David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef Dive VR is an award-winning fully immersive virtual reality experience produced by Alchemy VR. In 360 video virtual reality, dive deep beneath the waves on the Great Barrier Reef, sitting next to your guide, David Attenborough.  Taking you through vibrant corals, darting fish and sleek reef sharks, this immersive VR experience will allow you to experience this great natural wonder of the world.

Website: Adelaide Museum

From 1 – 30 April, businesses up and down The Parade, Norwood will feature stunning works of art by over 30 South Australian artists.

Art on Parade is a self-guided trail of contemporary artworks, including sculptures, paintings, jewellery and photography.

To view the full list of artists, artwork and venues click on the button below.

View the map and artists here

Website: Art on Parade

Join the party and get into the spirit of Carnival with our cast of all-star performers!

The first of it’s kind in Australia! Circus Rio is making history with stunts that have never before been performed in this corner of the globe!

For the duration of the summer months, our Big Top will be temperature regulated so that you can have the most enjoyable experience possible!

Circus Rio features a tribe of Samba Dancers, Aerialists who dangle and fly from the roof of the Big Top, FMX Bikes that s...

From the producer of Mary Poppins and The Lion King comes Disney’s spectacular musical, Aladdin.

Featuring all your favourite songs from the classic Academy Award-winning film, including ‘Friend Like Me’, ‘A Whole New World’ and ‘Arabian Nights’, Aladdin is “exactly what you wish for” (NBC-TV).

The classic tale is brought to thrilling theatrical life on stage with breath-taking sets, mind-blowing special effects, over 300 lavish costumes and a fabulous cast.

Website: Ade...

They are back and ready to present their biggest event yet! This Easter/April School Holidays see everyone’s favourites from The Jungle Book brought to life in 450 tonnes of sand.

Held inside The Flour Shed – Harts Mill in Port Adelaide get ready for a multi-generational undercover experience like no other, plus we’re offering you the ability to eat & drink at our Food Truck park in conjunction with the sand sculpting event.

Website: The Jungle Book – Sandstorm Events 

Looking to entertain the kids this Easter Long Weekend? Don’t miss Adelaide’s biggest and most exciting kids’ event, Kidz Gigantic Day Out (KGDO)!

Held in the heart of the City at the Adelaide Convention Centre, this family-friendly event features four fun, interactive zones providing hours of entertainment for everyone from toddlers to teens. Don’t miss the exclusive PJ Masks ‘Meet the Heroes’ Live Stage Show!

Take a look at the activities that your kidz will enjoy!

Website:Kidz Gig...

Come along to Semaphore beach over the Easter long weekend in 2019 and watch the sky fill with colour, twists and twirls, kites of all shapes and size – when the Adelaide International Kite Festival returns!
The 2019 Festival will feature international guest kite flyers from New Zealand and as always, we will have kite flyers from interstate and locally in South Australia flying too!
As in recent years, the Festival Marketplace will return with stallholders selling their wares and running ...

Prepare to lick your spoons clean…That smooth, chocolately, hazelnutty goodness is here by the truck loads…literally.

With over 50 food trucks and vendors – Nutella Palooza will be serving up 1,000 variations of our beloved Nutella.

Nutella cocktails, Nutella waffles, Nutella pizza, Nutella shakes and specially brewed for this event only…Nutella beer!!

There will be an Easter egg hunt with Hit107.1, a Channel 10 ‘chill out’ zone (for when you’ve hit sugar overload), cooking dem...

DreamBIG Children’s Festival is South Australia’s iconic biennial arts festival for schools and families that places its audience at the centre of fresh, inventive, imaginative and inspiring arts experiences.

More than 2 million South Australian children have participated in the festival since its inception in 1974 (as Come Out Festival), and it remains an intrinsic part of growing up in South Australia.

Adelaide Festival Centre has produced DreamBIG since 2015, and has embraced the responsi...

Storytime Ballet is an enchanting dance experience that is brought to life as an interactive, narrated show created especially for young children. Kids are inspired by the delightful storytelling, graceful dancing and treasure trove of costumes and trinkets.

Join the narrator Dr Coppelius and young lovers Swanilda and Franz, as they sneak into the magician’s mysterious workshop and discover the secrets of his mechanical dolls.

Children are fully immersed in the story and help make the magic h...

Touch a Truck offers children and families the opportunity to get a close-up look at a range of council trucks and vehicles that they see working around our community every day.

It’s a free, interactive, outdoor event where children can sit in the cabins, honk horns and climb into large construction equipment.

Approximately 30 trucks and vehicles will be on display including a waste truck, cat loader, cherry picker, chipper truck, excavator, grader and street sweeper.

While the event is about ...

Part performance, part game, part celebration, Especially on Birthdays tells the tale of a pair of twins and a sixth birthday one of them doesn’t want to have.

The story unfolds in an intimate setting with audience members facing each other across the performance space. You can’t help but be caught up in the lyrical imagery, evocative light and sounds – all supported by the music of zephyrROM (Zephyr Quartet and voiceROM).

The stellar cast and crew recreate the joy, excitement and concer...

Join the party from May 2, 2019 when Entertainment One’s (eOne) beloved preschool series PEPPA PIG returns to Australian cinemas for an all-new big screen adventure to mark the 15-year anniversary of the nation’s favourite little piggy. 

The hour-long theatrical release gives preschool audiences ten never-before-broadcast episodes featuring a two-part festival special, complete with new characters and locations.

Little piggies can look forward to a whole hour of snorts and giggles with son...

Celebrating a decade of great design in 2019, Bowerbird is one of Australia’s leading design markets and a firm favourite on the South Australia events calendar.

Bringing together over 200 of Australia’s best designers and makers from across Australia, it’s the perfect place to discover quality, small-batch and one-off finds from fashion and textiles through to furniture and homewares. Held the week before Mother’s Day, it’s also a great opportunity to pick up that special gift for Mum...

Join ABC Kids star Nay Nay for Tinkertime: The Broken Bubble Machine.

Join Nay Nay and her tinkering friends on board HMS ‘Curiosity’, a grumpy old bubble-powered airship that flies world-wide. But when the ship breaks down, the Tinkertime team must come to the rescue. This is a voyage of laughs and curiosity.

You may recognise Nay Nay, aka Naomi Young, as the voice of ‘Hootabelle’ from Giggle and Hoot. Tinkertime: The Broken Bubble Machine is a steam punk-style extravaga...

Be taken on a Mik Mak musical adventure with brothers Al, Joel and Drums the Panda. There’s lots of games to play and musical fun to be had with The Mik Maks “Play” show.

Young audiences with learn valuable concepts like sharing, creative sibling play, healthy eating, brushing your teeth and packing up. Plus, they will have loads of fun singing and dancing to The Mik Mak’s catchy rock songs.

Something On Saturday Free Kids Corner Workshop

Junk Music
11 May 11.30am–1pm
Turn your househo...

Brunch Out Of The Blue is a not for profit new event for mamas!
The focus of the day is around mental health in motherhood.
The day will host an amazing guest speaker, Laura Mazza ( The mum on the run ) who is coming all the way from Victoria!
It will also have Brunch ( of course ) , educational speakers and health care professionals, pampering, live music, fashion, and stalls for that little bit of retail therapy.
Brunch Out Of The Blue will give mamas and woman alike a chance to network and st...

The sound of kettles boiling is set to ring across South Australia on Thursday, 23 May for Australia’s Biggest Morning tea in support of Cancer Council.

Since Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea began in 1994, millions of Australians have come together over a cuppa and a bite to eat in support of those affected by cancer. Last year alone, the simple act of generous participants hosting a morning tea raised $11.3 million nationally.

In 2019, the official day to host a morning tea is Thursday, 23...

More information about this very special production will be available at www.insitearts.com.au/seashore closer to the time.

Smell the sea air and imagine the sand beneath your feet as this playful group of children brings the seashore to life through dance.

Through Seashore, DreamBIG is pioneering the cultural lives of very young children. What happens when very young children are the creators of a show? How can adults be artistic collaborators with children? Will it be the same show each time...

A free fun-filled weekend for the whole family

This FREE family event for children of all ages will take over the North Terrace Cultural Boulevard for two fun-filled days. Theatres, galleries, museums, universities, libraries, and gardens will be full to the brim with hundreds of children and families immersed in arts activities and dreaming BIG. Follow the trail for your age group and discover a world of art and wonder around every turn.

More information about this popular event will be availab...

A story of love, loss and new beginnings from the creators of the international smash hit The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer.

Bart is a boisterous puppy waiting to be chosen from the animal shelter. Mabel is a lonely widow, trying to fill the hole in her heart. The day they find each other is the beginning of a profound friendship – but Mabel is old, and Bart is young – how will their bond unfold and what can they learn from each other?

Combining puppetry, live action an...

After sell-out seasons across the world, including London’s West End and Broadway, The Gruffalo returns to Australia!

A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood…

Join Mouse on a daring adventure in this magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party mad Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for thes...

It’s no party growing up – but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate!

Life for a 12 year old can be a complicated, confusing time. To help navigate that path, you’re invited to Katie’s Birthday Party.

Internationally acclaimed performer Mary-Frances Doherty gives a stunning solo performance in this insightful show about a young girl’s journey from childhood to adolescence. We follow Katie as she moves from primary to secondary school – there are exams, a new school, and a dif...

Impersonal Space offers a warm and funny insight into an experience shared by thousands of school-aged children.

‘Nameless’ is a nine-year-old girl who loves her family, stargazing and hot chips. But she isn’t like the other children – she’s hyper intelligent but sometimes does strange things, and the bullies call her “dopey” and “weird”. She feels isolated, sad and confused, until she discovers she has autism.

Taking comfort in her scientific heroes and imaginary frien...

When the arm of a giant robot appears on Juniper’s doorstep, her eleven-year-old world is turned upside down.

Embarking on an unexpected journey to find the rest of its body, Juniper discovers bringing the robot to life is the easy part. Now she must achieve the impossible….teach it how to feel.

Incorporating live animation, video and performance, Robot Song follows the journey of a young girl on the autism spectrum learning to understand her unique way of relating to the world. Through th...

From the makers of Grug, comes this slightly sideways tale about unexpected friendship, finding where you fit, and learning to mix it up a little.

In Mort’s village everything has its place, every day is the same and everyone likes it that way. Until one morning, crash, boom, bang… down comes Beep.

What is this annoying interruption to Mort’s breakfast molly melon, who is this noisy robot girl, and how will she find her home?

With Windmill’s trademark design, gentle storytelling, mu...

Traditional Chinese culture meets digital technology from Italy in this international collaboration that proves there are no barriers to global understanding.

Step into a kaleidoscope of colour, sounds and imagery set against the soundtrack of traditional Chinese instruments in Panda’s Home.

The audience will join two dancers alongside a zitar player on this unique, and immersive adventure through the rich cultural landscape of China. On their travels they’ll encounter bamboo forests and an...

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

For the first time ever, see fearless Moana on a high-seas adventure with demigod Maui. Follow the unforgettable Dory through the unexplored seas of the Pacific Ocean, join the Toy Story pals on an exciting adventure and discover true love with Elsa and Anna.

Buckle in for the emotional rollercoaster of Inside Out and “Live Your Story” alongside Disney Princesses as they ins...

The ultimate stair climb returns to Adelaide Oval on Sunday 16 June! Tickets now on sale!

Adelaide Oval has celebrated international recognition as a truly world-class sporting stadium, concert venue and home to South Australia’s biggest stair climb!

Climb your way up, down and around 6,000 stairs in this fun and unique challenge (short and junior course option also available). There will be rest stops (pick a seat!), drink stations and music playing to keep you focused and pumped. Get rea...

When a crime wave hits Happy Valley, there’s a caseload of mysteries to be solved! Who’s stolen Ma Hubbard’s recipe book? Who’s kidnapped Marigold the cow? And what dirty secret is Papa Bear hiding behind his Porridge empire?

It’s down to Private Detective Jack Spratt to uncover the truth in this tale of mystery, mayhem and breakfast cereal!

Porridge serves up a delicious production, packed with spoonfuls of sparkling songs and bowls full of belly-laughs.

This hila...

Two bored kids. One rainy day. And one crazy cat wearing a red-striped hat. Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage in July!

In 1957, Theodor Seuss Geisel used this formula and only 200 words to write his second children’s book as Dr. Seuss. More than 50 years later, The Cat in the Hat is a much-loved children’s phenomenon. The play was adapted for the stage in 2009 by the National Theatre of Britain.

Website: Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat 

The moment the curtain went up on the original West Side Story on Broadway, musical theatre changed forever.

Hailed as the greatest Broadway musical of all time, West Side Story is the modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet; this tragic love story tells the tale of two young people whose happiness is destroyed by the hate of two enemy camps in New York City’s urban jungle. The “Jets”, sons of previous immigrants to America, battle the new arrivals from Puerto Rico, the “Sharks”, f...