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Adelaide’s Christmas Cracker Trail | Augmented Reality App

[ December 1, 2021 to January 2, 2023. ]  
Adelaide’s Christmas Cracker Trail
After surprising and delighting city visitors in its debut year, the Christmas Cracker Trail app is back bigger and better – with a BIG prize to be won!
Download the award-winning free app on the Apple or Google Play stores and experience augmented reality as you work your way around the CBD and […]

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Glenelg Sunset Markets – Winter Edition | 30 & 31 July 2022

[ July 30, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]
Glenelg Sunset Markets – Winter Edition
The Glenelg Sunset Markets aim to deliver the ultimate outdoor market to the beach.
Everyone’s favourite beachside marketplace usually takes place in the summer on the foreshore of iconic Glenelg Beach. This July, in collaboration with the City of Holdfast, they are excited to bring back the Glenelg Sunset Markets – […]

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SconeFest | Port Adelaide | 31 Jul 2022

[ July 31, 2022; ]
Sconefest – A Musical Jam with Scones and Cream
Imagine enjoying local, live original music whilst eating as many SA Country Women’s Association (Adelaide Branch) scones as you can, topped with delicious Beerenberg jams. Now celebrating its fifth year, Sconefest is going bigger at the Waterside Workers Hall in Port Adelaide.

Tickets provide you entry to the […]

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Robert Wilson, born Waco, Texas, 1941, Lady Gaga: Mademoiselle Caroline Riviere, 2013, HD video, music by Michael Galasso; Courtesy of RW Work Ltd.

Robert Wilson: Moving Portraits & Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize | Art Gallery of SA | 9 Jul – 3 Oct 2022

[ July 9, 2022 to October 3, 2022. ] [caption id="attachment_169239" align="alignnone" width="630"] Robert Wilson, born Waco, Texas, 1941, Lady Gaga: Mademoiselle Caroline Riviere, 2013, HD video, music by Michael Galasso; Courtesy of RW Work Ltd.[/caption]
Robert Wilson: Moving portraits and Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize
The enduring power of portraiture through time will be on show when two major exhibitions open at […]

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Burton Community Hub Grand Opening | 31 Jul 2022

[ July 31, 2022; ]
Burton Community Hub Grand Opening
Go along for the grand opening of the brand new Burton Community Hub for a FREE event for all ages.
The new Burton Community Hub is a vibrant and exciting facility for the whole community to enjoy. The new Hub will be a welcoming place that creates economic, cultural, learning, and recreational […]

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Electric Playground | Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga | Illuminate Adelaide | 1-31 Jul 2022

[ July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]  
Electric Playground
Showcasing a brand-new series exclusive to Base Camp, Electric Playground features two premiere installation works from South Australia’s most innovative audio-visual artists.
Nestled at Victoria Square, Base Camp is your Illuminate Adelaide winter village with a twist – purpose-built to gather your crew, raise a winter toast, and boldly go forth on your next adventure. […]

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Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Exhibition

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Exhibition | SA Museum | 4 Jun – 7 Aug 2022

[ June 4, 2022 to August 7, 2022. ]
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Exhibition
Art and science blend in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition.
This biennial prize provides an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them and present their perspectives on natural science. The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize commemorates the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. It encourages […]

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The Pool | Illuminate Adelaide | 15-31 Jul 2022

[ July 15, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]
The Pool – Illuminate Adelaide 2022
City Lights North Precinct Highlight
As part of the FREE City Lights program this July, The Pool by Artist Jen Lewin will take over the South Australian Museum lawn on North Terrace.

Merging the movements of individuals to create an overlapping and everchanging collage of light, The Pool is a giant field […]

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Umbrella Festival | Adelaide & Regional SA | July 2022

[ July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]
Umbrella Festival 2022
Umbrella Festival is an open access live music festival presented by not-for-profit organisation, Music SA – who are delighted to bring Umbrella Festival back in 2022.
Umbrella Festival’s 2022 program has officially hit the streets with a massive local program of over 175 events statewide this season.  They will be celebrating the entire month […]

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submergence by squidsoup illuminate adelaide

Submergence | Illuminate Adelaide | 15-31 Jul 2022

[ July 15, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ] [caption id="attachment_166986" align="alignnone" width="630"] Photo by Rikard Osterlund[/caption]
Submergence 
Using thousands of individual points of suspended light, Submergence by Squidsoup will engulf the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue this July as part of Illuminate Adelaide and the FREE City Lights program.
Submergence is an all-encompassing walkthrough experience. Vividly presenting how virtual and physical worlds collide, immerse […]

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Impulse | Illuminate Adelaide | 15 -31 Jul 2022

[ July 15, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ] [caption id="attachment_166305" align="alignnone" width="630"] Image Credit: Ulysse Lemerise[/caption]
Impulse – Illuminate Adelaide 2022
City Lights North Precinct Highlight
A glowing series of 15 giant seesaws, Impulse is one of the only City Lights works that must be ridden to come alive during Illuminate Adelaide this Winter.  

With the light and sound of Impulse changing when in motion – […]

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Ouchhh Studio | Wisdom of AI Light | Illuminate Adelaide | from 16 Jul 2022

[ July 16, 2022 to July 31, 2022. ]
Lose yourself in an AI driven multisensory experience, Illuminate Adelaide’s headline event for 2022.
A digital renaissance is coming, and it’s putting the art in artificial intelligence.
Illuminate Adelaide’s latest Luminary Artist In Residence is Ouchhh Studio.  This mind-melting AI-driven rollercoster draws in billions of pieces of data – from the brushstrokes of Leonardo Da Vinci to the […]

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Light Cycles | Illuminate Adelaide | Adelaide Botanic Garden | 7 Jul – 14 Aug 2022

[ July 7, 2022 to August 14, 2022. ]
Light Cycles at Adelaide Botanic Garden 
Due to popular demand, the 2022 season of Light Cycles at the Adelaide Botanic Garden has been extended until 14 August. 
The Garden’s lush greenery has been transformed into an after-dark wonderland at this breath-taking Illuminate Adelaide event. Guests are immersed in an experience that connects them to the natural world […]

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Frozen musical Adelaide

Disney’s Frozen the Musical | Adelaide Festival Centre | 26 May – 7 Aug 2022

[ May 26, 2022 to May 29, 2022. June 1, 2022 to June 5, 2022. June 8, 2022 to June 12, 2022. June 15, 2022 to June 19, 2022. June 22, 2022 to June 26, 2022. June 29, 2022 to July 3, 2022. July 6, 2022 to July 10, 2022. July 13, 2022 to July 17, 2022. July 19, 2022 to July 24, 2022. July 27, 2022 to July 31, 2022. August 3, 2022 to August 7, 2022. ]    
Disney’s Frozen the Musical coming to Adelaide in 2022
From the producers of Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins, Disney’s new hit musical Frozen opens in Adelaide this May. Adapted from the Oscar-winning film, this beloved story is brought to life on stage in an all new, unforgettable theatrical experience.
An inspiring tale of sisterhood […]

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