City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide’s FREE Family Friendly Event!
Illuminate Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology returns with an all-new series of exciting installations featuring interactive experiences, stunning projections, and captivating roaming performances created by world-renowned artists and creative studios.
From 4 – 20 July, Adelaide’s iconic cultural institutions and hidden gems come alight with breathtaking displays spanning the bustling CBD from Adelaide’s East End all the way down to the glittering Festival Plaza.
Whether you’re a local or a visitor, let your curiosity lead you on an adventure like no other and discover the city in a whole new light!
If you’re like us, you won’t want to miss a thing on the City Lights Trail so the program is broken down into four categories – immersive, interactive, projection, roving. We’ve added locations so you know where to find it each installation.
Immersive
Mycelium Network | Fig Tree, Adjacent Sir Walter Hughes Statue, Adelaide University
Spring Vibes | Brookman Lawns, North Terrace
The Legend of the Golden Koi | Bill’s Fountain, North Terrace
Projections
A path of light and time | Government House
I give you a mountain | Art Gallery of South Australia
Migrations | State Library of South Australia Forecourt
moonGARDEN | South Australian Museum Lawns
Interactive
Emergence | Festival Plaza
Kickit Team Tennis | Napier Lawns, Adelaide University
Rundle Illuminations | Rundle Street
Lightbattle III | Institute Building, State Library of South Australia, North Terrace
…please have a seat! | North Terrace & Rundle Street
SomniUs | Inside Bonython Hall, Adelaide University
VOICES | Corner of Frome Road, North Terrace
Roving
FierS à Cheval | various locations – to be announced | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 4 – 20 July 2025
Illuminated Angels | various locations – to be announced | Friday 4, Friday 18 & Saturday 19 July 2025
Illuminati | various locations – to be announced | Saturday 5 July 2025
READ MORE ABOUT ILLUMINATE ADELAIDE 2025 HERE
VIEW THE FULL 2025 ILLUMINATE ADELAIDE PROGRAM HERE
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Illuminate Adelaide website.
What: City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide 2025
When: Friday 4 – Sunday 20 July 2025 | Nightly from 5.30pm
Where: Various locations throughout Adelaide CBD
Who: Everyone
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
Image source: Play & Go Adelaide and Illuminate Adelaide Facebook
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