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Semaphore Carousel Fun Day | 80 Year Anniversary | 7 Oct 2018

[ December 1, 2017 5:10 pm to October 7, 2018 5:00 pm. ]
Semaphore Carousel Fun Day: Celebrating 80 Years
The Rotary Club has a Fun Day planned to celebrate 80 years of the Semaphore Carousel.
Celebrate that, for the last 80 years, this beautiful grand carousel has been at Semaphore. The Family Fun Day hosted by The Henley Beach Rotary Club will include vintage cars and bikes on display, […]

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The Art Parlour Pop Up Art Market | Port Noarlunga | 19 Aug 2018

[ August 19, 2018; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
The Art Parlour Pop Up Art Market at The Arts Centre in Port Noarlunga
This event is a one off pop up style winter warmer market in the heart of Port Noarlunga for Fleurieu living artists wishing to sell their wares to celebrate creative diversity during the month of SALA.

The Art Parlour Pop Up Art Market aims […]

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Book Week Fun with ‘Tom Kruse’ the Outback Mailman | Bunnings | 19 Aug 2018

[ August 19, 2018; 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. ]
Book Week Fun with ‘Tom Kruse’ the Outback Mailman
The National Motor Museum is heading to Bunnings Warehouse at Windsor Gardens to host activity sessions for the 2018 Book Week. Explore the work of ‘Tom the Outback Mailman’ and see the scale model mail truck!

As part of Book Week the National Motor Museum will visit Bunnings […]

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Brain Food | National Science Week | 19 Aug 2018

[ August 19, 2018; 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ]
Have you ever wanted to know more about how the brain works? Fancy a tour through a Mega Body? Keen to chat with local neuroscientists over a bite to eat?
On Sunday, 19 August from 3.30pm – 5.30pm the University of Adelaide is hosting Brain Food, a Big Science Adelaide event held by the Faculty of Health […]

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Marvel Studios – The First Ten Years Film Festival | 19 Aug – 15 Sep 2018

[ August 19, 2018 to September 15, 2018. ]
Marvel Studios – The First Ten Years Film Festival
Join Hoyts in celebrating the 10-Year anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a Film Festival featuring the Marvel Studios’ most iconic films. Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary celebrations cover an impressive decade of Marvel Studios’ blockbusters released from 2008.

The epic line up of Marvel Studios films will […]

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Disney Classics Film Festival | Reading Cinemas | 4-26 Aug 2018

[ August 4, 2018; 10:00 am; August 5, 2018; 10:00 am; August 11, 2018; 10:00 am; August 12, 2018; 10:00 am; August 18, 2018; 10:00 am; August 19, 2018; 10:00 am; August 25, 2018; 10:00 am; August 26, 2018; 10:00 am; ]

Disney Classics Film Festival
Reading Cinemas is bringing your all-time favourite Disney Classics back to the big screen in August.
Each weekend from 4th to 26th of August, your local Reading Cinema will feature a popular Disney Classic film the whole family can enjoy. All screenings are at the family friendly time of 10am and all tickets are priced […]

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Dignity Drive | Share the Dignity | August 2018

[ August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018. ]
Dignity Drive – Donate Pads & Tampons
Dignity Drive started in March 2015 when Rochelle Courtenay asked friends to help her collect pads and tampons to help out local homeless in her area of Brisbane. That first small collection led to the birth of Share the Dignity and their bi-annual #DignityDrives.

Every April and August they ask […]

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Kids Navigate Neuroscience

Kids Navigate Neuroscience | National Science Week | 19 Aug 2018

[ August 19, 2018; 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
Why does food not taste good when we have a cold? Is the word “Yanny” or “Laurel?” How do neurons communicate? What does the brain look like up close?
In this interactive National Science Week children’s event, held by the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide, the answers to these questions […]

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1918 the untold story

1918 – The Untold Story | Hills Youth Theatre | Stirling | 10-19 Aug 2018

[ August 10, 2018; 7:00 pm; August 11, 2018; 7:00 pm; August 12, 2018; 4:00 pm; August 17, 2018; 7:00 pm; August 18, 2018; 7:00 pm; August 19, 2018; 4:00 pm; ]
1918 – The Untold Story
While historically driven, this play seeks not to re-tell the landing or the ensuing futile battle in Gallipoli, but rather concentrates on those left behind.
Set in the Adelaide Hills, 1918 explores the lives of the locals; the Football team who sign up together, the local girls who support the war efforts […]

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book week costumes

CBCA Book Week | Find Your Treasure | Book Week Costume Ideas 18-24 Aug 2018

[ August 18, 2018 to August 24, 2018. ]
CBCA Book Week 2018 – Find Your Treasure
Each year across Australia, the Children’s Book Council of Australia brings children and books together celebrating CBCA Book Week. During this time schools, libraries, booksellers, authors, illustrators and children celebrate Australian children’s literature and you will often see children’s book character parades and talented librarians creating amazing displays.

Generally, […]

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SALA Parlour

SALA Parlour | Free Sunday sessions in August with Carclew | 5-26 Aug 2018

[ August 5, 2018; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. August 12, 2018; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. August 19, 2018; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. August 26, 2018; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
SALA Parlour
Free interactive arts experience for children aged 3 – 12 and their families
Pop in to the parlour for a special SALA treat. Carclew’s Pom Pom serves a pop-in, pop-up program for families every Sunday of August.

A tasty line up of young contemporary artists are cooking up arts activities for 3 – 12 year olds […]

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National Science Week: Help Us Build Our Future City | 19 Aug 2018

[ August 19, 2018; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
National Science Week: Help Us Build Our Future City at The Centre of Democracy
Visit The Centre of Democracy for a hands-on activity and help imagine what our future city might be.

When Colonel William Light designed the streets of Adelaide, it was an innovative and forward looking city plan. On Sunday 19 August 2018 families are invited […]

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SALA Festival | 1 – 31 Aug 2018

[ August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018. ]
SALA Festival 2018
The SALA Festival will be held from the 1 – 31 August 2018 in various venues throughout South Australia. The festival is for all the family from little ones to more mature folk.
The South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is Australia’s biggest community-based visual arts festival including painting, sculpture, video, multimedia, photography, performance […]

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muddy puddle walk

Muddy Puddle Walk | Save the Children | 13-19 Aug 2018

[ August 13, 2018 to August 19, 2018. ]
Muddle Puddle Walk for Save the Children
Between 13 – 19 August 2018, join thousands of people around Australia on a Muddy Puddle Walk with your family or child care centre to raise money for Save the Children.
It’s a great way for your little ones to get active and to explore their world – and the […]

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Play School Live in Concert | Once Upon a Time Tour | 10-19 Aug 2018

[ August 10, 2018 to August 14, 2018. August 16, 2018 to August 19, 2018. ]
Play School Live in Concert Once Upon A Time Tour
“There’s a bear in there and a chair as well, there are people with games and stories to tell.” Australia’s favourite Children’s television program is returning to Adelaide, live in concert with the “Once Upon A Time” tour in August 2018.
Watch classic nursery rhyme characters magically […]

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AFL Adelaide Crows & Port Power Games | Adelaide Oval | 2018 Season

[ April 7, 2018; April 13, 2018; April 21, 2018; April 28, 2018; May 5, 2018; May 12, 2018; May 18, 2018; June 3, 2018; June 8, 2018; June 14, 2018; June 22, 2018; June 30, 2018; July 7, 2018; July 12, 2018; July 22, 2018; July 28, 2018; August 4, 2018; August 11, 2018; August 19, 2018; ]
AFL 2018 Season | South Australian Home Games
It’s 2018 Footy Fever Season – find out when your favourite South Australian footy team is playing at the Adelaide Oval.
The AFL is back again at Adelaide Oval with the Crows and the Power fighting to get to the top this year. With the Crows playing in the […]

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Croatians in South Australia: Community and Identity | Migration Museum | 23 Mar – 31 Aug 2018

[ March 23, 2018 to August 30, 2018. ]  
Croatians in South Australia: Community and Identity | Migration Museum
For this new exhibition in The Forum Community gallery members of the Croatian community from across the state have contributed items and images to tell this important story.
Visit the Migration Museum to learn how Croatians have created networks of friendship and solidarity, expressed their culture and […]

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