Campbelltown City Council looks forward to welcoming you to the Campbelltown Moonlight Markets.

Now in the seventh year, the annual Campbelltown Moonlight Markets continue to deliver a fun filled event for all ages, with an average nightly attendance of 10,000 people from all over metropolitan Adelaide.

This free family event is held in Thorndon Park, Paradise on the first Friday of November, December, February and March, from 6.00pm to 10.00pm.

Each market features over 100 artisan craft and fa...

Experience the thrill of spending a family night at Adelaide Zoo and join one of our Wild Night sleepovers! Let your dreams run wild as you listen to sounds of our weird and wonderful animals. In the morning we’ll treat you to our exciting Panda and Friends experience.

Wild Nights is available on:

Friday, 4 January 2019

Saturday, 5 January 2019

Friday, 25 January 2019

Saturday, 2 February 2019

Saturday, 30 March 2019

Saturday, 6 April 2019

At the slumber party you’ll get to:

• Stay in two-per...

Vaselina lives the quiet life, working as a receptionist in a very tall apartment block. But all that changes when she is forced to confront a terrifying resident who plays her music far too loudly and eats jelly babies with her mouth open.

Who is this mysterious neighbour? Will she ever turn the music down? And what exactly is she planning for dinner?

Direct from a critically acclaimed, sell out season at the 2018 Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, Baba Yaga is a brand new t...

2019 Adelaide Fringe will transform the riverbank into a Gathering of Light!

Yabarra: Gathering of Light will illuminate the Torrens riverbank reeds, surrounding grasslands and paths to share stories
from a time long ago, bringing to life native animals and Aboriginal storytelling through mesmerising interactive
installations of projection, sound and light. Running across all 31 nights of the 2019 Adelaide Fringe, Yabarra: Gathering Light will journey festival-goers down an immersive cultural co...

Science at the Fringe  is for anyone and everyone who likes to discover amazing things about the world we live in while having fun! Our science-y compilation of eight shows for children and thirty-three shows for adults or families includes many curious, humorous, innovative and ingenious artistic works.

Download the guide here

Website: SA Museum

The international smash-hit urban circus returns!

A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects street with elite in a supercharged production. Boasting a stellar cast, including the 2x world champion BMX Flatlander, world champion breakdancers, a cyr wheel world record holder, and a world class basketball freestyler, 360 ALLSTARS is a revolutionary performance that will leave you dizzy with excitement!

Add a stunning live soundtrack by award-winning mu...

Amelia Ryan has sold out houses, won hearts and caused subtle bladder leakage across the globe with her critically acclaimed shows (A Storm In A D Cup, Lady Liberty, Livvy & Pete and The Breast Is Yet To Come). Now, she’s returning to the Adelaide Fringe with the best (breast?) bits from all of them! From growing up with a gay Dad to growing a small human; from Las Vegas romps to late-night lactating, and from lamenting pre-baby breasts (sigh) to feeling #blessed, she’ll take you on ...

Have you ever seen a giant block of jelly – wobbly, jiggly and strong enough to stand on? From local and international award-winning circus creators, Jascha Boyce and Joren Dawson, this Adelaide Fringe hit takes you on an acrobatic adventure into the brains of young humans guided by interviews with kids about what emotions really are and how we feel them. Don’t miss this roller coaster filled with real stories about being a kid and plenty of squishy, messy jelly that will inspire peo...

Selling out shows around the world, come find out why Adelaide’s own, DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers. Expect bouncing, bonkers, bopping fun to retro hits and funky nursery rhymes, hosted by Monski Mouse and her Dancers.
Get glam and put your disco-dancing-booties on!

★★★★★ “The best dance party with your under 5-year-old that you’ve ever had … absolutely joyous” UK FAMILIES MAGAZINE.

★★★★★ “tune after ...

A 5-star circus show made just for 3-7 year olds!

Luth’s on an action-packed circus adventure…but she needs your help! She’s looking for energetic, giggle-ready 3-7 year-olds to help her to solve a whole host of fun physical challenges in this smile-inducing, interactive show.

After 45 minutes of endless giggling, they’ll be somersaulting out the door with excitement, ready to set off on their very own circus adventure.

Hot off the heels of national touring, Big Tops &...

Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with some splish-splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter
From the makers of hit show Trash Test Dummies comes a new production of oceanic proportions!

Splash Test Dummies are here, ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into a brand new hour of circus filled hilarity for the whole family. See a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, acrobatics, juggling and the side-splitting, slapstick comedy for which the dummies are famous....

It’s the sing-along, dance-along, pop-palooza for little people! If you’re under five and love to jive, join Adelaide’s own cabaret darling (and new Mum) Amelia Ryan, as she bops and bounces for babies, tots and tikes. With musical maestro Michael Griffiths on the keys, you’ll go to Funkytown, do the Locomotion and even Walk Like An Egyptian at this retro-party where both Girls AND Boys Just Wanna Have Fun!

From vintage Play School classics, to the disco favs that will ge...

Music lovers are invited to enjoy the sunset to a soundtrack of jazz, melodies or symphony in parks across the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters.

Concerts in the Park builds on previously-run popular events: Jazz by the Kiln and Melodies in the Park, to create a program of three open-air concerts, scheduled to take place this year in February, March and April.

Each concert features a different genre of music. ‘Jazz’ and ‘Melodies’ are back and Symphony in the Park has been added t...

World famous and multi award-winning ‘Big Fish Little Fish Family Raving‘ heads to Adelaide Fringe Festival, inspiring the next generation of ravers with the love of the music from the post gen ravers.

With two shows featuring Binary Finary, MPK and Kid Kenobi, the true family rave experience, including multi sensory dancefloor and themed craft, touches down for a plethora of good vibes and many, many smiles.

What can you expect?
– Quality tunes: house/rave/electronica/trance/techn...

Jodie will take us on a humorous and heartwarming journey of what it is to be a Mum, career woman, wife and cabaret chanteuse as she attempts to get through a 60 minute show without having to check on the kids.

From the dawn of time, women have had a bad wrap but it is now ‘the modern era’ where women can not only have it all, but sing and dance about it in funky cabaret venues. Despite living in the shadow of female oppression since the Garden of Eden, social change has never been t...

Youth will immerse themselves in a carefully curated preview program of the AIYFF. Award winning films from all over the world. The aim of the program is to inspire, encourage, motivate and entertain.

The 11am screenings are aimed at primary school aged audiences, with the 1pm screens aimed at secondary school aged audiences.

“This amazing and inspirational festival teaches our youth important lessons about themselves and others.” Cassie McInnes – Actor/Writer

Website: Adelaide ...

Cancer Council is encouraging everyone to set themselves a walking, or running, challenge for the month of March. It’s time to take on a personal fitness challenge and feel the Charge by measuring kilometres walked or ran for one month and fundraising for Cancer Council.

Participants can Charge as an individual or join other Chargers and compete as a team, by setting a kilometre goal and getting moving throughout the month.

It could be as simple as walking to work instead of driving or getting...

Having played to half a million people in 22 cities around the world, The Magic Flute finally comes to Australia for the opening weekend of the 2019 Adelaide Festival.

“Artistic Masterworks” and “Crowd Pleasers” are categories that rarely intersect. Arguably, only once: in The Magic Flute. In 1791, long before anyone knew what demographics were, it crossed them all to become an instant hit and has remained so ever since.

This staging by Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade (from 1927, the co...

Since its iconic yellow-spined magazines embraced imagery over a century ago, National Geographic has defined the art of nature photography and helped shape our understanding of the earth. Its vaults are vast and now have been artfully plundered to create a spectacular 90 minute film synchronised to a gigantic five movement symphony for live orchestra and chorus.

Each movement focuses on an environment – Seas, Shore, Land, Mountains, Sky – and the cumulative power of the breathtaking footage...

Be part of a magical day of stories, performances and hands-on fun as authors, actors and adventurers take over Kids Day Corner to entertain and inspire our youngest readers.

The Story Tent

The Story Hub of Kids’ Day features an All Star line-up of Phil Cummings, Jacqueline Harvey, Tamsin Janu, Andy Joyner, Anna Walker and It’s Rhyme Time.
Don’t miss Story Trove’s inventive world of story-telling through live performance and creative play.
Tamsin Janu is supported by the Prime Minister�...

We climb them. We sit beneath them. We hug them. Some of us even talk to them. But have they ever talked back? At WOMADelaide 2019, they will!

After years of gruelling botanical and technological research, it has been discovered that some trees CAN TALK! This is ahttps://www.womadelaide.com.au/ticketsn earth-shattering discovery which delighted the international team of experts – who all thought they were barking up the wrong tree. As luck would have it, Botanic Park is home to some of the chatti...

A WOMADelaide favourite, Evelyn Roth’s inflatable Nylon Zoo celebrates 23 years at the festival with her latest pop-up story-theatre creation – Mama Southern Right Whale, Shamrock, and her baby, Clover. Inside the whales’ bellies, kids will discover a new world of stories, costumes, dancing and parades, conceived and designed by one of Adelaide’s most treasured living artists.

As well as being one of Australia’s favourite comedians and co-host of The Project, Peter Helliar is the author of the hilarious best-selling Frankie Fish series of books for children. Join Peter on Saturday and Sunday for some laughs, Frankie Fish pranks and time travelling adventures from his latest Frankie Fish book.

Peter Combe and the Theatre Bugs kids return with a quirky new show. Lots of faves such as Newspaper Mama, Juicy Juicy Green Grass, Spaghetti Bolognaise, Live It Up, Ting Tang Teng Tong, Lullaby for Thom, Chish & Fips, The Silly Postman, Sleepy Head and everyone’s favourite Wash Your Face in Orange Juice. Great songs, wonderful musicianship, colourful costumes, fabulous dancing and singing from the Theatre Bugs. The perfect family show!

Website: Fringe 

A high-energy super fun afternoon show for all ages – brought to you by the finest team of circus artists and mischief makers behind international touring sensation Briefs. Ideal for youngsters who enjoy wild circus skills, pumping music, ridiculous acts of amazement and eye-popping party tricks. A noisy, fun, silly afternoon for all ages – parents allowed!

Photo credit: Kate Pardey.

★★★★ “Brat Kids Carnival is a spot of genuine delight” Time Out London

Wesbite: Fringe

Every so often a small, unknown company takes an international festival by storm. Suddenly everyone seems to be asking, wide-eyed, “My God, have you seen…?” Such was the impact of Compagnie Non Nova on the Edinburgh Fringe 5 years ago and they’ve been touring the world ever since. Sounds like a must see. But how do you feel once it’s revealed that the question ends with the words: “…the plastic bag show?”

Many years ago Mallarme wrote the ‘greatest poem in French literature’,...

Once again the Adelaide Zoo offer the opportunity to see what happens behind the facades of the buildings the general public are familiar with. Then enjoy a delicious breakfast of juice, bacon, eggs, fruit, toast and tea or coffee.

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...

Australia’s largest fossil event returns in 2019! Immerse yourself in the amazing world of fossils as our palaeontologists bring their research to the fore in an interactive, inspiring and enjoyable program for the whole family. Learn about South Australia’s rich fossil heritage, try your hand at finding creatures from millions of years ago in giant dig pits, and hear from scientists about how life on Earth began.

Website: SA Museum

At the Pregnancy Babies and Children’s Expo you can chat face-to-face with a wide range of Exhibitors to gain up-to-date, expert advice on the early years of parenting. You can also see, touch, try and buy the products and services that best suit your needs. Discover all you need to know for you, your pregnancy or young child!

Website: Pregnancy Babies and Children’s Expo

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...