july 2017 Articles
Winter School Holiday Guide 2017

Winter School Holiday Guide | Active Recreation & Sport | Jul 2017

[ July 8, 2017 to July 23, 2017. ]
Winter Holidays in Adelaide! Find all the Best Activities & Ideas for the July School Holidays.

Below you will find a list of venues and links to their websites so you can simply click through to check out the activities on offer. Most programs are open to school age children 5 years and older but […]

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the night before christmas

The Night Before Christmas | Australian Classical Youth Ballet | 29 Jul 2017

[ July 29, 2017; 1:00 pm; 3:00 pm; ]
The Night Before Christmas
A performance by the Australian Classical Youth Ballet and presented by Adelaide Festival Centre.
Christmas comes early as the Australian Classical Youth Ballet take on the world’s most famous Christmas poem, “The Night Before Christmas”. It’s the night before Christmas and all the little children are tucked up in bed… the perfect time […]

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The Witch of Enchanted Island | Port Noarlunga | 19 Jul 2017

[ July 19, 2017; 11:00 am; ]
The Witch of Enchanted Island
Join Marina the Mermaid, Queen Fairy & Captain Penny Barrow on another Enchanted Island adventure.
A trio made up of a mermaid, queen fairy and a captain stumble upon a famous witch and need your help to save them from her spells! This interactive show is filled with dancing, prizes and lots of […]

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Sweet Petite Reading & Cooking Demo with Poh & Sarah | 19 Jul 2017

[ July 19, 2017; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Sweet Petite Reading & Cooking Demo with Poh & Sarah hosted by the Adelaide Central Market.
Sweet Petite is a wonderful children’s story about a loveable guinea pig who adores cakes. Written by Poh Ling Yeow and illustrated by Sarah Rich, this is a delightful tale of finding friendship.

In the book, Sweet Petite learns that friendship […]

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Adelaide Planetarium Adelaide Winter School Holidays

The Adelaide Planetarium School Holiday Events | Jul 2017

[ July 10, 2017 to July 20, 2017. ]
Calling all star-gazers and junior astronauts, come and take a tour of the solar system!
Venture to the Adelaide Planetarium, a theatre with a domed-shaped ceiling and a star projector to realistically show the position of constellations, stars and planets. You can almost feel the earth turn as the projector rotates to simulate the motion of […]

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YMCA Winter Fun School Holiday Camp | 17 – 21 Jul 2017

[ July 17, 2017 to July 21, 2017. ]
This July School Holidays go on YMCA’s Winter Fun Camp!
Go along for three days of awesome activities, good food, friends and fun! Learn new skills from YMCA’s qualified and trusted instructors. Activities include an Adventure Playground, campfire, bush craft and a range of indoor activities including Minute to Win It, messy games, cooking and arts & […]

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The Little Buggers Club | Nature Education for Kids | Semaphore Park | 2017

[ June 24, 2017; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. July 29, 2017; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. August 26, 2017; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ]
The Little Buggers Club at Bower Cottages Community Centre provides hands-on invertebrate and nature education for kids!
Discover how to raise beetles, hatch stick insects, breed butterflies and create bug gardens all while learning the importance of invertebrates in our ecosystem.

Make a gold coin donation and join Kristen Messenger from Bugs n Slugs in learning about […]

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in the round

In The Round | Adelaide Youth Orchestras | 9 Jul 2017

[ July 9, 2017; 3:00 pm; 3:00 pm; ]
In The Round | Adelaide Youth Orchestras
Adelaide Youth Orchestras will be performing their spirited concert, In The Round on Sunday 9 July 2017.
Held at Concordia College Chapel, the Adelaide Youth Orchestras presents In the Round with the Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra conducted by Al Kidney, Adelaide Youth Sinfonia conducted by Minas Berberyan and the Adelaide Youth Strings conducted by Martin Butler. Experience an […]

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Winter School Holiday Guide 2017

Winter School Holiday Guide | Best Activities & Ideas for July Holidays Adelaide | July 2017

[ July 8, 2017 to July 23, 2017. ]  
Winter Holidays in Adelaide! Find all the Best Activities & Ideas for the July School Holidays.

To make it easier for you to find things for the kids to do during the school holidays, the Play & Go team have put together our Holiday Guide featuring some of the most popular, and some not-so-well-known activities […]

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maestro 2

Maestro 2 | Pines of Rome | Adelaide Youth Orchestra | 2 Jul 2017

[ July 2, 2017; 3:00 pm; ]
Maestro 2 | Pines of Rome
Go along to an exhilarating concert presented by the Adelaide Youth Orchestra.
Held at Elder Hall, the Adelaide Youth Orchestra presents “Maestro 2 | Pines of Rome”. The performance includes Keith Crellin OAM, as conductor and Owen Morris on trumpet, and includes the pieces Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Op.9, Haydn Trumpet Concerto in […]

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Winterfest Port Adelaide

Winterfest Ice Skating | Port Adelaide | 14 – 23 Jul 2017

Port Adelaide will warm up winter this year, hosting its first winter festival, with ice skating fun, celebrating creativity and community in the cooler months.
Prepare for a week of winter warming wonder. The Our Port Winterfest are inviting us to pull out our woollies and prepare for a week of winter warming wonder.
This new winter […]

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animal playday

Animal Playday | Adelaide Zoo | 27 Jul 2017

[ July 27, 2017; ]
Animal Playday at the Zoo
Join Adelaide Zoo as they treat their furry residents to a day of enrichment.
On Thursday 27 July 2017 Adelaide Zoo are hosting an animal playday from 9:30am to 5pm.

See how the zookeepers excite the animals with smells and tastes, or discover how they solve puzzles and play games.

You might even pick […]

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Cubby Town | Belair National Park | 20 & 21 July 2017

Nature Play SA’s Cubby Town is back for the 2017 winter school holidays!
Nature Play SA and National Parks South Australia are teaming up again to bring you the hugely popular cubby building event at the Adventure Playground in Belair National Park on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 July.
Nature players and their families are invited to […]

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Theatre Bugs | Thumbelina Holiday Programs | 10-21 Jul 2017

[ July 10, 2017 to July 14, 2017. July 17, 2017 to July 21, 2017. ]
THEATRE BUGS Thumbelina School Holiday Programs
Enjoy 5 fun, fabulous days filled with drama activities, rehearsing, and painting props which finish with a production of Thumbelina at 5pm on the last day. Students will perform with a stage set, professional lights, and costumes. Every child will have a special role to play and lines to learn.
These […]

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Sea Shepherd Adelaide Community Beach Clean Up | 24 Jun & 9 Jul 2017

[ June 24, 2017; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. July 9, 2017; 10:45 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Community Beach Clean Up proudly supported by Sea Shepherd South Australia and the Marine Debris Campaign.
The local community around Brighton is concerned about the amount of rubbish being found on the beach during regular family walks, especially around the storm water outlet.  They would love your help to clean the beach for our families to […]

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Plastic Free July | Everyone can make a difference

Why Plastic Free July?
Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the problems with single-use disposable plastic and challenges people to do something about it.
Did you know that, apart from the small amount of plastic which is incinerated, every piece of plastic which was ever made still exists on earth somewhere? And that more plastic […]

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Kids Go Free to Kangaroo Island | Sealink | Until 31 Aug 2017

KIDS GO FREE TO KANGAROO ISLAND!*
The list of reasons to visit Kangaroo Island are seemingly endless, especially when you can take the kids for free! While children under two always travel free on SeaLink ferries, you can take up to two kids (aged 3-14 years) for free when accompanied by one or two paying adults […]

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Australian Sports Camps | Westminster School Marion | Jul 2017

Australian Sports Camps will be holding 3 day camps for AFL Football, Basketball, Netball and Soccer during the July school holidays.
Special offer for Play and Go readers: save 20% on ASC camps – use this coupon code: playandgowin17 when booking online. Cost $236 for three days instead of $295.
Australian Sports Camps (ASC) have been running terrific […]

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The Market Shed on Holland St Twilight Market | 8 Jul 2017

[ July 8, 2017; 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
The Market Shed on Holland St Twilight Market
Under an old converted undercover shed, the popular Holland St Market welcomes visitors to enjoy the local community spirit in what has become a bustling inner city market.

With a keen focus on certified organic, sustainable and local produce, each Sunday from 9am until 3pm stall holders share their […]

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Willunga Almond Blossom Festival | 29-30 Jul 2017

[ July 29, 2017 to July 30, 2017. ]
Willunga Almond Blossom Festival featuring Family Fair Day, Fireworks, Street Parade, Market Stalls and Festival Lunches.
The Willunga Almond Blossom Festival has been a major fundraising event since 1969, when a local committee decided to raise money to build the Festival Hall. Today, proceeds from the festival continue to fund the maintenance and the continual upgrading of Willunga’s park facilities. […]

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CHEW On This Exhibition & Opening Night | 7-28 Jul 2017

Cold Krush Gallery presents CHEW On This – a charity group exhibition for SA Dog Rescue.
The CHEW On This exhibition supports local dog charity SA Dog Rescue and will feature a range of artwork by some of Adelaide’s best local artists.  The opening night is Friday 7th of July from 6pm.
SA Dog Rescue is a […]

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Kites, Shells & Sand | Henley Beach | 14 Jul 2017

[ July 14, 2017; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
Kites, Shells & Sand on Henley Beach during the July school holidays.
These July school holidays take the kids down to Henley Beach South in front of the Henley Hotel for a fun day of kites, shells and sand!

A range of activities will be on offer to make the most of a winter’s day on the […]

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Copper: A Richly South Australian Resource | SA Museum | 14 Jun – 31 Jul 2017

[ June 14, 2017 to July 31, 2017. ]
On display from 14 June, Copper: A richly South Australian resource is a free exhibition that tells the important story of South Australian copper. 
In the early years of the South Australian colony the state’s fortunes were built on the foundation of copper: at one-time South Australia was known worldwide as the Copper Kingdom. Copper ore, […]

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Didjeridu Journey | Family Concert with William Barton and the Australian String Quartet | 8 Jul 2017

[ July 8, 2017; 10:30 am; ]
Travel to the South Australian Museum to hear the song of one of the world’s oldest instruments: the didjeridu.
Join world-famous didjeridu player William Barton and the Australian String Quartet for a special family concert exploring the incredible sounds and stories of the didjeridu and hear how this ancient instrument combines with the sounds of […]

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Square Circles Beneath the Sand: William Barton and the Australian String Quartet | 6 Jul 2017

[ July 6, 2017; 6:30 pm; ]
Following two acclaimed performance premieres at this year’s Adelaide Festival for Chamber Landscapes and last year’s Port Fairy Festival, Barton joins the Australian String Quartet to present his original work “Square Circles Beneath the Sand” for didjeridu and quartet.
Especially commissioned for this line-up by UKARIA and the Klein Family Foundation, this spine-tingling piece showcases […]

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Hello Winter - what to do in Adelaide in winter 2017

Top Things to do in Winter around Adelaide | Jun-Aug 2017

Top things to do in winter around Adelaide
As we head into the winter months having to survive chilly nights and rainy days can be a challenge! However, just because the sun isn’t shining it doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to see and do around Adelaide.
Adelaide’s milder climate means that it is still possible to venture […]

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Twig & Stick Winter Frog Festival | 18 Jul 2017

[ July 18, 2017; 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. ]
This Winter, Twig & Stick will be celebrating the wondrous Mount Lofty Frogs by holding a little family friendly festival at ‘The Old school Community Garden’ in Stirling.
On the 18th of July from 10am to 1.30pm go and explore the garden, play in the mud pit, make magic potions, go on a scavenger hunt, weave baskets […]

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A Night At The Proms | Adelaide Town Hall | 1 Jul 2017

[ July 1, 2017; 7:30 pm; ]
In the tradition of The Last Night Of The Proms, The Band of the South Australia Police under the baton of the Director of Music supported by one of Adelaide’s highly regarded choirs present an evening in traditional “Promsarian” style.
In the majestic settings of the Adelaide Town Hall, the Concert Band and the Adelaide Graduate Singers […]

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campbelltown city council pizza festival

Campbelltown City Council Pizza Festival | 5-27 Jul 2017

[ July 5, 2017; 6:00 pm; July 7, 2017; 6:00 pm; July 11, 2017 6:00 pm to July 13, 2017 6:00 pm. July 19, 2017 6:00 pm to July 21, 2017 6:00 pm. July 26, 2017 6:00 pm to July 27, 2017 6:00 pm. ]
Campbelltown City Council Pizza Festival
Back for its 4th year, the Campbelltown Pizza Festival will be held from the 5 – 27 July 2017 in ten pizza venues throughout the City of Campbelltown. This festival showcases the great depth of variety within the Campbelltown area where you can enjoy some of the most delicious pizzas around. […]

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Winter Wonderland Ice Skating at Glenelg plus Tobogganing! | 1-23 Jul 2017

[ July 1, 2017 to July 23, 2017. ]
Winter Wonderland returns to Glenelg’s Moseley Square this July 2017.
IT’S BACK! BIGGER, BETTER – AND WITH TOBOGGANING!
Winter Wonderland is back at Glenelg this July! You can strap on your skates and glide under SA’s first clear domed marquee on Moseley Square. This year there’s also a 25 metre long genuine ice slide for Tobogganing. Whether […]

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