What’s On in Adelaide

Get ready for la dolce vita, Adelaide-style! The Adelaide Italian Festival rolls out from 7–16 November 2025, and it’s set to be a ten-day feast of culture, cuisine, music and good times. Picture this: the city transformed into one giant Italian piazza, more than 60 events across South Australia, and something for everyone — whether you’re into hand-rolled pasta, lively live music, heritage stories or simply basking in that warm amici vibe. Highlights to look forward to: The spectacular Opening Event: Festa in the Plaza (7 Nov) where Festival Plaza becomes an all-Italian playground of food lanes, terrace dining and

Since 1933, the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant has grown to become one of Australia’s most cherished events, celebrated every November with the support of National Pharmacies and the South Australian Tourism Commission’s events arm, Events South Australia. As the Southern Hemisphere’s largest public parade, it marks the official welcoming of Father Christmas to Australia, with the man in red greeted by well over 325,000 excited parade-goers in 2024 waving their favourite floats by from behind the ‘Blue Honour Line’. In 2025, we will celebrate the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant on Saturday 8th November. At 9:30am, the golden whistle will blow

BOB DOWNE is an Australian comedy legend, and the Prince of Polyester has been making us laugh and sing along for 40 years! “But let’s face it kids, “ says Bob, “I’m not getting any older!” To celebrate, he’s FINALLY bringing his anniversary show CHOOSE BOB, to Adelaide – for one night only at the ThebartonTheatre on SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER. It’s a brand new show full of 80s Bangers & Merch – and Bob’s hilarious stand up comedy. Audiences from Perth to Brisbane to Melbourne have roared with laughter and sung the hits with Bob this year – and now it’s Adelaide’s turn. Bring the

After two years of sold-out shows, Australia’s country music legend Lee Kernaghan is nearing the end of his Boys From The Bush Tour, and all available tickets are selling fast. Boys From The Bush – The Concert has been Lee’s most successful tour of his career. It is also his biggest production to date, designed to celebrate three decades of trailblazing music-making with his fans. The show features all of his classic Australian anthems and fan favourites including ‘The Outback Club’, ‘Boys From The Bush’, ‘Hat Town’, ‘She’s My Ute’ and ‘Australian Boy’. This show is a must-see for all country music fans. Book now

Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are. In a small apartment in 1930s St Louis, Amanda Wingfield and her two children, Tom and Laura, spin singular and separate dreams. Tom is torn between his obligation to his family and his desire to break away from the suffocating embrace of his mother and his shy and frail sister, whose memory he will never escape. Abandoned by her husband, Amanda comforts herself with recollections of her earlier, more gracious life in the American Deep South, when she was pursued by ‘gentlemen callers’. Now she fights to provide a better

Recharge your flux capacitor… and get ready to celebrate this unforgettable movie classic as you’ve never seen and heard it before! Join Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and a time traveling DeLorean for the adventure of a lifetime as they travel to the past, present and future, setting off a time-shattering chain reaction that disrupts the space-time continuum! Experience the thrill of Back to the Future on a giant screen, accompanied by the full Adelaide Symphony Orchestra performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling musical score live. Audiences will also be in for an exclusive treat: twenty minutes of

2024 ACE Performers of the Year recipients for Best Tribute Show, The Vallies bring the timeless hits of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Motown, and Rock ‘n Roll to life in a high-energy, all-singing, all-dancing performance.

A festival of new South Australian plays. Across November and December, come and take a bite of some tasty new offerings from the cream of South Australian playwrights. Great Australian Bites is a festival of never-performed-before works from some of our most dynamic, innovative and talented theatre makers. These new plays will be rehearsed over several days by similarly talented South Australian actors and directors and read script-in-hand on the Odeon Theatre stage, so expect some fast and fresh fabulosity! For next-to-nothing ticket prices, get a slice of one or all of these treats: TRIGGERED by Alex Vickery-Howe An idealistic

The Best of the Bee Gees honours the legacy of the Saturday Night Fever album, with chart-topping hits from the Bee Gees, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Trammps, and more. Plus, special guests Debora McLane (Bee Gees’ niece) and Roslyn Loxton.

The annual Community Christmas Carols and Markets at Brighton is back on Saturday 6 December, and organisers are calling for festive helpers to join the fun.

Local favourites The 60 Four is bringing the magic of the Christmas Proms back to Adelaide Town Hall this December for one day only, combining Christmas classics with the hits of the 1960s and 70s in a high-energy show that feels straight out of Las Vegas. It’s a feel-good, made-in-SA success story: a group that started in a South Australian classroom and now perform across Australia and internationally — returning home to celebrate the season in the state’s most iconic venue. Sunday 7 December 2025 – 4pm & 7:30pm, Adelaide Town Hall, tickets via venue or the60four.com

Discover the beauty of Polish culture, artistry & history at PolArt Adelaide 2025. PolArt is a vibrant, all-ages, family-friendly festival that proudly showcases the beauty and richness of Polish culture through visual art, folkloric dance, music, theatre, literature and more. From 27 December 2025 to 5 January 2026, Adelaide and the Barossa will come alive as it hosts over 500 artists from across Australia, New Zealand and the local community, inviting festival-goers to immerse themselves in the sounds, flavours and stories of Poland. Whether you’re experiencing Polish culture for the first time or reconnecting with your heritage, PolArt Adelaide 2025

Direct from Italy’s Arena di Verona, Franco Zeffirelli’s spectacular production of Verdi’s AIDA makes its historic international debut at Adelaide Oval on 5 & 6 February 2026. Featuring over 600 performers, including opera legends Jonas Kaufmann, Angel Blue, Elīna Garanča and more, this once-in-a-generation event delivers breathtaking music, monumental sets, and Zeffirelli’s cinematic vision. Experience the full grandeur of ancient Egypt brought to life under the stars in a truly unmissable cultural milestone. Exclusive to Australia, and exclusive to Adelaide. AIDA will be staged in unprecedented scale, featuring over 400 internationally acclaimed cast and 300 local crew, making it the

Experience China before Communism. When the curtain rises, you’ll step into a realm of celestial wonder. Shen Yun – the beauty of divine beings dancing – takes you on an extraordinary journey through 5000 years of China’s magnificent culture. Celestial beauty, ancient wisdom, timeless legends, and vibrant ethnic traditions come alive through classical Chinese dance, a live East–West orchestra, exquisite costumes, and immersive moving backdrops that carry you to another world. Each scene unfolds like a vivid painting, filled with breathtaking colour, clarity, and emotion. Revisit a time when scholars and artists sought harmony with the Tao, and when divine beings