▁as ▁Stone ▁Week ) ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁festival ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁during ▁week ▁eleven ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁sem ester ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁University ' s ▁Foundation ▁Stone . ▁Stone fest ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁U C ▁Live ▁- ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁live ▁entertain ment ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁U C X ▁( the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁Union ), ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁event ▁for ▁its ▁entire ▁life ▁span . ▁ ▁History ▁Stone ▁Day ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁held ▁ann ually ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁G orton ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁This ▁founded ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁College ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Education , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁foundation ▁celebr ations ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Stone ▁Day ▁celebr ations ▁were ▁held ▁over ▁two ▁days , ▁which ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁whole ▁week ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Stone week ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁Can ber ra ▁entertain ment ▁event . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁" Return ▁to ▁Wood stock ", ▁" Circ us ", ▁" Back