Nature Festival 2025: Flow.  South Australia’s Nature Festival 2025 returns with over 400 nature-inspired events taking place across South Australia. From butterfly capers and cubby building to dreaming stories,  weaving workshops, scavenger hunts, fairy door trails and twilight microbat adventures, there’s something for every curious explorer.

This year the festival explores the theme of Flow, from rivers and oceans to creative flow, impermanence and ephemeral desert flow, to the flow of communities and generations.

Whether you’re looking for a day out in the city, a wildlife encounter in the bush, or a creative workshop by the coast, these family-friendly highlights will help you make the most of the festival.

Here are our top picks for 20 must-do Nature Festival events for families this year:

• Caterpillar Capers – Discover the lifecycle of butterflies through stories and crafts in a butterfly garden.
• Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year – Stunning wildlife and landscape photography exhibition for all ages.<
• Nature by Night – A guided evening walk to spot bats, frogs, and nocturnal creatures.
• Flying Start & Nature Play SA Picnic in the Park – A big day of storytelling, songs, and hands-on nature play for little ones.

• TIMELIGHT “Beyond our ticking world” – ILA and flora&faunavisions present a world premiere, Adelaide exclusive, immersive, interactive experience.<
• Kitchen Farm Mini Farmers – Kids can get muddy and learn about growing food on a working farm.
• Enchanted Fairy Garden Workshop 
• Mr Badger Tells the Story of Wind in the Willows – A delightful outdoor retelling of a classic tale—perfect for a family picnic.
• Wodli Building Workshop – Kids get hands-on building traditional Aboriginal shelters.
• Beach Detectives – A fun beach ramble uncovering creatures and treasures along the shoreline.
• Nature Day in North Adelaide – A massive free event with cubby building, scavenger hunts, sand play, and craft.
• Meet the Litter Critters – A fun “citizen science” hunt for tiny creatures in local waterways.
• Government House Open Day 

• Nature Cubby Builders – Kids work together with sticks, ropes, and natural materials to build awesome cubbies.
• Branch Out! A Nature Celebration – Stories, wild encounters, and nature play for all ages.
• Enchanted Prospect: Fairy Door Trail – Follow a magical fairy tale trail and discover hidden fairy doors around Prospect.
• Coastal Wings: Exploring Fleurieu’s Seabirds & Shorebirds – Family-friendly workshop and coastal walk with a focus on endangered birds
• Walk Amongst Wildlife at Yookamurra Sanctuary – Guided walks in a predator-proof sanctuary—see kangaroos, wombats, and rare wildlife.
• Ngarrindjeri Storytelling in Kondoli the Whale – Families can step inside Kondoli the whale and hear powerful cultural stories.
• Curious Creatures Watercolour Workshop – Creative fun for kids to paint their own fantasy animals.

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

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.

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