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Whale | Glenelg Beach & Elder Park | Adelaide Festival | 9-11 & 13-15 Mar 2024

[ March 9, 2024 to March 11, 2024. March 13, 2024 to March 15, 2024. ]
Whale: Real Life or Art?
Unannounced, a sperm whale beached itself on the shores of Glenelg (Pathawilyangga) and later on the banks of the Torrens River (Karrawirra Pari) in Elder Park. A grey giant with jaws wide open, eyeing the sky. A dumb question from the sea to man, a riddle from the deep.

The beaching of […]

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Jungle Book reimagined | Adelaide Festival | 15 & 16 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 16, 2024. ]
Jungle Book Reimagined 
Akram Khan, one of the world’s leading choreographers, returns to Adelaide Festival with a new work based on the much-loved story by Rudyard Kipling.
With a new sense of urgency, Akram Khan has reinterpreted this familiar story through the eyes of a young climate refugee who has been driven from her homeland and arrives […]

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The Carers Lounge at the Adelaide Fringe

The Carers Lounge at Adelaide Fringe | 16 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
The SACARE Carers Lounge has partnered with the Adelaide Fringe to bring accessibility to the experience, providing a space for art enthusiasts of all abilities.
The Carers Lounge isn’t just a physical space; it’s a Very Inclusive Pass (VIP). Two spaces designed for visitors with sensory and mobility needs to enjoy the whirlwind of the Adelaide […]

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East End Unleashed | Adelaide | 16 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 23, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 8, 2024 to March 10, 2024. March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
East End Unleashed – Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during Fringe.
Take the family along to the East End’s biggest street party this Fringe Festival!
Unleash and bask in the summer atmosphere with shopping, on-street dining, world class buskers, musicians and magicians along Rundle Street, Vardon Avenue, Ebenezer Place and Hindmarsh Sqaure in the East End of Adelaide […]

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Pick Your Own Apples @Lenswood | Adelaide Hills

[ March 2, 2024 to April 30, 2024. ]
Pick Your Own Apples in the Adelaide Hills during Autumn
**Editors update: 25 April 2024 – APPLE SEASON ENDED FOR 2024 
The perfect family friendly activity, go and pick your own apples @Lenswood Pick Your Own Apples in the Adelaide Hills this Autumn.
Enjoy a beautiful day out with the kids and start a memorable family Autumn tradition. […]

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CIRCUS The Show | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 23, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 8, 2024 to March 11, 2024. March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]    
CIRCUS – The Show 
The fastest growing family circus spectacular, CIRCUS The Show, is headed back to Adelaide in 2024 after ground-breaking, sell out seasons right across the country!
STEP RIGHT UP, STEP RIGHT UP! Prepare to enter a world of whimsical wonders where your imagination will soar like never before, in this completely re-imagined family […]

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The Tree of Light | Slingsby Theatre Company | Adelaide Festival | 15 & 16 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 16, 2024. ]
Join Slingsby’s journey of creating The Tree of Light and follow their path to making their most ambitious project.
Over the next three years, Slingsby is creating a new flat-pack theatre to travel the world sustainably with a triptych of plays under the banner of A Concise Compendium of Wonder.  Adelaide Festival audiences are invited to […]

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Time Machine | Adelaide Festival | 14-17 Mar 2024

[ March 14, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Time Machine is an exhilarating work of physics and force, dance and extreme action that will entertain audiences of all ages.
Extreme Action, a new art form invented by award-winning performer Elizabeth Streb, takes choreography beyond dance to defy gravity and pushes the human body to its limits. Using prototypic ‘Action Machines’ that move with and […]

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The Walk | Little Amal in Adelaide | 15-17 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
The Walk, with Little Amal at its centre, will make its Australian debut at the 2024 Adelaide Festival this March.
A refugee child arrives in Adelaide. She is tired, hungry, a little frightened. How do we welcome her?
Little Amal is a 3.5-metre puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has become a global symbol of […]

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Fool’s Paradise | Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 19, 2024. ]
Fool’s Paradise Returns to Adelaide Fringe for 2024 season.
Tarntanyangga/Victoria Square will host popular venue hub, Fool’s Paradise, for a second year running during the 2024 Adelaide Fringe Festival, with a bigger and better program!
Music events will welcome guests to Fool’s Paradise across the opening weekend, to accompany outdoor dining options from Asian to European. Bao […]

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Dart Blaster Arena | Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 16, 2024 11:00 am to March 17, 2024 5:45 pm. ]
Dart Blaster Arena at Gluttony – Adelaide Fringe 2024.
Are you good eNerf to take on the Dart Blaster arena? They’re back with new blasters, more darts, improved obstacles and all the energy burning fun you could possibly need. A chance for players to sample a huge buffet of toys and take aim at strangers, all […]

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Art-Chery | Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 16, 2024 8:00 pm to March 17, 2024 8:02 pm. ]
Art-Chery at Adelaide Fringe
Forget Pallets and paint brushes! Head on down to Gluttony’s world first Art-Chery range and create your very own abstract masterpiece by shooting paint-tipped arrows at canvases.
These are real bows and modified arrows. Choose your selection of colours and take aim to bring your vision to life. Create your own or share […]

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natural wonders

Natural Wonders at Adelaide Botanic Garden | Adelaide Fringe | 23 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 23, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Discover Natural Wonders at the Adelaide Botanic Garden.
Enter upon sunset to explore a magical trail of stories, light and music for all ages with unique works by award-winning artists.
The Natural Wonders exhibition at Adelaide Botanic Garden as part of the Adelaide Fringe allows visitors to embark on an extraordinary journey through a series of projected […]

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Adelaide Fringe Garden of Unearthly Delights

The Garden of Unearthly Delights | Adelaide Fringe | 15 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 15, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 20, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Get ready to let your wildest dreams fly in The Garden of Unearthly Delights in 2024!
Adelaide’s greatest party is back for an unmissable 2024 Adelaide Fringe season. Kadlitpina (Rundle Park) will be bursting with energy and transformed into a cultural and creative playground, featuring the best local and international artists, food stalls, markets, drinks and […]

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Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe | Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka | 16 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]  
Gluttony pops up again in 2024! Arts venue hub Gluttony is a favourite Adelaide Fringe destination, its location in the city’s eastern park lands right in the heart of the Fringe action. 
Gluttony has grown to become synonymous with the East End’s Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka during Adelaide’s festival months of February and March.  Thousands of artists have […]

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Adelaide Motorsport Festival | 15-17 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Adelaide Motorsport Festival & Street Party
The Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a two day festival of all things motorsport returning to Victoria Park in March 2024.  
The Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a museum in motion, displaying historic, rare and significant racing vehicles in the heart of Adelaide.  Held the week prior to the Australian Grand Prix, […]

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Adelaide Fringe | Family Friendly Shows | 16 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
2024 Adelaide Fringe Guide for Families & Kids – find the best family friendly shows to see at the Fringe!
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s biggest arts festival with an exciting program of family friendly shows and interactive experiences plus comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, visual art, music, and more. Find everything you need to know about this […]

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Food Truck Carnivale | Family Friendly Events | Feb-Apr 2024

[ February 2, 2024 to February 4, 2024. March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. April 19, 2024 to April 21, 2024. ]
Don’t miss the next Food Truck Carnivale event popping up in Adelaide.
The travelling Food Truck Carnivale is always on the move and heading to numerous locations around Adelaide.
Entry to Food Truck Carnivale is FREE with each family friendly event featuring full days of fun and numerous food options catering to all tastes. From the north […]

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