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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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Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tour | Adelaide Fringe Review 2018

[ February 17, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tour | Adelaide Fringe Review
Starting at Malls Balls | Rundle Mall
by Ali Moylan

When was the last time you danced your way through the streets of the city? If it’s been more than a week (a year? a decade? longer?) then get yourself tickets to Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tour […]

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Pick Your Own Apples | Lenswood | 24 & 25 Feb 2018

[ February 24, 2018; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. February 25, 2018; 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
Pick Your Own Apples
Two orchards in Lenswood are opening this weekend for a limited time only for pick your own Gala apples.  On 24 & 25 February 2018, Mahnew Orchard and Harrisville Orchards are open to the public.  Both orchards will be open on Saturday, and for those who can’t make it on Saturday, Mahnew Orchard […]

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I Choose SA Farmers’ Market Weekend | 24 & 25 Feb 2018

[ February 24, 2018 to February 25, 2018. ]
I Choose SA Farmers’ Market Weekend in South Australia
The I Choose SA Farmers’ Market Weekend is back again on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 February.
SA produce is some of the best in the world, and when you choose SA you’re supporting everyone who puts their time into making and growing these products locally. The SA […]

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Chores | Adelaide Fringe | Review | 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to March 4, 2018. ]
Chores
The simplest things in life are often the best and that’s definitely true of this very funny show which is a mix of circus acrobatics and slapstick with very few spoken words but lots of action, fun, tricks and silliness.
What starts off as a “chore” quickly becomes the amusing tale of two brothers attempting to […]

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Clear the Shelters | RSPCA | 23-25 Feb 2018

[ February 23, 2018 12:00 pm to February 25, 2018 12:00 pm. ]
RSPCA Clear the Shelters
Find your new best friend at RSPCA’s ‘Clear the Shelters’ event this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.   All animals are $29*, including dogs, cats, kittens and rabbits.

To view the animals currently available for adoption, please visit the RSPCA website HERE.

This event includes RSPCA Lonsdale (extended opening hours), Whyalla and Port Lincoln shelters, as […]

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Gluttony: The Family Destination for 2018 | Adelaide Fringe | 16 Feb – 18 Mar 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 20, 2018 to February 25, 2018. February 27, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 6, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Gluttony: The Family Destination for 2018
Gluttony welcomes their biggest program of kids shows to date and offers some amazing activities and entertainment for families at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe.
Gluttony plays host to more than 140 acts this year including theatre, cabaret, circus, magic, dance, visual arts, children’s entertainment and comedy.  There is something for all […]

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Qingdao Rose Garden Opening | Veale Gardens | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
Qingdao Rose Garden Opening
In 2001 Adelaide and Qingdao entered into a Friendly City agreement which later evolved into a Sister City relationship in 2013. The Adelaide – Qingdao Rose Garden celebrates the relationship between the City of Adelaide and the City of Qingdao.
Join Martin Haese – Lord Mayor of Adelaide and the City of Adelaide […]

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Family Fun Day | Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Everyone is welcome to the Brighton & Seacliff Yact Club Family Fun Day.
More than just a yacht club, the Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club is a function centre, a sailing and aquatics school and a community focus area with two bars and a bistro. People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome at the BSYC, […]

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Superhero High Tea | Stamford Plaza Adelaide | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s superheroes!
After a busy day of protecting the Adelaide public from crime and super villains, fly along to Stamford Plaza Adelaide hotel for the Superhero High Tea.
Take the opportunity to relax from super villains as you enjoy delicious sweet and savoury food items.
Dress as your favourite superheroes […]

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Jackson vs Jackson by Gospo Collective | Adelaide Fringe | Feb 2018

[ February 16, 2018 5:00 pm to February 18, 2018 6:00 pm. February 17, 2018; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. February 18, 2018; 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. February 23, 2018; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. February 24, 2018; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 10:20 pm to 11:20 pm. February 25, 2018; 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. 8:30 pm; ]  
Jackson vs Jackson by Gospo Collective
Michael and Janet are together again in a must-see musical tribute presented by highly acclaimed vocal powerhouse, The Gospo Collective.
Best known for their mashups of hits and unique vocalisation, The Collective under the direction of Charmaine Jones-Devasagayam, take on the geniuses that are the Jackson siblings.

The show features a professional […]

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Pick Your Own Figs | Glen Ewin Estate | Feb & Mar 2018

[ February 14, 2018 to March 31, 2018. ]
Pick Your Own Figs at Glen Ewin Estate in February and March
Glen Ewin Estate is now OPEN for the 2018 fig season! The fig season is short but sweet, it generally commences mid-February and ends in March (or as the season dictates). You are welcome to visit their orchard and pick your own.

Their fig orchards comprise almost […]

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Adelaide Fringe at the Migration Museum | 15 Feb-18 Mar 2018

[ February 15, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 21, 2018 to February 25, 2018. February 28, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 7, 2018 to March 11, 2018. March 14, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Adelaide Fringe at the Migration Museum
Free tours of the Migration Museum are happening every weekend for the whole of the Fringe. So why not go along for a tour, absorb yourself in the rich migration history of South Australia, then head outside to join the Fringe fun!
Settlement Square in the Migration Museum courtyard is playing […]

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Hot Lap Fun Run | Adelaide 500 | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; 8:00 am; ]
Adelaide’s Hot Lap Fun Run is back again in 2018
Adelaide’s Hot Lap Fun Run is a unique, fun event that is open to the whole community. How fast can you run/walk around the 3km Adelaide 500 race track?
Join in with the whole community as they take to the bitumen of the Adelaide 500 Race Circuit.  […]

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RSB Lap Dogs | Adelaide 500 | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; 8:00 am; ]
LAP DOGS with Royal Society for the Blind (RSB)
Join the RSB at 8am Sunday 25 February 2018 for a 3 km walk around the famous Adelaide 500 track and grab breakfast for yourself and a goodie for your furry friend from one of the doggie stalls.  There will be ‘best dressed pooch’ and ‘best owner / […]

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Adelaide Fringe Festival | FREE Family-Friendly Events | 16 Feb – 18 Mar 2018

[ February 15, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Adelaide Fringe Festival FREE Family-Friendly Events
The Adelaide Fringe is always an exciting time of the year with so much entertainment on offer in and around the city and stretching out to regional areas of South Australia.
The beauty of an open-access arts festival as unique as the Adelaide Fringe is that anyone with a show, exhibition […]

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Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Songs | Adelaide Fringe | 17 Feb – 18 Mar 2018

[ February 17, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 24, 2018 to February 25, 2018. March 3, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 10, 2018 to March 11, 2018. March 17, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]  
Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Songs, Adelaide Fringe
Mr Snot Bottom returns to the Adelaide Fringe with his hilarious show.
The Willy Wonka of Weird! The Peter Pan of Putrid! Mr Snot bottom is a hilariously deeeesgusting kids comedian brimming with all the oeeey, gooey, gross-out topics kids love: boogers, bottoms, pop-offs and smells! ( “Mr […]

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The Greatest Showman Sing-Along Sessions | Event Cinemas Marion | 23 – 25 Feb 2018

[ February 23, 2018 to February 25, 2018. ]
The Greatest Showman Sing-Along
Join in with the catchy tunes of The Greatest Showman!
Select Event Cinemas are showing Sing-Along Sessions for The Greatest Showman over the Friday 23, Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 February 2018. Go along to have a bit of fun while watching the magical movie.

“The Greatest Showman” is a bold and original musical […]

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Salisbury Secret Garden | Adelaide Fringe | 23 Feb – 4 Mar 2018

[ February 23, 2018 to March 4, 2018. ]

Award winning Australian band ‘Jebediah’ is set to rock the north for an exclusive FREE concert at the 2018 Salisbury Secret Garden.
Jebediah has become an Australian favourite with a career spanning more than 20 years, including five albums and 10 hits in Triple J’s Hottest 100.

The Salisbury Secret Garden – the Northern Hub of the […]

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Wild Imagination Nature Play at Fringe | Adelaide Fringe | 16 Feb – 18 Mar 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 24, 2018 to February 25, 2018. March 3, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 10, 2018 to March 11, 2018. March 17, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Adelaide Fringe Wild Imagination: Drop & Go Nature Play just for kids!
If you’re thinking of seeing a show and can’t get a babysitter, Wild Imagination are running Drop & Go nature play adventure sessions during the 2018 Adelaide Fringe. Designed for children aged between 5 and 12 years, each session will run for two and […]

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The Garden of Saintly Delights | Saint Peter’s Girls Fair | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]  
The Garden of Saintly Delights – Saint Peter’s Girls Fair
Spend a day on the glorious grounds of St Peter’s Girls School in Stonyfell, surrounded by fabulous market stalls, delicious food, great entertainment and plenty more.
The entertainment lineup will be spectacular, with special guest performer Peter Combe and Theatre Bugs on stage at 1pm.
The Amazing Magic […]

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Loose Ends | Adelaide Fringe | Feb & Mar 2018

[ February 22, 2018 to February 25, 2018. March 1, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 8, 2018 to March 12, 2018. March 15, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Loose Ends returns to the Adelaide Fringe in 2018.
Last year’s Fringe Award Nominee is coming back to Adelaide with his wonderful family show full of wacky thingamabobs, naughty puppets and madcap clowning. It is a show that is visually bold, non-verbal, touching and always surprising, pushing the themes of inventiveness and connection.
”A Magical Children’s Theatre […]

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Grounded | Pop-up Adelaide Fringe Precinct | Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga | 16-18 & 21-25 Feb 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 21, 2018 to February 25, 2018. ]  
GROUNDED: A new pop up precinct for kids and their adults
GROUNDED is a new pop-­up precinct created in Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga during the Adelaide Fringe 2018. It’s irreverent, creative, unique, cool and daring where kids can roam free.

GROUNDED is all about being in the heart of Adelaide in summer and connecting young people and their adults to […]

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The I Hate Children Children’s Show Rock and Roll Spectacular | Adelaide Fringe Festival | Feb & Mar 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 22, 2018 to February 25, 2018. March 1, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 8, 2018 to March 12, 2018. March 15, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]  
Magical child hater returns to Adelaide Fringe with pet slugs and rock & roll.
The most hilarious family magic show, The I Hate Children Children’s Show with world-class child-hater Paul Dabek, returns to the Adelaide Fringe Festival in March 2018.
With a show jam-packed full of live music, mind-blowing magic, comedy and, of course, Dabek’s signature child-hating, […]

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Fleurieu Fringe | Port Nourlunga | Adelaide Fringe | 16-18 Feb & 23-25 Feb 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 23, 2018 to February 25, 2018. ]  
Fleurieu Fringe
Over two massive weekends this summer, the river bank in Port Noarlunga is the place to be!
Bringing you world-class live entertainment, performing arts, children’s activities, art installations, food trucks, bars and artisan markets at this Adelaide Fringe award-winning event! Take along your family and friends for a magical evening ‘Down South’ by the river […]

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The Very Circusy Caterpillar | Adelaide Fringe Festival | Feb & Mar 2018

[ February 17, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 24, 2018 to February 25, 2018. March 3, 2018 to March 4, 2018. March 10, 2018 to March 12, 2018. March 17, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
The Very Circusy Caterpillar at Adelaide Fringe Festival
Since the world first met The Very Hungry Caterpillar in 1969 she’s become a little cheekier, a lot more peckish and much more circusy!
Inspired by this classic children’s storybook, this fun and interactive show sees our ravenous friend take to the stage to juggle plums, hula-hoop fruit and […]

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Chores – A Comedy Circus Show for Families | Adelaide Fringe | 16 Feb – 4 Mar 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to February 18, 2018. February 20, 2018 to February 25, 2018. February 27, 2018; March 1, 2018 to March 4, 2018. ]  
Chores – A comedy circus show for families
Two brothers have to hurry to clean up their messy room before their mum comes in. No problem, right? Chores is an action-packed, laugh-a-minute, family-friendly circus show, jam-packed with zany antics. Using high-energy acrobatics, audience participation and interactive multimedia, families with kids up to 12 years old love this […]

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Classic Car And Bike Show’n’Shine | The Port Rocks | 25 Feb 2018

[ February 25, 2018; ]
Adelaide Cruisin’ Classics, in conjunction with the British Hotel, is thrilled to again host a Show’n’Shine as part of the annual Port Rocks festival
This year entries are open to classics cars and bikes built before 1988, as well as street rods and customs.
Entry is only $5 on the day, and trophies are up for grabs […]

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Relay For Life

Adelaide Central Relay for Life | 24 – 25 Feb 2018

[ February 24, 2018 2:00 pm to February 25, 2018 9:00 am. February 24, 2018 2:00 pm to February 25, 2018 9:00 am. February 24, 2018 2:00 pm to February 25, 2018 9:00 am. ]  
Adelaide Central Relay for Life
Cancer Council SA is excited to announce that the Adelaide Central Relay for Life will be held at the Adelaide Showgrounds in 2018.
The Adelaide Central Relay for Life is the largest Relay event in the state, bringing together teams from across the community to unite in the fight for a cure. […]

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Adelaide Fringe | Parade of Light & Night Markets | 16 Feb – 18 Mar 2018

[ February 16, 2018 to March 18, 2018. ]
Adelaide Fringe Parade of Light & Night Markets along North Terrace from 16 February until 18 March 2018
Between 8.30pm and 12.00am over all thirty-one nights of the 2018 Adelaide Fringe, North Terrace will be transformed into a Parade of Light – an animated corridor of colour, light and wonder.

The Parade of Light will feature architectural projections and […]

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