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The Moseley Igloos | Glenelg | 3 May – 8 Sep 2024

The Moseley Igloos – Outside Dining in Glenelg.
The Moseley igloos are back in Glenelg this winter featuring a warm, cosy fireplace and room for eight people.
Located outside at The Moseley Bar and Kitchen in Glenelg, igloo bookings are for exclusive use and include full table service from your personal waiter.  The igloos are family friendly […]

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Adelaide Crows & Port Power AFL Home Games | Adelaide Oval | 2024 Season

[ March 17, 2024; March 22, 2024; March 30, 2024; ]
2024 Toyota AFL Premiership Season – Footy Home Games in South Australia
Adelaide Crows and Port Power Home Games at Adelaide Oval
For the first time in history, the Toyota AFL Premiership season will begin with an ‘Opening Round’ with four blockbusters to be played in New South Wales and Queensland. The matches start on Thursday 7 […]

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Adelaide Thunderbirds | 2024 Netball Season Home Games

[ April 13, 2024; May 4, 2024; May 25, 2024; June 8, 2024; June 22, 2024; June 29, 2024; July 14, 2024; ]
Adelaide Thunderbirds 2024 Netball Season Home Games
Be there as your Adelaide Thunderbirds take to the court in the world’s best national netball competition – Suncorp Super Netball.
After winning their first national league trophy since 2013 in 2023, the Thunderbirds return to take on the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season. They’re set for a blockbuster Round […]

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PAWGUST | Walk or Run for Guide Dogs | August 2023

PAWGUST 2023
Grab your winter woolies! Join Guide Dog’s biggest online challenge.
Walk or run every day this August (no rest days) to supPAWt Guide Dogs and those living with low or no vision.  In 2023, PAWGUST returns with a new challenge – can you brave the cold month of August and walk or run 60km, 100km […]

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Base Camp | Illuminate Adelaide | 29 Jun – 30 Jul 2023

[ June 29, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Base Camp is back in 2023 with a whole new look and a whole new location.
The light of the party for Illuminate Adelaide 2023 and claiming space in the glorious Rundle Park/Kadlitpina, Base Camp is your go-to destination for a memorable night right in the heart of Illuminate Adelaide’s month-long season.

With a fresh new design […]

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Resonate | Adelaide Botanic Garden | Illuminate Adelaide | 29 Jun – 6 Aug 2023

[ June 29, 2023 10:00 am to August 6, 2023 10:00 am. ]   
Resonate at Adelaide Botanic Garden this Winter.
Moment Factory – the visionaries behind sell-out phenomenon Light Cycles at Illuminate Adelaide 2021 and 2022 – return to Adelaide Botanic Garden with Resonate, a whole new immersive experience. 
The 2023 season of Resonate has been extended until 6 August 2023.
With six all-new installations along a brand-new night-time trail […]

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Unseen Winter Solstice | Adelaide West End | 2-24 Jun 2023

[ June 2, 2023 to June 3, 2023. June 9, 2023 to June 10, 2023. June 16, 2023 to June 17, 2023. June 23, 2023 to June 24, 2023. ]
Experience the magic of winter solstice at Unseen, an immersive celebration of Sun, Fire, Light, and Rebirth in the heart of Adelaide’s West End.
Across four weekends in June, join the fun every Friday and Saturday evening from 6pm to 11pm in Light Square/Wauwi and the West End for theatrical fire shows, immersive fire installations and […]

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Top Things to do with Toddlers in Adelaide

Places To Go & Things To Do with Toddlers in Adelaide
Toddlers are curious and active and always exploring their surroundings so why not take them on adventures that will have them laughing with delight! From indoor play centres, playgrounds and wildlife parks to story time at the library, spending time with your toddler is a […]

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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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Glenelg Winter Arts Festival

Glenelg Winter Arts Festival | 6-23 Jul 2023

[ July 6, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Hit the Bay during the July school holidays for a brand-new winter event in 2023.
Glenelg Winter Arts Festival is a fun, new opportunity to enjoy the arts during the cooler months, in an iconic Adelaide coastal location.

Over the two weeks of July’s school holidays, one of Glenelg’s premier reserves will be abuzz with ticketed shows, […]

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Fleurieu Food Festival

Fleurieu Food Festival | 1-31 Aug 2023

[ August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023. ]
Fleurieu Food Festival
The Fleurieu Food Festival is a journey for the senses across the Fleurieu Peninsula throughout the month of August.
The Festival will showcases the breadth and depth of food and beverage producers and food businesses in this beautiful region. Experience fine dining in vineyards or olive groves, foraging experiences, farm tours and presentations or […]

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SALA 2021

SALA Festival | 1-31 Aug 2023

[ August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023. ]
SALA Festival 2023
SALA runs for the entire month of August and is the largest community-based open-access visual arts festival in Australia.
SALA Festival is an open-access visual arts festival held annually which celebrates the work of living South Australian visual artists, regardless of age or experience. It involves exhibitions in venues like galleries, libraries, retail and […]

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Willunga Almond Blossom Festival | 29-30 Jul 2023

[ July 29, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Willunga Almond Blossom Festival
A weekend of family fun with show rides, camel & pony rides, food trucks, live music, market stalls, fireworks and an almond inspired cookery competition.
This long running community fundraiser held on the last weekend in July will celebrate with entertainment for the whole family.  Enjoy local live musicians, childrens’ shows in the […]

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Victor Harbor Winter Whale Fest | 28 May – 25 Jun 2023

[ May 28, 2023 to June 25, 2023. ]
Victor Harbor Winter WhaleFest 2023.
The Winter WhaleFest is a month-long festival celebrating the arrival of the Southern Right Whales on the Fleurieu Peninsula, and an opportunity to share the passion the Victor Harbor and Fleurieu community has for the protection and preservation of their coastal landscapes and marine environment. 

The Victor Harbor Winter WhaleFest program features more […]

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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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AVCon 2023

AVCon: Adelaide’s Anime & Video Games Festival | 21-23 Jul 2023

[ July 21, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
AVCon: Adelaide’s Anime & Video Games Festival.
AVCon returns 21 – 23 July 2023 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. AVCon brings the best of anime and video gaming to Australia. The event has been held annually in July since 2002 and is managed by a dedicated team through the not-for-profit organisation Team AVCon Incorporated.
This is the […]

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City Lights | Free Light Trail | Illuminate Adelaide | 7-23 Jul 2023

[ July 7, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide FREE Family Friendly Event
Illuminate Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology returns with a new series of immersive installations, artworks and large-scale activations set to turn Adelaide’s most iconic streetscapes into a high-tech night-time playground of colour and sound.
Open, accessible, and running nightly from 7 – 23 July 2023, Illuminate […]

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Illuminate Adelaide | Winter Light Festival | 28 Jun – 30 Jul 2023

[ June 28, 2023 to July 30, 2023. ]
Illuminate Adelaide 2023.
Illuminate Adelaide, a spectacular winter light festival returns from 28 June to 30 July 2023 with immersive events like City Lights and Light Creatures while the Adelaide Botanic Garden will light up with a new experience from the visionary team behind sell-out sensation Light Cycles, Resonate. This year, Architects of Air: Arborialis, an inflatable […]

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Light Creatures at Adelaide Zoo | Illuminate Adelaide | 29 June – 23 Jul 2023

Light Creatures to soar high and shine bright this Winter at Adelaide Zoo.
Light Creatures is back and it’s brighter than ever in 2023! A shining beacon of conservation swooping into Adelaide Zoo from 29 June – 23 July, this year’s event promises to warm even the coldest of winter nights.
Every budding zoologist knows that the […]

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | In Cinemas 8 June 2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons. Directed […]

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Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage | Adelaide | 19-23 Jul 2023

[ July 19, 2023 to July 23, 2023. ]
Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage in Adelaide and Regional SA.
Yikes the school holidays are coming! What to do with YOUR Thing One and Thing 2??!! Here’s an idea..! Take the whole family to ‘The Cat in the Hat’ for an experience they’ll never forget… The story has been around […]

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Children’s Artspace Exhibitions | Adelaide Festival Centre

Children’s Artspace: a place for learning through play, creativity, and expression.
Children’s Artspace at the Adelaide Festival Centre is a place for all children, students, and families to go and share ideas and engage in art created by South Australian children.
With a brand-new exhibition for each school term, Children’s Artspace provides a safe space for discussions […]

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TreeClimb Aerial Adventure Park | Adelaide & Kuitpo Forest | What You Need to Know

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 […]

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Best Hot Chocolates Around Adelaide

Your Guide to Adelaide’s Best Hot Chocolates
There’s nothing like a rich, smooth, chocolatey hot chocolate, particularly in the middle of Winter. We’ve put together a list of some of our favourite places where you can go and enjoy a nice hot chocolate and maybe indulge in a little treat on the side.
Where to go for […]

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Best Activities & Things to Do for Teenagers in Adelaide

The BEST activities and places to visit with teens & tweens in Adelaide
When the school holidays roll around or there’s a free weekend ahead and you need to get the older kids out of the house (and off their screens!), we have the best boredom busters to help!  
Take a look at our list below […]

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Adelaide’s Indoor Play Centres & Cafes

Adelaide’s Indoor Play Centres and Cafes
Find an Indoor Play Cafe in Adelaide
Rainy days. Scorching hot days. There are times when it’s just not practical to play outside, but kids need somewhere to burn off energy without running around the living room!
Play centres, play cafes and indoor activity centres are perfect for keeping kids entertained. Most […]

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Best Adelaide Creeks to Explore for Families

Explore Adelaide’s Creeks
Kids are drawn to creeks. They love exploring this natural, wonderful play space – with or without water.
Winter, especially when we’ve had rain, is a wonderful opportunity to explore the creeks with running water. When we go camping, our kids can literally spend all day in a creek, collecting rocks and sticks, looking […]

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Family Friendly Guide to the Adelaide Hills

Best Places to visit in the Adelaide Hills with Kids
If you like rolling hills, scenic views, quiet country roads, bushwalks, good food and wine, fresh air, cooler temps and escaping the hustle and bustle of the city, then head to the Adelaide Hills for a day trip.
It’s only a 20 minute drive up the South […]

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SA Museum

Explore the South Australian Museum | Review

South Australian Museum – Review
by Sharon Harrington
The South Australian Museum on North Terrace in the City is FREE to visit and filled with displays that will engage and enchant the little people in your life.

The fun starts as soon as you walk into the Museum. A dinosaur skeleton poised to attack is perched above the […]

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Fleurieu Peninsula | Family Friendly Things to See & Do | South Australia

Visiting the Family-friendly Fleurieu Peninsula
The Fleurieu Peninsula has so much to offer including beautiful beaches, scenic drives, farmers markets, playgrounds, historic townships and of course the wine region of McLaren Vale.
Just 40 minutes south of the city, the Fleurieu is perfect for a day-trip or why not stay longer and book a weekend away. A […]

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