[ January 17, 2025; ]
Music and Markets – Summer Festival
This new Summer Festival event is hosted in conjunction with the Youth Advisory Committee and aimed at youth aged 12 – 25. It will be held on Friday 17 January 2025 at West Torrens Memorial Gardens.
Take your friends and enjoy live music, market stalls and heaps of FREE activities, including:
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[ January 25, 2025; ]
All Together Now – Summer Festival 2025
The City of West Torrens is turning up the energy to celebrate its vibrant community through the universal language of music on Saturday 25 January 2025.
Featuring dance and drumming workshops from Sun of Africa, and performances by Cartel Afinke, and the Amazing Drumming Monkeys.
Take a picnic or savour the […]
[ January 11, 2025; ]
Open Air Cinema – Summer Festival 2025
Enjoy another night of great tunes and free children’s entertainment before watching family favourite, Kung Fu Panda 4 (PG) at 8.45pm on Saturday 11 January 2025.
Savour something from the sausage sizzle or pack your own picnic and soak in the summer evening.
Childrens Entertainment:
Face painting
Climbing Tree
Check the updated […]
Charleston Playground in the Adelaide Hills has shady picnic areas, is fully fenced and has lots of fun features including cow statues!
Review by Claire Davill
Charleston Playground’s most recent major upgrade resulted in a fun, wooden, whimsical play space in this small Adelaide Hills town. There’s plenty here to keep everyone occupied, and it makes a […]
Barristers Block Wines is a family winery in the Adelaide Hills with a child-friendly restaurant situated amongst shady lawns, a sandpit and animal enclosure.
Review by Claire Davill
Barrister’s Block Wines has a beautiful cellar door and grounds just north of Woodside in the Adelaide Hills. There’s plenty of family friendly features here, and if you’re […]
[ December 6, 2024; ]
BOUNCE After Dark End of Term Party in Adelaide
To celebrate the upcoming end of school term, BOUNCE hosts ‘After Dark’ events for school-aged kids and teens.
From 6pm, the lights go down, and the music starts pumping for 3 hours of uninterrupted freestyle fun. The live DJ & BOUNCE hosts aim to make to make sure […]
[ February 28, 2025 to March 16, 2025. ]
Every year in March, the Adelaide Festival draws a community of the very best artists from across the globe and across Australia to create a bold arts festival of theatre, dance, music, art and interactive installations including events for families.
Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers’ Week have built a world-wide reputation for providing great and memorable […]
[ January 22, 2025 to February 2, 2025. ]
Brighton Jetty Sculptures is one of South Australia’s largest annual art events and biggest sculpture exhibition. Each year’s event features around 200 sculptures lining the esplanade at Brighton, all for sale.
Take a walk along the Esplanade in Brighton to view the incredible works of art along the coastline and stop by Bindarra Reserve to see […]
For the freshest produce this festive season you can’t go past the Adelaide Central Market.
From seafood and poultry to fresh fruit and bakery goods, the Market has everything you need for your Christmas table. Be sure to check with individual stall holders for cut off dates if you’re planning on ordering special items such […]
The Adelaide Central Market has a collection of recipes perfect to make during the festive Christmas season.
The three recipes include Christmas spiced granola, Roasted sweet potato and cauliflower salad and Thai style barbecued salmon. These recipes offer some great healthy options compared to traditional Christmas cooking, particularly if you’re looking for something a little different […]
[ January 18, 2025; ]
SPLASH! Free Giant Water Inflatables – Summer Festival 2025
Kids and their families can enjoy free fun in the sun at the City of West Torrens fun water play event on Saturday 18 January 2025. With giant water slides, messy mud play, and dazzling glitter tattoos, this event is best shared with friends. Don’t forget your […]
Your 2024 Guide to Local Community Christmas Carols in South Australia
Find your local family friendly Christmas Carols event in Adelaide.
Attending a Christmas Carols event within your local community is a popular annual tradition for many families. There’s something special about sharing a picnic together, meeting up with family and friends and sitting back to listen […]
[ December 16, 2024 to December 22, 2024. ]
$5 Christmas movies are back at Odeon Star Cinemas in Semaphore.
This holiday season, Odeon Star Cinemas Semaphore is saying ‘thank you’ to the community with $5 tickets to your favourite Christmas classics. The film lineup has something for everyone, with family films screening at 6.30pm followed by a second film at 8.45pm on 20, 21 […]
[ December 24, 2024; ]
Take along family and friends to Carols on the Oval with Glen Osmond Baptist Church for an evening of Christmas cheer this Christmas Eve.
This is a FREE community event including free kids activities and free sausage sizzle. Drinks and ice-cream will be available for purchase. Then, get in the festive spirit with Christmas carols performed […]
Parties at TreeClimb Adelaide & Kuitpo Forest
TreeClimb Adelaide and Kuitpo Forest now offer a range of party packages for your next celebration: the TreeClimb Party Package and the DIY Birthday Option.
TreeClimb Party Packages are designed for ultimate fun and convenience. Available only on weekends and school holidays. Must book at least 7 days in advance. […]
Your Guide to all of the Christmas Pageants around Adelaide
Most councils host a fabulous, family friendly pageant in their main street for local residents to enjoy, heralding the start of the festive season. Community Christmas pageants are a great way to support local businesses, organisations, schools and clubs as they entertain the crowds with floats, […]
[ December 18, 2024 to December 21, 2024. ]
Christmas at Unley Shopping Centre – Photos with Santa.
Unley Shopping Centre is excited to bring you this year’s Photos with Santa. Visit and have your picture taken and emailed to you for free. A perfect addition to any Christmas cards or mantle-pieces this holiday season.
Mark your calendars for Santa’s visit:
• Wednesday 18 December 2024 | […]
[ December 14, 2024 to December 17, 2024. ]
Photos with Santa – Northpark Shopping Centre.
Get ready for a magical holiday experience at Northpark! They’re thrilled to announce that Santa Claus is coming to town. Visit and have your picture professionally taken and emailed to you for free. A picture that will last a lifetime.
Santa will be available on the following dates:
• Saturday 14 […]
[ November 15, 2024 to December 24, 2024. ]
Write a Letter to Santa this Christmas and drop it into Australia Post – no stamp required!
What’s on your child’s wishlist this year? Help make the magic of Christmas come alive with a gift and reply from Santa at your local Post Office.
Santa Mail is a little different this year! Now, you can hand deliver […]
[ November 24, 2024; January 19, 2025; February 9, 2025; March 9, 2025; April 13, 2025; ]
The Glenelg Sunset Markets aim to deliver the ultimate outdoor market to the beach.
Everyone’s favourite beachside marketplace returns this summer to the foreshore of iconic Glenelg Beach. The market hosts over 70 traders, live music and just good beach vibes. The ultimate outdoor market experience, shop fashion, vintage, home, art, craft and designer goods.
Held at […]
[ November 20, 2024 to December 24, 2024. ]
Telstra’s Free Calls to Santa program allows kids and parents to call Santa for free from any Telstra payphone in Australia from 20 November until 24 December 2024.
The festive season can be hectic, and for families looking to avoid the crowds, Telstra’s payphones offer a simple, cost-free way for kids to chat one-on-one with Santa. […]
It has long boasted the trifecta of features found at the top of any parent’s playground wish list – a fully-enclosed fence to contain escapee toddlers, shade sails because you’ve lost all the hats and coffee from the adjacent kiosk to keep you conscious after waking up who knows how many times last night – […]
[ November 28, 2024; ]
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers.
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s […]
[ December 13, 2024; ]
The incredible team at KickStart for Kids are hosting their annual No Breakfast, Breakfast on Friday 13 December 2024 at the Hilton Adelaide.
It is one of the biggest fundraising events of the year for KickStart and provides guests with the opportunity to experience what it’s like for thousands of South Australian school kids who go […]
Shelly’s Semaphore has transformed from casual kiosk to sassy seaside cafe and she’s the perfect addition to the Semaphore South foreshore and the renovated playground she sits next to.
Review by Lisa Bachmayer
Shelly’s Semaphore reopened in October 2024 with a new name, new management, new menu and a whole new look. The Esplanade cafe/kiosk is looking […]
[ December 7, 2024; ]
The 2024 Mannum Christmas Pageant and street party will have entertainment for the whole family.
Get ready for an unforgettable Christmas celebration in Mannum with a magical evening filled with holiday cheer. Festivities start at 5pm with a lively atmosphere on Randell Street, featuring food and craft stalls, face painting, and plenty of holiday shopping for […]
TreeClimb’s biggest adventure yet is opening at Harry Bowey Reserve in Salisbury Park in January 2025.
Following a process of community consultation and building works, TreeClimb’s latest nature-based adventure park will bring challenging tree-based challenge courses to residents of the Northern areas of Adelaide. TreeClimb originally opened in the southern Adelaide city park lands, followed by […]
Santa’s Wonderland returns to the Jubilee Pavilion at the Adelaide Showground from Friday 29 November to Tuesday 24 December 2024!
Santa’s Wonderland is a magical white Christmas wonderland with over 12 amusement rides, spectacular Christmas stage shows, a magnificent ice skating rink, dodgem cars, jumping castles and activity trail.
Morning sessions start at 10am and afternoon sessions start […]
Family Friendly Christmas Markets in South Australia
Christmas Markets in Adelaide, South Australia – shop local this Christmas!
Finding that special gift is made easy when you browse the stalls at your local Christmas market. Many regular markets hold special festive markets that include activities and entertainment as well. There’s always plenty of variety and something […]
Find out where to buy a real Christmas Tree this year in Adelaide.
There’s something about the fresh smell of pine and the novelty of having a real tree in your home at Christmas time. Most places around SA open in November for ordering trees and there are also local pop-up tree sales in December. If […]
