Spin at the Disc-Go-Round
Highlights
- Experience Canberra's iconic merry-go-round reimagined with vibrant music and dance at Petrie Plaza.
- Join live DJs spinning disco classics and modern grooves for an electrifying 15-minute rave.
- Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with sensory-friendly Sunday sessions tailored for all ages.
- Bring your drinks and snacks to enhance your adventure, while keeping them off the carousel.
Disc-Go-Round transforms Canberra’s beloved carousel into a high-energy, multi-sensory celebration of music, movement, and retro fun.
Step inside for a disco experience combining a nostalgic merry-go-round ride, an energetic dance floor, and a live DJ. Spinning a mix of disco classics and modern grooves, the music carries you through a world of motion, energy, and immersive atmosphere – unlike anything else in Canberra.
Live DJs keep the beats spinning, inviting you to lose yourself in a magical 15-minute rave of energy and motion.
Sessions are ticketed; no pre-booking is required. Each ticket includes a merry-go-round ride plus dance floor entry.
This is an all-ages experience and volume is set accordingly.
Drinks and snacks are welcome inside the experience but not on the carousel.
Sunday sessions are sensory-friendly (lower volume, no flashing lights).
Return again and again over the festival period to experience this familiar attraction in an unexpected way, encouraging people to live in the moment, together in the heart of the City Centre.
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Dates & times
- Next occurrence: reoccurring
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
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