Archive | Special Events RSS feed for this section
summer fundays

Summer Fundays | City of West Torrens | Dec 2020 & Jan 2021

[ December 1, 2019 1:01 am to January 31, 2020 1:00 am. ]
Summer Fundays 2020/21
Summer’s here and it’s time to celebrate with games, sport, art, music and more. 
Summer Fundays is City of West Torrens’ family-friendly festival of free activities for residents of West Torrens. Along with free music performances and lots of great online activities to explore, Summer Fundays has a vibrant program of free activities requiring […]

Continue Reading

Adelaide Family Friendly Scavenger Hunt | 2019 & 2020

[ December 1, 2018 to January 20, 2020. ]

Adelaide Scavenger Hunt
Lace up your walking shoes and get ready to experience the city like you never have before. Snap pics, race against the clock, and put your navigation skills to the test as you wander at your own pace.

Tourist, local, or new to Adelaide, this is a lively small group activity that anyone can […]

Continue Reading
barossa valley chocolate christmas

Barossa Valley Chocolate Company Christmas Cave | 19-24 Dec 2019

[ December 19, 2019 to December 24, 2019. ]
Barossa Valley Chocolate Company Christmas Cave
Ahead of Christmas, Barossa Valley Chocolate Company have launched South Australia’s largest range of hand-made, artisan chocolate Christmas products, and it is magical.
There are over 80 chocolatey Christmas themed chocolates including Father Christmas, Christmas trees, reindeer, teddy bears, angels and stars all meticulously hand-finished by the chocolatiers in their state-of-the-art […]

Continue Reading

Tusmore Wading Pool | Temporary Closure 2019

[ December 17, 2019; December 20, 2019; ]
Tusmore Wading Pool Temporary Closure
The Tusmore Wading Pool infrastructure is ageing. With the current infrastructure it is difficult to manage the pool’s water quality during extreme heat conditions.
The high temperatures cause a dramatic increase in the bacteria levels of the water and, over a short period of time, creates a public health risk for all […]

Continue Reading
shamrock road playground

Shamrock Road Reserve Playground Upgrade Official Opening | Hallett Cove | 16 Dec 2019

[ December 16, 2019; ]
Shamrock Road Reserve Playground Upgrade Official Opening
Everyone is invited to celebrate the official opening of the upgraded Shamrock Road Playground, Hallett Cove at 11am on Monday 16 December.
Take along the kids and test out the new playground and facilities. This community event will also include a free BBQ, nature play activities and come-and-try activities.

New features […]

Continue Reading

Summer School Holidays at Adelaide Zoo & Monarto Safari Park | 14 Dec 2019 – 27 Jan 2020

[ December 14, 2019 to December 31, 2019. January 1, 2020 to January 27, 2020. ]
Adelaide Zoo & Monarto Safari Park
Go wild at Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park these school holidays!
At Adelaide Zoo it’s all about fun and entertainment with the new Variety Children’s Zoo!  It’s just a hop, skip and jump from their Nature’s Playground and Wisteria Café so the kids can explore while you relax with a coffee.

Plus, […]

Continue Reading
Adelaide School Holiday Activities

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Family Fun & Entertainment | Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

[ December 14, 2019 to January 27, 2020. ]

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Summer 2019/20
Your guide to all the best activities & ideas for the December & January School Holidays.
South Australian Summer School Holidays: Saturday 14 December 2019 – Monday 27 January 2020
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids out and about during the school holidays with an extended break and […]

Continue Reading
Adelaide School Holiday Activities

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Shop & Play | Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

[ January 1, 2019 to January 27, 2020. ]

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Summer 2019/20
Your guide to all the best activities & ideas for the December & January School Holidays.
South Australian Summer School Holidays: Saturday 14 December 2019 – Monday 27 January 2020
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids out and about during the school holidays with an extended break and […]

Continue Reading
Adelaide School Holiday Activities

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Educational & Creative Fun | Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

[ December 14, 2019 to January 27, 2020. ]

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Summer 2019/20
Your guide to all the best activities & ideas for the December & January School Holidays.
South Australian Summer School Holidays: Saturday 14 December 2019 – Monday 27 January 2020
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids out and about during the school holidays with an extended break and […]

Continue Reading
Adelaide School Holiday Activities

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Animal Adventures | Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

[ December 14, 2019 to January 27, 2020. ]

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Summer 2019/20
Your guide to all the best activities & ideas for the December & January School Holidays.
South Australian Summer School Holidays: Saturday 14 December 2019 – Monday 27 January 2020
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids out and about during the school holidays with an extended break and […]

Continue Reading
Adelaide School Holiday Activities

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Active, Recreation & Sport | Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

[ December 14, 2019; ]

Adelaide School Holiday Guide – Summer 2019/20
Your guide to all the best activities & ideas for the December & January School Holidays.
South Australian Summer School Holidays: Saturday 14 December 2019 – Monday 27 January 2020
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids out and about during the school holidays with an extended break and […]

Continue Reading

New Year’s Eve in Adelaide | Where to See Fireworks & Family Friendly Guide

[ December 31, 2019; ]
New Year’s Eve in Adelaide – Your Guide to Family Friendly New Year Celebrations
New Year’s Eve – Tuesday 31 December 2019
There are plenty of free celebrations planned all over South Australia, many with spectacular fireworks. Check out the options below.
Wishing you and your family a safe and Happy New Year in 2020, full of good […]

Continue Reading

Stable Stars Kids Club | Family Race Days | Oct 2019 – Apr 2020

[ October 12, 2019; December 1, 2019; December 21, 2019; January 5, 2020; ]
Stable Stars Kids Club Summer Series
Celebrate the New Year trackside at the Fleurieu Family Day races hosted by the Strathalbyn Racing Club on Sunday 5 January 2020.
A relaxed, affordable family-friendly racing event, entry is FREE for kids under 16. There will be food vans, market stalls and cheese platters on offer.  At the racecourse in […]

Continue Reading

Wallaroo New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Carnival Fun Day | 31 Dec 2019 & 1 Jan 2020

[ December 31, 2019; January 1, 2020; ]
Wallaroo New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Carnival Fun Day
Bring in the New Year for 2020 at The Drakes Supermarkets Copper Coast New Year’s Celebrations at Wallaroo, followed by a family friendly Carnival Fun Day.
This annual family-friendly alcohol-free event is held on the corner of Jetty Road and Chatfield Terrace from 6.30pm and features […]

Continue Reading

Victor Harbor New Year’s Eve Celebrations | 31 Dec 2019

[ December 31, 2019; ]
Victor Harbor New Year’s Eve Celebrations 
Join in the free fun family entertainment on Warland Reserve in Victor Harbor and enjoy the kid’s early fireworks at 9:45pm, followed by a midnight fireworks spectacular!
Victor Harbor New Year’s Eve Celebrations attract more than 10,000 spectators enjoying the festivities around Warland Reserve, and over 30,000 locals, families and visitors […]

Continue Reading

Semaphore Summer Carnival | New Years Eve & Australia Day Fireworks

[ December 14, 2019 to December 24, 2019. December 26, 2019 to December 31, 2019. January 1, 2020 to January 27, 2020. ]
Semaphore Summer Carnival
Semaphore Summer Carnival is returning for a new season of beachside fun on the foreshore.  Open daily from 11am Saturday 14 December 2019 until Monday 27 January 2020.
Held each year during the summer school holidays, the Semaphore Summer Carnival is a fun-filled outing for the whole family. Enjoy some beachside fun on the […]

Continue Reading

Semaphore Summer Twilight Markets | December & January

[ December 13, 2019; December 20, 2019; January 3, 2020; January 10, 2020; January 24, 2020; ]
Semaphore Summer Twilight Markets
***Editors Note: Markets on Friday 20 December have been cancelled due to extreme weather forecast.
The Semaphore Mainstreet Association hold the Semaphore Summer Twilight Markets along the Semaphore foreshore on Friday nights during the summer school holidays.
The Semaphore Summer Twilight Markets are held on select Friday nights at the Semaphore Foreshore Reserve from […]

Continue Reading

Christmas Shopping at Adelaide Central Market | Dec 2019

[ December 22, 2019 to December 24, 2019. ]
Christmas Shopping at Adelaide Central Market
The Adelaide Central Market is gearing up for another bumper Christmas trade, with more than 500,000 people anticipated to walk through the Market’s doors in the last two weeks of the season, 115,000 of those are expected to visit in the final three days.
Christmas is one of the most exciting […]

Continue Reading

The Nutcracker | Royal Opera House Performance Screening | Event Cinemas | 23 & 24 Dec 2019

[ December 23, 2019 to December 24, 2019. ]
The Nutcracker Royal Opera House Performance Screening
The Royal Opera House 2019/20 Live Cinema Season presents the perfect family treat this festive season with the beloved Christmas classic The Nutcracker (23 and 24 December 2019), screening at Event Cinemas.
Audiences in Australia are never far from the action at the Royal Opera House, with select filmed live […]

Continue Reading
meteor shower adelaide

Geminids Meteor Shower | 14 – 15 Dec 2019

[ December 14, 2019 to December 15, 2019. ] [caption id="attachment_125257" align="alignnone" width="630"] Image credit: Genevieve de Messieres/Shutterstock[/caption]
Geminids Meteor Shower 2019
On Saturday 14– Sunday 15 December 2019, the Geminids meteor shower will grace our skies with one of the most spectacular displays to be viewed from Earth this year.
The meteor shower will begin on Saturday, with the best viewing anytime after midnight and peak […]

Continue Reading

Cirkidz | School Holiday Circus Sessions | Dec 2019 & Jan 2020

[ December 16, 2019 to December 20, 2019. January 8, 2020 to January 10, 2020. January 13, 2020 to January 17, 2020. January 20, 2020 to January 24, 2020. ]  
Cirkidz
Spring off the couch and into the circus! Balance, coordination, strength, creativity and teamwork – put them all to the test during the Cirkidz School Holiday Program.

Go and try their popular sessions SOAR (trapeze, hoop, silks) and Off the Wall (tumbling, tramp and acro) or experience a variety of circus skills and challenges in one of their […]

Continue Reading

Barossa Valley Chocolate Company | School Holiday Workshops & Tastings | Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

[ December 1, 2018 to January 27, 2020. ]
Barossa Valley Chocolate Company
These school holidays at the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company, kids can participate in chocolate workshops and a pairing experience.
Junior workshops 

Christmas Themed | Monday- Friday, 10.30am | Cost $38pp | 45min session | Bookings essential.

Choc- o-block Decorating

Monday- Friday, 1.30pm | Saturday & Sunday, 10.30am & 1.30pm | Cost: – $20pp | 30min […]

Continue Reading
Santas Wonderland 2019

Santa’s Wonderland 2019 Tips for Families – Review

[ December 6, 2019 to December 24, 2019. ]
Santa’s Wonderland is back in Adelaide again until Christmas Eve
So, what’s it like this year? It is still the most magical Christmas event in Adelaide. Santa’s Wonderland is three hours of the best fun – with amusement rides, bouncy castles, ice skating, tobogganing, activity trail, photo sets, lively Christmas stage shows, photos with Father Christmas […]

Continue Reading

SPLASH Family Festival | Murray Bridge | 31 Dec 2019 – 26 Jan 2020

[ December 31, 2019 to January 26, 2020. ]
SPLASH Family Festival at Murray Bridge 
The SPLASH Family Festival returns to Sturt Reserve for its second year with a jam-packed program of activities by day and by night in Murray Bridge.
The Murray Bridge Council is running a river activation program from New Year’s Eve until Australia Day.  They will have a huge range of free […]

Continue Reading

Myer Centre Christmas Market | Adelaide | 13-15 Dec 2019

[ December 13, 2019 to December 15, 2019. ]
Myer Centre Christmas Market
This festive season, Myer Centre Adelaide are holding their first ever Christmas Markets hosting a range of amazing local South Australian cheese, wine, gin and chocolate producers.
Held in Myer Centre Adelaide’s ground floor atrium, the Christmas Market will run from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 December and feature award winning South Australian […]

Continue Reading
botanic grove reserve

Botanic Grove Reserve Draft Concept Consultation | Campbelltown | Closes 16 Dec 2019

[ December 10, 2019; ]
Botanic Grove Reserve Draft Concept Option Consultation
Campbelltown City Council is consulting on a Master Plan for Botanic Grove Reserve (behind The ARC Campbelltown) with two draft concept options to be considered.
The Master Plan aims to activate the reserve with increased activity opportunities for people of all ages. Two concept options include children’s play opportunities, fitness […]

Continue Reading

Ayers House Carols by Candlelight | 15 Dec 2019

[ December 15, 2019; ]
Ayers House Carols by Candlelight
An evening of Christmas Cheer with musical performances followed by a Christmas Supper.
Ayers House Carols by Candlelight will be held in the Ayers House Museum on Sunday 15 December 2019.  Doors open at 6.30pm and performances begin at 7pm.  The evening concludes at 9.30pm.

Tickets:  $25 Adult, $22 Concession, $20 National Trust Member, […]

Continue Reading

RSPCA Dog Friendly Screening of Frozen 2 | 14 Dec 2019

[ December 14, 2019; ]
RSPCA Dog Friendly Screening of Frozen 2
Wallis Cinemas will host an RSPCA fundraising screening of Frozen 2 at the beginning of the school holidays at Mainline Drive-In, Gepps Cross, on Saturday, 14 December 2019.
Entry is $25 per car, with $12 of every ticket sale donated to RSPCA South Australia.

Gates open at 7:30pm and every car […]

Continue Reading
billy elliot

Billy Elliot the Musical | Adelaide Festival Centre | 29 Dec 2019 – 26 Jan 2020

[ December 29, 2019 to January 26, 2020. ]
Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical is coming to Adelaide for the very first time. 
Featuring music by the legendary Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has been seen by over 12 million people worldwide. Acclaimed by audiences and critics […]

Continue Reading

Cummins Christmas Wonderland | 1-31 Dec 2019

[ December 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. ]
Cummins Christmas Wonderland
Hitch up your wagon and make your way to the 2019 Cummins Christmas Wonderland.
A place of magic, make believe and wonderment, the Cummins Christmas Wonderland is open from December 1st to the 31st, 10am to 5pm. Even Christmas Day the door is open from 2pm -5pm.

Santa Claus starts his daily visits from the 14th […]

Continue Reading
Back to Top
Top