Play & Go Adelaide

[ June 29, 2023 10:00 am to August 6, 2023 10:00 am. ]   
Resonate at Adelaide Botanic Garden this Winter.
Moment Factory – the visionaries behind sell-out phenomenon Light Cycles at Illuminate Adelaide 2021 and 2022 – return to Adelaide Botanic Garden with Resonate, a whole new immersive experience. 
The 2023 season of Resonate has been extended until 6 August 2023.
With six all-new installations along a brand-new night-time trail […]

[ June 12, 2023; June 18, 2023; June 24, 2023; July 8, 2023; July 23, 2023; July 30, 2023; August 19, 2023; August 26, 2023; ]
SANFL Super Matches
Footy fans and festival goers alike have plenty to cheer about this season thanks to a brand new gameday experience throughout the 2023 Hostplus SANFL League season.
In an exciting first for SANFL, one local footy game every weekend will be identified as a “SANFL SUPER MATCH” – presented in partnership with The Advertiser […]

[ July 16, 2023; ]  
Get ready for a musical adventure like no other with Whistle & Trick!
This dynamic duo loves to sing, dance, and play, all while entertaining families with their mischievous antics and infectious energy.
Alongside their talented 5-piece band and a couple of furry character friends, Whistle & Trick will take your children on a journey through […]

[ July 8, 2023 to July 16, 2023. ]      
Fringe for Kids is back after a sellout Adelaide Fringe Season! 
Fringe For Kids Roadshow’ brings you the best acts for or by kids, performed by the most talented artists, right on your doorstep.
Consisting of multiple artforms; including circus, dance, drag, music, magic and comedy. No show is ever quite the same as the last!

Promising […]

[ July 1, 2023 to July 2, 2023. ]
District Outlet Centre – Opening in July 2023
Adelaide’s newest and only under-cover shopping outlet will open its doors to the public on 1 July 2023 offering big name brands at affordable prices.
The $50 million District Outlet Centre will be home to 55 local, national and international brands including New Balance, Cotton On Mega, Hype DC, […]

[ July 14, 2023 to July 16, 2023. July 21, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Lights at Mawson – Free Community Event 
Running over two weekends, this family friendly FREE event will feature both day and night attractions including a trail of illuminated, inflatable sculptures.
Lights at Mawson is a new event activation, never delivered before within the City of Salisbury, showcasing the Mawson Lakes area. Featuring a trail of illuminated, inflatable […]

[ June 14, 2023 to July 5, 2023. ]
The HSBC Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace returns with a curated selection of films from Spain, Latin America and beyond.
A curated selection of 32 films will be showing this year across Australian Palace cinemas with the Adelaide festival taking place at the Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas from 14 June – 5 July 2023.  

The […]

[ June 30, 2023 to July 1, 2023. ]
NOW Productions presents ‘MOANA JR’ at the Shedley Theatre.
Disney’s Moana Jr brings the adventures of Moana and her village of Motunui to life on stage.
Moana Jr features all the beloved songs from the film, written by Tony®, GRAMMY, Emmy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, and Mark Mancina, including “How Far I’ll Go,” […]

[ May 27, 2023 to August 27, 2023. ] [caption id="attachment_183358" align="alignnone" width="630"] Ida Sophia with Witness in Ramsay Art Prize 2023, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed[/caption]
Ramsay Art Prize Exhibition 2023
See the works of all 27 finalists at the Art Gallery of South Australia in a free exhibition open until 27 August 2023.
Congratulations to Ida Sophia, winner of the $100,000 […]

[ July 6, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Hit the Bay during the July school holidays for a brand-new winter event in 2023.
Glenelg Winter Arts Festival is a fun, new opportunity to enjoy the arts during the cooler months, in an iconic Adelaide coastal location.

Over the two weeks of July’s school holidays, one of Glenelg’s premier reserves will be abuzz with ticketed shows, […]

[ July 22, 2023; ]
SAHMRI’s Bright Walk 2023
Be part of the BRIGHT Walk in 2023 – 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 […]

[ July 1, 2023; ]
Vegan Palooza Adelaide
If you’re vegan or v-curious this is a festival for you.
Demolishing the outdated myth that Vegan food is boring or limiting, some of the most talented food creators in South Australia will use the thousands of edible plants to guarantee there is something for everyone.

Vegan Palooza  will be showcasing around 30 wonderful food […]

[ July 8, 2023 to July 28, 2023. ]
Make|Shift – Illuminate Adelaide
The Mill presents Make|Shift, an immersive and experimental exhibition of projection art by six South Australian multidisciplinary artists.
Free for all to attend, enjoy opening weekend at The Mill on 8 and 9 July 2023 and experience works created by multidisciplinary artists James Alberts, Ray Harris, Sarah Neville, Liam Somerville, Inneke Taal, and […]

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ] [caption id="attachment_183205" align="alignnone" width="630"] Image: Tarndanyangga Dreaming, by Jaydenlee Tong[/caption]
Augmented Revolution
First Nations peoples have a long history of innovation and adaptation, and have been using technology in various forms for millennia.
In its inaugural series, this special Illuminate Adelaide experience curated by Dearna Newchurch sees contemporary First Nations artists leveraging the emerging technology of AR as […]

[ July 29, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Willunga Almond Blossom Festival
A weekend of family fun with show rides, camel & pony rides, food trucks, live music, market stalls, fireworks and an almond inspired cookery competition.
This long running community fundraiser held on the last weekend in July will celebrate with entertainment for the whole family.  Enjoy local live musicians, childrens’ shows in the […]

[ July 2, 2023 to July 9, 2023. ]
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your […]

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Presented by Illuminate Adelaide and ANAT, New Light 2023 showcases experimental and diverse moving image works by contemporary First Nations artists.
Following a national call out, New Light 2023 will feature commissioned work that explores compelling and complex concepts, with artworks being exhibited on the media screens at the entrance to the Adelaide Festival Centre as […]

[ June 28, 2023 to July 2, 2023. July 4, 2023 to July 9, 2023. July 11, 2023 to July 16, 2023. July 18, 2023 to July 23, 2023. July 25, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Mirror Mirror – Go on a journey through the possibilities of your own imagination.
An Australian-first experience fresh from its premiere run in Montreal, Mirror Mirror is a playground of interactive technology inviting you to discover your own creativity.
Sharing a unique experience with everyone who enters, this series of immersive digital installations spanning from the forest […]

[ June 18, 2023; July 16, 2023; August 20, 2023; September 17, 2023; October 8, 2023; November 19, 2023; December 9, 2023 to December 10, 2023. ]
POP Market
POP Market aims to bring you the best of South Australian small businesses and their beautiful handmade products. You can expect to find homewares, gifts, home produce, jewellery and more. 
POP Market runs Sundays and some Saturdays from 11am- 4pm in the Hahndorf Memorial Institute. It is filled with small businesses and people with hobbies […]

[ July 21, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
AVCon: Adelaide’s Anime & Video Games Festival.
AVCon returns 21 – 23 July 2023 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. AVCon brings the best of anime and video gaming to Australia. The event has been held annually in July since 2002 and is managed by a dedicated team through the not-for-profit organisation Team AVCon Incorporated.
This is the […]

[ July 1, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Architects of Air: Arborialis – Inflatable Maze 
Lose yourself in an inflatable labyrinthine wonderland of colour and light at Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka.
A global phenomenon for the past thirty years, the inflatable mazes of UK-based Architects of Air have transported audiences of all ages from around the world to alternate realms of the not-quite natural.

Through their series of […]

[ July 18, 2023; ]
Alice and the White Rabbit Show
See Alice, The White Rabbit, The Queen of Hearts and of course the Mad Hatter live on stage.
Alice and the White Rabbit is a musical show for families with singing, dancing and giveaways. Featuring Alice, The Queen of Hearts, The White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter, the show will be […]

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide FREE Family Friendly Event
Illuminate Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology returns with a new series of immersive installations, artworks and large-scale activations set to turn Adelaide’s most iconic streetscapes into a high-tech night-time playground of colour and sound.
Open, accessible, and running nightly from 7 – 23 July 2023, Illuminate […]

[ June 28, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Illuminate Adelaide 2023.
Illuminate Adelaide, a spectacular winter light festival returns from 28 June to 30 July 2023 with immersive events like City Lights and Light Creatures while the Adelaide Botanic Garden will light up with a new experience from the visionary team behind sell-out sensation Light Cycles, Resonate. This year, Architects of Air: Arborialis, an inflatable […]

[ July 20, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
The Snail and the Whale at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
A play with music inspired by the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of a tiny snail’s incredible trip around the world, inspired by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture book. […]

[ July 7, 2023 to July 9, 2023. ]
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 interactive classes over three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There will also be kits, supplies and equipment to browse.

Now in its 28th year, CraftAlive is Australia’s largest craft event series featuring […]

[ April 2, 2023; April 16, 2023; May 20, 2023 to May 21, 2023. July 20, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
The National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide holds various family-friendly events throughout the year for everyone to enjoy. 
The National Railway Museum is once again hosting a series of fun, family friendly events in 2023 including the Semaphore & Fort Glanville 30th Anniversary celebration, Bub’s Birthday Party, Behind Closed Doors and the annual Family Fun Fair.

Mark […]

[ July 19, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage in Adelaide and Regional SA.
Yikes the school holidays are coming! What to do with YOUR Thing One and Thing 2??!! Here’s an idea..! Take the whole family to ‘The Cat in the Hat’ for an experience they’ll never forget… The story has been around […]

[ March 4, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
RELICS: A New World Rises LEGO® Exhibition at the South Australian Museum
LEGO® minifigures take over the South Australian Museum in the world premiere exhibition of RELICS: A New World Rises Exhibition by LEGO® Masters winners Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler. 
Set in the year 2530, long after the world has been abandoned by humans, the exhibition […]

[ July 15, 2023; ]
Freestyle Kings Live Show
Performing indoors at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre for one night only.
The Freestyle Kings capital city tour is coming to Adelaide in 2023. This is an action packed show featuring world class freestyle motorcross athletes in a two hour spectacular.

The Freestyle Kings have travelled the world performing in Las Vegas, Hollywood, California, China […]