South Australia / Festivals

South Australia

Festival state.

Adelaide calls itself the festival city for a reason: in March, Fringe, WOMADelaide and the Adelaide Festival run at once. Here are the ones with a proper night out attached, and when they’re next on.

South Australia guide. Curated clubs, pubs and festivals; two Adelaide venues’ programs are read from their own sites each morning. Nights and hours change, so check with the venue before you go.

• Fr19 Feb – 21 Mar 2027 · Across Adelaide and the stateAdelaide Fringe ↗Six weeks of cabaret, comedy and theatre, with Gluttony in Rymill Park and the Garden of Unearthly Delights as the late-night hubs. The city’s biggest nights of the year.
• WO5 – 8 Mar 2027 · Botanic ParkWOMADelaide ↗Four days and nights of world music, arts and dance under the trees.
• FeLate Feb – mid Mar 2027 · AdelaideAdelaide Festival ↗The main arts festival, running alongside Fringe and WOMADelaide. Together they make March the month to be here.
• CaJune · Adelaide Festival CentreAdelaide Cabaret Festival ↗Three weeks of cabaret, late shows included.
• IlJuly · AdelaideIlluminate Adelaide ↗Winter light, art and music, with free and ticketed night events.
• FeNovember · AdelaideFeast Festival ↗The LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival, held during Pridevember.
• OzLate Oct – Nov · Adelaide Festival CentreOzAsia Festival ↗Contemporary Asian arts, with the Lucky Dumpling Market along the river at night.
• NeMay · Port AdelaideNew Found Sound ↗A free roving festival: around 50 local acts in bars, a brewery, a museum and even a boat across the Port.

Dates as listed by Festival City Adelaide and the festivals on 13 October 2026. Programs are usually announced a few months out.

Checked 13 October 2026 against Festival City Adelaide, Adelaide Metro, venue sites and current Adelaide guides. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.