Play & Go Adelaide

[ February 16, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 23, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 8, 2024 to March 10, 2024. March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
East End Unleashed – Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during Fringe.
Take the family along to the East End’s biggest street party this Fringe Festival!
Unleash and bask in the summer atmosphere with shopping, on-street dining, world class buskers, musicians and magicians along Rundle Street, Vardon Avenue, Ebenezer Place and Hindmarsh Sqaure in the East End of Adelaide […]

[ March 2, 2024 to April 30, 2024. ]
Pick Your Own Apples in the Adelaide Hills during Autumn
**Editors update: 25 April 2024 – APPLE SEASON ENDED FOR 2024 
The perfect family friendly activity, go and pick your own apples @Lenswood Pick Your Own Apples in the Adelaide Hills this Autumn.
Enjoy a beautiful day out with the kids and start a memorable family Autumn tradition. […]

[ March 1, 2024 to March 2, 2024. ]
Learn the age-old art of traditional Italian sauce making at one of the Adelaide Central Market’s Sauce Days.
At one of the Market’s hands-on sessions, you’ll use local tomatoes and learn the traditional techniques of authentic Italian tomato sauce making and you’ll get to take home your very own jar of sauce.

And of course, authentic Italian […]

Kytons Bakery ‘Kickstarts’ Hot Cross Bun season by supporting Kickstart For Kids’ Breakfast Program across Adelaide.
Kytons Bakery is kickstarting their hot cross bun season by supporting not-for-profit organisation, KickStart for Kids, through donating the popular Easter treat to schools across South Australia that are part of the charity’s breakfast program.
Kicking off on 12 February 2024, […]

[ February 18, 2024; ]
Join the community in celebrating the Vietnamese New Year, Adelaide Tet Festival.
The Adelaide Tet Festival is the Vietnamese Community’s celebration of the lunar new year. The event will showcase Vietnamese culture with lion dancing, cultural performances, food and entertainment for the whole family. Plus, an imitation village.

The event will be held on Sunday 18 February […]

Free Adelaide Fringe performances at the Adelaide Central Market.
Join the Adelaide Central Market as they showcase some of the best performers from across the Festival with free sneak peek performances every Friday and Saturday during the Adelaide Fringe.
Each week, Market shoppers can experience a schedule of free sneak peek performances from some of the best […]

[ March 29, 2024 to April 1, 2024. ]
What’s On over the Easter Long Weekend in Adelaide
If you’re staying in Adelaide over the Easter long weekend or planning to visit one of our beautiful regional areas, you will be spoilt for choice with a fabulous selection of family friendly events and activities on offer.
Easter falls on the last weekend of March this year, […]

[ March 30, 2024; April 1, 2024; ]
Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival 2024 in the Adelaide Hills.
The Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival has been a family favourite for generations. Take your own food and drinks onto the course, enjoy a picnic by your car and celebrate the Easter long weekend with family and friends.
The Easter Racing Carnival has been one of South Australia’s premier social […]

Norwood National Pharmacies is now open every hour, every day.
Norwood National Pharmacies is the first community pharmacy to open its doors 24/7 under a South Australian Government initiative increasing access to health care.
National Pharmacies has opened its first 24-7 pharmacy in South Australia where a pharmacist will be available 7 days a week, 24 hours […]

A new voyage with Moana, Maui, and a crew of unlikely seafarers.
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical ‘Moana 2’ takes audiences on an expansive […]

Embark on an extraordinary journey in the Adelaide Botanic Garden this Fringe season.
Explore a series of projected and immersive artworks of diverse natural ecosystems and storytelling, transforming the Adelaide Botanic Garden into an outdoor art gallery under the stars.
Enter upon sunset to discover a magical trail of stories, light and music for all ages with […]

[ June 9, 2024 to July 7, 2024. ]  
Cirque du Soleil – LUZIA, A Waking Dream of Mexico
Join Cirque du Soleil as they take you on a journey into the colourful and fantastical world of LUZIA, set in a make-believe Mexico, where you will be treated to stunning visual surprises and breathtaking acrobatic performances.
LUZIA deftly guides you through the locations, people, and sounds […]

[ March 3, 2024; ]   
Discover, Play, Bikeway! Free family fun on the Amy Gillett Bikeway.
Ride or walk the Amy Gillett Bikeway and discover an array of music, roving artists and entertainment all set against the backdrop of the spectacular rolling Adelaide Hills. The 15-kilometre trail winds through picturesque towns, past iconic hills businesses and thriving wineries, encompassing Oakbank, Woodside, Charleston […]

[ February 16, 2024 to February 17, 2024. ]
Adelaide Fringe Festival FREE Family-Friendly Events
The Adelaide Fringe is always an exciting time of the year with so much entertainment on offer in and around the city and stretching out to regional areas of South Australia including many free events which are family friendly.
The beauty of an open-access arts festival as unique as the Adelaide […]

[ March 1, 2024 to March 2, 2024. ]
Summer Garden Festival – Free Adelaide Fringe Event.
Modbury’s Civic Park will come alive for the Summer Garden Festival on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 March 2024.
This FREE, two-day community event boasts world-class Adelaide Fringe performers, dynamic bands and talented artists. They’ll also have children’s entertainment and Fork On The Road food trucks.

Street Theatre Performances:

Mr […]

[ February 5, 2024 to February 16, 2024. ]
Celebrate Lunar New Year in style as you soar into good fortune at Gilles Plains Shopping Centre!
There is plenty to get involved in at Gilles Plains Shopping Centre this year! From today in centre, there is a special installation that allows you access to an exclusive Instagram filter which invites you to become a hero […]

[ February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 2, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 9, 2024 to March 11, 2024. March 16, 2024 12:00 am to March 17, 2024 12:00 am. ]
Kids Can Heckle! With Ollie Horn
Fun for the whole family, but especially fun for the little ones! Top UK stand-up Ollie Horn (“Ollie Horn is a gifted storyteller” Wee Review) attempts to tell the same clean stand-up that he does around the world.
The only thing that can stop him is the imagination of your kids, […]

The Frog Prince – State Opera South Australia
State Opera South Australia presents a new show aiming to get young children familiar with the artform of opera and learn a few lessons along the way.
The Frog Prince is a modern retelling of the classic Grimm tale, where a spoilt princess encounters a sassy frog and an […]

[ February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
StorySnorts  – Adelaide Fringe 2024.
Ever wondered what would happen if children’s stories came to life? At one of StorySnorts shows – they can!
StorySnorts believe the best stories come from the boundless imaginations of children, and their hilarious troupe (including improvising actors, piano and live cartoonist) help visualise these stories on stage.

Guided by their performers, children […]

[ March 3, 2024; ]
The Prospect Road Autumn Fair returns to Padnipadninya Tapa at Blackfriars in partnership with Markets in Prospect and Fibre Feast SA as part of the Adelaide Fringe.
Back and bigger than ever in 2024, Blackfriars is thrilled to again host the Prospect Road Autumn Fair.  They will have food stalls, a bar, music, plenty of fun […]

[ November 2, 2024; ]
TAKE THAT bringing their tour to South Australia with special guests Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Ricki-Lee for A Day on the Green in November.
TAKE THAT’s ‘This Life On Tour’ will see the trio – Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald – make their debut at A Day on the Green in 2024.  They will perform […]

Coles is releasing cult favourite Pokémon Collectables!
From Wednesday 7 February 2024, customers will receive a free Pokémon Coles Builders character with every $30 spent in one transaction at Coles supermarkets and Coles Online.   The Pokémon characters are made from cardboard sourced from responsibly-managed forests, and can be recycled.
There are 35 Coles builders characters to collect, […]

In the tradition of famed detectives such as Hercule Poirot and Perry Mason, comes the bug world’s greatest crime investigator – INSPECTOR SUN.
Shanghai, China, 1934. Beneath the feet of humans, a film noir world of bug detectives and gangsters co-exist. INSPECTOR SUN, a loner Huntsman Spider still grieving his slain wife, is fired from his […]

Hidden behind the front gates just out of Tailem Bend is a surprisingly large pioneer village – Old Tailem Town, full of interesting history and plenty of old buildings to explore. 
Review by Claire Davill
South Australia’s Old Tailem Town has been run as a pioneer village for nearly 40 years now – and it’s all thanks […]

The little blue heritage building on the north east corner of Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi has a new tenant!
Having been empty for a number of years since the closure of Kiosk on 16, the fully restored heritage listed building near the Britannia roundabout is finally the new home for a local small business – Imber’s Donuts Adelaide.
Known […]

It can sometimes feel like the world is so BROKEN that nothing will ever change. Housing, education, universal services, politics, collaboration. The list goes on. But it’s not all doom and gloom. The world has changed before and it will change again.
MOD.’s new exhibition BROKEN is an exploration of how the world could be different […]

[ March 23, 2024; ]
Thai Festival 2024 will allow eventgoers to experience the four beautiful and diverse regions of Thailand, Northern, North Eastern (Isan), Central, and Southern.
It is a great opportunity to immerse oneself in the rich culture, diverse cuisines with different flavours and styles, and vibrant entertainment from all four regions of Thailand.  The 2024 Thai Festival will […]

[ February 17, 2024; ]
Experience the new Mofflin Reserve at twilight with the City of Playford’s free family-friendly community event and outdoor cinema.
Twilight at Mofflin is lighting up the night sky with free entertainment and an outdoor cinema screening of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. This FREE community event celebrates the new and already very popular Mofflin Reserve […]

South Australian Country Shows
There are over 45 country shows held each year in South Australia. Fabulous family fun for everyone, country shows not only focus on traditional show activities for agriculture and horticulture, they also feature other activities such as rides, sideshows, showbags, fireworks and plenty of free entertainment. 
Country shows are wonderful community events and […]

WIN a Family Pass to Mr Snotbottom vs The Zombie Boogers: The Science of Snot!
Can fringe favourite Mr Snotbottom stop an army of barbaric boogers and monster mucus from suffocating the planet with foul phlegm?!
What is mucus? Why do we sneeze? What happens when you eat your boogers? Explore the science of snot, excite in […]