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The Tree of Light | Slingsby Theatre Company | Adelaide Festival | 15 & 16 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 16, 2024. ]
Join Slingsby’s journey of creating The Tree of Light and follow their path to making their most ambitious project.
Over the next three years, Slingsby is creating a new flat-pack theatre to travel the world sustainably with a triptych of plays under the banner of A Concise Compendium of Wonder.  Adelaide Festival audiences are invited to […]

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Time Machine | Adelaide Festival | 14-17 Mar 2024

[ March 14, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Time Machine is an exhilarating work of physics and force, dance and extreme action that will entertain audiences of all ages.
Extreme Action, a new art form invented by award-winning performer Elizabeth Streb, takes choreography beyond dance to defy gravity and pushes the human body to its limits. Using prototypic ‘Action Machines’ that move with and […]

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Floods of Fire: Our Citizens’ Orchestra | Adelaide Festival | 16 Mar 2024

[ March 16, 2024; ]
After the success at the opening of the 2023 Adelaide Festival, the Citizens’ Orchestra is back.
Take part in an inclusive, joyous and empowering musical experience by becoming one of the Citizens’ Orchestra or going to this free performance. The Citizens’ Orchestra is an intercultural and intergenerational orchestra and chorus that embraces professional musicians, people without […]

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The Nightingale and Other Fables

The Nightingale and Other Fables | Adelaide Festival | 1-6 Mar 2024

[ March 1, 2024; March 3, 2024; March 5, 2024; March 6, 2024; ]
Returning to Adelaide Festival for the first time since 2018, the internationally acclaimed Canadian auteur, Robert Lepage, brings his brilliant imagination and a lush aesthetic to Igor Stravinsky’s The Nightingale and Other Fables.
The Nightingale, Stravinsky’s first opera, was written between 1908-13 during the composer’s Russian period, at the same time as he was working on […]

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Adelaide Writers’ Week Young Readers Events | Adelaide Festival | 3 & 5 Mar 2024

[ March 3, 2024; March 5, 2024; ]  
Writers’ Week has a jam-packed program designed for young book readers. Young Readers’ Day (ages 2 – 12) is on Sunday 3 March 2024 and for kids over 12, Tuesday 5 March 2024 is YA Evening and Hear Me Roar! 
Young Readers’ Day | 3 March 2024 
Calling all fans of picture books, graphic novels and epic […]

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Conjuring College & Wacky Wizardry with Josh Staley | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 2, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 9, 2024 to March 10, 2024. March 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Conjuring College with Josh Staley
Enrol in Conjuring College with multi-award-winning magician Josh Staley, and learn the tips, tricks and techniques to perform your very own magic show!

This is a hands-on, interactive learning experience full of fun, designed for beginners who have never attempted a trick in their life, all the way to more experienced wizards […]

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Adelaide Festival | Family Friendly Events | 1-17 Mar 2024

[ March 1, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Every year in March, the Adelaide Festival draws a community of the very best artists from across the globe and across Australia to create a bold arts festival of theatre, dance, music, art and interactive installations including events for families. 
Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers’ Week have built a world-wide reputation for providing great and memorable […]

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Amazing Drumming Monkeys | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 2, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 9, 2024 to March 11, 2024. March 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]  
Amazing Drumming Monkeys 20 Year Anniversary Show – Adelaide Fringe 2024
The Monkey Show is now 20 YEARS OLD!!! And still going stronger than ever.
Australia’s favourite little kids’ puppet show is back in the Garden of Unearthly Delights for another fabulous fringe season. This is a “must see” for families with young children.

A clever combination of […]

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The Walk | Little Amal in Adelaide | 15-17 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
The Walk, with Little Amal at its centre, will make its Australian debut at the 2024 Adelaide Festival this March.
A refugee child arrives in Adelaide. She is tired, hungry, a little frightened. How do we welcome her?
Little Amal is a 3.5-metre puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has become a global symbol of […]

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Game On 4: BOSS LEVEL | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ March 9, 2024; March 10, 2024; March 11, 2024; March 16, 2024; March 17, 2024; ]
Game On 4: BOSS LEVEL
Matty Grey is heading back to GAME LAND one final time.
Joined by an elite team of gamers, Matty and the audience must battle their way through 5 Boss levels to get to the MEGA BOSS OF ALL VIDEO GAMES. 
‘Boss Level’ pits the best video game VILLIANS from past, present and future […]

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Fool’s Paradise | Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 19, 2024. ]
Fool’s Paradise Returns to Adelaide Fringe for 2024 season.
Tarntanyangga/Victoria Square will host popular venue hub, Fool’s Paradise, for a second year running during the 2024 Adelaide Fringe Festival, with a bigger and better program!
Music events will welcome guests to Fool’s Paradise across the opening weekend, to accompany outdoor dining options from Asian to European. Bao […]

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101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 2, 2024 to March 3, 2024. ]
101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People
Title says it all! (EVIL LAUGH)
Don’t worry, I’ll also teach the parents how to annoy their kids as well.
From Multi Award winning kids comedian Matty Grey.
Laugh your guts out of your butt hole as he brings the chaos of his mind to the Adelaide Fringe.
★★★★★ “Matty […]

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Dart Blaster Arena | Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 16, 2024 11:00 am to March 17, 2024 5:45 pm. ]
Dart Blaster Arena at Gluttony – Adelaide Fringe 2024.
Are you good eNerf to take on the Dart Blaster arena? They’re back with new blasters, more darts, improved obstacles and all the energy burning fun you could possibly need. A chance for players to sample a huge buffet of toys and take aim at strangers, all […]

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Art-Chery | Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 16, 2024 8:00 pm to March 17, 2024 8:02 pm. ]
Art-Chery at Adelaide Fringe
Forget Pallets and paint brushes! Head on down to Gluttony’s world first Art-Chery range and create your very own abstract masterpiece by shooting paint-tipped arrows at canvases.
These are real bows and modified arrows. Choose your selection of colours and take aim to bring your vision to life. Create your own or share […]

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Meadows Easter Fair | Adelaide Hills | 29 Mar -1 Apr 2024

[ March 29, 2024 to April 1, 2024. ]
The Meadows 4 Day Easter Fair is a family-friendly annual event. It is a large treasure market with stalls selling a wide variety of products including locally made arts and crafts, plants, tools, books, clothing, toys, bric-a-brac, treasures and collectables.
You will find delicious food, handicrafts and plenty of things to do for all ages at […]

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Bubba-Licious | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 2, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 9, 2024 to March 11, 2024. March 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Bubba-Licious
Yes, it’s a show for babies! Mums and Dads who are dying to get their new humans out to the fringe, this show is for you!
Inspired by being a new mum, Kat Placing has devised a show for babbling babies & tireless toddlers! Performed by Luth Wolf from Big Tops for Tiny Tots, it is […]

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Mr Snotbottom vs The Zombie Boogers: The Science of Snot! | Adelaide Fringe 2024

[ February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. March 2, 2024 to March 3, 2024. March 7, 2024 to March 11, 2024. March 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
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 ewwwy, gooey experiments and giggle […]

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natural wonders

Natural Wonders at Adelaide Botanic Garden | Adelaide Fringe | 23 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 23, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Discover Natural Wonders at the Adelaide Botanic Garden.
Enter upon sunset to explore a magical trail of stories, light and music for all ages with unique works by award-winning artists.
The Natural Wonders exhibition at Adelaide Botanic Garden as part of the Adelaide Fringe allows visitors to embark on an extraordinary journey through a series of projected […]

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Adelaide Fringe Garden of Unearthly Delights

The Garden of Unearthly Delights | Adelaide Fringe | 15 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 15, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 20, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Get ready to let your wildest dreams fly in The Garden of Unearthly Delights in 2024!
Adelaide’s greatest party is back for an unmissable 2024 Adelaide Fringe season. Kadlitpina (Rundle Park) will be bursting with energy and transformed into a cultural and creative playground, featuring the best local and international artists, food stalls, markets, drinks and […]

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Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe | Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka | 16 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]  
Gluttony pops up again in 2024! Arts venue hub Gluttony is a favourite Adelaide Fringe destination, its location in the city’s eastern park lands right in the heart of the Fringe action. 
Gluttony has grown to become synonymous with the East End’s Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka during Adelaide’s festival months of February and March.  Thousands of artists have […]

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Adelaide Motorsport Festival | 15-17 Mar 2024

[ March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
Adelaide Motorsport Festival & Street Party
The Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a two day festival of all things motorsport returning to Victoria Park in March 2024.  
The Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a museum in motion, displaying historic, rare and significant racing vehicles in the heart of Adelaide.  Held the week prior to the Australian Grand Prix, […]

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START at the Gallery | Art Gallery of SA | Dates for 2024

[ January 7, 2024; February 1, 2024; February 4, 2024; March 3, 2024; April 7, 2024; May 5, 2024; June 2, 2024; July 7, 2024; August 4, 2024; September 1, 2024; October 6, 2024; November 3, 2024; December 1, 2024; ]
Free START Program for Children at the Art Gallery of South Australia 
An exciting introduction to art for children and their families, enjoy art-making, music, performances and tours on the first Sunday of every month with Start at the Gallery.
START is a FREE family-fun day and includes art activities, tours, live performances and entertainment at the Art Gallery […]

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Concerts in the Park | City Norwood Payneham & St Peters | 2024

[ February 10, 2024; March 2, 2024; March 23, 2024; ]
Free Family Friendly Concerts in the Park.
Music lovers are invited to enjoy the sunset to a soundtrack of jazz, melodies or symphony in some of beautiful parks located in The City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters.
Concerts in the Park is a series of free, open-air performances featuring music from talented local bands and artists […]

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Glenelg Accessible Beach Days | Dec 2023 – Mar 2024

[ December 16, 2023; January 7, 2024; January 20, 2024; February 3, 2024; February 18, 2024; March 10, 2024; ]
The Accessible Beach Day events in Glenelg are designed to give people with disabilities and others with mobility difficulties the opportunity to access the beach and go into the ocean in a safe manner.
Glenelg Beach will host six accessible beach days this summer, starting this December and running into March next year. The City of […]

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Adelaide Fringe | Family Friendly Shows | 16 Feb – 17 Mar 2024

[ February 16, 2024 to March 17, 2024. ]
2024 Adelaide Fringe Guide for Families & Kids – find the best family friendly shows to see at the Fringe!
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s biggest arts festival with an exciting program of family friendly shows and interactive experiences plus comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, visual art, music, and more. Find everything you need to know about this […]

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Adelaide International Kite Festival | Semaphore | 30 Mar – 1 Apr 2024

[ March 30, 2024 to April 1, 2024. ]
Adelaide International Kite Festival 2024
Watch the sky fill with colour, twists and twirls, kites of all shapes and size – when the Adelaide International Kite Festival returns to Semaphore Beach in 2024 over the Easter long weekend. 
Save the date for the annual Adelaide International Kite Festival – Saturday 30 March, Sunday 31 March and Monday […]

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GONDWANA VR: The Exhibition | SA Museum | 9 Dec 2023 – 17 Mar 2024

[ March 8, 2024 to March 10, 2024. ]
Be transported to the 180-million-year-old Daintree rainforest – a wild and ancient place on the cusp of extraordinary change – at GONDWANA VR: The Exhibition.
A world-first multi-sensory installation distilling 100 years of climate data into a single day, this unique meditation on one of Australia’s richest ecosystems invites visitors to become lost in an evocative […]

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Food Truck Carnivale | Family Friendly Events | Feb-Apr 2024

[ February 2, 2024 to February 4, 2024. March 15, 2024 to March 17, 2024. April 19, 2024 to April 21, 2024. ]
Don’t miss the next Food Truck Carnivale event popping up in Adelaide.
The travelling Food Truck Carnivale is always on the move and heading to numerous locations around Adelaide.
Entry to Food Truck Carnivale is FREE with each family friendly event featuring full days of fun and numerous food options catering to all tastes. From the north […]

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giant Ferris wheel Glenelg

Giant Ferris Wheel | Glenelg | Open Daily

[ October 27, 2023 to December 31, 2023. January 1, 2024 to May 12, 2024. ]
Ride the Mix 102.3 Giant Ferris Wheel in Glenelg.
The Giant Ferris Wheel in Glenelg opens daily, providing spectacular views over the SA coastline, down Jetty Road and across to the Adelaide Hills.
Located on the Glenelg foreshore, Mix102.3, Lumo Energy SA and Skyline Attractions are once again bringing back the Mix102.3 Giant Wheel to South Australia […]

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WOMADelaide | Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla | 8-11 Mar 2024

[ March 8, 2024 to March 11, 2024. ]
WOMADelaide 2024 – The World’s Festival
WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance – will return in 2024 to the City of Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla for 4 days over the March long weekend.
The Worlds Festival, an internationally acclaimed event, is a truly unique part of the Australian festival landscape, showcasing the best, the essential – and […]

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