Play & Go Adelaide

[ June 17, 2017; 3:30 pm; June 18, 2017; 5:00 pm; ]
Dahlesque featuring Elise McCann Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre
Australian World Premiere
Sardonic and sadistic characters fill the best-selling books of the irrepressible Roald Dahl. So, we invite the generations he’s filled with fun and fear to gorge on his ghoulishness in this gloriumptiously irreverent concert.

Starring Elise McCann (2016 Helpmann Award-winner as Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical) and […]

[ June 23, 2017; 6:00 pm; July 21, 2017; 6:00 pm; ]
Dads will learn how to execute perfect ponytails, beautiful ballet buns and pretty braids… and daughters come along and enjoy snacks and drinks while dads style their hair.
It promises to be an evening full of fun, and a nice way for dads to share some special time with their daughters. ConK will also provide a […]

[ June 2, 2017; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Get ready for a wild night as Neo welcomes the Art Gallery’s inaugural Ramsay Art Prize!
Go along and check out the exhibition and create your own prize-winning works of art with local artists. Join film-guru Liam Somerville of Capital Waste pictures and become a green-screen superstar, try traditional and avant-garde drawing techniques with Thomas Readett and […]

[ June 18, 2017; 1:00 pm; ]
HUSH 16 – A Piece of Quiet
Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival

A Piece of Quiet with Lior, The Idea of North & Elena Kats-Chernin with Zephyr Quartet. The 16th suite of music created by this brilliant Australian collective for kids in hospitals.
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This, the 16th […]

[ June 4, 2017; 10:30 am; ]
Junior Proms
Dance, sing and mix it up!
The Adelaide Youth Sinfonia is presenting an interactive 40-minute concert for children aged 1–5. Featured will be short pieces of orchestral music led by Naomi Crellin, well-known singer from The Idea of North. The Adelaide Youth Sinfonia (AdSI) is Adelaide Youth Orchestra’s second orchestra, consisting of over 60 musicians, aged between […]

[ June 16, 2017; ]
 Jo Frost Live in Adelaide!
Finally, I’m coming to Australia! I can’t express just how exciting it is to be popping down to Australia to give families the practical trusted advice they have been seeking for so long. I hope many families, nannies, teachers and co-carers will join me for an intimate live event of understanding how to exactly achieve the challenges […]

[ June 8, 2017; 6:00 pm; ]
Socceroos v Saudi Arabia
This is it, the final stage of FIFA World Cup Qualification. The Socceroos take on Saudi Arabia in their second last FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier here at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, 8 June 2017.
The Socceroos have the upper hand over Saudi Arabia having defeated them on every occasion on home soil […]

[ June 22, 2017; ]
Cars 3 | In Cinemas 22 June 2017
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez (voice of Cristela Alonzo), […]

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It’s 2017 Footy Fever Season – find out when your favourite South Australian footy team is playing at the Adelaide Oval.
A $575 million redevelopment has returned Australian Rules Football to the city and increased the stadium’s capacity to 54,500. Adelaide Oval is now home to both Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide, and is a key […]

[ June 30, 2017; 1:00 pm; July 1, 2017; 1:00 pm; ]
Herman and Rosie – Families

A newly commissioned score by the ASO for 2017, composed by Mark Simeon Ferguson and based on Gus Gordon’s delightful book Herman and Rosie. This is a story about friendship, music, life in the big city, and following your dreams. Eight musicians of the ASO will perform the charming musical adaptation of […]

[ June 9, 2017 to June 12, 2017. ]
This June long weekend why don’t you make a difference to the planet and Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!
That’s the theme of this year’s Melrose Fat Tyre Festival where mountain bikers and friends from around Australia will be getting together to celebrate Mother Earth on bikes!

The 2017 “World Environment Day” is on the 5 June but in Melrose they want […]

[ March 13, 2017; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. April 17, 2017; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. June 12, 2017; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
The Vale Market
The Vale Market is family friendly, featuring live entertainment from buskers and local acts, plus a FREE BOUNCY CASTLE for the kids!
The Vale Market is open on the following dates and times:

Monday 13 March 2017 (10am-3pm)
Monday 17 April 2017 (10am-3pm)
Monday 12 June 2017 (10am-3pm)

There will be market stalls featuring locally […]

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Hip Hip Hooray! Adelaide Festival Centre celebrates 40 years of SOMETHING ON SATURDAY – inspiring arts experiences for children across the state.
One of our favourite programs, Something on Saturday, is back for another fun-filled year with the best entertainment for children aged 0 – 10 years from 23 April – 26 August 2017. This year’s […]

[ June 10, 2017; 10:00 am; ]
Happy Town – Families
ASO Festival of Learning & Participation Concert
Narrated by the charismatic Paul Rissmann, hear the story of Chutney the Chimpanzee as he transforms the town of Drabsville into a town of colour and joy.

Based on the book by Giles Andreae, The Chimpanzees of Happy Town will be brought to life by the Adelaide […]

[ June 7, 2017; 6:30 pm; ]
Out of this World – Families

ASO Festival of Learning & Participation Concert

Award-winning British composer and presenter Paul Rissmann returns to the ASO with a performance that will take you out of your seat, and out of this world!

At the centre of the performance will be the Australian premiere of Rissmann’s newest composition, Wonderland, inspired by […]

[ May 21, 2017 7:30 pm to July 9, 2017 7:30 pm. ]

Matilda The Musical
Presented by The Royal Shakespeare Company, Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Michael Watt

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with […]

[ June 9, 2017 to June 12, 2017. ]
Disney on Ice presents Frozen – Experience the Full Story – Live on Ice!
Enter a fantastical winter wonderland beyond imagination at Disney On Ice presents Frozen.
The heartwarming Academy Award® winning tale you love is now LIVE and skating to Adelaide in June 2017. Be magically whisked away to wintry Arendelle by dazzling special effects and […]