Play & Go Adelaide

[ February 5, 2023; ]
Family Fun Day at Strathalbyn Ambulance Station
Head to Strathalbyn on Sunday 5 February 2023 to celebrate the opening of this new ambulance station.
The Strathalbyn Ambulance Station grand opening and family fun day event will feature a vintage ambulance display, face painting and a bouncy castle for the kids, plus a free sausage sizzle.  There will also […]

Best of Edinburgh Comedy for Kids at the Adelaide Fringe.
Following back-to-back sell-out seasons for their previous Adelaide fringe runs, Scotlands biggest comedy promotor has decided to bring back their award winning Best of Edinburgh for Kids!
Best of Edinburgh for Kids has called in some of the best comedians, jugglers, magicians, performers, and other special guests […]

Markets in Prospect – Adelaide Fringe.
Celebrating Fringy things in the heart of Prospect during the Adelaide Fringe.
A variety of local traders will line Vine Street Plaza for the Prospect Fringe Markets on Saturdays during the Adelaide Fringe.
There will be a pre-loved clothing sale, a chance to catch a colourful and inspiring strength competition in action, […]

Airport Sessions at the Adelaide Fringe.
Adelaide Airport presents ‘Airport Sessions’ – for four weeks during the 2023 Adelaide Fringe.
Airport Sessions will see stellar Adelaide Fringe local and international artists playing LIVE at the Baby Grand Piano in the Adelaide Airport Arrivals/Departure Lounge. Grab a seat and enjoy the atmosphere of Fringe at the airport.  East […]

Basketball Man – Family-friendly Circus Show.
After traveling the world again Basketball Man brings his action packed show back to Adelaide.
Witness the best basketball tricks you’ve never seen as Basketball Man spins, dribbles, juggles, and performs stunts in this one of a kind Freestyle Basketball, family-friendly circus show.
Since 2006 Basketball Man has performed on the streets, […]

Petit Circus: Bon Appetit at the Adelaide Fringe.
Restaurant’s ready: circus is served!
This delightful, messy show will have the whole family hungry for fun food-themed acrobatics, aerials, juggling, musical comedy and more!
This 45 minute show is packed with amazing acrobatics, stacks of silliness, perfect for children aged 3+, and the young at heart.
Le Petit Circus | […]

Toddlers get ready to play, bounce and slide at the new miniBOUNCE zone in Adelaide!
Review by Jane Sze-To
Mini Bounce is now open at Marleston, one of only four Mini Bounces in Australia! For those little adrenaline hunters the interactive, adventure playground area is designed for kiddies from walking age to 5 years old.
It includes various […]

TreeClimb Adelaide is Australia’s first inner city aerial adventure park in the Adelaide city parklands and is also located at Kuitpo Forest.
Both TreeClimb at Kuitpo Forest and Adelaide offer an aerial adventure unlike any other in South Australia. Both feature amazing aerial obstacles and ziplines for all ages. TreeClimb at Kuitpo also has an aerial […]

Weber Bros Presents The Circus, Review
By Jo Parkinson
Weber Bros Circus’s amazing acts will entertain and excite kids and adults of all ages. Combining humour, glamour, and death-defying stunts, it’s a great show that has something for everyone.
It’s always fun when the circus comes to town! Right now, the southern area of Noarlunga is lucky enough […]

Trash Test Dummies at the Adelaide Fringe.
Everyone put your bins out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty.
With side-splitting slapstick comedy, daring acrobatics and dexterous juggling these Dummies are off on an imaginative adventure that is anything but garbage. With ballet and balloons thrown in for good measure, this fast-paced hour […]

[ February 17, 2023 to February 19, 2023. ]
Silence ! Festival – Adelaide Fringe 2023.
SILENCE ! 2023 is a 3-day event that features a live music program headlined by a globally acclaimed headline act – SILENCE ! alongside great Australian music performers, roving entertainment and a curated food and beverage precinct.
Headline act, SILENCE ! is a massive pyrotechnic, fireworks and percussion spectacle by […]

Valley Lake Playground in Mt Gambier
Review by Claire Davill
This playground in the Valley Lakes recreation area in Mt Gambier has everything – fully fenced, shaded, toilets nearby, barbeques and picnic shelters, and a huge variety of play equipment including a lot of accessible features.
Valley Lake is a crater lake near the famous Blue Lake in […]

Old Mt Gambier Gaol
Review by Claire Davill
The Old Mount Gambier Gaol is a fantastic family-friendly option for accommodation while exploring the South East region of South Australia. It’s low-cost, historical, flexible and caters to families and groups very well.
The Gaol is a unique accommodation option – it’s the only jail in Australia that you can […]

School Tours – Mercedes College Adelaide – Nurturing Young Learners
Reception students enrolled at Mercedes College are set-up for lifelong learning through the College’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme.
The co-educational Catholic school incorporates the globally renowned programme with the Australian curriculum to provide students with a world-class education and subjects most relevant to young people today. […]

Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion Map
Adelaide is home to some of the best street art in the world.   Hidden in alleys, nooks, corners and lanes, finding the artworks is an urban adventure.
Street Art Explosion features works that erupt with colour and creativity in Adelaide’s CBD, alongside existing artworks throughout the city and surrounding suburbs. Since […]

Electric Dreams: VOLO Dreams of Flight.
Soar high into space with Volo: Dreams of Flight! Volo celebrates Leonardo da Vinci’s famous flying contraptions, studies of flight and pioneering work on perspective.
Aboard a playground swing, wearing your VR headset, you’ll be instantly transported into one of four flying machines: soar over cliffs as an ORNITHOPTER; join an […]

360 Allstars at the Adelaide Fringe.
BMX, basketball, breakdancing, beatboxing, acrobatics, drumming and more, the international smash hit returns to celebrate its 10 year anniversary.
A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 Allstars connects the street with elite to deliver a supercharged urban circus. Boasting a stellar cast of world champion and world record […]

Headlining the 2023 Adelaide Fringe is Dreaming In Drones – Electric Skies.
Following on from the award winning show Sky Song comes Electric Skies, a drone show spectacular launching 500 drones over one hundred metres into the night sky.
Across two unforgettable nights, see the skies over Pakapakanthi/Victoria Park light up with a multi-sensory, electrifying light show […]

WIN a Family Pass to Monster Truck Rumble
Adelaide’s home of Monster Trucks is set to ignite when North East Isuzu’s Monster Truck Rumble returns for one night only at Adelaide Showground.
The action-packed event will feature the larger than life four-wheeled giant monster trucks, plus freestyle Motocross and additional motorsport mayhem – with the night finishing […]

[ January 14, 2023; ]

All Together – Summer Festival
Take your dancing shoes, tonight is all about the music! Tour the world through the global sounds of Yellow Blue Bus, Cartel Afinke and headline act Farhan Shah at this free event for all ages.
Plan a picnic, visit the sausage sizzle, or let their friendly food trucks serve you.

Children can have […]

[ February 24, 2023 to February 25, 2023. ]
Schützenfest Adelaide 2023
The original Schutzenfest by The German Club Adelaide (SAGA/SAADV), The Adelaide Schützenfest is one of South Australia’s most popular annual events. It is a fun filled day of traditional German fare and drinks for the whole family.

Adelaide Schützenfest is the largest ethnic festival in the Southern hemisphere and an opportunity to immerse yourself in […]

The Scenic Hotel – Beautiful views and great vibes
The Scenic Hotel is a gorgeous vintage pub with great vibes, exceptional pub fare and glorious views over tree tops and Adelaide City to the ocean beyond.
by Sharon Harrington
Built in 1869 and recently renovated in 2020, this pub is perfectly located to take advantage of the beautiful […]

[ January 21, 2023; ]
Fleurieu Beer Festival 2023
This one-day festival will present a line-up of the finest Fleurieu’s craft breweries.  Meet the brewers, share an afternoon with friends sampling Fleurieu’s finest brews and tasting fantastic local food.
The Fleurieu Beer Festival is an outdoor, open air one-day festival presenting a line-up of the finest Fleurieu’s craft breweries where you will […]

WIN Tickets to Big Trip 2: Special Delivery | In Cinemas 19 Jan 2023
It has been a year since Mic Mic and Oscar returned from their incredible adventure from the first instalment of The Big Trip.
In the highly anticipated sequel, they now find themselves in a race against time to thwart a diabolical plan by […]

[ January 26, 2023; ]
Australia Day Breakfast in Elizabeth
The City of Playford’s biggest and FREE barbecue breakfast is back in full swing for Australia Day 2023.
Kickstart the year by heading to X Convenience Oval for a morning filled with family-friendly activities.  There will be a free breaky as well as rides, games, sports and a diverse array of performances […]

[ January 12, 2023 to January 15, 2023. January 17, 2023 to January 22, 2023. January 24, 2023 to January 29, 2023. February 2, 2023 to February 5, 2023. February 7, 2023 to February 12, 2023. ]
Weber Bros Entertainment presents ‘The Circus’ Australian Tour which will be visiting Noarlunga and Elizabeth during the January school holidays.
Weber Bros Entertainment has compiled world-class acts including hilarious comedians, daring FMX riders, captivating aerialists, a crowd favourite the splitting Globe of Death and the absolute show stopping Human Cannonball. 

Enjoy great live family entertainment during a […]

Corpse Flower on Show at the Adelaide Botanic Garden
The Corpse Flower or Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is delicately positioned in the Bicentennial Conservatory as they patiently await its incredibly stinky bloom (as at 5 January 2023).
Once this rare and endangered Indonesian marvel reaches its peak flower bloom, it gives off a smell of rotting flesh […]

The Mousetrap at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide 
Review by Carla Caruso
This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder-mystery from the bestselling novelist of all time … case closed!
Imagine if you’d written a story and it was still being performed onstage 70 years later. And continued to have people on the edge of their seats, […]

[ January 21, 2023; ]
Free Flamenco Dance Sessions at Studio Flamenco
Studio Flamenco in Clarence Park are hosting FREE flamenco dance sessions during the school holidays on Saturday 21 January 2023.  There will be two sessions held in the morning for for those wanting to try Flamenco dancing for the first time.  The first session is for children aged between […]

[ January 19, 2023 to January 21, 2023. ]
Adelaide Youth Theatre are very excited to bring the South Australian Premier of Disney’s Frozen JR to Adelaide audiences this summer!
The enchanting modern classic from Disney is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from […]