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WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA
EVENTS CALENDAR
MARCH 2020 | AND BEYOND
Adelaide Oval
EXPERIENCE| MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS
With its thriving Riverbank precinct and renewed venues GOLF EQUESTRIAN
such as the Adelaide Oval and the South Australian The ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open will tee off in Victoria Park is home to the Mitsubishi Motors Australian
Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Adelaide is an ideal setting for Adelaide at Royal Adelaide in 2020 and Kooyonga in 2021. International 3 Day Event in November – the only 4 star
major sporting events. event in the Southern Hemisphere.
AFL
CYCLING MOTORSPORT
Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide will stamp their
Australia’s biggest cycling race, The Santos Tour Down authority at the Adelaide Oval during the AFL season. The Superloop Adelaide 500 opens the Virgin Australia
Under is held annually in January. Supercars Championships in February, the Adelaide
Motorsport Festival Adelaide Rally sees 4 days of action in
SWIMMING
CRICKET December, and The Bend will host the only Australian leg
The Australian Open Water Championships will be hosted of the Asian Le Mans Series from January 2020.
Fans can soak up the electric atmosphere of the Big Bash, at Brighton Beach, and the Australian Swimming
One Day Internationals, and the Test Match, with domestic Championships – the Olympic Trials for Tokyo 2020 - will
and international series cricket at Adelaide Oval. be held in Adelaide in June. NRL
Adelaide will host game 2 of the 2020 Holden State of
TENNIS Origin Series in June.
Memorial Drive Tennis Centre will host 120 of the world’s
best players at the Adelaide International in January.
EXPERIENCE| ARTS AND CULTURE
WOMADelaide
LIVE MUSIC ALL YEAR THEATRE COMES TO TOWN UNIQUE FOOD & DRINK
As a UNESCO City of Music, Adelaide is proud of and Musical theatre masterpieces – West Side Story, and Over 10 delicious and indulgent days, Tasting Australia
celebrates its music culture. Summer festivals including Billy Elliot the Musical, and School of Rock the Musical showcases exceptional food and drink producers. April
FOMO, Laneway Festival, and WOMADelaide lead the headline at the Adelaide Festival Centre across the also marks the end of vintage and time for the biennial
celebrations. 2019 – 2020 season. Barossa Vintage Festival.
Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Umbrella: Winter City Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Festival of Arts, and Adelaide Celebrate the diversity of our regions at their amazing
Sounds, Adelaide Guitar Festival, and Spin Off provide Writers’ Week are iconic festivals not to be missed food and wine celebrations - Clare Valley Gourmet
excellent reasons to get out and about in the Winter during February and March. Weekend, McLaren Vale Sea and Vines, Coonawarra
months. Cabernet Celebrations, Barossa Gourmet Weekend,
Share and celebrate Cornish culture at the biennial and Adelaide Hills’ Crush Festival and Winter Reds
Regionally, travel to unique and beautiful settings to be Kernewek Lowender, and explore our history at the Weekend.
a part of Field Good, Handpicked, and Porchland- who state-wide SA History Festival. Experience the magic of
not only showcase amazing musicians but also Oz Asia with a variety of theatrical, artistic, and
celebrate local producers and artisans. powerful musical performances.
Cricket World Cup 2015
EXPERIENCE| A BLOCKBUSTER 2020
A BLOCKBUSTER YEAR
2020 NEW MAJOR EVENTS
ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL
• The Asian Le Mans Series will make its first trip down under in early • More than 120 of the world’s top singles and doubles players are
2020, bringing the thrill of international endurance racing to The expected to play in Adelaide at the newly re-developed Memorial
Bend Motorsport Park from 10 to 12 January 2020. Drive Tennis Centre from 12 to 18 January 2020.
ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP NRL HOLDEN STATE OF ORIGIN
• The world cup of T20 cricket heads down under and you’ll have the • On 3 June 2020 for the first time South Australia will host a match
chance to see 6 women’s teams in action across 5 pre-tournament in this prestigious best-of-three series between New South Wales’
warm up matches between 16 and 19 February 2020. and Queensland. Go Reds or Go Blues?
ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Adelaide will host more teams than any other city, and will see 6 • See the stars of swimming light up the night from 14 to 19 June as
Super 12 matches from 1 November ahead of Semi Final 2 on 12 they compete in this crucial selection meet for the Tokyo 2020
November. Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Salvador Dali Sculpture Exhibition School of Rock the Musical
Now on – 30 April 2020 20 March – 12 April 2020
Exhibition of 28 authentic Salvador Dali sculptures and Based on the cult film and now with a rocking new
artwork at the d’Arenberg Cube. score from Andrew Lloyd Webber – Get ready to rock!
Fleurieu Peninsula Adelaide
Adelaide Festival East End Wine Down
Now on – 15 March 2020 21 March 2020
Internationally acclaimed theatre productions, The biggest laneway taste festival in the East End!
musicians, dance pieces, writers and visual arts Adelaide
displays.
Adelaide Revolve24
21 – 22 March 2020
WOMAdelaide Three Cycling Challenges 24 hr, 12 hr and 6 hr.
6 – 9 March 2020 Adelaide
An iconic open-air festival set in Botanic Park that
celebrates the World of Music, Arts & Dance.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
DRLA Speed Week
23 – 27 March 2020
Cars, motorbikes and trucks compete for land speed
MARCH 2020
Fringe Mount Gambier Lift-off Street Party records at Lake Gairdner.
20 March 2020 Flinders Ranges
Join in on the opening night fun with plenty of street
food, bars, roving artists and crazy performances, as Marvel Universe Live!
well as the Pied Piper Parade. 26 – 29 March 2020
Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast Uniting 25 Marvel super heroes and villains under one
roof!
Fringe in Mount Gambier Adelaide
20 - 29 March 2020
South Australia’s largest regional open access arts Tasting Australia
festival is a cultural exploration embracing acceptance 27 March – 5 April 2020
and diversity.
Immerse yourself in the diverse culinary experiences
Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast across South Australia’s regions.
ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions
WOMADelaide
Tasting Australia Town Square
Tasting Australia Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition
Now on – 5 April 2020 11 – 19 April 2020
Immerse yourself in the diverse culinary experiences The largest and most diverse art show on the island,
across South Australia’s regions. celebrating its 33rd year.
ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions Kangaroo Island
School of Rock the Musical Oakbank Easter Racing
Now on – 12 April 2020 11 & 13 April 2020
A cultural exploration that embraces acceptance and Easter Saturday and Easter Monday at Oakbank is one
diversity. of the jewels in the South Australian racing calendar.
Adelaide Adelaide Hills
Salvador Dali Sculpture Exhibition
Teakle Autosprint
Now on – 30 April 2020
11 April 2020
Exhibition of 28 authentic Salvador Dali sculptures and
Easter weekend street racing on the streets of Port
artwork at the d’Arenberg Cube.
APRIL 2020
Lincoln.
Fleurieu Peninsula
Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula
Clare Classic
Under the Southern Stars
5 April 2020
13 April 2020
Grand Fondo cycling in Clare Valley.
Live, Bush and Stone Temple Pilots all on the one
Clare Valley
lineup with Rose Tattoo and Electric Mary!
Adelaide
Seafood on Spencer
10 April 2020
South Australian Autumn Garden Festival
Port Broughton hosts the inaugural festival serving up
18 – 19 April 2020
delicious Spencer Gulf seafood and regional wines.
SA’s largest Garden Festival with over 70 traders, food
Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula
sites, face painting, music and guest speakers including
Costa Georgiadis and Rebecca Sullivan.
Clare Valley
Generations in Jazz
30 April - 3 May 2020
This spectacular gathering attracts the global jazz
legends of today and up to 5,000 bright stars of
tomorrow.
Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast
Generations in Jazz AVCON Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios
Now on - 3 May 2020 3 – 19 July 2019
The global jazz legends of today and up to 5,000 bright Adelaide’s premier Anime & Video Games Festival.
stars of tomorrow.
Adelaide
Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast
2020 International Motofest
2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster 7 -10 May 2020
Theatres The Bend Motorsport Park will host Round 3 of the
Now on – 8 June 2020 Australian Superbike Championship.
The 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art invites Murray River, Lakes and Coorong
artists to make visible the monsters of our time.
Adelaide Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival
14 – 17 May 2020
South Australia’s History Festival
Promoting Penola’s rich literary and cultural heritage
1 – 31 May 2020 through its program.
State-wide event exploring South Australia’s history. Limestone Coast
Adelaide & Regions
Yorke Peninsula Saltwater Classic
Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend
15 – 17 May 2020
MAY 2020
1 - 3 May 2020 Celebrating its 35th year with an incredible range of
For admirers of wooden and classic boats. events including master classes, degustation dinners,
Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula and wine tastings.
Sponsored Event, Clare Valley
Barossa History Fair
2 – 3 May 2020 Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities
The Angaston and Penrice Historical Society will host 29 May – 7 June 2020
the Barossa History Fair in Angaston in 2020. Kurios is a tale in which time comes to a complete stop,
Barossa transporting the audience inside a fantasy world where
everything is possible.
Red Poles and Spinning Yarns Arts Festival Adelaide
2 - 3 May 2020
An Aboriginal events program to create, educate and Adelaide Marathon Festival
inspire. 31 May 2020
Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula Celebrating its 42nd year, the Adelaide Marathon
Festival will start and finish on the iconic Adelaide Oval.
Adelaide
State of Origin
Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships
Now on – 7 June 2020 12 – 14 June 2020
Kurios is a tale in which time comes to a complete Round 4 will be hosted at The Bend Motorsport Park
stop, transporting the audience inside a fantasy world. Murray River, Lakes & Coorong
Adelaide
2020 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize
2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster 13 June – 19 July 2020
Theatres
Celebrating its 21st anniversary and themed ‘Of the
Now on – 8 June 2020 Earth’, the exhibition returns home to McLaren Vale.
The 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art invites Fleurieu Peninsula
artists to make visible the monsters of our time.
Adelaide 2020 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming
Championships (Olympic Trials)
NRL State of Origin 14 – 19 June 2020
3 June 2020 The trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games take
Game 1 of the State of Origin series comes to place at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre this June.
Adelaide with a thrilling contest between Queensland
Maroons and New South Wales Blues.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Bon Iver
JUNE 2020
18 June 2020
Melrose Fat Tyre Festival
5 – 7 June 2020 A spectacular arena show at the Adelaide
A weekend of mountain biking, food, live music and Entertainment Centre as Bon Iver returns to Australia
entertainment enjoyed under the gaze of the for the first time since 2016.
beautiful Mt Remarkable. Adelaide
Flinders Ranges and Outback
Coober Pedy Opal Festival
Adelaide Cabaret Festival 19 – 21 June 2020
5 – 20 June 2020 Celebrating the opal and the role the gem plays in the
community.
An eclectic program of classic and contemporary
cabaret performances. Flinders Ranges & Outback
Adelaide
500 Miles of Music
26 – 30 June 2020
A country musical roadshow bringing music to rural
areas; Wombat Flat, Wilmington and William Creek.
Sponsored Event, Flinders Ranges & Outback
Bay to Birdwood Adelaide Festival Centre’s Guitar Festival Winter Reds Weekend
1 July – 9 August 2020 24 – 26 July 2020
Get out and explore music with a series of free and Get out this winter with over 30 wineries offering
ticketed gigs across the state. sumptuous events day and night.
Adelaide Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Beer and BBQ Festival South Australian Living Artists Festival
July 2020 1 – 31 August 2020
SA’s biggest beer and BBQ party with a huge range of State-wide art festival with over 3,000 artists and 500
producers showcasing craft brews & delicious food. venues.
Adelaide Adelaide & Regions
Umbrella: Winter City Sounds Barossa Gourmet Weekend
14 – 16 August 2020
12 – 28 July 2020
Barossa’s finest produce over one jam-packed
An open access live music festival with everything from
weekend.
punk to folk, in venues across Adelaide and the CBD.
JULY 2020 |AND BEYOND
Barossa
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Barossa Marathon Festival
Spin Off
23 August 2020
July 2020
Starting in the scenic vineyard-surrounded Tanunda,
See your favourite acts from Splendour in the Grass at the course is flat and perfect for those wanting to
this epic music festival. challenge their PB.
Adelaide Barossa
Australian Independent Records (AIR) Awards The Royal Adelaide Show
July 2020 4 – 13 September 2020
Showcasing and paying tribute to Australian Carnival & showbags, agriculture & exhibitions at the
independent artists & labels. Royal .
Sponsored Event, Adelaide Adelaide
Indie-Con Australia Bay to Birdwood
July 2020 27 September 2020
Conference features panels, workshops and The Bay to Birdwood celebrates its 40th anniversary in
presentations from industry leaders. 2020! A historic vehicle run featuring classic and early
Sponsored Event, Adelaide modern vehicles.
Adelaide Hills World Cup Cricket at Adelaide Oval 2020 The Bend OTR 500 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Double Header
18 – 20 September 2020 5 November 2020
The first round of the Pirtek Enduro Cup with a Top 10 Double header matches featuring South Africa
Shoot out on Saturday and a 500km race on Sunday. followed by India.
Murray River, Lakes & Coorong Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Field Good Festival ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
3 – 4 October 2020 7 November 2020
Explore the rolling hills and secret creeks of the Inman Blockbuster match featuring England at Adelaide Oval.
Valley with the very best in Australia’s alternative Sponsored Event, Adelaide
music and arts community.
Fleurieu Peninsula ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Semi Final
12 November 2020
Ceduna Oysterfest Be a part of the excitement of the second semi final.
2 – 4 October 2020 Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Eyre Peninsula’s
premier food and wine festival also celebrating unique
2020 |AND BEYOND West Coast lifestyle.
Eyre Peninsula
Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day
Event
12 – 15 November 2020
Equestrian competition with dressage, show jumping,
OzAsia Festival and cross country.
22 October – 8 November 2020 Adelaide
Australia’s leading international arts festival dedicated
entirely to Asia. Handpicked Festival
Adelaide 14 November 2020
Great tunes, food and wine in Langhorne Creek.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Fleurieu Peninsula
1 November 2020
The opening match at Adelaide Oval with South Africa v Feast Festival
Afghanistan. 14 – 29 November 2020
Sponsored Event, Adelaide Celebrating pride and diversity for the state’s only
queer arts and cultural festival.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Double Header Sponsored Event, Adelaide
3 November 2020
Pakistan v West Indies, followed by a match featuring National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant
Australia. November 2020
Sponsored Event, Adelaide Embrace the spirit of Christmas with a magical
procession to the Magic Cave.
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