_in_Canberra_Logo.png

| caption = Logo of the park

| location = {{coord|-35.233071|149.145968|display=title, inline}}

| publictransit = {{rcb|Canberra Metro|R1|0.1}} EPIC and Racecourse

| broke_ground = 1976 {{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/a/1976-1/20150101-59944/PDF/1976-1.PDF |title=Exhibition Park Corporation Act 1976 (repealed) A1976-1 Republication No 13, Effective: 1 January 2015 |website=www.legislation.act.gov.au|access-date=11 February 2021}}

| owner = ACT Government

| operator = Exhibition Parks Corporation

| acreage = 173

| type = Multi-Purpose Events Facility

| website = http://www.exhibitionparkincanberra.com

}}

{{Annotated image

| image=Lyneham aerial.jpg

| image-width = 1200

| image-top = -325

| image-left = -315

| width = 320

| height = 270

| annotations =

| caption = EPIC viewed from the air, with the Canberra Racecourse beyond it to the southwest.

}}

Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) is a 70 hectare showground and multi-building venue for exhibitions, conferences, and events located in the suburb of Lyneham (though commonly listed in the adjacent Mitchell) in Canberra, Australia.

Regular events

There are a number of events held regularly at EPIC but in 2020, and into 2021 many were postponed, cancelled or changed in format as a result of crowd and travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

  • Summernats, an annual four-day car festival, at the beginning of January.
  • Cancon, an annual games convention, over the Australia Day long weekend.{{Cite web |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6055189/tabletop-game-devotees-roll-up-for-cancon/ |title=Tabletop game devotees roll up for CANCON |first=Stephen|last=Jeffery |date=23 January 2016 |website=The Canberra Times |access-date=11 February 2021}}
  • The Royal Canberra Show, in late February.
  • The National Folk Festival (Australia), over the Easter long weekend.
  • The Capital Region Farmers Market, weekly.
  • The Lifeline Bookfair, a biannual fundraising book fair
  • The Canberra leg of Groovin' the Moo, an annual music festival held in regional centres (since 2019)
  • The Handmade Canberra Market, held four times per year.

References

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:*{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Kirsten |title=ACT government disbands Exhibition Park corporation |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/act-government-disbands-exhibition-park-corporation-20141023-11ad18.html |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Canberra Times |date=23 October 2014 |language=en-AU}}

:*{{cite web |title=Exhibition Park In Canberra - EPIC – Canberra Convention Bureau |url=http://www.canberraconvention.com.au/venue/view/exhibition-park-in-canberra-epic/ |website=www.canberraconvention.com.au |access-date=11 February 2021}}

:*{{cite web |title=EPIC – Exhibition Park in Canberra |url=http://www.exhibitionparkincanberra.com/ |publisher=EPIC |access-date=11 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Canberra

Category:Showgrounds in Australia