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Toasty Tunes | City of Unley Free Family-Friendly Events

[ June 23, 2024; July 20, 2024; August 11, 2024; August 25, 2024; ]
Enjoy Toasty Tunes this Winter around the City of Unley.
Join your local community this Winter for Unley’s Toasty Tunes events in Black Forest, Goodwood, Fullarton and Parkside.

Take the whole family along to a free, family-friendly, pop-up event and keep warm with $2 hot beverages and delicious $3 cheese toasties – all while being entertained with […]

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The Gruffalo’s Child – Live on Stage | Adelaide Festival Centre | 19-21 Jul 2024

[ July 19, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]   
If you loved The Gruffalo, don’t miss the sequel, The Gruffalo’s Child, which returns following previous sell-out Australian tours – now in a new West End production!
Join the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in this magical musical adaptation of the much-loved picture book.

One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings […]

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KABOOM! | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 6-21 Jul 2024

[ July 6, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]
The maddest of mad scientists, Magnus Danger Magnus, heads to Glenelg this July with an all ages electromagnetic extravaganza in KABOOM!
The show was a complete success at Adelaide Fringe 2024, and has taken the entire country by storm with sell-out seasons and rave reviews in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Chaotic mayhem abounds in this stunningly […]

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KIDFERNO | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 14 Jul 2024

[ July 14, 2024; ]
Melt away those winter blues at the Glenelg Winter Arts Festival with Australia’s Greatest Fire Show for the whole family – KIDFERNO.
Following a hugely successful season in the Adelaide Fringe; INFERNO brings back the all-ages version of their high-octane fire production, called ‘KIDFERNO’.

With an unforgettable 60 minutes of fire arts, circus and dance with some […]

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Circus the Show | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 6-21 Jul 2024

[ July 6, 2024 to July 7, 2024. July 9, 2024 to July 14, 2024. July 16, 2024 to July 24, 2024. ]    
CIRCUS the Show at Glenelg Winter Arts Festival
Roll up! Roll up! CIRCUS the Show is returning to The Bay this July to perform all season at Glenelg Winter Arts Festival. Prepare to enter a world of whimsy, wonder and amazement where your imagination will soar like never before, in this award-winning family circus spectacular […]

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Kids School Holiday Sports Programs | Adelaide University Sport | Jul 2024

[ July 8, 2024 to July 18, 2024. ]    
RUN, KICK, JUMP INTO WINTER!
The Adelaide University Sport and Fitness School Holiday Program returns this winter, filled with action-packed days to keep your children active during the winter break. Their experienced coaches will help your kids develop new sporting skills, while also building social skills and physical literacy.
Your children can train like pros, trying […]

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Dinosaur Time Machine | Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 9-14 Jul 2024

[ July 9, 2024 to July 14, 2024. ]   

Dinosaur Time Machine at Glenelg Winter Arts Festival
Buckle up and take a trip in a giant time machine to get up close and personal with a T-Rex at Glenelg Winter Arts Festival this July! In live stage show Dinosaur Time Machine, you’ll learn about the ancient world of dinosaurs in the most exciting ways. Two […]

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Camp Quality Convoy Adelaide | Free Family Festival | 6 Jul 2024

[ July 6, 2024; ]
Camp Quality Convoy Adelaide is a fun way fun way for anyone who drives a truck to show their support for kids facing cancer and their families.
The inaugural Camp Quality Convoy Adelaide is taking place at Victoria Park in July.  Starting at 8.30am, supporters will cheer on the first-ever Adelaide Convoy as they travel […]

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Firstival | Libraries SA | 1-31 Jul 2024

[ July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024. ]   
Firstival – Try Something New in July at Libraries SA
Firstival is set to return to the State’s public libraries this July with a fresh line up of events to try for the first time.
Firstival is a reminder for us all to reconnect with our curiosity, to book out some time in our busy lives […]

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Winter ChocFest | Barossa Valley Chocolate Company | 1-31 Jul 2024

[ July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024. ]
Winter ChocFest is returning to the Barossa Valley with delectable new Dome Dining Experiences.
Chocolate lovers will be able to indulge their sweetest desires in the cosiest of natural settings this July when the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company hosts Winter ChocFest, South Australia’s most delicious mid-year festival that returns in 2024 with a family-friendly program of […]

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World Chocolate Day in Adelaide | 7 Jul 2024

[ July 7, 2024; ]
Celebrate World Chocolate Day on 7 July, the most delicious day of the year!
From the city to the hills and beyond, we are spoilt for choice in Adelaide with so many local, high quality chocolatiers, chocolate factories and chocolate shops!  Well known favourites such as Haighs, Melbas and Menz are always a must visit destination […]

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Gawler Blue Light Disco | Hewett Centre | 5 Jul 2024

[ July 5, 2024; ]
The Gawler Blue Light Disco is an underage event for strictly 8-15 year olds only, supervised by SA Police staff and volunteers.
On the night there will be a DJ, photo booth, Rev It Up racing driving simulators and prizes to be won. Cafe/canteen facilities will be available to purchase food and drink (eftpos available).

This is […]

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Willunga Almond Blossom Festival | 27-28 Jul 2024

[ July 27, 2024 to July 28, 2024. ]
Enjoy a weekend of family fun with show rides, camel & pony rides, food trucks, live music, market stalls, fireworks and an almond inspired cookery competition at the annual Willunga Almond Blossom Festival.
This annual winter community fundraiser held on the last weekend in July will celebrate with entertainment for the whole family.  Enjoy local live […]

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Australian Toys 1880-1965: The Luke Jones Collection | Adelaide | 1 Jun – 24 Aug 2024

[ June 1, 2024 to August 24, 2024. ] [caption id="attachment_197057" align="alignnone" width="630"] Photo credit: Luke Jones[/caption]
A treasure trove of toys will be on display for the young and the young at heart at The David Roche Foundation House Museum in North Adelaide.
Before smartphones and video games were a phenomenon, children worldwide were captivated by tin toys, wooden trucks and paper planes. Now, visitors […]

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HSBC Spanish Film Festival | Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas | 12 Jun – 10 Jul 2024

[ June 12, 2024 to July 10, 2024. ]
The HSBC Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace returns with a curated selection of films from Spain, Latin America and beyond.
It’s fiesta time as the 2024 HSBC Spanish Film Festival, presented by Palace, prepares to set screens alight with a superb selection of the finest new and classic films from Spain and Latin America. The […]

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Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum | Open Days

[ June 16, 2024; July 18, 2024 to July 21, 2024. August 18, 2024; September 15, 2024; October 20, 2024; November 17, 2024; ]
Heritage on Sunday – Family Friendly Events at the Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum.
Managed and maintained by theTea Tree Gully Branch of the National Trust of South Australia, the Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum holds family friendly public openings on the third Sunday of the month.
The Highercombe Hotel, a prominent landmark in the historic township […]

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Ratburger | Adelaide Festival Centre | 18-20 Jul 2024

[ July 18, 2024 to July 20, 2024. ]
From the creative mind of children’s author David Walliams (The World’s Worst Children, Gangsta Granny), Ratburger is coming to life in a hilarious new play.
Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trump makes her life a […]

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Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival | Adelaide Showground | 12-14 Jul 2024

[ July 12, 2024 to July 14, 2024. ]
The team behind Beer & BBQ Festival will once again return to Adelaide Showground this July with their much-loved festival.
The event will offer a jam-packed lineup of brewers, BBQ legends and musicians coming together to provide three full days of entertainment at Adelaide Showground. The weekend is filled with live music, the festival’s biggest barbecue […]

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CraftAlive | Adelaide Showground | 5-7 Jul 2024

[ July 5, 2024 to July 7, 2024. ]
Craft Alive Adelaide is a hands-on event that is all things sewing and craft. 
CraftAlive gives event-goers a chance to learn from world-class specialists with beginner to advanced interactive classes over three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There will also be kits, supplies and equipment to browse.

Now in its 33rd year, CraftAlive is Australia’s largest craft […]

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Superhero Saturday Family Fun Day | Salisbury | 27 Jul 2024

[ July 27, 2024; ]
Go along to Parabanks Shopping Centre to enjoy a day of FREE, superhero-themed family fun on the last Saturday in July. 
Activities at the event will include face painting, badge making, cosplay superhero characters, a balloon artist and colouring in competition. Go along dressed as your favourite superhero to enter the best-dressed costume competition.

Plus, there will […]

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Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 5-21 Jul 2024

[ July 5, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]
The Glenelg Winter Arts Festival returns to the Bay from 5 – 21 July 2024.
This fun winter event is your chance to enjoy live arts and entertainment during the cooler weather in an iconic Adelaide coastal location.
Over the two weeks of the July school holidays, 5-21 July, Glenelg’s Colley Reserve will be abuzz with shows […]

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Campbelltown Pizza Festival | July 2024

[ July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024. ]
Campbelltown Pizza Festival will be held throughout the month of July to showcase the wonderful local pizza venues in the Campbelltown area.
Held annually in July, the Campbelltown Pizza Festival showcases some of the region’s best pizza and pasta restaurants.  Participating pizza festival venues will be offering up pizza and pasta specials, and each venue will […]

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Harlem Globetrotters World Tour | Adelaide | 5 Jul 2024

[ July 5, 2024; ]
Harlem Globetrotters return to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre for one night only.
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters return to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre with their World Tour during the July school holidays in 2024.

A star-studded roster will have fans on the edge of their seats to witness the ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment […]

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Market in the Mall | Gathered Design Market | Adelaide

[ May 12, 2024; June 16, 2024; July 14, 2024; August 11, 2024; September 8, 2024; October 6, 2024; November 3, 2024; December 7, 2024; ]
Gathered brings you a pop up version of their design market with ‘Market in the Mall’ in partnership with Rundle Mall, South Australia’s premier shopping destination.
Gathered Design Market brings their unique market atmosphere to Gawler Place Canopy in Rundle Mall for regular pop-up Sunday Markets.  Drop by on one of the dates below between 9am […]

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SAHMRI’s Bright Walk | Adelaide | 6 Jul 2024

[ July 6, 2024; ]
Be part of SAHMRI’s BRIGHT Walk in 2024 – an epic 21km night-time walking challenge coinciding with the Illuminate Adelaide Festival and raising money for lifesaving medical research at SAHMRI.
The BRIGHT Walk is a powerful, illuminated, one-night experience which challenges you to walk 21km at night in the middle of winter to raise funds to […]

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Superluminal Patch Theatre Illuminate Adelaide 2024

Superluminal | Patch Theatre | Illuminate Adelaide | Jul – Aug 2024

[ July 6, 2024 to July 7, 2024. July 9, 2024 to July 14, 2024. July 16, 2024 to July 21, 2024. July 27, 2024; August 3, 2024; August 10, 2024; ]
Superluminal by Patch Theatre – Illuminate Adelaide 2024
Art and science converge at the world premiere of Superluminal, a family-friendly interactive installation from award-winning Patch Theatre that will spark wonder in the inquiring minds of children aged 4 to 8 at the South Australian Museum.
Guided by performers, children are invited into the action to explore light, […]

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Universal Kingdom: Prehistoric Nights | Dinosaurs at Adelaide Zoo | 4-21 Jul 2024

[ July 4, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]  
Adelaide Zoo and Illuminate Adelaide present Universal Kingdom: Prehistoric Nights this July!
Step back in time and into the Mesozoic Era to a land where puppets, lights and dinosaurs collide.
In a brand-new experience and a night not seen for millions of years, prepare to be electrified by the first in a trilogy exploring the prehistoric era. […]

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City Lights | Free Light Trail | Illuminate Adelaide | 5-21 Jul 2024

[ July 5, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]
City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide’s FREE Family Friendly Event!
Illuminate Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology returns with a whole-new free program of interactive surprises, thought-provoking installations, and breathtaking projections.
Works by local and international artists from the world’s leading creative studios will be showcased at Adelaide’s iconic institutions and secret hideaways.
Installations & Locations
ChronoHarp […]

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Illuminate Adelaide | Winter Light Festival | 4-21 Jul 2024

[ July 4, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]  
Illuminate Adelaide 2024.
Illuminate Adelaide, Adelaide’s exciting winter light festival, returns from 4 to 21 July 2024 with a spectacular program of immersive installations that will light up the city.
Celebrating the intersection and innovation between art, light music and technology, the program features a dedicated program of major ticketed events, music performances and free installations. 

This is […]

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Round She Goes Preloved Fashion Market | Adelaide

[ May 26, 2024; July 28, 2024; ]
The Round She Goes Preloved Fashion Market is Adelaide’s favourite market dedicated to women’s preloved and vintage fashion.
Round She Goes Market handpicks around 50 stallholders all dedicated to women’s fashion.  As well as a huge, quality selection of women’s vintage and retro clothing and accessories from the 1940s onwards, shoppers can expect to find preloved […]

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