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Adelaide Winter Fest | Armada Arndale Shopping Centre | Jul 2023

[ July 8, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Get ready for a frosty blast of family fun at the Adelaide winter fest, happening at Armada Arndale Shopping Centre!
For 9 Days, the festival will bring an array of exciting rides, games, delicious food, and free entertainment for everyone. You won’t want to miss the roving characters, children’s stage shows, face painters, and balloon twisters […]

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Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival | Adelaide Showground | 14-16 Jul 2023

[ July 14, 2023 to July 16, 2023. ]
Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival 2023
The team behind Beer & BBQ Festival will once again return to Adelaide this year during winter with their much-loved festival.
The event will offer a jam-packed line up of predominantly South Australian talent (plus some interstate buddies), with local brewers, BBQ legends and musicians coming together to provide three huge […]

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WIN $100 in the Police Credit Union Kids’ Art Competition | 3 Jul – 31 Aug 2023

[ July 3, 2023 to August 31, 2023. ]
POLICE CREDIT UNION KIDS’ ART COMPETITION
Want to WIN $100 and be featured in the Police Credit Union 2024 calendar?
There are 13 prizes to be won valued at $100 each.

How to WIN:

Draw a picture that best describes your favourite thing to do in SA or NT.

Each artwork will be judged by the Police Credit Union […]

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Bastille Day at the Adelaide Central Market | 14 & 15 Jul 2023

[ July 14, 2023 to July 15, 2023. ]
Bastille Day at the Adelaide Central Market
Bienvenue à La Fête Nationale au Marché!
A celebration of French culture over two days on Friday 14 July and Saturday 15 July, the Adelaide Central Market Bastille Day celebrations return in recognition of France’s national day. Highlights include live music by Market favourites – Louise Blackwell and the French […]

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Base Camp | Illuminate Adelaide | 29 Jun – 30 Jul 2023

[ June 29, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Base Camp is back in 2023 with a whole new look and a whole new location.
The light of the party for Illuminate Adelaide 2023 and claiming space in the glorious Rundle Park/Kadlitpina, Base Camp is your go-to destination for a memorable night right in the heart of Illuminate Adelaide’s month-long season.

With a fresh new design […]

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FREE Animal Farm | Gilles Plains Shopping Centre | 13-15 July 2023

[ July 13, 2023 to July 15, 2023. ]
Gilles Plains Shopping Centre is excited to announce their FREE July School Holiday in-centre activation, Gilles Plains Animal Farm!
During the upcoming school holidays on 13, 14 and 15 July they will be offering FREE fun for all! Go along to see a wide variety of farm animals with Farmer Darcy! There will be sheep, chickens, […]

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Suitcase Circus | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 11-16 July 2023

[ July 11, 2023 to July 16, 2023. ]     
Suitcase Circus
Suitcase Circus is a magical and thrilling circus show for all ages featuring some of Australia’s finest, award-winning circus performers – and it’s coming to Adelaide this July school holidays!

There are acrobats, agile and athletic, defying gravity as they tumble and roll and create human towers on each other’s shoulders.
There are aerialists, […]

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101 Ways to annoy your parents and other really old people

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 13-16 Jul 2023

[ July 13, 2023 to July 16, 2023. ]
101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People
Title says it all! (evil laugh). Don’t worry, Matty will also teach the parents how to annoy their kids as well.
Multi-award-winning kids comedian Matty Grey returns with his new show to Glenelg Winter Arts Festival during the July school holidays. 

Laugh your guts out of your […]

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Firstival | Libraries SA | 1-31 Jul 2023

[ July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023. ]
Firstival – Try Something New this July.
Libraries SA launches Firstival, a new state-wide festival in July 2023. 
From learning about virtual reality to a literacy experience with live celloists, this year’s inaugural Firstival encourages South Australians to try something new, with over 300 experiences set to be rolled out across the State’s network of over 130 […]

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Resonate | Adelaide Botanic Garden | Illuminate Adelaide | 29 Jun – 6 Aug 2023

[ June 29, 2023 10:00 am to August 6, 2023 10:00 am. ]   
Resonate at Adelaide Botanic Garden this Winter.
Moment Factory – the visionaries behind sell-out phenomenon Light Cycles at Illuminate Adelaide 2021 and 2022 – return to Adelaide Botanic Garden with Resonate, a whole new immersive experience. 
The 2023 season of Resonate has been extended until 6 August 2023.
With six all-new installations along a brand-new night-time trail […]

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Fringe for Kids Roadshow | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | Jul 2023

[ July 8, 2023 to July 16, 2023. ]      
Fringe for Kids is back after a sellout Adelaide Fringe Season! 
Fringe For Kids Roadshow’ brings you the best acts for or by kids, performed by the most talented artists, right on your doorstep.
Consisting of multiple artforms; including circus, dance, drag, music, magic and comedy. No show is ever quite the same as the last!

Promising […]

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Lights at Mawson | 14-16 & 21-23 Jul 2023

[ July 14, 2023 to July 16, 2023. July 21, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Lights at Mawson – Free Community Event 
Running over two weekends, this family friendly FREE event will feature both day and night attractions including a trail of illuminated, inflatable sculptures.
Lights at Mawson is a new event activation, never delivered before within the City of Salisbury, showcasing the Mawson Lakes area. Featuring a trail of illuminated, inflatable […]

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Ramsay Art Prize Exhibition | 27 May – 27 Aug 2023

[ May 27, 2023 to August 27, 2023. ] [caption id="attachment_183358" align="alignnone" width="630"] Ida Sophia with Witness in Ramsay Art Prize 2023, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed[/caption]
Ramsay Art Prize Exhibition 2023
See the works of all 27 finalists at the Art Gallery of South Australia in a free exhibition open until 27 August 2023.
Congratulations to Ida Sophia, winner of the $100,000 […]

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Glenelg Winter Arts Festival

Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 6-23 Jul 2023

[ July 6, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Hit the Bay during the July school holidays for a brand-new winter event in 2023.
Glenelg Winter Arts Festival is a fun, new opportunity to enjoy the arts during the cooler months, in an iconic Adelaide coastal location.

Over the two weeks of July’s school holidays, one of Glenelg’s premier reserves will be abuzz with ticketed shows, […]

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Make|Shift | Illuminate Adelaide | 8-28 Jul 2023

[ July 8, 2023 to July 28, 2023. ]
Make|Shift – Illuminate Adelaide
The Mill presents Make|Shift, an immersive and experimental exhibition of projection art by six South Australian multidisciplinary artists.
Free for all to attend, enjoy opening weekend at The Mill on 8 and 9 July 2023 and experience works created by multidisciplinary artists James Alberts, Ray Harris, Sarah Neville, Liam Somerville, Inneke Taal, and […]

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Augmented Revolution | Illuminate Adelaide | 7-23 Jul 2023

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ] [caption id="attachment_183205" align="alignnone" width="630"] Image: Tarndanyangga Dreaming, by Jaydenlee Tong[/caption]
Augmented Revolution
First Nations peoples have a long history of innovation and adaptation, and have been using technology in various forms for millennia.
In its inaugural series, this special Illuminate Adelaide experience curated by Dearna Newchurch sees contemporary First Nations artists leveraging the emerging technology of AR as […]

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Adelaide Guitar Festival | Adelaide Festival Centre | 1-16 Jul 2023

[ July 1, 2023 to July 16, 2023. ]
Adelaide Guitar Festival
The Adelaide Guitar Festival brings together some of Australia’s best guitarists in a thrilling mix of local talent and visiting musicians.
Whether you’re a die hard fanatic, or simply appreciate great music, the Adelaide Guitar Festival has something for everyone. Celebrate the worlds most popular instrument with regional roadshows, free and low-cost workshops, master […]

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New Light | Illuminate Adelaide | Adelaide Festival Centre | 7 – 23 Jul 2023

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Presented by Illuminate Adelaide and ANAT, New Light 2023 showcases experimental and diverse moving image works by contemporary First Nations artists.
Following a national call out, New Light 2023 will feature commissioned work that explores compelling and complex concepts, with artworks being exhibited on the media screens at the entrance to the Adelaide Festival Centre as […]

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Mirror Mirror | Illuminate Adelaide | 28 Jun – 30 Jul 2023

[ June 28, 2023 to July 2, 2023. July 4, 2023 to July 9, 2023. July 11, 2023 to July 16, 2023. July 18, 2023 to July 23, 2023. July 25, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Mirror Mirror – Go on a journey through the possibilities of your own imagination.
An Australian-first experience fresh from its premiere run in Montreal, Mirror Mirror is a playground of interactive technology inviting you to discover your own creativity.
Sharing a unique experience with everyone who enters, this series of immersive digital installations spanning from the forest […]

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Architects of Air: Arborialis Inflatable Maze | Illuminate Adelaide | 1-23 Jul 2023

[ July 1, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Architects of Air: Arborialis – Inflatable Maze 
Lose yourself in an inflatable labyrinthine wonderland of colour and light at Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka.
A global phenomenon for the past thirty years, the inflatable mazes of UK-based Architects of Air have transported audiences of all ages from around the world to alternate realms of the not-quite natural.

Through their series of […]

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City Lights | Free Light Trail | Illuminate Adelaide | 7-23 Jul 2023

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide FREE Family Friendly Event
Illuminate Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology returns with a new series of immersive installations, artworks and large-scale activations set to turn Adelaide’s most iconic streetscapes into a high-tech night-time playground of colour and sound.
Open, accessible, and running nightly from 7 – 23 July 2023, Illuminate […]

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Illuminate Adelaide | Winter Light Festival | 28 Jun – 30 Jul 2023

[ June 28, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Illuminate Adelaide 2023.
Illuminate Adelaide, a spectacular winter light festival returns from 28 June to 30 July 2023 with immersive events like City Lights and Light Creatures while the Adelaide Botanic Garden will light up with a new experience from the visionary team behind sell-out sensation Light Cycles, Resonate. This year, Architects of Air: Arborialis, an inflatable […]

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RELICS: A New World Rises | LEGO® Exhibition | South Australian Museum | 4 Mar – 23 Jul 2023

[ March 4, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
RELICS: A New World Rises LEGO® Exhibition at the South Australian Museum
LEGO® minifigures take over the South Australian Museum in the world premiere exhibition of RELICS: A New World Rises Exhibition by LEGO® Masters winners Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler. 
Set in the year 2530, long after the world has been abandoned by humans, the exhibition […]

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Seeing the Invisible | Adelaide Botanic Garden | Review

[ December 6, 2022 to September 30, 2023. ]
Seeing the Invisible – Augmented Reality Art at the Adelaide Botanic Garden
Review by Claire Davill
You won’t be concerned about screen time when the kids visit the Adelaide Botanic Garden – because there’s a whole hidden art exhibition waiting to be discovered via Augmented Reality (AR).
Seeing the Invisible is a FREE international exhibition and the Adelaide […]

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Mary Poppins the Musical | Adelaide Festival Centre | Extended to 27 Aug 2023

[ July 6, 2023 to August 27, 2023. ]
Mary Poppins has popped into Adelaide!
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s supercalifragilistic new production of Mary Poppins is playing at Adelaide Festival Centre this July 2023 for a strictly limited season, complete with its dazzling stars; Stefanie Jones as Mary Poppins, Jack Chambers as Bert and Patti Newton as the Bird Woman.
Adapted from the beloved stories by PL Travers and the […]

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