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Grab a Gala | Pick Your Own Apples at Harrisville Orchards | 29 Feb & 1 Mar 2020

[ February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. ]
Grab a Gala – Apple Picking at Harrisville Orchards
The “New Season Gala” apples are only days away from being picked at Harrisville Orchards in Lenswood. 
Their first apple picking event “Grab a Gala ” will be on Saturday 29 February from 10am – 4pm and on Sunday 1 March from 10am – 4pm.

Harrisville Orchards are the […]

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Adelaide Central Relay for Life | Adelaide Showground | 29 Feb – 1 Mar 2020

[ February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. ]
Adelaide Central Relay for Life 2020
Celebrating 20 years of Relay For Life in South Australia. 
Relay For Life is a fun and moving overnight experience that raises vital funds for Cancer Council’s research, prevention and support services.  The first Adelaide Central Relay For Life and Relay For Life in SA was held in 2001. Now, 20 […]

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Tusmore Park wading pool

Tusmore Park Wading Pool Due for Review | Community Feedback 2020

[ February 19, 2020 to March 20, 2020. ]
Tusmore Wading Pool Due for Review
The Tusmore Park wading pool has been popular with families, particularly those with toddler-aged children, for many years. However, at more than 50 years old it has reached the end of its useful life and is due for review.
In recent times, closures of the pool have become more frequent due […]

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Glenelg Ferris Wheel | Season Extended until 9 Mar 2020

[ February 18, 2020 to March 9, 2020. ]  
Giant Ferris Wheel at Glenelg
The Giant Wheel has been operating daily since November 2019 and has again proven to be one of the Bay’s most popular attractions this summer.
Glenelg’s Giant Wheel keeps on spinning and will keep running until Monday 9 March 2020.

The Mix 102.3 Giant Wheel, which has been set up in Glenelg’s Moseley […]

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The Bureau Of Untold Stories | Adelaide Fringe | 29 Feb – 16 Mar 2020

[ February 29, 2020; March 1, 2020 to March 2, 2020. March 6, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 13, 2020 to March 16, 2020. ]
The Bureau Of Untold Stories Sets Out To Save 1,000 Stories at the Adelaide Fringe.
The world’s stories have gone missing. But with outrageous accents, live sound effects, some unconventional storytelling skills and audience help, the inspired inspectors of The Bureau Of Untold Stories are going to get them back!
This year the production will aim to […]

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A Doll’s House | Adelaide Festival | Rundle Mall | 26 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 26, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Life-sized Doll’s House in Rundle Mall
To celebrate the Adelaide Festival’s 60th birthday, a life-sized doll’s house has been commissioned in the middle of the city. 
Visionary Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi, who has been transforming public spaces in jaw-dropping ways across the world since 2000, presents his life-sized, three-storeyed Doll’s House for your delight and discovery. It […]

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a thousand cranes

A Thousand Cranes | Adelaide Fringe | 15, 16 & 29 Feb, 1 Mar 2020

[ February 15, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. ]
A Thousand Cranes – The Gemini Collective
Winners of the 2019 ATG Award for Best Youth Theatre. 
The atomic bomb that dropped on Hiroshima changed everything, especially for 12-year-old Sadako Sasaki. In a concord of live theatre, contemporary dance, music and aerial silks her true story, captured in a play by Kathryn Schultz Miller, lives on. The […]

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Elephant of my Heart

The African Elephant of My Heart: Dance Extravaganza Kid’s Show | Adelaide Fringe | 29 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 6, 2020 to March 8, 2020. March 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
The African Elephant of My Heart: Dance Extravaganza Kids Show
A nine year old girl recovering in hospital is visited by an African Elephant. He takes her & the audience to her jungle river to dance. Watch your kids become the characters helping Little Jess to see all her other animals & learn that she can […]

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Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall | Adelaide Fringe | 16 Feb – 15 March 2020

[ February 16, 2020; February 23, 2020; March 1, 2020; March 8, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 15, 2020; ]
Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall 
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse for this international hit with the under fives AND their parents/carers.
Expect bouncing, bopping, beautiful, bonkers fun with retro hits, pop favourites and thumping nursery rhymes. Get glam and put your disco-dancing-booties on.

Nominated 2019: Best Family Entertainment Hoop Awards (Edinburgh & […]

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Tony Roberts: I’m a Magician Get Me Out of Here | Adelaide Fringe | 15 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 15, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 22, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 7, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Tony Roberts: I’m a Magician Get Me Out of Here 
Last years’ Fringe World sell out and Best Children’s Event Weekly Award Winner, returns for 2020 to Adelaide.
Covent Garden’s cheekiest street performer, and award-winning magican, Tony Roberts brings back his jaw-dropping escapology show. Full of belly laughs and awe-inspiring magic, perfect for humans 8-80+
“Interactive illusion and […]

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AFLW Adelaide Crows Home Season | Free Family Fun | 2020

[ February 16, 2020; March 1, 2020; ]
Adelaide Crows AFLW Season Four – Home Games
Go along to the Crows’ new home ground to see Adelaide’s AFLW premiership defence in 2020!
IMPORTANT UPDATE FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2020:

AFLW will be played without fans from tomorrow onwards due to coronavirus pandemic. Please check with the AFL directly regarding future games.

With FREE entry and lots of […]

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Get a FREE Cadbury Children’s Birthday Cake Book at Coles | 12 Feb – 10 Mar 2020

[ February 12, 2020 to March 20, 2020. ]
CADBURY Children’s Birthday Cake Book Offer
Collaborating with The Australian Women’s Weekly, CADBURY has reimagined the classic 1980’s Children’s Birthday Cake Book, bringing back all your favourites plus new exciting cake creations.
Whether your little one is an aspiring astronaut, pirate or ballerina, loves elephants, frogs or unicorns, there’s the perfect cake for them within the pages […]

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brass monkeys

Brass Monkeys | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 20, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 27, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 5, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 12, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]    
Brass Monkeys at the Adelaide Fringe
The creators of “Children are Stinky” are bringing an all new, action-packed, super exciting circus spectacular to Adelaide Fringe.
Brass Monkeys celebrates kids who march to the beat of their own drum and have the world at their dancing feet. Bursting with high calibre acrobatics, a ton of comedy, live […]

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CIRCUIT | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
CIRCUIT at the Adelaide Fringe
Seamlessly combining incredible interactive technology with world-class acrobats, dancers and musicians, ‘CIRCUIT’ is a pulsating digital circus.
Showcasing incredible feats, fused with state of the art tech, the production not only defies the laws of physics, but blurs the boundaries of various artistic genres to deliver a unique and astounding experience.

Fresh from […]

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Adelaide Festival | Family Friendly Events | 28 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 28, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Adelaide Festival | Family Events
Every year, in the month of March, Adelaide takes on a whole new persona as the very best of the arts from around the world, across the country and from our own community, enlivens this wonderful city.
Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers’ Week have built a world-wide reputation for providing great and […]

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Hope Valley Junior Football Club Annual Community Fete | Hope Valley | 1 Mar 2020

[ March 1, 2020; ]
Hope Valley Junior Football Club Annual Community Fete
After a successful inaugural community fete in 2019, Hope Valley Junior Football Club (HVJFC) are again hosting their annual community fete. 

The fete will be held at Hope Valley Sporting Oval on Sunday 1 March 2020 from 9am – 3pm, and have a range of vendors showcasing a variety […]

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Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show | Adelaide Fringe | Feb & Mar 2020

[ February 15, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 22, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 4, 2020; March 7, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show at the Adelaide Fringe
A silly circus adventure for ages 3-7!
The 5 star international sell out sensation is returning to Adelaide this Fringe. With unicycling, hula hooping, plate spinning and plenty of help from the audience, kids will be somersaulting out the door with excitement ready to set off on […]

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Adelaide Fringe Festival | Family Friendly Shows | 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Family Friendly Shows at the Adelaide Fringe
The Adelaide Fringe is always an exciting time of the year with plenty of free family friendly entertainment and fantastic shows for kids.
The beauty of an open-access arts festival as unique as the Adelaide Fringe is that anyone with a show, exhibition or cultural event is able to register […]

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Fringe on Tour | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 29 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Fringe on Tour 2020
Each year, Adelaide Fringe hits the road to bring a taste of Fringe to every corner of South Australia.
And this year is no different as they hit the streets in 9 amazing locations. Starting in the Barossa and finishing in Mount Gambier, an assortment of entertainers will be performing, including live music, […]

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Circolombia ‘Aceleré’ | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 18, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 25, 2020 to February 29, 2020. March 1, 2020; March 3, 2020 to March 8, 2020. March 10, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Circolombia ‘Aceleré’
In their brand-new show Aceleré, Circolombia mixes breathtaking circus prowess with authenticity, power and charisma; smashing all preconceptions of circus with a high-risk, adrenalin-fuelled production bursting with Latin fire, urban flavour and heart-stopping energy
Delivered with the rawness and attitude of South American street life, Acéléré turns the spotlight on 14 incredible supercharged youthful Colombian […]

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights | Adelaide Fringe | 13 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 13, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 18, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
The Garden of Unearthly Delights
The Garden of Unearthly Delights began with just one Spiegeltent in 2000. Over the past nineteen years it has evolved into the greatest arts event in town and the heart of Adelaide’s summer arts festival season.
Each year, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, a partnership between Strut and Fret Production House and […]

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Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Gluttony 2020
Gluttony pops up again from Friday 14 February for the 2020 Adelaide Fringe. 
Gluttony are excited to be back this season with an eclectic array of 19 venues across their Rymill Park and Masonic Lodge sites, ranging from the large and lively to the intimate and atmospheric, and accommodating an outstanding entertainment program.

Gluttony’s got something […]

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Free Books for Kids at Big W | The Wiggles | 30 Jan – 19 Mar 2020

[ January 30, 2020 to March 19, 2020. ]
Free Books for Kids at Big W – The Wiggles
Toot, Toot, Chugga Chugga… the rumours are true! Free Books for Kids is coming back to a store near you!
Each Thursday, beginning January 30th until March 19th, 8 educational books from family favourites The Wiggles will be available to collect in-store.

The books are a fun way […]

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The Circus Firemen | Adelaide Fringe | 15 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 15, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 22, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 7, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
The Circus Firemen at the Adelaide Fringe
Firemen themed circus fun for all ages.
The Circus Firemen turn up the heat with high energy acrobatics, red hot fire juggling, and hilarious physical comedy. These two brothers have been touring the world for over ten years with their award winning circus comedy style.

The show is presented by Angus […]

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Giant Sing Along at Lot Fourteen | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Adelaide Fringe Giant Sing Along
This year, Adelaide Fringe is hosting the karaoke to end all karaoke. 
You don’t often get the opportunity to belt out your favourite ballads to your heart’s content – but at ‘Giant Sing Along’, you’ll be welcomed with open arms (and microphones with judgement-free, built-in autotune for those of us who aren’t […]

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Yabarra – Dreaming in Light | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
Yabarra – Dreaming in Light
You are invited to journey along an immersive dreaming track to experience story of creation and country at Tandanya.
For all 31 days and nights of the 2020 Fringe, audiences are invited to experience the dreaming through cutting edge light technologies and state of the art illuminations. A free story for all […]

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FREE Trial | Swim School for Kids | Adelaide Aquatic Centre

[ January 27, 2020 to April 5, 2020. ]      
Free Trial – Swim School for Kids at Adelaide Aquatic Centre
As South Australians, being by the water is a key part of our childhood. From pool parties to picnics on the beach or river holidays – kids are regularly around water. That’s why it’s important to learn to swim. 
The Adelaide Aquatic Centre is offering […]

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Project Ludwig | Australian String Quartet | 1 & 2 Mar 2020

[ March 1, 2020 to March 2, 2020. ]
Build your own Beethoven!
A family-friendly interactive journey through Beethoven’s opus 18 string quartets, where you decide the program.
Dive headfirst into Beethoven’s sound-world in this special choose-your-own-adventure style event, culminating in a new and unique Beethoven concert experience every time, performed live by the Australian String Quartet.
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on 17 December, 1770. In […]

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Ended: WIN a family pass to The Lighthouse | Patch Theatre Company | 25 Feb – 7 Mar 2020

[ February 25, 2020 to March 7, 2020. ]
Win Tickets to Patch Theatre’s interactive show, The Lighthouse
Patch Theatre presents The Lighthouse is an interactive promenade performance that’s part installation, part scientific quest, part rave and explores some of the world’s inexplicable questions from a child’s point of view.
It’s a series of interconnected rooms each full of hands-on experiences exploring a different property of […]

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RCC | Adelaide Fringe | Family Friendly Shows | 14 Feb – 15 Mar 2020

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ]
RCC 2020
RCC is back for the Adelaide Fringe and is set to launch an exciting fully-curated 2020 program packed with international superstars, underground cult heroes and local legends, when they return for their second year at the University of Adelaide.
The 2020 program, curated by Artistic Director, David Sefton (former Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival, London’s […]

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