Play & Go Adelaide

[ April 26, 2017; 10:00 am; April 27, 2017; 10:00 am; April 28, 2017; 10:00 am; April 29, 2017; 10:00 am; ]
Alice in Funderland – An interactive children’s pantomime!
The Australian Company of Performing Arts is launching its season of ‘Alice in Funderland’ this April! A perfect school holiday activity – one you will not want to miss!
This interactive children’s production brings a colourful tea party with much much madness. As Alice falls down the hall, she finds herself […]

Balloonatics | Adelaide Fringe 2017 | Review
Set in “The Bunka” of the Austral Hotel, this show is slightly on the ‘fringes’. The “Bunka” is a great little room, perfect for this funny show featuring the effervescent and very likeable comedian Chris Henry, complete with kilt and fantastic Scottish accent! Henry is witty and funny and […]

Super Amazing Giant Girl | Fringe with Little Ones Review
by Baby & Toddler Destinations Adelaide
Best for 2 years up or for babies who can sit through a little show.
Today was our first Fringe experience with our little ones. We went to two shows today, Kid|Dub Time Machine (see the Play & Go review here) with […]

Like it or Loop It | Review
by Catherine Leo
Adam Page has a face that radiates joy and a genuine love for what he does, that is instantly likeable. A brilliant muso, you’d at first be mistaken that he’s just got a few toilet gags up his sleeve (especially from the promo image above), but his talents […]

[ April 26, 2017 to April 29, 2017. ]
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt 
The perfect theatrical outing for any young family looking for adventure
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt is coming to the Adelaide Festival Centre just in time for the April School Holidays. This is the perfect theatrical outing for any young family looking for adventure. 
Live on stage in AFCT’s Dunstan Playhouse from 27 to […]

[ March 18, 2017; 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Melodies in the Park
Bring your family and a picnic rug, and enjoy the beautiful setting of Joslin Reserve!
Melodies in the Park is a free open air sunset concert for the whole family to enjoy, featuring ARIA Award winning musical quartet, The Idea of North.

The event will include a fantastic line-up of live music, roving entertainers, giant […]

[ March 11, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 12, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 18, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 19, 2017; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Kid/Dub Time Machine
A time travelling dance party for kids featuring Lulu Loud
Kid/Dub, a new show from the creators of the global smash hit show Hot Dub Time Machine, is premiering in Adelaide. Kid/Dub is a family-friendly take on Hot Dub’s world-famous, time-travelling, audiovisual dance party – go on an immersive journey through the history of pop, rock, soul, […]

[ April 23, 2017; April 29, 2017; May 6, 2017; May 13, 2017; May 18, 2017 to May 21, 2017. May 24, 2017 to May 27, 2017. June 3, 2017; June 10, 2017; June 18, 2017; June 24, 2017; June 30, 2017 to July 1, 2017. July 8, 2017; July 15, 2017; July 22, 2017; July 29, 2017; August 12, 2017; August 19, 2017; August 24, 2017 to September 3, 2017. ]
Hip Hip Hooray! Adelaide Festival Centre celebrates 40 years of SOMETHING ON SATURDAY – inspiring arts experiences for children across the state.
One of our favourite programs, Something on Saturday, is back for another fun-filled year with the best entertainment for children aged 0 – 10 years from 23 April – 26 August 2017. This year’s […]

[ May 27, 2017; 10:30 am; 12:00 pm; ]
Oddysea – dreamBIG Children’s Festival
An immersive, multi-sensory theatre production designed for children with complex and multiple disabilities.
Crab & Turtle invite you and your students to join them for a fun-filled and immersive journey into an undersea world. Set within an undersea installation, the multi-sensory production is designed specifically for children with special needs.

Sensorium Theatre’s performance […]

[ May 20, 2017; 10:00 am; 1:00 pm; 3:00 pm; May 21, 2017; 10:00 am; 1:00 pm; 3:00 pm; ]
McNirt Hates Dirt – DreamBIG Children’s Festival
McNirt Hates Dirt is a thoughtful journey, full of wonder and worms, music and mud: an eccentric experience with an organic twist!
Staged in an earth inspired tent at the Adelaide Botanic Garden, McNirt Hates Dirt provides an intimate, unique theatrical experience in the round.

Designed to actively involve the audience […]

[ June 10, 2017; 10:00 am; ]
Happy Town – Families
ASO Festival of Learning & Participation Concert
Narrated by the charismatic Paul Rissmann, hear the story of Chutney the Chimpanzee as he transforms the town of Drabsville into a town of colour and joy.

Based on the book by Giles Andreae, The Chimpanzees of Happy Town will be brought to life by the Adelaide […]

[ June 7, 2017; 6:30 pm; ]
Out of this World – Families

ASO Festival of Learning & Participation Concert

Award-winning British composer and presenter Paul Rissmann returns to the ASO with a performance that will take you out of your seat, and out of this world!

At the centre of the performance will be the Australian premiere of Rissmann’s newest composition, Wonderland, inspired by […]

[ May 21, 2017 7:30 pm to July 9, 2017 7:30 pm. ]

Matilda The Musical
Presented by The Royal Shakespeare Company, Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Michael Watt

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with […]

[ May 20, 2017; 10:30 am; 1:00 pm; 3:30 pm; May 21, 2017; 10:30 am; 1:00 pm; ]
Mr Stink
The team behind The 13-, 26-, and 52-Storey Treehouses live on stage returns with this touching, twisted, hilarious, and very smelly tale… hold on to your nose!
It all starts when Chloe, just about the loneliest girl in the world, makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. Sure he smells a bit, but he’s […]

[ March 2, 2017; ]
The Clipsal 500 Adelaide, a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, is Australia’s largest domestic motor sport event and this year will be the 19th race to be held in Adelaide.
Motorsport fans with families are a big part of the Clipsal 500 Adelaide. A range of ticket options are available for families in both […]

[ March 16, 2017; 7:00 pm; March 17, 2017; 10:00 am; 7:00 pm; March 18, 2017; 3:00 pm; 7:00 pm; ]
An upbeat contemporary musical comedy.
This hilarious, coming-of-age musical is about discovering that cool is sometimes where we least expect it. Following a move from New York City to small-town Indiana, new friendships are formed while young Evan Goldman grapples with his parents’ divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles […]

[ March 11, 2017 12:00 pm to March 13, 2017 12:00 pm. March 14, 2017; 11:30 am; March 18, 2017 12:00 pm to March 19, 2017 12:00 pm. ]
Mr Snot Bottom’s Seriously Stinky Songs
Hilariously disgusting kids comedian Mr Snot Bottom returns with a mind-blowing mucus filled musical (mucusical!!) brimming with all the topics kids love: boogers, bottoms, pop-offs and smells!
Expect brand new tasteless tunes, horrible harmonies and repulsive rhythms plus plenty of gross gags and wrong routines in this symphony of stupid!

A fringe […]

[ March 3, 2017; 6:00 pm; ]
Yidaki: Free Community Celebration
Celebrate the opening of Yidaki: Didjeridu and the sound of Australia with a night of music, dance and film on the front lawns of the South Australian Museum.
The South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide present Yidaki: Didjeridu and the sound of Australia – free opening concert on Friday 3 March 2017 from […]

[ April 10, 2017; 7:30 pm; ]
Celtic Illusion
The much-anticipated family event of 2017, Celtic Illusion is Australia’s biggest dance and magical illusion sensation that has been taking Australian audiences by storm.

Cleverly fusing electrifying modern Irish Dance with mind-blowing magic and grand illusions, this spectacular stage show has now returned to Australian stages for a one-night show, bigger and better than ever. With incredible […]

[ February 24, 2017 5:30 pm to February 27, 2017 5:30 pm. March 1, 2017 5:30 pm to March 5, 2017 5:30 pm. March 8, 2017 5:30 pm to March 13, 2017 5:30 pm. ]
Where headstrong puppets meet wacky contraptions
Read our Play & Go Review of Loose Ends here
The 2013 Adelaide Fringe Award winner (Squaring the Wheel) is back with a new wonderful and magical theatre show full of gadgets and surprises with a touch of Wallace and Gromit and Mr. Bean. Loose Ends takes you to an eccentric place […]

[ March 26, 2017; 3:00 pm; ]
The Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra conducted by Al Kidney and the Adelaide Youth Sinfonia conducted by Minas Berberyan are joining together to perform a concert at Brighton Secondary School.
A thrilling concert of orchestral and wind orchestra masterpieces experienced in an intimate setting. The concert will go for 2 hours, including a 20 minute interval.

Tickets: Adult $10 | Children under […]

The Soweto Gospel Choir at the Royal Croquet Club is an energetic and lively show for music lovers.
The Soweto Gospel Choir isn’t simply a performance, nor just a show with music and dancing – it is an experience! From the moment the show begins, it is clear that the choir members are here to share […]

Prepare for unexpected surprises, scary shadows & shoes that walk themselves as performer Theresa O’Connor combines pop-up books, puppetry, video animation & a ghost story into an exciting adventure.
Located in the beautiful Tandanya building this is a charming story book tale that comes to life using projection, puppetry and a clever handcrafted pop-up-book set.
‘Inside the Walls’ […]

[ February 17, 2017 7:00 pm to February 19, 2017 7:00 pm. February 21, 2017 7:00 pm to February 26, 2017 7:00 pm. February 28, 2017 7:00 pm to March 5, 2017 7:00 pm. March 5, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 7, 2017 7:00 pm to March 12, 2017 7:00 pm. March 12, 2017; 4:00 pm; March 14, 2017 7:00 pm to March 19, 2017 7:00 pm. ]

Harmonising favourites The Magnets return to Adelaide Fringe and The Garden Of Unearthly Delights

Redefining the boundaries of a cappella music, UK six-piece vocal outfit The Magnets are returning to Adelaide for their fourth season, with a sensational new line-up – the cream of their crop – to present to Fringe audiences some of the hottest vocal […]

[ February 17, 2017 8:30 pm to February 19, 2017 8:30 pm. ]

The Elder hall facade will be filled with animated light and music, through ingenious interactivity as a playful, young, bold and curious audience take their turn to control the building and become virtuosos of light and sound.
This free nightly event combines colourful projection mapping with custom made audiovisual synthesis, so that the architecture can be […]

[ April 27, 2017 11:00 am to April 30, 2017 11:00 am. ]
Storytime Ballet : The Nutcracker
A magical ballet experience for children aged three and up
The world’s most famous ballet comes to life on stage in a magical production of The Nutcracker for children aged three and up. Join Clara at a marvellous Christmas party that turns into a magical adventure. Packed with wonder and delight, this is the perfect […]

[ February 26, 2017; ]
A regular Fringe event since 2010, The Port Rocks is back. Get your retro groove on, dress 50’s style and stroll around the Port’s Heritage Pubs and venues or drive your classic car to the Show n’ Shine. Live Music Line up in Port Adelaide Heritage Pubs.
Dress to impress in your Sunday best and step […]

[ February 24, 2017; 7:30 pm; March 17, 2017; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
This concert is an ensemble of musicians from both rock and classical genres. A 15-piece band will perform timeless classics of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, right through to recent hits. Come and hear your favourite songs as you know them.
This is a night that suits all ages and tastes. This performance will take place at the […]

[ February 18, 2017 12:00 pm to February 19, 2017 12:00 pm. February 25, 2017 12:00 pm to February 26, 2017 12:00 pm. March 4, 2017 12:00 pm to March 5, 2017 12:00 pm. March 11, 2017 12:00 pm to March 13, 2017 12:00 pm. March 18, 2017 12:00 pm to March 19, 2017 12:00 pm. ]

Dance to your favourite 80’s hits without leaving the kids at home – because boys and girls just want to have fun too! Join 80’s DJ wizard Peter Baecker with his wild costumes and awesome tunes, bursting with more energy than 99 Luftballoons! Get ready to raise the roof with your kids at the Royal […]

[ February 19, 2017; 1:00 pm; February 26, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 11, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 12, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 13, 2017; 1:00 pm; March 19, 2017; 1:00 pm; ]
Adelaide Fringe has something for everyone!
Boomstars & Supercat is at The Garden of Unearthly Delights for the Adelaide Fringe 2017!
An action packed interactive show! Hector the Lion shows-off his newly found SUPER-POWERS to convince BOOMSTARS he should be titled SUPERCAT, bringing some tricky moves and funny loveable moments as he grows from meek to brave. […]