A new waterpark is set to be built at Discovery Parks at Lake Bonney in Barmera, South Australia
With it set to be a glorious summer in South Australia, families will be excited to hear that there’s a new waterpark in town! Thanks to Adelaide-based Discovery Parks, locals and travellers alike can now look forward to […]
[ September 14, 2017; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. September 16, 2017; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
START on Tour – Port Augusta & Roxby Downs
The Art Gallery of South Australia’s popular program for children and families, START at the Gallery, hits the road heading to Port Augusta and Roxby Downs as part of TARNANTHI: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art.
Suitable for kids aged 3 to 12 years, the […]
[ September 3, 2017; ]
Dirt Wars Survivor Obstacle Course
Dirt Wars Survivor at the Loveday 4×4 Adventure Park near Barmera in South Australia on Sunday, 3 September 2017 is an event designed for those who want to get fit and be physically challenged.
This is a challenging circuit through a 9km obstacle course with over 100 obstacles, which focuses on fun, […]
Nature Play SA’s Park of the Month for June 2017 is Mount Remarkable National Park.
Mount Remarkable National Park is defined by rugged mountain ranges, dramatic gorges, steep vegetated valleys, and exposed red quartzite cliffs with parts of the landscape dating back to 800 millions years ago. The climate is unique – it is a cross-over […]
[ June 10, 2017 to June 12, 2017. ]
Mount Remarkable – Nature Play Park of the Month June 2017
Nature Play SA and National Parks SA have joined together to provide a range of fun & free events to be held at various locations within the magnificent Mt Remarkable National Park throughout the month of June. Whether you are camping or live locally, come […]
[ May 18, 2017 to May 21, 2017. ]
The award winning Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival will be celebrating it’s 26th year in 2017.
The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival is made up of live performances, workshops, competitions, exhibitions, family art activities, Coonawarra wineries and local food producers. 2017 will see the festival attract major events and exhibitions appealing to a broad audience making it one […]
Wateroo is the Copper Coast’s latest FREE attraction, officially opened on 3 April 2017. It’s a huge floating pontoon area within the safety of shark proof netting.
The facility is made of two parts; the pontoon and the attenuators.
The attenuators (the 3 large black pipes) hold the nets and create a large safe swimming area. The […]
Photo by Guido van Helten
Coonalpyn Silo Artwork
Coonalpyn is now the home of a huge 30 metre artwork by internationally acclaimed street artist Guido van Helten.
The Viterra grain silos are fast becoming one of the most photographed artworks in Australia with many of the thousands of travellers on the Dukes Highway stopping their cars to take […]
[ April 13, 2017; 3:00 pm; April 14, 2017; 10:00 am; ]
BlenheimFest 2017
Hillside camping in the heart of the Clare Valley, amidst rolling hills, luscious vineyards and drystone walls…..the warm setting sun, plenty of cold beer….all in the shadow of a lovingly restored, 150 year old bluestone building!
What could possibly make this sound any better… if you were thinking 20+ amazing international, interstate and local SA […]
[ April 16, 2017; 11:00 am; ]
Afternoon delights at Shootesbrooke
Want live music? Want food trucks? Want wine? Want something fun to do on Easter Sunday?
A little bit of Easter magic – Afternoon Delights – is back in McLaren Vale over the long weekend!
Be entertained by local folk and roots twosome, The Timbers Duo. Iconic Adelaide food trucks Feisty Filomena and Delectaballs will […]
[ April 8, 2017 to April 9, 2017. ]
Macclesfield Gravity Festival
Testing the Gravity in Macclesfield with a gravity-powered go-kart race
There have been reports of strange, unexplainable things occurring around Macclesfield recently.Newly erected shelves falling down, washing falling from clothes lines, bathroom scales refusing to show weight loss. On Saturday night a person even stepped from a local pub and mysteriously fell to the […]
[ December 4, 2016; December 11, 2016; December 18, 2016; December 26, 2016; January 2, 2017; January 4, 2017; January 22, 2017; January 28, 2017; ]
The Races SA Family Days 2016
There’s nothing like a day at the races
This summer enjoy some family-friendly races at locations around Adelaide and South Australia from Kangaroo Island to Mount Gambier, Morphettville to Murray Bridge.
Murray Bridge Christmas Cup | Sunday 4 December 2016
It’s one of the biggest Family Days in the state with kids’ rides, face […]
[ November 26, 2016; ]
Loxton Light Up Day
Free to the community, this iconic event brings together families and friends to enjoy a whole day of entertainment, music, markets, shopping, food and the most fun your children will have outside of opening their presents on Christmas morning!
Loxton Light Up Day is renowned for its incredible fireworks spectacular at 9pm on […]
[ November 26, 2016 to December 31, 2016. ]
Loxton Lights Festival
Loxton shines during this joyous festival with thousands of twinkling fairy lights, bright colourful banners, sparkling garlands and tinsel to create a magic spectacle. An enormous Christmas tree dazzles in the heart of town and from there, large clusters of residential streets feature homes adorned with over 350 illuminated Christmas scenes, paintings and […]
Top five reasons why South Australia is great for families and why we love living in Adelaide
The Lonely Planet has just named South Australia the 5th best region in the world to visit in their 2017 Best in Travel top 10 list.
Here at Play & Go we’re not surprised – we may be biased but we think Adelaide […]
[ November 26, 2016; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. November 27, 2016; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Willunga Christmas Tree Festival – A Bush Christmas
An inspirational display of Christmas tress.
The Willunga Christmas Tree Festival returns for its 15th year!
This year will be a Bush Christmas. Enjoy an inspirational display of Christmas trees. Indulge in a Devonshire tea and browse through the Christmas crafts and stalls. Also featuring kids’ passport trail, popular vote […]
[ September 2, 2016 to September 4, 2016. ]
The Barossa Gourmet Weekend
The annual Barossa Gourmet Weekend has captured the hearts of visitors to the Barossa for over 30 years. The celebration of this world class food and wine destination is complemented by the Barossa spirit of hospitality. The Gourmet Discovery is a celebration of the region’s extraordinary growers, makers, chefs and craftspeople.
Here’s a selection of […]
[ June 10, 2016 8:00 am to June 13, 2016 11:30 am. ]
Melrose Fat Tyre Festival.
Every June long weekend, mountain bike riders from around Australia come to Melrose for the Fat Tyre Festival some making this event their “must do” every year!
Riders love the chilled out vibe and non competitive nature of the event. They come to improve their skills, ride trails they wouldn’t normally be allowed […]
[ May 29, 2016; ]
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden Open Day 29 May, 2016.
The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden is joining with Botanic Gardens around Australia and New Zealand to host the first ever BGANZ Open Day. Join in for free tours, kids activities and guest speakers on garden design and growing a garden for our climate.
Children’s Discovery Walk […]
Easter at Naracoorte Caves
Spend your Easter long weekend exploring Naracoorte Caves. Extra tour times over the four days have been added, plus they have included night bat tours so you can get a glimpse of the night life of the Southern Bent-winged Bats.
The Naracoorte Caves are part of the 800,000 year old Naracoorte East Range. They are World […]
[ May 8, 2016; 9:00 am; ]
Walk or run for breast cancer research in the Mother’s Day Classic!
The Mother’s Day Classic is an annual fun run and walk raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research. The aim is to deliver a fun, healthy and inspirational community event that brings the community together on Mother’s Day to support and remember those touched […]
If you want to get a taste of the Outback right here in South Australia, there is no better place to head than the Flinders Ranges. Travelling around 400km north of Adelaide gets you into the heart of the Flinders Ranges National Park where you will enjoy breathtaking scenery around every turn.
The journey up to […]
[ June 5, 2015 to June 8, 2015. ]
The Freaky 13th Fat Tyre Festival 2015, supported by Schwalbe, is coming to Melrose on 5th-8th June 2015.
The Freaky 13th Fat Tyre Festival welcomes mountain bike riders of all ages and abilities to come and test out their skills on the frighteningly awesome trails around Melrose. The long weekend is a family-orientated event with a […]
[ May 16, 2015 to May 17, 2015. ]
The Morgan Living River Weekend is a celebration of traditional putt putt boats, music, games and famous Morgan hospitality.
Held on the beautiful Morgan riverfront just two hours from Adelaide, come along and enjoy various river related activities including water demonstrations, stalls and trade displays, dinghy rowing race, tug of war and many other traditional games.
The PS […]
[ May 17, 2015 to May 24, 2015. ]
The 2015 Kernewek Lowender is all set to again welcome over 35,000 visitors to more than 60 events and activities to be staged in the three South Australian towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo. Held over 8 days, the Kernewek Lowender celebrates this region’s significant Cornish heritage.
New sponsoring partner Drakes Foodland will stage the Moonta […]
[ May 17, 2015; ]
Walk to fight animal cruelty at the RSPCA Million Paws Walk on Sunday 17 May 2015
Join the walk to fight animal cruelty in Australia’s biggest doggy day out! As RSPCA’s biggest annual fundraising event, the 2015 Million Paws Walk is the most important event on the canine calendar.
On the day, you, your family and your […]
Gulliver’s Adventures
Gulliver, the world’s biggest model Guide Dog is heading to South Australia.
The 4.3 metre fibreglass dog will spend a month with Guide Dogs SA, travelling to eight regional towns and spending time in metropolitan Adelaide, finishing up at Guide Dogs SA’s newest family event, Pups in the Park.
Gulliver was built to emphasise the point […]
[ February 13, 2015 2:00 pm to March 15, 2015 2:00 pm. ]
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 or cultural event is able […]
New Water Park in Moonta Bay – sneak peek
Check out the pics of the new Water Park being built in time for summer in Moonta! How exciting is this?
The splash bucket is in and so are four water slides. The Water Park is being built just near the playground on the foreshore at Moonta Bay.
There is […]
Minecraft is a computer based game that has rapidly grown in popularity over the past 2 years, particularly with 6 to 14 year olds. The graphics are simple and the gameplay can be as complex as you want to make it.
The Adelaide BuddyVerse Camp is a full day event where participants will be introduced to Minecraft […]
