Tour Down Under

It starts on the 3rd Tuesday of January. It is the inaugural event of the UCI World Ranking calendar, attracting many big name professional teams and is accompanied by community rides.

Clipsal 500

During mid-March, the Clipsal 500 supercar racing event is very popular, sporting massive street parties, huge concert line-ups and many fanatic Adelaidians.

Adelaide Fringe Festival

During late Feb-Mar, the Fringe Festival (second largest of its type in the world) and Festival of Arts bring the city alive with music, art, circus, comedy, theatre, dance and culture from throughout the globe. Both are large and very popular events visited by people from all over the world.

WOMAD, (World of Music Arts and Dance)

This is another hugely popular music festival now held every year in March. People come from all over Australia and overseas to be at this very special event. Adelaide at its very best. If you are planning on visiting Adelaide make sure to come at this time of the year for an unforgettable time when Adelaide is at its brightest.

Royal Adelaide Show

The state agricultural show, where country meets city, good for the cowboys, side show alley as well as the show bags!

The Adelaide Fringe

This is Australia’s largest Arts Festival and the second biggest Fringe Festival in the world! We completely take over Adelaide and its’ surrounds for 31 magical days and nights each year, and if you ask anyone who’s ever been lucky enough to experience the Fringe, they’ll tell you that it’s the best time of year to be in Adelaide.

Superloop Adelaide 500

The Superloop Adelaide 500 is Australia’s largest domestic motorsport event and four action-packed days of adrenalised entertainment for all.  Led on-track by the opening round of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship plus six support racing categories, the event also boasts a comprehensive off-track entertainment offering, including an after-race concert series (Friday – Sunday) and a dedicated family entertainment program.

Adelaide Festival

The Adelaide Festival is an iconic Australian arts festival that runs for two weeks in March. It is internationally recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent arts festival. Along with festivals in Edinburgh and Avignon, the Adelaide Festival is often cited as one of the top three festivals in the world, providing audiences with a survey of the most original and acclaimed artists and performing arts organisations working in the world today. The program traverses a cross-section of music, theatre, dance, literature and visual art from artists of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

WOMADelaide

WOMADelaide is the iconic open-air festival set in Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park. The explosive blend of performances and workshops from over 500 musicians, dancers and DJs only skims the surface of the four-day festival.

Barossa Vintage Festival

The Barossa Vintage Festival has a longstanding history as a celebration of Vintage, dating back to 1947 when the Barossa community got together to celebrate the end of a grape harvest and vintage. The Festival is South Australia’s largest regional festival where you can be immersed in food and wine experiences against the backdrop of Barossan history and heritage.