What's On In Adelaide
Wondering what to do in Adelaide this week? We can help! Check out our guide to all the fun things to do in Adelaide, from free events to exhibitions, theatre shows, live music and more.
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November 2017
LIT (light, innovation, technology)
Witness the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site transform into a captivating celebration of light, innovation and technology for one illuminating night. With the former hospital as a backdrop, LIT transports…
Find out more »Great South Australian Duck Race
On the second Sunday of November each year, the Great South Australian Duck Race is held in the Soldiers Memorial Park at the beautiful township of Strathalbyn. The event officially commences…
Find out more »Mind The Noise – Picnic In The Park
It's 2017 and the stigma around mental illness is taking a back seat while we make some noise! Head along and join the picnic in the park, enjoy the natural surroundings and…
Find out more »Cirque Du Soleil – TORUK
Inspired by James Cameron’s AVATAR, TORUK - The First Flight transports you to the world of Pandora in a visually stunning live setting. Experience a storytelling odyssey through a new world of imagination, discovery,…
Find out more »Fullarton Christmas Craft Fair
Our craft fair is 34 years old! With humble beginnings on the front verandah of a friend's house in Adelaide, our craft fair moved to the St Peter's Town Hall and…
Find out more »Credit Union Christmas Pageant
People of all ages gather along Adelaide’s streets each November to welcome the Credit Union Christmas Pageant. It’s the traditional start to the festive season in South Australia and the…
Find out more »All Night Prong – 5 Years of Forkin’
Featuring 25 of Adelaide’s best Gourmet Food Trucks, 20 of the State’s Best Beer, Cider, Wine and Spirit makers. Music and an awesome array of entertainment for the whole family.…
Find out more »Langhorne Creek Cup
Formally known as Vignerons Cup, the Langhorne Creek Cup is back bigger and better in 2017. Take the opportunity to picnic at one of South Australia’s most picturesque racecourses and…
Find out more »Urban Beach
Adelaide Riverbank’s Pinky Flat transforms into a sandy oasis with Adelaide’s first Urban Beach this summer. Soak up beach vibes, summer sports, live music, kids’ activities, movie nights and much more. Enjoy…
Find out more »Bowerbird Spring / Summer Design Market
Bowerbird is an unmissable and inspiring biannual event that just gets better and better, with a dynamic environment built on creative collaboration that supports Australian designers, makers and artists and…
Find out more »The Art of Christmas LIVE
Join us on Saturday 25 November to watch the artists transform their trees from plain structures into magnificent works of art before they go in place to create a tree-mendous…
Find out more »Glenelg Street Party
Join us for a street party with free live entertainment, food, roving children’s entertainment, family fun and fashion. Entertainment starts from 5pm with the event concluding at 11pm. EVENT ::…
Find out more »Santa Photography at Burnside Village
SANTA IS ON HIS WAY! This year we will again be using the digital queueing system. Santa Photography made easier: Visit the Santa set in the Fashion Mall where Santa photography…
Find out more »December 2017
Christmas on King William Road
Bring the family and get ready for Christmas on King William Road. With FREE Santa visits and face painting for the family, you can relax while enjoying great food and…
Find out more »2017 Woodville Family Christmas Show
Come and celebrate the lighting of the town hall with lots of kids events, live music, food stalls, bouncy castle, face painting, markets and even Santa! EVENT :: 2017 Woodville…
Find out more »Women on the Run 2017
Back again for our second year, "Women on the Run" will be held on Sunday December 3 2017. A sandbag run/walk from Grange Jetty Reserve to Henley Beach Jetty raising…
Find out more »Carols By Candlelight
Sunday 10 December 2017 is Adelaide Carols by Candlelight. It is South Australia's largest Christmas concert and this year we celebrate the 73rd year of the event. It’s a great…
Find out more »CHRISTKINDLMARKT
Hahndorf Christkindlmarkt is a European-style Christmas market based in the German town of Hahndorf. With over 50 stalls, entertainment, food & much more, it's going to be an incredible weekend…
Find out more »Christmas Fun in the Square
This year, Christmas in the City will be more magical than ever! A brand new festive family hub is being created right in the heart of Adelaide and it’s launching…
Find out more »Water Wonderland
THE WORLDS LARGEST INFLATABLE WATER THEME PARK is returning this Summer to Adelaide. EVENT :: Water Wonderland WHEN :: 28 December 2018 to 28 January 2018 WHERE :: Bonython Park…
Find out more »January 2018
Big Red Ride + Run
Whether you're in it for a fun day out, or to achieve a personal best, make every pedal or step count by fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy South Australia as part…
Find out more »Semaphore Greek Festival 2018
In 2018, the festival celebrates 39 years of Greek community involvement and celebration at the Semaphore foreshore. One of the premier Greek cultural festivals in Australia, this is also now…
Find out more »Unley Gourmet Gala
The Unley Gourmet Gala is a free family-friendly event featuring an array of gourmet food stalls, fashion parades, fun children’s activities and an impressive line-up of musicians and entertainers. Held…
Find out more »Unley Gourmet Gala Fashion Parade
The free family-friendly event will feature an array of gourmet food stalls, fashion parades, fun children’s activities and an impressive line-up of musicians and entertainers. EVENT :: Unley Gourmet Gala…
Find out more »Glenelg Street Party
Santos Tour Down Under Stage 3 Start – what better excuse for a massive pre-event street party on Jetty Road?! Come along from 5pm for live music, a fresh summer…
Find out more »Santos Tour Down Under: Stage 3 Start
Get down to Glenelg early to share the Tour buzz, then wave off the peloton at 11am as they set off on their 146.5km dash from Glenelg to Victor Harbor.…
Find out more »Meet and Greet – Miss Rebecca – les Petits Danseurs
Miss Rebecca invites your child to an introduction to dance class. Watch your child learn the foundations of classical dance on stage in a real theatre ! This session is programmed…
Find out more »Australia Day at the Bay
Kicking off with an earlybirds’ breakfast at 7am, hot off the barbecue, Holdfast Bay celebrates new citizens and local heroes in the Australia Day ceremony. Then, bring your besties and…
Find out more »Where The Wild Wines Are
Listen to acoustic music while enjoying a bohemian picnic on the lawn. Prefer something sturdier? Then take a seat under the new pergola. Let your taste buds go wild, with locally…
Find out more »February 2018
SANFL Statewide Super Women’s League Round 1
It might still be summer, but women’s footy is back with the SANFL Statewide Super Women’s League season kicking off this month. The women take to the field in round…
Find out more »Girl Guides SA Launch Party
Join us for a day of FREE games, activities and goodie bags to celebrate the opening of our new Guide House in Henley Beach. EVENT :: Girl Guides SA Launch…
Find out more »Australian Unity Fast Footy
Footy fans will need to brace themselves for the first Australian Unity Fast Footy at Norwood Oval on February 9 and 10. Dubbed SANFL’s version of Twenty20 Cricket, the competition…
Find out more »February Beachfront Twilight Market
Lollipop Markets are thrilled to bring back the Beachfront Twilight Markets at Seacliff, in conjunction with the City of Holdfast Bay. This event will be a wonderful, unique shopping experience…
Find out more »Wattle Street Market
Wattle St Market is a pop up garden market in the heart of the Eastern suburbs in Fullarton with a focus on Local and Handmade Artisans. As a boutique market,…
Find out more »Adelaide Fringe Festival
The Fringe was born 57 years ago (although it doesn't look a day over 25) and it's grown up to become the Southern Hemisphere’s largest, and Australia's biggest ticket selling open…
Find out more »Jackson vs Jackson
Nationally acclaimed singing group, Gospo Collective will premier their new show Jackson vs Jackson, a one-hour, must-see musical concert in Gluttony at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. This musical tribute will…
Find out more »ATTRAPE MOI! (CATCH ME!) – Adelaide Fringe
It’s the best gravity-defying, adrenaline pumping fun for all ages you’ll see at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. Flip FabriQue’s Attrape Moi! (Catch Me!) is the rocking new face of Quebec…
Find out more »Isaac Lomman Hypnosis Live – Adelaide Fringe
This is a must see Fringe favourite as volunteers are hypnotised before your eyes & taken on an unforgettably hilarious journey into their imaginations. EVENT :: Isaac Lomman Hypnosis Live WHEN…
Find out more »Kaput – Adelaide Fringe
Slapstick and silent clowning at its finest: Tom Flanagan, star of Club Swizzle, Circus Oz and Tom Tom Crew amazes, delights and leaves audiences in stitches as he pays homage…
Find out more »SA Museum Dinosaur rEvolution
A new touring exhibition from Gondwana Studios, Dinosaur rEvolution explores the thrilling world of dinosaurs and their ancestors. Featuring animatronics, 3D models, close-to-life sized murals and fossil casts that you can…
Find out more »April 2018
Angove Market Day
Come join the Angove Family Winemakers for a family fun market day in Renmark! EVENT :: Angove Market Day WHEN :: 22nd April, 10am to 2pm WHERE :: Angove Family…
Find out more »Dream Ride Australia 2018
Motoring enthusiasts from all over Adelaide will convene at Wigley Reserve on Sunday 29th April 2018. Participants with Down Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities will be paired with an exotic,…
Find out more »Marshmallow Playspace Re-Opening
The New Pelzer Park/Pityarilla Activity Hub, including the Marshmallow Playspace, is opening on Sunday 29th 2018. You are invited to join the City of Adelaide to celebrate the opening of…
Find out more »May 2018
Bowerbird Design Market
Bowerbird Design Market: Adelaide’s much loved event, and one of Australia’s leading design markets brings together work from more than 170 of the best Australian artists and designers twice a…
Find out more »Sense and Sensibility by State Theatre Company South Australia
Kate Hamill’s sparkling adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen on theatrical steroids. In the hands of the State Theatre Company Ensemble, it will be a night at the…
Find out more »Heart Week Nature Walk at Botanic Park
Join the Heart Foundation and Government of South Australia for free 5km & 7km community walks along the River Torrens. Light refreshments and healthy morning tea will be provided, plus…
Find out more »Showdown – Port vs Crows
Round up your mates and crack the beers open, it's time for the Showdown once again! Head to your local pub or watch from the comfort of your own couch…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Luncheon at Plant 4
On Mother's Day, Plant 4 Bowden is hosting a special lunch event crafted by Shirni Parwana designed especially for mums. We welcome you to sit down, relax and enjoy some…
Find out more »Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend
The festival offers visitors the chance to meet the winemakers and learn first-hand what makes our wines and the region so special. This unique experience is enhanced by the enjoyment…
Find out more »Terrestrial by State Theatre Company South Australia
Jill Blewett Playwright Award winner Fleur Kilpatrick makes her State Theatre Company debut with this mysterious love letter to the abandoned communities of regional South Australia. EVENT :: Terrestrial by State…
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