Canberra is a wonderful city surrounded by mountains and filled with sweeping nature reserves and of course, is home to one of the best Canberra markets – Handmade Canberra! Today we celebrate Canberra Day 2026 by showcasing some of our most favourite Canberra themed products that celebrate all of the things that make Canberra such a fantastic city to live.
What is Canberra Day?
Canberra day is held on the second Monday in March each year and is a public holiday in the ACT to commemorate Canberra’s official founding in 1913. At midday on the 12th of March 1913 Lady Denman, the wife of Governor-General Lord Denman, officially gave the city the name “Canberra” after selecting it from almost 750 suggested names!
Meet our Makers from the Canberra Region
Ambrosia Distillery is a small batch handcrafted Gin and Flavoured Vodka Distillery, located in the Dairy Road precinct in Fyshwick. Specialising in high quality yet affordable gins and uniquely flavoured vodkas, each spirit is carefully crafted to deliver exceptional taste and character.
Norita Designs merges timeless elegance with the heart of vintage charm, crafted to the highest standards of artisan quality. From her Canberra studio, Nora hand-forges every design using time-honoured hand tools and traditional jewellery-making techniques. Her signature remains constant: Uncompromising quality and meticulous attention to detail.
Nichola Leeming’s work has more in common with woodworking than painting. Entirely handmade and individually drawn, she uses knives and blades instead of paintbrushes to incise, inlay and insert coloured porcelain. Once fired the image is truly part of the piece, and the result is a unique piece with the luxurious feel of raw polished porcelain.
Wurrumay Collective offers a curated range of handcrafted home, bath & body, hair-care and fragrance products, designed to bring luxury self-care into everyday life. All items are thoughtfully made by founder Natasha Kaiser using classic scents and native Australian botanicals, creating soaps, candles, oils and more that feel indulgent yet inclusive.
The Happy Uterus sells lupin-filled heat packs that have been designed for period/pelvic pains and associated symptoms. Owner, Nat, founded The Happy Uterus after she was diagnosed with endometriosis. After testing different ways to manage her symptoms, she wanted to make her favourite things available to others.
Sapori Lab is a Canberra-based artisanal bakery bringing the sweet and savoury staples you’d find on the streets of Italy, with a nod to their French cousins. Enjoy the soft, rich brioche dough of their bomboloni and maritozzi, the delicate crunch of Neapolitan sfogliatelle, or savoury favourites such as Pizza Parigina.
Leafy Sea Dragonloves to celebrate Canberra and the surrounding region’s urban landscapes and diverse culture through a range of unique artistic products. The Leafy Sea Dragon range includes digital lino prints, tea towels, t-shirts, cards, posters, jigsaws, fridge magnets, books and calendars.
Richard from RH Metal Concepts is a true metal artist with passion, as a one man show from humble beginnings making scrap metal art sculptures in his backyard to branching out into wall art, to then starting a small niche business. His think outside the box approach to his metal art and custom designs make for some truly awesome products.
