The Dock

7/81 Giles Street, Kingston. Sports pub with live acoustic music Friday night and twice on Saturday, plus a 9–10pm ‘Shake It Hour’.

About The Dock

The Dock is a sports-oriented pub on the Kingston Foreshore. A 2019 profile describes an inside dining room with a pub feel, multiple HD screens for sport, a mosaic seascape around the kitchen pass and rotating portraits of sportspeople. A December 2025 HerCanberra guide adds a covered outdoor area and a hearty pub menu, and recommends it for sports fans wanting a casual drink.

The venue's own site mentions live music, live sport screenings and a Dining Dome, though its event listings appear to date from 2022. A 2022 listing showed free live music on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.

It opened in December 2014 as a family business founded by siblings Glen and Jane Collins, with former Brumbies and Wallabies players Ben Alexander and Scott Fardy as co-owners (per the 2019 article). Current hours were not found; the 2019 article gave 11am until late daily.

Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: hercanberra.com.au, hercanberra.com.au, thedockkingston.com.au. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.

Area: Kingston & Griffith
Music: Acoustic sets Fri–Sun
Best nights: Fri–Sat until 12:30am
Address: 7/81 Giles Street, Kingston ACT 2604 (Kingston Foreshore)
Open since: December 2014
Hours (2019 article): Daily 11am until late
Screens: Multiple HD screens
Outdoor: Covered outdoor area

Good to know

Good for big-game nights
Check the venue directly for current live music dates

Getting there

No light rail. Buses run from City Interchange (check Transport Canberra for the route and the last service), and after about 11pm most people use a taxi or rideshare. It is not a walk from Civic.

Last services and walking times change: use the live public transport directions or Transport Canberra on the night, and see getting home for late rides.

Official site & what’s on ↗Directions by public transport ↗Getting home

Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.

Map & Street View

Open in Google Maps ↗Directions ↗Street View ↗

Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.

Nearest stops

Nearest station: Canberra, about 800 m, roughly 12 min on foot

Stops are the closest by straight line; real walks can be longer. Check times with Transport Canberra ↗. From OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around The Dock

Within a ten-minute walk: Walt & Burley (4 min, pub & live music).

Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.