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Prehistoric World Livestream | Adelaide City Library | 19 Aug 2023

[ August 19, 2023; ]
Go along to the Adelaide City Library to learn all about what the world was like in prehistoric times, through this amazing performance livestreamed directly from the Sydney Opera House.
Prehistoric World is the perfect combination of theatrical magic and charm that takes the audience to the bottom of the ocean to discover ancient bio-luminescent creatures […]

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LEGO Model of the Institute Building | State Library of South of Australia | 9 Jun – 29 Oct 2023

Institute Building Recreated Brick By Brick
See the iconic Institute Building in a new way when you visit the State Library of SA. A LEGO model of the Institute Building, built by Harald Christ, is now on display in the Circulating Library.
The model depicts the building as it was when it opened in 1861, before the […]

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Prospect Art Walk | 18 & 19 Aug 2023

[ August 18, 2023 to August 19, 2023. ]
Thaw your senses on the Prospect Art Walk – a whimsical journey through Prospect’s vibrant art world.
Mark your calendars for Friday 18 and Saturday 19 August 2023, when Prospect Art Walk will take over Prospect’s streets, laneways, hidden nooks and local businesses with exciting art activations and immersive experiences. From 5pm – 9pm each night, the precinct […]

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Light Up Langhorne Creek | 18-20 Aug 2023

[ August 18, 2023 to August 20, 2023. ]
Light Up Langhorne Creek – Fun, Free & Family Friendly.
Take a walk through Langhorne Creek’s winter wonderland this August.  Meander your way along the main street following the fairy lights to Alfred Langhorne Park where the fun awaits.

Wonderful wintery treats will be available for purchase (hot chocolate and cinnamon donuts) to keep you warm, live […]

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FIFA Fan Festival™ Adelaide/Tarntanya | Festival Plaza | 20 Jul – 20 Aug 2023

[ July 20, 2023 to July 24, 2023. July 27, 2023 to August 1, 2023. August 5, 2023 to August 8, 2023. August 11, 2023 to August 12, 2023. August 15, 2023 to August 16, 2023. August 19, 2023 to August 20, 2023. ]
The FIFA Fan Festival™ in Adelaide/Tarntanya is a hub of food, entertainment, experiences and, of course, football.
Capturing the atmosphere, games and spirit of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, the free festival will officially open on 20 July 2023.
The FIFA Fan Festival™ at Festival Plaza on the southern side of Festival Theatre is a free […]

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Quorn Silo Light Show | South Australia

[ July 22, 2023; ]
Quorn Silo Light Show
The Quorn Silo Light Show will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Australia’s most loved heritage railways.
Premiering on the Quorn Silo Light Show on the 22 July 2023 and then displaying throughout July and August, a brand-new story celebrating the volunteer run Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society and its accomplishments, […]

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Lapwing Street Reserve Playground Upgrade – Opening Event | Hallett Cove | 18 Jul 2023

[ July 18, 2023; ]
Free School Holiday Event for the Lapwing Street Reserve Upgrade Opening
The City of Marion is hosting a free school holiday event to mark the opening of a new playground in one of their Hallett Cove reserves named after the Masked Lapwing bird.
The event will feature school holiday activities, a free bird-inspired decorated biscuit to the […]

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Vintage Chef Co Café Official Opening | STARplex Gawler | 18 Jul 2023

[ July 18, 2023; ]
Vintage Chef Co Café Official Opening – STARplex Gawler
To celebrate the official opening of their new café at STARplex Gawler, Vintage Chef Co will host a range of activities and festivities. 
The family friendly café is the newest project for the multilayer Barossa Valley hospitality business. With foot traffic exceeding 10,000 people per week, it will […]

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Science Fun Day | The Mawson Centre | 13 Aug 2023

FREE Science Fun Day at The Mawson Centre
The City of Salisbury and The Science Collective are teaming up to bring you a day filled with weird and wacky experiments. With two sessions available, featuring interactive shows, robotics, slime stations, and even dinosaur puppets, there’s something for everyone.
Each session will run for three hours and will […]

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Trott Park Neighbourhood Cente Community Day | 19 Jul 2023

[ July 19, 2023; ]
Trott Park Community Day – Free family-friendly event
The City of Marion’s FREE family-friendly event at Trott Park will allow the community to meet local organisations and give one of their many activities a try. Take along family and friends for morning tea or drop in with the kids.

This all-inclusive open day will showcase the program and […]

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River Lights | Mannum | Illuminate Adelaide | 4–13 Aug 2023

[ August 4, 2023 to August 13, 2023. ]
See the River Lights in Mannum – Free Family Friendly Event

lluminate Adelaide and the Government of South Australia through the South Australian Tourism Commission are partnering once again with innovative regional councils and award-winning artists to rise up for the mighty Murray River this winter.
Transforming the Mannum main township and riverfront, River Lights is set […]

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Flying Colours | FREE Workshop for Kids/Teens who Stutter | 15 Oct 2023

[ October 15, 2023; ]
Flying Colours – SAY:AU
Flying Colours is a free creative workshop for kids and teens who stutter.
Facilitated by SAY:AU and artist Rebecca Prince, kids and teens can enjoy art, games and meeting other kids who stutter at the location in the Adelaide Hills. This event is a completely free creative workshop sponsored by SAY:AU (The Stuttering […]

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National Tree Day | Connect with Nature | 30 Jul 2023

[ July 30, 2023; ]   
National Tree Day 2023
Join the community to help plant one million native trees.
Established in 1996, National Tree Day has grown into Australia’s largest community tree-planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community.

Each year, around 300,000 people volunteer […]

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Winter in the Wirra “Let them play in the Mud” | Pooraka | 17 Jun 2023

[ June 17, 2023; ]
Winter in the Wirra “Let them play in the Mud”
Pack in the gumboots for this year’s winter in the wirra “let them play in the mud”, a free family community event on 17 June 2023. 
Gumboots, layers of warm clothing and even a wet weather suit are recommended for this winter event. Hopefully the Parnati – […]

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Skate Daze | Oaklands Park | 17 Jun 2023

[ June 17, 2023; ]
Skate Daze – Music, Skating & Art
On The Flip Side is excited to bring you Skate Daze, an energetic day of music, art, workshops and skating.  They are heading back to where it all started at Oaklands Recreation Plaza in Oaklands Park.

The skate park at Oaklands Recreation Plaza is popular with people of all age groups […]

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Ramsay Art Prize Exhibition | 27 May – 27 Aug 2023

[ May 27, 2023 to August 27, 2023. ] [caption id="attachment_183358" align="alignnone" width="630"] Ida Sophia with Witness in Ramsay Art Prize 2023, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed[/caption]
Ramsay Art Prize Exhibition 2023
See the works of all 27 finalists at the Art Gallery of South Australia in a free exhibition open until 27 August 2023.
Congratulations to Ida Sophia, winner of the $100,000 […]

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Majors Road Pump Track | O’Halloran Hill

Majors Road Pump Track at O’Halloran Hill.
The Majors Road Pump Track is located alongside the Sam Willoughby International BMX (SWBMX) facility in O’Halloran Hill.  The track opened in May 2023 and has been built to cater for community use as the BMX facility is for club members only.

The pump track is an endless loop with […]

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Salisbury Community FREE Inflatable Fun Day | Ingle Farm | 4 Jun 2023

Salisbury Community FREE Inflatable Fun Day at Ingle Farm Recreation Centre
It’s time to forget gravity at this Salisbury Community Fun Day event. The Ingle Farm Recreation Centre is hosting the fun day on Sunday 4 June from 11am to 3pm. It’s FREE to attend and the theme is inflatables, so if bouncing around sounds like […]

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City Kids Masterchef | Adelaide City Salvos | 12 Jun 2023

[ June 12, 2023; ]
City Kids Masterchef 
Adelaide City Salvos are hosting a Masterchef competition for kids aged between 8 and 12 years on Monday 12 June 2023 (long weekend).

It will be a day of fun, cooking, friendship, games, races and a Christian message will be presented.

Tickets are free, but registration is required.

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE A SPOT

About the Adelaide […]

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How to Make Amazing Invisible Ink at Home

How to Make Amazing Invisible Ink
You might be familiar with lemon juice invisible ink, but we’ve discovered a better, more colourful invisible ink that really is invisible until you brush it with special “revealing” paint!
Even better, you don’t need heat like you do for lemon juice ink. All you need is bicarbonate soda, water, turmeric […]

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The Massive Maker Space | Festival Plaza | 20 & 21 May 2023

[ May 20, 2023 to May 21, 2023. ]
Maker Space at Adelaide’s DreamBIG Children’s Festival
Let your imagination run wild. Join South Australia’s own nature play company Climbing Tree in the Massive Maker Space.

Get creative with its huge pile of junk loose parts, Massive Maker Space is a small world of possibilities where you can create something never seen before.

Open from 10am until 3pm […]

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New Light | Illuminate Adelaide | Adelaide Festival Centre | 7 – 23 Jul 2023

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Presented by Illuminate Adelaide and ANAT, New Light 2023 showcases experimental and diverse moving image works by contemporary First Nations artists.
Following a national call out, New Light 2023 will feature commissioned work that explores compelling and complex concepts, with artworks being exhibited on the media screens at the entrance to the Adelaide Festival Centre as […]

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Movies at the ARC | Campbelltown | 20 May 2023

[ May 20, 2023; ]
Sing 2 – Free Movie Screening at the ARC
Following the unfortunate cancellation of Movies in the Park last month due to forecast rain, Campbelltown City Council present the all new, non weather dependent Movies at the ARC!

Join an evening of entertainment on the courts at The ARC in Campbelltown with a FREE screening of Sing […]

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Kids Go Free to Adelaide Zoo in May

[ May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023. ]
This May, Adelaide Zoo turns 140 and they are celebrating with FREE ENTRY for kids* for the entire month.
During May, any child up to 14 years old can enter Adelaide Zoo totally FREE.*

It is Adelaide Zoo’s gift to you, to celebrate 140 years of connecting people with nature and saving species from extinction.

Take along your […]

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Playbook Performances | Street Circus Extravaganza | Adelaide | Apr & May 2023

[ April 28, 2023 to April 30, 2023. May 6, 2023 to May 7, 2023. May 12, 2023 to May 13, 2023. ]
Free Street Circus Extravaganza – Adelaide
The City of Adelaide is proud to present a range of events in the city year-round! This April and May, head to the city streets for a FREE night of illuminated circus fun that the whole family can enjoy! 
Prepare to be amazed as a group of highly skilled acrobats light […]

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The Mad Dash | Willunga | 3 Nov 2024

[ November 3, 2024; ]
The Mad Dash is a colourful and crazy day of billy carts competing in competition of silliness.
The Mad Dash participants are judged for their costumes and theme, cart design and the time it takes them to make it down the track.  This is not a race to see who can be the fastest, but who […]

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FREE Outdoor Movie Series | City of Port Adelaide Enfield

[ April 14, 2023; May 27, 2023; ]
Outdoor Movie Series – City of Port Adelaide Enfield
This Autumn, enjoy a free screening of some of your favourite films.
Editor’s Note:

Unfortunately, due to the forecasted weather the City of PAE have had to cancel Saturday’s Free Outdoor Movie – Toy Story (G) – Dover St Reserve. The screening has been rescheduled to 27 May […]

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SANFL Juniors Launch | Elder Park | 16 Apr 2023

[ April 16, 2023; ]
National Pharmacies SANFL Juniors Season Launch
Join the festivities in Elder Park (including a zipline across the Torrens!) for the 2023 SANFL Juniors SEASON Launch.
Hosted by Abbey Holmes, join the fun at the heart of the Gather Round festivities in Elder Park on Sunday 16 April 2023 at 9:30am for the launch of the National Pharmacies SANFL Juniors Season.

Wear your club colours and help […]

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SANFL School Holiday Footy Clinics for Kids | 12-17 Apr 2023

[ April 12, 2023 to April 17, 2023. ]
SANFL & AFL Club Clinics
School Holiday Footy Clinics with meet & greet opportunities with AFL players.
SANFL is thrilled to deliver a number of footy clinics for kids as part of the inaugural AFL Gather Round during the April school holidays.  Starting just before schools break up on Wednesday 12 until Monday 17 April 2023, all AFL […]

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Indofest-Adelaide | Free Family Fun Day | 21 May 2023

[ May 21, 2023; ]
Indofest-Adelaide is a vibrant community festival celebrating all things Indonesian.
The festival is a collaborative effort of South Australia’s Indonesian community groups and is hosted by the not-for-profit Australian-Indonesian Association of South Australia. Immerse yourself in the culture, colour and cuisine of Indonesia at this vibrant family-friendly and sustainable community festival in the city of Adelaide.

There […]

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