may 2015 Articles

Visit the Adelaide Gaol | $3 Day | May 2015

[ May 12, 2015; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. May 19, 2015; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. May 24, 2015; ]

Isn’t it About Time you visited our historic Adelaide Gaol?
Discover what life was like behind bars for the prisoners who once called the Adelaide Gaol home as part of About Time : South Australia’s History Festival, held from 1-31 May 2015.
The Adelaide Gaol is one of the oldest remaining colonial public buildings in Adelaide and […]

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Little Mexico | Port Adelaide | 17 May 2015

[ May 17, 2015; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
The Mexican Community, with the support of Renewal SA and City of Port Adelaide Enfield as part of Unexpected Port, is pleased to present “Little Mexico” at the Lighthouse Square in Port Adelaide.
Do you love to dance?
Enjoy Mexican and Latin American food?
Looking for great craft and gifts?
Little Mexico is a family friendly event where you […]

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Tomorrowland | Opens 28 May 2015

Tomorrowland | Imagine a Place where Anything is Possible…
From Disney comes two-time Oscar® winner Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’, a riveting mystery adventure starring Academy Award® winner George Clooney.
Bound by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Britt Robertson), a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth […]

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Whale Time Playtime Festival | Victor Harbor | 31 May 2015

[ May 31, 2015; ]
2015 Whale Time Playtime Festival
The 2015 Whale Time Playtime Festival will bigger and better than any previously.
The festival site will be focussed around the SA Whale Centre with a great range of kids activities all day.  An entry fee of $5 will include all of the day’s activities and entertainment.
There will be free face painting, […]

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Kernewek Lowender – Copper Coast Cornish Festival | 17-24 May 2015

[ May 17, 2015 to May 24, 2015. ]
The 2015 Kernewek Lowender is all set to again welcome over 35,000 visitors to more than 60 events and activities to be staged in the three South Australian towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo.  Held over 8 days, the Kernewek Lowender celebrates this region’s significant Cornish heritage.
New sponsoring partner Drakes Foodland will stage the Moonta […]

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Design a Mini Float Competition | Entries Close 12 June 2015

Design a Mini Float Competition
The Credit Union Christmas Pageant is calling on creative students to enter a world of fun, fantasy and fairy tales. South Australian school students are invited to take part in the design a mini-float competition for the 2015 Credit Union Christmas Pageant and let their imaginations run wild.
First introduced in 2007, […]

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Nature Play SA Park of the Month | Coorong National Park | May 2015

Our beautiful South Australian parks provide countless opportunities for children and families to connect with nature and to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of playing, learning and being physically active through bushwalking, camping, picnicking, fishing, swimming, cycling, surfing and exploring.
Nature Play SA’s Park of the Month will showcase a different park each month and […]

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World Laughter Day | Free Family Event | 3 May 2015

[ May 3, 2015; ]
It’s no joke that daily laughter is the best way to release stress and keep healthy.
World Laughter Day 2015 will be celebrated at Rymill Park on Sunday May 3rd with a focus on fun and wellness.  Join in the fun with laughter yoga groups and community group demonstrations.  Just ten to fifteen minutes of laughter […]

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Pick a Pink Lady Weekend | Lenswood | 2 & 3 May 2015

[ May 2, 2015 to May 3, 2015. ]
Apple & Pear Growers Association of South Australia invite you to join them for Pick a Pink Lady Weekend in Lenswood on the first weekend in May 2015.
Visit premium apple orchards, meet the growers, discover how fruit is produced in the delightful Adelaide Hills, pick some Pink Lady apples right off the tree, learn about […]

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ENDED: WIN a Michael Kors Watch from Grahams Jewellers for Mother’s Day

Grahams Jewellers are now stocking the beautiful collection of Michael Kors and Skagen watches, and they have all the latest models in stores now.  Just in time for Mother’s Day we are giving Play & Go readers the chance to win this gorgeous Michael Kors ladies rose gold tone watch with a leather strap, with […]

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Volunteer for the Autumn Cleland Blitz | 2 May 2015

[ May 2, 2015; ]
You are invited to come and volunteer for the next Cleland Blitz on Saturday 2nd of May.
The Cleland Blitz is fast approaching and they are looking for volunteers of all ages who would like to come along for the morning and help give Cleland’s much loved park a bit of a make-over.
Tasks include weeding, mulching […]

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ENDED: WIN Tickets to Lights, Camera, Action by Essential Talent | Something on Saturday | 9 May 2015

[ May 9, 2015; 1:00 pm; ]
Lights, Camera, Action
by Essential Talent – Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre
A fun, fast-moving singing and dancing show performed by the talented children at Essential Talent.
World famous Movie Director Stephen Dillburg is looking for his next big star. Auditions are held and a host of characters including Marilyn Funroe, Shirley Semple, Kylie En-Vogue, Jason DeRollover, the […]

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How will you shape the Adelaide Park Lands? Share Your Ideas Today

How will you shape the Adelaide Park Lands?
The Adelaide Park Lands are the City’s green space and are a place for all – especially the young ones!
From now until late June 2015, the Adelaide City Council are looking for ideas on how they can improve the Park Lands for the future. Your ideas will help […]

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Little Sprouts Kitchen Garden at the Adelaide Botanic Garden

Little Sprouts Kitchen Garden
Adelaide Botanic Garden finally has a kitchen garden!
Adelaide Botanic Garden staff have been frantically preparing for the commencement of the Little Sprouts Kitchen Garden program and are very excited to start hosting children in the garden and leading them through a series of adventures and challenges.  Tailored for children aged three to […]

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DreamWorks 20th Anniversary Film Festival | May 2015

[ May 2, 2015 to May 3, 2015. May 9, 2015 to May 10, 2015. May 16, 2015 to May 17, 2015. May 23, 2015 to May 24, 2015. ]
DreamWorks 20th Anniversary Film Festival
To celebrate 20 years of laughter, HOYTS presents the DreamWorks 20th Anniversary Film Festival every weekend throughout May screening four of DreamWorks animated classics.
All tickets are just $9* each or you can purchase a DreamWorks Super ticket to see all four movies for just $20^!  The Super ticket deal is only […]

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Australian Alpaca Week | 2-10 May 2015

[ May 2, 2015 to May 3, 2015. May 9, 2015 to May 10, 2015. ]
Australian Alpaca Week 2015
This Autumn, families around the country are invited to meet these gentle and fascinating animals up close, learn about their unique ways, and have the opportunity to run their hands through that silky soft fine fleece alpacas wear so well.
Did you know that alpacas usually give birth in the middle of the […]

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Bonython Park Activity Hub – Have Your Say and WIN!

Bonython Park Activity Hub – have your say and win!
The Adelaide City Council wants to know how you use the Bonython Park Activity Hub and whether it has made a difference to your level of physical activity and social interaction. They will use this information to plan for future recreation facilities in the Park Lands […]

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South Australia Police Museum Open Day | 3 May 2015

[ May 3, 2015; ]
South Australia Police Museum Open Day
In conjunction with the ‘About Time History Festival’, the South Australian Police History Museum will open its doors to the public between 10am and 4pm on Sunday 3 May 2015.
The SA Police Museum is the largest Police Museum in Australia and features a cold case display, a crime scene to […]

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Walk Safely to School Day | 22 May 2015

[ May 22, 2015; ]
Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual, national event when all Primary School children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a community event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment.
If your children travel to school by car and walking all the way is […]

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The Studio at the Art Gallery of SA |Trent Parke |Review | April 2015

The Studio at the Art Gallery of SA is always a great place to take the kids. We like to drop in and see what’s happening there once in a while. It’s always different depending on the current major exhibition happening at the Art Gallery. Currently it has a Trent Parke theme. The Studio is […]

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The Adelaide Sports and Fitness Expo | 16 & 17 May 2015

[ May 16, 2015 6:00 pm to May 17, 2015 6:00 pm. ]
The Adelaide Sports and Fitness Expo
The Adelaide Sports and Fitness Expo, held at the Adelaide Showground on the 16th and 17th May 2015, will be an event for all. From young to old, families to fitness fanatics, health gurus and everyone in between.  Whether you are wanting to learn about weight loss, health and nutrition […]

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Belair National Park Open Day & Grey Box Day| 3 May 2015

[ May 3, 2015; ]

Belair National Park Open Day

Sunday 3 May 2015  |  10am-4pm
Upper Sturt Rd, Belair – Meet at Gums Oval, inside the park.

children’s activities
guided walks with Friends of Belair National Park
orienteering with Onkaparinga Hills Orienteering Club
guided bike rides and obstacle course with the South Australian Mountain Bike Association
free tennis and basketball court hire
nature education activities
guided tours of […]

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Guinness World Record Attempt ‘Most Contributions to a Painting by Numbers’ | 23 & 24 May 2015

[ May 23, 2015 to May 24, 2015. ]
Your child could help make history!
As part of this year’s Come Out Children’s Festival, Jellybeanstreet will attempt to break the Guinness World Record ‘Most Contributions to a Painting by Numbers’.
Children will have a chance to contribute their precious little finger print to the painting. Once complete, it will be transformed into Jellybeanstreet modern art and […]

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Craft Your Perfect National Park | Minecraft Project | Closes 12 June 2015

Craft Your Perfect National Park – Open to Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7
Get your child’s class to put their Minecraft skills to work by designing their perfect national park and they could win a fun-filled and educational Belair excursion – and may even see some of their ideas used in real life parks.
South Australian […]

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Henry Lawson’s The Loaded Dog | Storytelling Performance | 10 May 2015

[ May 10, 2015; 2:00 pm; ]
Henry Lawson’s The Loaded Dog
“All time favourite Australian story for thousands”
A storytelling performance of Henry Lawson’s most popular comic story. This is Lawson’s most popular comic story, with plenty of action and humour to engage and entertain audiences of all ages.
It is a uniquely Australian story which features characters and situations from Australia’s past that […]

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Lynley Dodd – A Retrospective Exhibition | Review | 29 Mar to 14 Jun 2015

[ March 29, 2015 10:00 am to June 14, 2015 10:00 am. ]

The Lynley Dodd: A Retrospective exhibition is part of the Come Out Children’s Festival presented by Adelaide Festival Centre and the State Library of South Australia.

Dodd’s bouncy rhyme and lively illustrations make her stories much-loved by readers of all ages. In 1983, Dodd produced the first of the series of books on the infamous Hairy […]

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Humphrey B Bear’s 50th Anniversary Family Fun Day | 24 May 2015

[ May 24, 2015; 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. ]
Humphrey B Bear’s 50th Anniversary Family Fun Day
Humphrey B Bear first appeared on television on May 24th 1965 and has been entertaining generations of Australians for 50 years!
To celebrate this momentous achievement, Humphrey and his friends invite YOU to join them in celebrating Humphrey’s 50th anniversary on Sunday May 24th 2015.
Come along and see Humphrey […]

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31st Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend Festival | 15-17 May 2015

[ May 16, 2015 to May 17, 2015. ]
The Clare Valley is one of Australia’s premier wine regions, and the Clare Valley ‘Gourmet Weekend’ festival was the first food and wine event of its kind in Australia.
The festival offers visitors the chance to meet the winemakers and learn first-hand what makes our wines and the region so special. This unique experience is enhanced […]

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Get to Know Your National Parks | Free Discovery Days | 15 April – 31 May 2015

[ April 15, 2015; April 21, 2015; May 3, 2015; May 24, 2015; May 31, 2015; ]
National Park Discovery Days  |  15 April 2015 until 31 May 2015
Have you always wanted to go to get closer to nature but didn’t know where to start?

The Adelaide area has more than 30 national parks, including recreation and conservation parks. From Aldinga Sands in the south to Para Wirra in the north, each park […]

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Little Big Shots | International Film Festival for Kids | 23 May 2015

[ May 23, 2015; ]
Little Big Shots
Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre

Little Big Shots is Australia’s premier international film festival for kids – celebrating 10 little BIG years!

This year the film festival will be held over one day, May 23rd, and there are four Little Big Shots packages to choose from:
LITTLE TYKES

Saturday 23 May 2015  |  9.30am
Ages 3 – 7 […]

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