Discover What’s On for Families & Kids in Adelaide over the March Long Weekend!
The Adelaide Cup long weekend, Saturday 8 – Monday 10 March 2025, is jam packed with ‘Mad March’ events and activities happening all over South Australia. We are spoilt for choice with so much happening in Adelaide, including WOMADelaide, the Adelaide Festival and the much loved Adelaide Fringe!
There is plenty on offer to keep the kids entertained and Autumn is the perfect time to head outside and explore.
Play & Go is your FREE family friendly guide to Adelaide and your favourite resource for finding events and activities the kids will love. Check out our daily ‘what’s on’ tabs below or scroll down for a comprehensive list of where to go and what to do over the long weekend.
Semaphore Steam Train Rides | Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway
Ride the Semaphore Steam Train during the April school holidays. The Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway is a wonderful 30 minute, four kilometre return train journey. It travels along the coastline and features open carriages pulled along behind a ...
WOMADelaide for Families | Adelaide 2025 | Review
WOMADelaide - World of Music Arts & Dance is being held at Botanic Park in 2025 and is a great experience for the whole family to enjoy. Review by Adaire Prosser & Lisa Bachmayer Perfect for the music lovers, foodies, ...
Pick Your Own Figs | Glen Ewin Estate | Houghton
Pick Your Own Figs to Eat in the Adelaide Hills. Willabrand Australia has introduced Pick-to-Eat, a new way to enjoy the beautiful fig orchard and delicious fruit at Glen Ewin Estate. From 11am on Saturdays and Sundays you can enter ...
Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries | Snorkelling Tours | Mar 2025
Explore a whole new world in South Australia's blue backyard this March with Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries (EMS). Explore South Australia’s stunning marine environment with EMS. Whether you're a seasoned snorkeler or a first timer, there’s a vibrant underwater world waiting ...
Fringe at Fullarton | City of Unley | 8 Mar 2025
FREE Family Fun at Fringe in Fullarton! Looking for a fun, FREE way to experience the Adelaide Fringe with the family? Head to Fullarton Park Community Centre on Saturday 8 March for Fringe in Fullarton for a special free family ...
Tanunda Show | 8 Mar 2025
The Tanunda show is where Barossans meet to show and share the best of their region. The 111th Tanunda country show will be held at Tanunda Oval on Saturday 8 March 2025 with events commencing at 8.30am. Attractions include side ...
East End Unleashed | Adelaide | 21 Feb – 23 Mar 2025
East End Unleashed - Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the Adelaide Fringe. Unleash and bask in the summer atmosphere with shopping, on-street dining, world class buskers, musicians and magicians along Rundle Street, Vardon Avenue, Ebenezer Place and Frome Street in ...
Adelaide Fringe Guide | Family Friendly Shows | 21 Feb – 23 Mar 2025
2025 Adelaide Fringe Guide for Families & Kids - find the best family friendly shows to see at the Fringe! Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s biggest arts festival with an exciting program of family friendly shows and interactive experiences plus comedy, ...
Food Truck Carnivale | Family Friendly Events | Adelaide 2025
Don't miss the next Food Truck Carnivale event popping up in Adelaide. The travelling Food Truck Carnivale is always on the move and heading to numerous locations around Adelaide. Entry to Food Truck Carnivale is FREE with each family friendly ...
Adelaide Motorsport Festival & Gouger Street Party | 7-9 Mar 2025
The Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a two-day festival of all things motorsport returning to Victoria Park in March 2025. Held the week prior to the Australian Grand Prix, the Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a museum in motion, displaying historic, rare ...
WOMADelaide | Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla | 7-10 Mar 2025
WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance - returns from 7 - 10 March 2025 to the City of Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla for 4 days over the March long weekend. WOMAD is an internationally acclaimed event and a truly ...
Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard | SA Museum | 8 Feb – 27 July 2025
Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition at the South Australian Museum. In an international coup, Adelaide will host the world premiere exhibition, Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard, the first time this precious collection of ...
Adelaide Festival | Family Friendly Events | 28 Feb – 16 Mar 2025
Every year in March, the Adelaide Festival draws a community of the very best artists from across the globe and across Australia to create a bold arts festival of theatre, dance, music, art and interactive installations including events for families ...
START at the Gallery | Art Gallery of SA | Dates for 2025
Free START Program for Children at the Art Gallery of South Australia An exciting introduction to art for children and their families, enjoy art-making, music, performances and tours on the first Sunday of every month with Start at the Gallery ...
The Garden of Unearthly Delights | Adelaide Fringe | 14 Feb – 23 Mar 2025
Adelaide’s greatest party is back for an unmissable 2025 Adelaide Fringe season. As always, The Garden promises truly unforgettable experiences, family-friendly delights, late-night thrills and a vibrant atmosphere that’s truly one of a kind. Kadlitpina (Rundle Park) will be bursting ...
Gluttony | Adelaide Fringe | Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka | 14 Feb – 23 Mar 2025
Gluttony returns in 2025! Arts venue hub Gluttony is a favourite Adelaide Fringe destination, its location in the city’s eastern park lands right in the heart of the Fringe action. Gluttony has grown to become synonymous with the East End’s ...
The Big Wedgie Inflatable Water Park | Adelaide | 30 Nov 2024 – 30 Mar 2025
The Big Wedgie Inflatable Water Park will be back at West Beach Parks in Adelaide this Summer with all your favourite inflatable water slides offering family fun for everyone! Get ready Adelaide! The Big Wedgie Inflatable Water Park will be ...
Glenelg Sunset Markets | Beachside Adelaide Markets | Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
The Glenelg Sunset Markets aim to deliver the ultimate outdoor market to the beach. Everyone's favourite beachside marketplace returns this summer to the foreshore of iconic Glenelg Beach. The market hosts over 70 traders, live music and just good beach ...
Ebenezer Night Markets | Adelaide East End
The Ebenezer Night Markets are back for another Summer season in Adelaide's East End. The Ebenezer Night Markets are held over 10 nights during the warmer months in Ebenezer Place, one of Adelaide’s most charming and unique laneways which connects ...
Beerenberg Farm | Pick Your Own Strawberries | Hahndorf
Beerenberg Family Farm - Pick Your Own Strawberries The 2024/2025 strawberry picking season has commenced at Beerenberg Family Farm. The season normally starts in November but this year's warmer weather has given the strawberries an early start with sweet, juicy ...
Giant Ferris Wheel | Glenelg | Open Daily
Ride the Mix 102.3 Giant Ferris Wheel in Glenelg. The Giant Ferris Wheel in Glenelg opens daily, providing spectacular views over the SA coastline, down Jetty Road and across to the Adelaide Hills. Located on the Glenelg foreshore, Mix102.3, Lumo ...
Copper Coast Splash Town | Moonta Bay
Free Community Water Park - Moonta Bay's Splash Town Splash Town is a popular FREE community water park open to the public, situated just near the playground on the foreshore at Moonta Bay, right near the Moonta Bay Caravan Park ...
Where Are the Best Ice Cream Places Around Adelaide?
Your Guide to the Best Ice Cream, Gelato and Frozen Yoghurt Places Around Adelaide I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream! Here at Play & Go we LOVE our ice-cream - especially in the warmer months, but ...
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 ...
Easy Walks & Bushwalks around Adelaide with Kids
Easy Outdoor Walks & Bushwalks around Adelaide with Kids We are spoilt for choice in SA with lots of bushwalking options, scenic coastal trails, easy city pathways and more. Walking in general outdoors is a great way to spend time ...
50 Great Walks & Hikes for Kids & Families | Walking SA | South Australia
Walking and hiking with kids is a great way for families to spend quality time together outdoors. There are some really easy, short walks in South Australia which are great for little legs, while older kids will enjoy the challenge ...
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