Nature Festival 2024
Nature Festival returns with over 400 nature-inspired events across South Australia in art, adventure, music, food, wine, wellbeing, and Aboriginal culture. This includes fun family-friendly events, designed to connect you with nature.
This year the festival explores the theme of Awe, with an emphasis on moments small and large that captivate us, pulling us out of the rush of daily life and away from our screens into a wider relationship with nature and the world all around.
Family Friendly Highlights
This year’s Nature Festival has some amazing family friendly events from Virtual Reality and nature festivals to exploring parks at night.
Here’s just a selection of events that are perfect for families:
Thorndon Park Kids’ Nature Trail Launch and activities
The Thorndon Park Kids Nature Trail is a new loop walk along the Thorndon Park wetlands and lake which takes around 30 minutes which will be launched on 9 October 2024. Activities include an art and craft workshop, learning about Kaurna culture and you can also take home a Nature Trail Activity Booklet.
Explore Bat World
As the sun begins to set, set up your picnic to watch the absolutely mesmerizing nightly fly-out as the Flying-foxes head out to feed and perform their ecological duties of pollination and seed dispersal.
Saturday 28 September 2024
Along the River
Set within Felixstow Reserve, surrounded by majestic river gums, native flora and abundant bird life, wetlands and walking tracks to explore, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Free activities include sunflower bee bombs, bee hotels and tours of the river.
Sunday 29 September 2024
Wildflower wander: Family Nature and Culture Walk
Join Nature Play SA and Kauwanu Tamaru for an interactive wildflower wander in Scott Creek Conservation Park.
Saturday 28 September 2024
Barossa Bushgardens Nature Play Festival
A free Nature Play Festival at the Barossa Bushgardens suitable for children 0 to 10 years of age offering nature-based craft activities, games, mud kitchen, story nook, miniature and more.
Thursday 3 October 2024
Twilight Enchanted Forest Fairy Potion Play Party
Enjoy a magical evening of mindful Potion making with their Forest fairy hosts. Adorned with fairy lights and the most gorgeous potion setups yet, your little ones will be immersed in nature by the creek with their sensory delights!
Saturday 28 September 2024
Adelaide Planetarium 360 MEGAFauna of the Great Southern Reef Special
Immerse yourself in breathtaking video content, projected in Planetarium Adelaide’s dome for a captivating educational experience. This engaging and educational narrative showcases the incredible biodiversity and MEGAfauna of the Great Southern Reef.
Thursday 3, Sunday 6, Tuesday 8 & Sunday 12 October 2024
Accessibility
Guided walk will follow walking trails that have a slight incline. Trail surface is unsealed and uneven.
Follow the Nature Festival SA Facebook page or Instagram page for updates.
VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM HERE
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Nature Festival SA website
What: Nature Festival – South Australia
When: Saturday 28 Sep – Sunday 13 Oct 2024
Where: South Australia
Who: Everyone
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Image Source: Nature Festival website
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