South Australia is renowned for its world-class events and festivals. They include:
Santos Tour Down Under
- The Santos Tour Down Under is an action-packed nine days of world-class cycling with gala dinners, participation rides for all ages and abilities, street parties, concerts and an amazing atmosphere.
- Saw a total of 840,000 people line the streets of South Australia to take in the action in 2017 with more than 43,000 visitors from interstate and overseas. The event generated over $56m in revenue for the state’s economy and contributed to many communities across the state.
- The 2018 Santos Tour Down Under celebrated its 20th year of taking place in Adelaide and regional South Australia.
Australia Day
- On January 26 each year, we celebrate everything that’s great about our country while recognising those outstanding citizens who have done tremendous work in their community and considering our national identity.
- To find out what events and programs are occurring close to you, please go to www.australiaday.org.au/events-landing and type in your postcode.
Adelaide Fringe
- Australia’s largest arts festival and is the second largest fringe festival in the world behind Edinburgh
- The four-week festival, sold more than 650,000 tickets and featured more than 5250 artists, 1160 shows across 453 venues in 2017
- 16 February - 18 March 2018
Adelaide Festival
- Staged 31 events in 2017, three world and 17 Australian premieres and 180 sold-out perfomances, the largest attendances in five years, with record-breaking 655,541 ticket sales
- More than 18,000 interstate and overseas visitors attended in 2017
- 2 - 18 March 2018
Adelaide 500
- Australia’s largest domestic motorsport event
- In 2017 over 244,000 patrons attended over four days
- 1 - 4 March 2018
WOMADelaide
- WOMADelaide is an iconic open-air festival set in Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park and celebrates the very best of World Music, Art and Dance
- A crowd of more than 90,000 attended the four-day festival in 2017
- One of the highlights of WOMAD is the food, and as usual there were offerings from every corner of the globe
- 9 - 12 March 2018
South Australia’s History Festival
- Running throughout the month of May, South Australia’s History Festival is one of South Australia’s largest community events.
- With more than 600 events taking place all around the State, the History Festival promotes South Australia’s wonderful collections, places and stories through an amazing range of activities and events.
- 1 - 31 May 2018
Adelaide Cabaret Festival
- In 2017 the Adelaide Cabaret Festival featured 46 sold out performances with more than 430 artists performing in 147 performances over 14 days and nights
- The Adelaide Cabaret Festival has matured into a substantial and high-quality platform for entertainers
- 8 - 23 June 2018
Sala Festival
- The South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is a state-wide festival of Visual Art.
- The SALA Festival was established in 1998 to promote and celebrate the many talented visual artists in South Australia.
- 1 - 31 August 2018
Royal Adelaide Show
- The first Livestock Show was held in the yards of Payne’s Hotel in Hindley Street in October 1843
- Approximately half a million people visit the Royal Adelaide Show each year
- The Royal Adelaide Show is South Australia’s largest event with more than 29% of the State’s population visitin the Show each year
- 31 August - 9 September 2018
Ozasia Festival
- Get ready for two weeks of theatre, dance, music, film, live art, delicious food and plenty of wine.
- OzAsia Festival is Australia’s premier international arts festival focusing on Asia
- 26 October - 11 November 2018
Credit Union Christman Pageant
- The Credit Union Christmas Pageant jingles its way into town in November
- From humble beginnings of just eight horse drawn floats and four bands in 1933, the event has grown to include 170 floats, bands, dancers, clowns, and the big man himself – Father Christmas
- The Pageant tradition has continued since then, sharing the magic of Christmas with different generations of children.
- 10 November 2018
For more event listings and activities please visit www.southaustralia.com