Archive | Special Events RSS feed for this section
first creek wetland adelaide botanic garden

Top Ideas for Last 2 Weeks of School Holidays | Stay Cool | 13 to 27 January 2014

[ January 13, 2014 to January 27, 2014. ]
Staying Cool
•    Beach. Nothing like fish & chips for dinner at the beach and of course, ice-cream; Early rises could head to the beach at sunrise
•    Tusmore Park with the free paddling pool is very popular with families.
•    Waterworld at Ridgehaven with their waterslides and water park for toddlers
•    Many of the swimming centres have […]

Continue Reading

School Holiday Activities at Shopping Centres | January 2014

[ January 13, 2014 to January 24, 2014. ] If you want to break up the shopping a bit with some fun, here are some of the activities happening in shopping centres around Adelaide. They are also air-conditioned so a great way to escape the heat if you have no air-conditioning; if your air-con is struggling or you just need to get out of […]

Continue Reading

The Teddy Bear’s Picnic | Westfield | January 2014

[ January 13, 2014 11:00 am to January 19, 2014 11:00 am. January 20, 2014 11:00 am to January 24, 2014 11:00 am. ]
Theatre Bugs will be performing The Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Westfield West Lakes and Westfield Tea Tree Plaza during the January School Holidays.  Join Teddy Taylor on her exciting adventure into the Magic Forest where she meets the Flower Fairies and Toe-Tapping Teddies.  Youngsters will love this gorgeous interactive musical play.
So get along to Westfield at 11.00am […]

Continue Reading

School Holidays Roller Skating at Marion | January 2014

[ January 13, 2014 2:00 pm to January 17, 2014 2:00 pm. January 20, 2014 2:00 pm to January 26, 2014 2:00 pm. ]

Skatescool will be running skating sessions during the January 2014 school holidays. See below session times. Entry is just $9, $1 skate hire, $1 protective gear hire.

There will be experienced staff on hand to help you. This session is suitable for children from the age of 5 years to adults.

Week 2

Monday 13th January, 2pm – […]

Continue Reading

Tourrific Prospect | Street Party & Tour Down Under | 21-22 Jan 2014

[ January 21, 2014; 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm. January 22, 2014; 8:30 am; ]
After successfully securing a stage of the Santos Tour Down Under for the third year running, City of Prospect is pleased to be hosting the Tourrific Prospect Street Party once again on Tuesday 21 January 2014, followed by the official start of Stage 2 of the race kicking off from Prospect Road the following morning.

“It’s brilliant that […]

Continue Reading

The Pirate Show | SA Maritime Museum | 6 to 24 January 2014

[ January 6, 2014 11:00 am to January 10, 2014 11:00 am. January 13, 2014 11:00 am to January 17, 2014 11:00 am. January 20, 2014 11:00 am to January 24, 2014 11:00 am. ]

The Pirate Show is a rollicking interactive adventure.  Be ready to set sail with the pirate captain, mad mate and a lovely lighthouse keeper as they scramble for treasure.  Join Captain Black Diamond and his First Mate on-board a life-size replica ship at the SA Maritime Museum.  They have run out of money and need […]

Continue Reading

Santos Tour Down Under | Adelaide | 19 – 26 January 2014

[ January 19, 2014; 7:00 pm; January 21, 2014 to January 26, 2014. ]

The Santos Tour Down Under is Australia’s premier international cycling race. It will be staged in and around Adelaide this year during our summer holidays from 19 to 26 January 2014.  On Sunday 19 January the world’s cycling elite will contest an exciting 50km circuit race in the city, the People’s Choice Classic.  This is the curtain […]

Continue Reading

Adelaide Strikers | New Year’s Eve Home Game | Dec 2013 & Jan 2014

[ December 31, 2013; 7:10 pm; 7:10 pm; January 5, 2014; 6:40 pm; 6:40 pm; January 18, 2014; 1:20 pm; 1:20 pm; January 22, 2014; 7:10 pm; 7:10 pm; ]
The Adelaide Strikers, Adelaide’s very own KFC T20 Big Bash League Team, open their season at home on New Year’s Eve at the newly developed Adelaide Oval.  The bails will light up as the Strikers clash with the Perth Scorchers and it won’t be the only entertainment lighting up the night.
There will be pre-game entertainment, music, fireworks […]

Continue Reading

School Holidays Activity Guide | Summer 2013/14

[ December 23, 2013 to January 27, 2014. ]
To make it easier for you to get the low down on what to do with the kids during the school holidays, we have put together a summary guide to some of the most popular and some not-so-well-known activities on offer. There are venues all over Adelaide that offer vacation care programs, workshops, clinics, camps […]

Continue Reading

Life Before Dinosaurs | SA Museum | Dec 2013 to Mar 2014

[ January 13, 2014 to January 17, 2014. January 20, 2014 to January 24, 2014. ]
Have some fun in the sun in January’s School Holiday Program at the South Australian Museum.
Relax on crash mats on the Museum lawns, handle collection items, splash in our rock pools and enjoy hands-on exploration of creatures from the Permian.
To cool off, venture inside to check out the exhibition Life Before Dinosaurs: The Permian Monsters, […]

Continue Reading

Dinosaurs Alive | Adelaide Zoo | 26 Dec 2013 – 2 Feb 2014

[ December 26, 2013 9:30 am to February 2, 2014 9:30 am. January 10, 2014; January 17, 2014; ]

Dinosaurs Alive! 2013
It’s an event 65 million years in the making; from Boxing Day Adelaide Zoo is going back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Meet T. Rex, triceratops, and the entire crew of roaring, snarling, moving dinosaurs!  Your ticket aboard the prehistoric express will include the opportunity to come face-to-face with nine life-like dinosaurs, a […]

Continue Reading

Semaphore Summer Carnival | Daily Holiday Fun | Dec 2013 & Jan 2014

[ December 14, 2013 to December 24, 2013. December 26, 2013 to January 27, 2014. ]
Summer in Adelaide is a time when families can head to the beach and enjoy all the fun of the fair at the Semaphore Summer Carnival. Held each year during the summer school holidays, the Semaphore Summer Carnival is a wonderful outing for the whole family.  Enjoy some beachside fun on the foreshore with thrill rides, dodgem […]

Continue Reading

Matilda Movie Night | State Library | 22 January 2014

[ January 22, 2014; 8:30 pm; ]
As part of the Splash Adelaide initiative Nights on the Terrace, the State Library is again holding a free, outdoor movie night for families. The screening will be Matilda, a 1996 fantasy-comedy based on the classic novel of the same name by multiple prize-winning children’s author, Roald Dahl. Filled with special effects, lots of laughs and plenty […]

Continue Reading
Back to Top
Top