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WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA
EVENTS CALENDAR
APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND
As at 3 April 2020
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. now be held in Adelaide in June 2021. NRL
Adelaide will host game 2 of the 2020 Holden State of
TENNIS Origin Series.
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 • For the first time South Australia will host a match in this
chance to see 6 women’s teams in action across 5 pre-tournament prestigious best-of-three series between New South Wales’ and
warm up matches between 16 and 19 February 2020. 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 (POSTPONED TO 2021)
Super 12 matches from 1 November ahead of Semi Final 2 on 12 • See Australia’s stars of swimming light up the night from as they
November. compete in this crucial selection meet for the Tokyo 2020
Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Tasting Australia Town Square
Tasting Australia Teakle Autosprint
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
27 March – 5 April 2020 11 April 2020
Immerse yourself in the diverse culinary experiences Easter weekend street racing on the streets of Port
across South Australia’s regions. Lincoln.
ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula
School of Rock the Musical Salt Festival
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Now on – 12 April 2020 17 – 26 April 2020
A cultural exploration that embraces acceptance and Art, Innovation, Culture, Environment, Science,
diversity. Wellbeing - SALT is a platform for all that is possible.
Adelaide Eyre Peninsula
Clare Classic South Australian Autumn Garden Festival
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
APRIL 2020
5 April 2020 18 – 19 April 2020
Grand Fondo cycling in Clare Valley. SA’s largest Garden Festival with over 70 traders, food
Clare Valley sites, face painting, music and guest speakers
including Costa Georgiadis and Rebecca Sullivan.
Seafood on Spencer Clare Valley
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
10 April 2020 Groovin’ the Moo
Port Broughton hosts the inaugural festival serving up CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
delicious Spencer Gulf seafood and regional wines. 24 April 2020
Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula Music festival featuring artists including Gang of
Youths, Tones and I, Ruby Fields, E^ST, Blanco Brown
Oakbank Easter Racing and more.
Adelaide
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
11 & 13 April 2020
Generations in Jazz
Easter Saturday and Easter Monday at Oakbank is one
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
of the jewels in the South Australian racing calendar.
30 April – 3 May 2020
Adelaide Hills
The spectacular gathering attracts the global jazz
legends of today and up to 5,000 bright stars of
tomorrow.
Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast
South Australia’s History Festival Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
1 – 31 May 2020 14 – 17 May 2020
State-wide event exploring South Australia’s history. Promoting Penola’s rich literary and cultural heritage
Adelaide & Regions through its program.
Limestone Coast
Yorke Peninsula Saltwater Classic
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend
1 - 3 May 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
For admirers of wooden and classic boats. 15 – 17 May 2020
Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula Celebrating its 35th year with a range of master
classes, degustation dinners, and wine tastings.
Red Poles and Spinning Yarns Arts Festival Sponsored Event, Clare Valley
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
2 - 3 May 2020 AGL Rally SA – Rally of the Heartland
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
MAY 2020
An Aboriginal events program to create, educate
and inspire. 16 – 17 May 2020
Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula The 4th anniversary of the rally held in Burra.
Clare Valley
AVCON
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
3 – 19 July 2019
29 May – 7 June 2020
Adelaide’s premier Anime & Video Games Festival.
Kurios transports the audience inside a fantasy
Adelaide world where everything is possible.
Adelaide
2020 International Motofest
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Adelaide Marathon Festival
7 -10 May 2020 POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
The Bend Motorsport Park will host Round 3 of the 31 May 2020
Australian Superbike Championship.
Celebrating its 42nd year, the Marathon will start and
Murray River, Lakes and Coorong
finish on the iconic Adelaide Oval.
Adelaide
State of Origin
Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 12 – 14 June 2020
Now on – 7 June 2020 Round 4 will be hosted at The Bend Motorsport Park
Kurios is a tale in which time comes to a complete Murray River, Lakes & Coorong
stop, transporting the audience inside a fantasy
world. 2020 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize
Adelaide CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
13 June – 19 July 2020
NRL State of Origin Celebrating its 21st anniversary and themed ‘Of the
3 June 2020 Earth’, the exhibition returns home to McLaren Vale.
Game 1 of the State of Origin series comes to Fleurieu Peninsula
Adelaide with a thrilling contest between
Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues. 2020 Hancock Prospecting Australian Olympic
Sponsored Event, Adelaide Swimming Trials
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Melrose Fat Tyre Festival
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
5 – 7 June 2020
14 – 19 June 2020
The trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games take
place at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre this June.
JUNE 2020
A weekend of mountain biking, food, live music and Sponsored Event, Adelaide
entertainment enjoyed under the gaze of the
beautiful Mt Remarkable. Coober Pedy Opal Festival
Flinders Ranges and Outback CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
19 – 21 June 2020
Adelaide Cabaret Festival Celebrating the opal and the role the gem plays in
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS the community.
5 – 20 June 2020 Flinders Ranges & Outback
An eclectic program of classic and contemporary
cabaret performances. 500 Miles of Music
Adelaide POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
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 Indie-Con Australia
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
1 July – 9 August 2020 July 2020
Get out and explore music with a series of free and Conference features panels, workshops and
ticketed gigs across the state. presentations from industry leaders.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide Beer and BBQ Festival Winter Reds Weekend
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
July 2020 24 – 26 July 2020
SA’s biggest beer and BBQ party with a huge range Get out this winter with over 30 wineries offering
of producers showcasing craft brews & delicious sumptuous events day and night.
food. Adelaide Hills
Adelaide
South Australian Living Artists Festival
1 – 31 August 2020
JULY 2020 |AND BEYOND Umbrella Festival
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
12 – 28 July 2020
State-wide art festival with over 3,000 artists and
500 venues.
Adelaide & Regions
An open access live music festival with everything
from punk to folk, in venues across Adelaide and the
Adelaide Marathon Festival
CBD.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide NEW DATE
August 2020
Spin Off Celebrating its 42nd year, the Marathon will start and
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS finish on the iconic Adelaide Oval.
July 2020 Adelaide
See your favourite acts from Splendour in the Grass
at this epic music festival. Barossa Marathon Festival
Adelaide POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
23 August 2020
Australian Independent Records (AIR) Awards A flat and fast course through Tanunda.
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Barossa
July 2020
Showcasing and paying tribute to Australian
independent artists & labels.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
The Royal Adelaide Show Ceduna Oysterfest
4 – 13 September 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Carnival & showbags, agriculture & exhibitions. 2 – 4 October 2020
Adelaide Eyre Peninsula’s premier foodie fest celebrates 30 years.
Eyre Peninsula
Bay to Birdwood
Tasting Australia
27 September 2020
NEW DATE
Historic vehicle run celebrating its 40th anniversary in
9 – 18 October 2020
2020! Adelaide Hills
Your passport to the premium, unprecedented eating and
drinking experiences that only South Australia can offer.
2020 The Bend OTR 500 ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions
18 – 20 September 2020
Pirtek Enduro Cup round 1 at The Bend Motorsport Park. Adelaide Film Festival
Murray River, Lakes & Coorong 14 – 25 October 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020 |AND Umbrella Festival
NEW DATE
Celebrate and explore screen culture with a unique
program of screenings, forums and special events.
Adelaide
BEYOND 18 September – 4 October 2020
Open access live music festival in venues across the state.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
OzAsia Festival
22 October – 8 November 2020
Australia’s leading international arts festival dedicated
Australian Independent Records (AIR) Awards entirely to Asia.
NEW DATE Adelaide
September/October 2020
Showcasing Australian independent artists & labels. Cheesefest + Ferment
Sponsored Event, Adelaide 24 – 25 October 2020
A festival of cheese, wine and all things fermented!
Adelaide
Indie-Con Australia
NEW DATE
September/October 2020 Spin Off
A conference with music industry leaders. NEW DATE
Sponsored Event, Adelaide October 2020
See your favourite acts from Splendour in the Grass at this
Field Good Festival epic music festival.
3 – 4 October 2020 Adelaide
Alternative music and arts festival in the Inman Valley.
Fleurieu Peninsula
Tasting Australia World Cup Cricket at Adelaide Oval ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Handpicked Festival
1 November 2020 14 November 2020
The opening match at Adelaide Oval with South Great tunes, food and wine in Langhorne Creek.
Africa v Afghanistan. Fleurieu Peninsula
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Double Header 14 November 2020
3 November 2020 Embrace the spirit of Christmas with a magical
Pakistan v West Indies, followed by a match procession to the Magic Cave.
featuring Australia. ESA Owned & Managed Event, Adelaide
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Feast Festival
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Double Header 14 – 29 November 2020
5 November 2020 Celebrating pride and diversity for the state’s only
Double header matches featuring South Africa queer arts and cultural festival.
NOVEMBER 2020 |AND followed by India.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Sponsored Event, Adelaide
Porchland
BEYOND ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
7 November 2020
Blockbuster match featuring England at Adelaide
November 2020
Boutique, intimate music festival at The Range Hall.
Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula
Oval.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide Rodeo by the Sea
28 November 2020
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Semi Final Hosted at Streaky Bay.
12 November 2020 Eyre Peninsula
Be a part of the excitement of the second semi final.
Sponsored Event, Adelaide Bay Sheffield
26 – 28 December 2020
Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day Athletes compete at Glenelg's Colley Reserve in this
Event 3-day athletics carnival.
12 – 15 November 2020 Adelaide
Equestrian competition with dressage, show
jumping, and cross country.
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