Best Ideas for Free Family Fun in the City of Adelaide
Looking for the best free things to do in Adelaide with kids? If you’re planning a day in the city of Adelaide and are looking for some family adventures, there are plenty o...
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Family Fun Day | Childhood Cancer Association | 22 Nov 2026
Everyone is invited to join the fun on Sunday 22 November 2026 at a Family Fun Day Fundraiser for the Childhood Cancer Association. Browse 40+ market stalls filled with a range of...
A Day in the Gully 2027 | Modbury | 27 Feb 2027
Nestled beneath the gum trees of Civic Park, A Day in the Gully is an exciting new festival that brings together national headliners, emerging artists, and incredible live acts for...
The Pyjama Edition | Free Customisable Morning Newspaper for Families
The Pyjama Edition is a FREE morning newspaper that families customise so that the TV goes off and everyone talks at breakfast. Every day the newspaper brings jokes, riddles, puzzl...
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Menz Halloween | FREE FruChocs | 31 Oct 2026
Menz FruChocs is giving away FREE FruChocs this Halloween at the FruChocs shops. Calling all little witches, ghosts and ghouls! Pop into The FruChocs Shop this Saturday 31 October,...
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Haigh’s Chocolates Christmas Range 2026 | Advent Calendars, Gifts & Festive Treats
Haigh’s Chocolates has unveiled its Christmas 2026 collection, featuring delicious new chocolate flavours, festive gift boxes, advent calendars and plenty of sweet treats for the w...
Wild & Curious Sensory | Review
A new sensory business has just launched in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs, and our kids are already obsessed. Review by Angelica-Hazel Toutounji Do you have young children who l...
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The Fruit Packer’s Daughters Café | Loxton | Review
This Loxton Café serves delicious food with river views and is set onboard the iconic Murray River Queen Paddle Boat. Review by Angelica-Hazel Toutounji South Australia’s Riv...
St Clair Carols by Candlelight & Night Market | 19 Dec 2026
St Clair Carols by Candlelight is a much-loved free community Christmas celebration bringing families and the local community together to enjoy an evening of live music, entertainm...
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SA Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) Station Open Day | Adelaide | 14 Nov 2026
The SA Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) will once again open the doors to the Adelaide Fire Station on Wakefield Street straight after the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant, all...
Mount Barker Carols & Fireworks | 5 Dec 2026
Mount Barker Carols and Fireworks is the largest Christmas carols event in the Adelaide Hills and has now been running for over twenty years. The Mount Barker Carols and Fireworks...
Mount Barker Christmas Pageant | 5 Dec 2026
Celebrating their 44th year, the Mt Barker Christmas Pageant looks forward to seeing lots of happy faces once again on the first Saturday in December. The Mount Barker Christmas Pa...
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Picnic in the Park | Feast Festival | 22 Nov 2026
Picnic in the Park takes over Whitmore Square/Iparrityi for a day of DJs, live acoustic music, circus workshops, crafting and face painting, with market stalls, food trucks and a b...
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City of Onkaparinga Christmas Pageant | Christies Beach | 22 Nov 2026
The beloved City of Onkaparinga Christmas Pageant will dazzle the streets of Christies Beach, followed by Christmas in the Park. Set yourself up along Beach Road before 10am to wat...
AFL Gather Round | Festival of Footy in SA | 8-11 Apr 2027
AFL Gather Round is returning to South Australia in 2027. Dates and Family Guide to the Festival of Footy. AFL Gather Round returns to South Australia from Thursday 8 to Sunday 11...
On the Terrace | Chamber Music Adelaide | 1 Nov 2026
Chamber Music Adelaide will celebrate ten years of On the Terrace this November, with a milestone edition of the free annual festival featuring a major new commission, a world prem...
Magic Cave Adelaide | Photos with Santa | David Jones Rundle Mall
Visit Father Christmas in The Magic Cave at David Jones, Rundle Mall Adelaide and take home a special photo with Santa – an annual family tradition for many South Australians...
Russell Hobbs British Film Festival | Palace Nova Cinemas | 28 Oct – 29 Nov 2026
The Russell Hobbs British Film Festival returns to cinemas in Adelaide this October and November. This year’s unmissable line-up of the 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festiv...
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Walk With A Pal | HAS Foundation | Henley Beach | 1 Nov 2026
South Australian paediatric palliative care charity, the HAS Foundation, is hosting its annual ‘Walk With a Pal’ event, raising money for children in palliative care. T...
Jamestown Christmas Pageant | 6 Dec 2026
Jamestown Christmas Pageant, Markets and Magic Cave The Jamestown Christmas Pageant returns on Sunday 6 December 2026, bringing festive fun and Christmas cheer to this charming Mid...
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Community Christmas Parade | 15 Nov 2026
Celebrate Santa’s arrival at Westfield Tea Tree Plaza. Santa Claus is coming to town and the jolly man in red has called in some special helpers to make this year’s parade at Tea T...
Women’s Australian Open | Royal Adelaide Golf Club | 11-14 Mar 2027
The 2027 women’s Australian Open returns to South Australia in March and will be hosted at the renowned The Royal Adelaide Golf Club. Co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Austra...
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Festive Fun with Peppa | In Cinemas 14 Nov 2026
Celebrate Evie’s First Christmas on the Big Screen when Peppa Pig’s “Festive Fun with Peppa” arrives in cinemas this November. Join Peppa Pig and her family at the cine...
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Santos Tour Down Under | Team Presentations & Free Concert | 16 Jan 2027
Make a night of it and kick off the Santos Tour Down Under opening night celebrations in Adelaide. Meet the Men’s and Women’s 2027 Santos Tour Down Under riders as they are present...
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Santos Tour Down Under | South Australia | 19-24 Jan 2027
The world’s most elite cyclists will return to South Australia in January 2027 to race in the 27th edition of the Santos Tour Down Under. The Santos Festival of Cycling returns thi...
Kensington Gardens Adventure Playground | Opens 28 Oct 2026
Official opening of the NEW Kensington Gardens Adventure Playground The new playground at Kensington Gardens Reserve will reopen on Wednesday 28 October 2026 and the community is i...
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Halloween at the Adelaide Central Market | 30 & 31 Oct 2026
Spooky season has landed at the Adelaide Central Market. The Adelaide Central Market is embracing the spooky season this year with a series of Halloween-themed activities for Marke...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show | Adelaide | 19-22 Dec 2026
One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all time, The Very Hungry Caterpillar emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for kids and adults alike....
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The Very Cranky Bear | Adelaide | 28-30 Dec 2026
The Very Cranky Bear – A musical by Tim McGarry and Gabbi Bolt – Adapted from the series by Nick Bland. In the Jingle Jangle Jungle, four friends are caught in a sudden storm...
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Freedom of Entry Parade | Adelaide | 24 Oct 2026
Royal Australian Air Force Freedom of Entry Parade and Ceremony in Adelaide. Around 130 members of Number 24 Squadron from RAAF Edinburgh will march through the heart of Adelaide o...
Roseworthy Railway Club | Miniature Train Rides | Review
Ride the miniature railway at Roseworthy Railway Club. Review by Angelica-Hazel Toutounji If you have a young (or young at heart train enthusiast) you simply must mark your calenda...
