Play & Go Adelaide

[ November 16, 2024; ]
See The Wiggles in Adelaide – a spectacular live show for the whole family!
The world’s most popular children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles! are bringing their ARIA award winning live show back for their annual arena tour as they embark on their biggest & brightest show yet!

Get ready for a carnival of fun in a day filled […]

[ August 3, 2024; ]
City of Port Adelaide Enfield presents a FREE one-day immersive winter event featuring live music, food, fire, exhibitions, workshops, and more.
Experience the enchanting blend of fire and ice this winter at MELTFest—an immersive one-day, free winter event set to light up Adelaide’s North-Western suburbs across two hot locations.
On Saturday 3 August 2024, this uniquely South […]

WIN Tickets to Paw Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
Nickelodeon, VStar Entertainment Group, and TEG Life Like Touring present PAW Patrol™ Live! ‘Race to the Rescue,’ an action-packed, music-filled production at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday 24 August 2024.
It’s the day of the Great Adventure Bay Race between Adventure […]

The new playground at Spad Street Reserve in Albert Park is now open.
Works are complete and the redeveloped space at Spad Street Reserve is open for the local community to enjoy. Covering 3000m2 of open space, the new playground features inclusive equipment suitable for a variety of ages and abilities.  There will be an official […]

Patch Theatre’s latest interactive show for children, Superluminal, blends art and science in a fun, immersive, glowing world full of strange creatures.
Review by Claire Davill
Children are guided through several spaces by a performer and encouraged to explore with their own lamp. Changing colours reveal new creatures on the walls and footprints on the floor. 

The lanterns […]

[ July 14, 2024; ]
Celebrate World Chimpanzee Day with the troop at Monarto Safari Park on Sunday 14 July.
Did you know that we share approximately 98.7% of the same DNA with Chimpanzees? Like us, these incredible creatures show a range of emotions like hugging for comfort and smiling or laughing when happy.

Sadly, this species is highly endangered with as […]

[ July 11, 2024; ]
Explore what your local community center has to offer this NAIDOC Week at the Bagster Road Community Open Day.
The day will be filled with exciting activities for all ages. Welcome to Country and didgeridoo performance will be done by Robert Taylor. Also enjoy a BBQ and coffee van along with a DJ providing music throughout […]

Explore Illuminate Adelaide’s incredible Fire Gardens at the Adelaide Botanic Garden
Wander around the gardens at night and be warmed by spectacular fire art installations that you can walk under, walk through and even sit on!
Review by Claire Davill
French fire experts Compagnie Carabosse have made use of most of the extensive Adelaide Botanic Garden, which means […]

The Umbrella Lights installation returns to Glenelg’s Marina Pier in 2024.
A bright winter awaits at Glenelg’s Marina Pier with the return of the popular family-friendly event Umbrella Lights across June to September.
The light installation’s 2024 season has been switched on for a third year and will be joined by some great retail and hospitality offers, […]

Play as much as you can this June & July with the Touched by Olivia (TBO) Playathon.
Make a difference to Aussie kids who don’t get to play. The TBO Playathon inspires everyone to take the play challenge throughout the months of June and July and increase the amount of time they are committing to […]

 
Caramel Delight Bar – Exclusive to Haigh’s Chocolates
To celebrate World Chocolate Day, Haigh’s are releasing a new limited-edition chocolate bar. The Caramel Delight Bar will  be available in stores and online from Friday 5 July for the weekend of World Chocolate Day until stocks last. 
The exclusive product is a Caramel Delight bar which incorporates chewy […]

[ July 19, 2024; ]
July School Holiday Guardian & Child/Teen Workshop: Earrings Extravaganza with Mintcloud Studio.
Looking for a fun and unique way to spend quality time with your child these school holidays?
Join Mintcloud Studio for their special Guardian & Child Workshop and craft your own dazzling earrings together! Perfect for beginners and budding jewellery makers alike, this workshop will […]

[ July 25, 2024; ]
In this charming and heartwarming Aussie-mation, The Sloth Lane, Laura and her kooky sloth family move to the big city with their prized family recipe book and a rusted old food truck – but will they adapt to life in the fast lane?
The Sloth Lane, from Brisbane-based production company, Like A Photon Creative, opens […]

[ July 25, 2024 to July 28, 2024. ]
Happening at the Adelaide Showground from 25 to 28 July, the Let’s Go SA Caravan, Camping & Off Road Sale is your destination to snap up deals on caravan, camping, and 4WD gear.
Discover the latest caravans, motorhomes, camping supplies, accessories, and off-road essentials at incredible discounts. This family friendly event is the perfect opportunity to […]

[ July 9, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]   
Get ready to burn some energy at the Port Adelaide Plaza School Holiday Sports Expo and engage with STEM activities with PAE Libraries. Find out more about these FREE activities below.
SPORTS EXPO
Take the kids down to try a range of sports including Cricket, Basketball, Little Athletics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Softball, Rowing and more!
You can learn […]

South Australian not-for-profit organisation, KickStart for Kids (KSFK), is desperately calling on donations of sanitary items as part of its mission to help end period poverty in South Australia.
Sadly, 1 in 4 South Australian females experience period poverty.
Since launching KickStart for Kids Against Period Poverty in 2021 in a bid to raise awareness, support, and […]

Five Things for Kids to Watch During School Holidays to Get Them Ready for Paris 2024
Stan has an inspirational selection of family friendly films to get kids ready for the upcoming Paris Olympics this month.  School holidays are a time for relaxation and unwinding and watching movies online in the comfort of your own home […]

[ April 10, 2025 to April 13, 2025. ]
AFL Gather Round in Adelaide – Dates Locked In For 2025.
The AFL has announced the 2025 ‘Gather Round … A Festival of Footy’ will run from Thursday 10 April through to Sunday 12 April with the fixture to be announced later this year.  
The 2025 Gather Round will coincide with the middle weekend of school […]

[ July 7, 2024; ]
Celebrate World Chocolate Day at Melba’s Angaston & Woodside
World Chocolate Day is on Sunday 7 July, so do yourself a favour and make plans to visit Melba’s Chocolates at either their Woodside Factory or Angaston Dessert Bar and Shop to join in their deliciously great family chocolatey fun!
From FREE kid’s entertainment, Garden Games and food […]

[ July 6, 2024; ]
Visit the Tramway Museum in St Kilda for Twilight Tram Rides during the July school holidays.
It’s time for a fun night on the trams again in St Kilda. Between 2pm and 8pm on Saturday 6 July 2024, experience the gorgeous trams in a rare night opportunity and enjoy the onsite sausage sizzle thanks to the […]

[ July 9, 2024; ]
Celebrate NAIDOC Week with community and the City of Adelaide in Rundle Mall.
Head over to the Gawler Place canopy from 10am for an official Kaurna Welcome to Country Ceremony and Smoking Ceremony on Tuesday 9 July 2024.   The ceremonies will be followed by the unveiling of this year’s artwork by Aboriginal artists Mali Isabel […]

[ July 3, 2023 to August 31, 2023. ]
POLICE CREDIT UNION KIDS’ ART COMPETITION 2024
Want to WIN $100 and be featured in the Police Credit Union 2025 calendar?
There are 13 prizes to win valued at $100 plus a Police Credit Union Kids Fun Pack!
How to WIN:
Draw a picture that best describes your favourite thing to do in SA or NT.

Each artwork will […]

Largs Bay Ice Cream Themed Playspace by the Sea – Playground Review.
Children and parents across Adelaide have been ice-screaming for this one: the brand new, long-awaited ice cream themed playground at the Largs Bay Foreshore.
The Port Adelaide Enfield Council has been upping its playground game with a spate of upgrades across the seafront and it […]

SteamRanger Heritage Railway operates a number of different heritage steam and diesel hauled tourist trains between Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills and Victor Harbor on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Train rides are a fabulous family friendly activity for all ages.  See some of South Australia’s most picturesque countryside from the comfort of your carriage and enjoy […]

[ July 18, 2024 to July 19, 2024. ]
Beloved children’s entertainer, Emma Memma, is bringing her Boop & Twirl Tour to Norwood and Gawler during the July school holidays!
ARIA award-winning children’s musical spectacular, Emma Memma is heading back out on her big, bright, orange Butterfly Bus to tour around the country bringing the Boop and Twirl Tour to Aussie families far and wide. […]

[ January 17, 2025 to January 26, 2025. ]
The world’s most elite cyclists will return to South Australia in January 2025 to race in the Santos Tour Down Under.
Adelaide is where global cycling gathers to start each season. It’s a chance for riders to leave their wintry European bases and compete under the summer sun, to earn crucial points and be cheered on […]

[ August 21, 2024 to August 24, 2024. ]
It’s time to be mesmerised with Little Murmur.
Jump into a world of dance, technology and illustration with this stunning visual piece exploring the exaggerated realities of living in a world you can struggle to process.
Based on the true story of one child’s struggle with letters and words, Little Murmur is an honest and funny tale […]

[ July 14, 2024 to July 21, 2024. ]
Pre-loved clothing for children up to five years of age will be the focus of new sustainable shopping initiative; Mini-Me Market in Stepney.
Selling everything from booties and jumpsuits to dresses and beanies, the first-ever Mini-Me Market gives parents the opportunity to buy and sell pre-loved childrenswear this July.

Mini-Me Market Co-Founder, Eli Doyle, who runs maternity […]

WIN a Haigh’s Chocolates Favourites Hamper + limited-edition World Chocolate Day Caramel Delight Bars. 
To celebrate World Chocolate Day on 7 July 2024, we are giving away a delicious Haigh’s Chocolates Favourites Hamper which includes Haigh’s limited edition Caramel Delight Bars.
What a delightful collection of chocolates that will be an absolute treat to win. It’s a […]

[ July 16, 2024 to July 18, 2024. ]
Australian Sports Clinics are back for the July School Holidays with a choice of sports for boys and girls in centrally located Kent Town.
Primarily operating at Prince Alfred College during school holidays since 1995, Australian Sports Clinics are firm believers in the power of positive sports experiences to enhance the all-round development of youngsters.

They have […]