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WIN Tickets to Best Birthday Ever | In Cinemas 11 August 2022
A family animated feature about a small rabbit who lives with his parents and is about to celebrate his 5th birthday. Every child loves their birthday and an adventure. 
Based on the best-selling book series by Rotraut Susanne Berner and featuring the voices of Jennifer […]

[ October 5, 2022; ]
In This Place
Join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as they lead you through one boy’s life-changing journey from the family farm to the unfamiliar city.
Leaving behind the golden wheat fields, burning sunsets and dusty red creeks he must face the grey city streets where bright lights steal away the brilliance of the stars he loves. Through […]

[ September 19, 2022; ]
Talk Like a Pirate Day 2022
Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19 September is nationally recognised as the major fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Support. 
Talk Like a Pirate Day is a great fundraising event for schools, childcare centres, community groups, workplaces, and individuals. The day is all about dressing up and having fun while making a […]

[ September 18, 2022; ]
Wara Wayingga Tennyson Dunes Open Day 2022
The annual Wara Wayingga Tennyson Dunes Open Day will be held on Sunday 18 September 2022.
There will be walking tours, displays and events for children that will focus on information about the flora and fauna of the dunes. A group of people concerned for the future of the Tennyson […]

[ September 17, 2022 to September 18, 2022. ]
Adelaide Steampunk Aetherfest
There is a new look Steampunk Festival for Adelaide with a 2022 theme of Steampunk Carnivale.
The Adelaide Steampunk Aetherfest, the new steampunk carnivale held right here in Adelaide, will be held over two days on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September 2022 at Hart’s Mill in Port Adelaide. There will be a market each […]

[ October 20, 2022 to October 23, 2022. ]
Moon Lantern Trail 2022
Celebrate the opening weekend of OzAsia Festival in Adelaide with four days of FREE fun for the whole family.
An OzAsia Festival favourite, Adelaide’s much-loved Moon Lantern Parade is once again transforming in 2022 from a one-night event to span four full days of celebrations. This free family friendly event is not to […]

[ October 20, 2022 to October 23, 2022. October 25, 2022 to October 30, 2022. November 1, 2022 to November 6, 2022. ]   
Lucky Dumpling Market 2022 in Adelaide’s Elder Park 
The Lucky Dumpling Market is popping up again in Adelaide’s Elder Park as part of OzAsia Festival 2022. Taste the flavours of Asia from a range of food stalls offering dumplings, noodles, bao, salads and curry and more.
Returning to Adelaide with the enticing sounds and smells of Asia’s […]

[ September 16, 2022 to September 25, 2022. ]
Festival of Nature 2022
Dip your feet into some outdoor fun on the Fleurieu Coast this Spring.  
The Festival of Nature program promises to be jam-packed with activities to celebrate our natural environment on the Fleurieu Coast and sustainable living. From guided hikes, snorkelling and kayak tours to art workshops and artisan food events, there will be […]

By Claire Davill
Science Alive! Adelaide is back for 2022, with plenty to see and do for kids of all ages. There’s enough here to keep you entertained and thinking for a whole day.
Science Alive is one of Australia’s premier science and technology expos, with displays, activities, challenges and shows to suit all ages.
The pavilion is […]

TreeClimb Salisbury Community Consultation
The City of Salisbury invites you to provide feedback on a proposed development of TreeClimb Salisbury, a unique and exciting nature based adventure park to be located within Harry Bowey Reserve, Salisbury Park.
TreeClimb is made up of numerous suspended tree-based challenge courses each aimed to create and nurture a unique environment that […]

Art Activity for National Child Protection Week
This year in Child Protection Week (4 – 10 September), NAPCAN will be talking about the need to treat all of Australia’s children fairly, by making sure that every neighbourhood has what kids need to thrive and be healthy.
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) […]

Marion Youth Play Part in Pump Track Projects
Young people in the City of Marion have played their part in shaping four new pump tracks recently built in the Hallett Cove, Sheidow Park and Marino areas.
Youth Services is a social enterprise that uses the profits from building tracks, mountain bike paths and other youth spaces to […]

[ October 3, 2022; ]
Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair 2022
The Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair returns to showcase a brilliant range of comics, toys, lego and other pop culture items. 
Held on the long weekend in October, there are also tons of other great things to do at the fair including video games, pop vinyls and books as well as […]

[ December 1, 2022 to December 4, 2022. ]  
VALO Adelaide 500 returns to Adelaide in December 2022
The VALO Adelaide 500 will bring Adelaide’s city streets alive from 1 – 4 December with exciting Supercar racing, family fun and blockbuster concerts, driver autograph sessions and exotic vehicle displays.
The Adelaide 500 is Australia’s largest domestic ticketed motorsport event and is the season finale event for […]

[ September 17, 2022; ]
Barossa Spring Fair 2022
Enjoy a fun, family friendly day out in the heart of the Barossa this September.
The Barossa Spring Fair will be filled with stalls, food, music, activities for kids and loads more. This year’s Barossa Spring Fair will take place on the 17 September 2022 at the beautiful Barossa Adventure Station/Angaston Railway Station […]

[ October 20, 2022 to November 6, 2022. ]
OzAsia Festival 2022
The spectacular family friendly Moon Lantern Trail and Lucky Dumpling Markets are just two favourite events returning as part of the OzAsia Festival 2022. You’ll also find the best theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature, film, food and cultural events from across Asia presented across three fabulous from 20 October – 6 November.
This […]

[ August 7, 2022; August 14, 2022; August 21, 2022; August 28, 2022; September 4, 2022; September 11, 2022; September 18, 2022; September 25, 2022; October 2, 2022; ]
Torrens Island Quarantine Station Tours
Take a trip back in time and experience what it was like to be put into quarantine back in the early 1900s with the Torrens Island Quarantine Station tour.
The Quarantine Station was built in 1879 to stop passengers from bringing diseases such as smallpox into Adelaide. Today, the site is remarkably […]

[ September 19, 2022 to October 9, 2022. ]
Challenge 21 – Challenge Yourself For Sick Kids
Challenge 21 is inspired by the Roberts Family who have been fundraising for the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) for 16 years in memory of their son, Sam Roberts.
Last year, in honour of Sam’s 21st birthday, Challenge 21 was launched so that anyone, anywhere, could take […]

Hallett Cove Seaside Pool – Have Your Say
Have your say on what you think about a seaside pool at Hallett Cove.
A community campaign to build a ‘sea pool’ at Hallett Cove was initiated by a local resident in 2018, receiving high levels of interest from locals and others in greater Adelaide. In response to the […]

[ August 28, 2022; ]
Hugh Johnson Boulevard Reserve
Hugh Johnson Boulevard Reserve in Sheidow Park has undergone a $1.6 million dollar upgrade and will be officially opened to the public on Sunday 28 August 2022 by the Mayor of Marion, Kris Hanna and the South Australian Minister for Planning, the Hon Nick Champion MP.
You’ll get to enjoy a free sausage […]

[ October 11, 2022; ]
Fairytale Trail with a Princess
***Editors note: This event has now sold out
Enter a world where fairytales come to life as Once Upon A Princess cordially invite you to Fairytale Trail With A Princess at gorgeous Carrick Hill Castle located in the leafy suburb of Springfield.
Back for a third year, children will enter a whole new […]

[ August 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022. ]
A Little More Barossa…Food & Wine Festival
Ignite your senses as you uncover new experiences, new tastes and new flavours during a month long celebration and showcase of Barossa’s wine and food, the people and their stories.
A little more Barossa … food and wine festival serves up a series of enticing events throughout the month of […]

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition now on at Rundle Place
A splash of Italian art and history has been unveiled in Rundle Place with a unique exhibition showcasing Michelangelo’s historical ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition will offer guests an up-close, never-before-seen perspective of the enchanting artworks, as well as an […]

[ August 13, 2022; ]
Skate Daze event to mark the opening of Capella Drive Reserve Stage 2
Stage Two of the $3M redevelopment of Capella Drive Reserve at Hallett Cove will be officially opened on Saturday 13 August. The opening will coincide with the City of Marion youth event, Skate Daze 2 which will run from 11am to 3.30pm.
The free […]

[ August 20, 2022; ]
Bluey’s Birthday – Sturt Football Club
Families are invited to enjoy a range of activities to celebrate Bluey’s birthday on Saturday 20 August at Sturt Football Club.
There will be plenty of fun for kids including a bouncy castle, face painter and giant bubble artist. There will also be popcorn and fairy floss, kick and catch and […]

Little Ash Books
Discover the new illustrated series of books for young readers by Ash Barty.
Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty has teamed up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family.  There are currently six books in the series.
Ashleigh Barty was […]

[ July 30, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]
Glenelg Sunset Markets – Winter Edition
The Glenelg Sunset Markets aim to deliver the ultimate outdoor market to the beach.
Everyone’s favourite beachside marketplace usually takes place in the summer on the foreshore of iconic Glenelg Beach. This July, in collaboration with the City of Holdfast, they are excited to bring back the Glenelg Sunset Markets – […]

[ August 4, 2022; ]
My Dreaming. My Future.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day) is our national day dedicated to celebrating our children. Children’s Day is celebrated across the country each year on 4 August.
Children’s Day is a time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities and all Australians, celebrate the strengths and culture of […]

Adelaide Central Market Online – Home Delivery Service
The Adelaide Central Market launched their online home delivery service in 2021, bringing your favourite fresh and local produce straight to your door. They have now increased the area they deliver to around Adelaide.
Adelaide Central Market Online delivers Market goods every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to selected suburbs […]

[ August 11, 2022 to September 4, 2022. ]
Weber Bros Entertainment presents ‘The Circus’ Australian Tour
The Circus is coming to Adelaide from 11 August – 4 September 2022 at Bonython Park.
Weber Bros Entertainment has compiled world-class acts including hilarious comedians, daring FMX riders, captivating aerialists, a crowd favourite the splitting Globe of Death and the absolute show stopping Human Cannonball. 

Enjoy great live family entertainment […]

[ August 27, 2022 to August 28, 2022. ]
165th Gawler Show
After lockdowns and Covid management plans, the 2022 Gawler Show will be back on the last weekend in August. 
The Gawler Show is the largest country Show in SA, attracting approx 30,000 people. It is a great family outing with many free displays, exhibitions and entertainment.

The fireworks are returning this year and there will […]

[ August 20, 2022 to August 21, 2022. ]
151st Copper Coast Show (formerly Kadina Show)
The Copper Coast Show is an annual rural show to showcase local talents and businesses, as well as a fun day of activities for the family.
Take the family along for a fantastic day out on the 20 and 21 August 2022. The Copper Coast Show will feature sideshows, showbags, […]

Playground Upgrade at Solandra Reserve
Solandra Reserve at Modbury North has been upgraded and now sports an asphalt pump track for regular bikes, trikes and scooters, plus long-wheel disability trikes and wheelchairs.
It also has an inclusive sheltered sand and water play area, climbing equipment, a slide and a swing.

Solandra Reserve will also receive a new toilet, […]

[ July 31, 2022; ]   
National Tree Day 2022
Join the community to help plant one million native trees.
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event.  It’s a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to the community.

While every day can […]

[ October 1, 2022; ]
Fleurieu Spring Fair 2022
The 2022 Fleurieu Spring Fair will be held at Warland Reserve in Victor Harbor on the Saturday of the October long weekend.
This year they will have a range of activities and entertainment for the whole family including music, foodies and food trucks, spring plants plus a wide range of stalls from around […]

[ August 13, 2022 to August 20, 2022. ]
SA Variety Bash 2022 – Adelaide to Tanunda
The Variety Bash is not a race or a rally, but a fun and social event, or in the words of the originator Dick Smith, ‘A drive in the outback with a few mates’ to raise money for Variety, The Children’s Charity.  Variety supports kids and families who […]

[ August 12, 2022 to August 14, 2022. ]
Fire & Food Truck Carnivale Glenelg
Food Truck Carnivale are combining a fire spectacular with their popular food trucks and heading to Wigley Reserve, Glenelg for three days in August 2022.
The Fire & Food Truck Carnival in Glenelg will offer fun and food for everyone. Along with 15-20 of SA’s yummiest food trucks and a fully licensed […]

[ July 29, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]
OTR The Bend Supersprint – Repco Supercars Championship
OTR The Bend SuperSprint will take place between 29-31 July 2022 at The Bend Motorsport Park.
The technical and challenging International Circuit will allow for some close wheel-to-wheel racing. But who can conquer The Bend?

OTR The Bend SuperSprint will feature a three-day weekend with two days of Repco Supercars […]

Hairspray Musical coming to Adelaide in December 2022
Welcome To The 60’s Adelaide! You Can’t Stop The Beat of this fabulous, funny and feel-good musical sensation.
Producers of the original Tony Award winning Broadway production of Hairspray are thrilled to announce that the beloved production, which is soon to premiere at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre, will be touring […]

PAWGUST 2022
Grab your winter woolies! Join Guide Dog’s biggest online challenge.
Brave the cold and walk or run every day this August (no rest days) to supPAWt Guide Dogs and those living with low or no vision.
As a fitness and fundraising challenge, PAWGUST not only helps you, your family and your dog improve your physical and […]