by Alex Jones
Check out what’s happening in your Adelaide Park Lands over the next few weeks.
Gearing up for the Nature Festival later this month, there is a focus on biodiversity, with lots of guided walks, as well as bike rides, a fire festival, glass art in the Botanic Garden, and much more.
River Torrens Bike Ride
Par 3 Golf Course car park, War Memorial Dr; 12th, 19th, and 26 Sept:
2pm - 3.30pm on each date.
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Bushcare and Animals Anonymous
Carriageway Park / Tuthangga (Park 17);
Wed 18 Sept 10am to 1pm.
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Empyre Fire Festival 2024
Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga;
Sat 21 Sept, 4pm to 11:59 pm.
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Super Cycle Sunday
Whitmore Square / Iparrityi
Sunday 22 Sept, 10 am to 3 pm.
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Guided Walk - Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1)
Par 3 golf car park, War Memorial Drive;
Sun, 22 Sept, 2 to 4 pm.
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Guided Walk - Northern Half of Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16)
corner of Halifax Street & East Terrace;
Sun, 29 Sept, 2 to 3:30 pm.
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Chihuly in the Adelaide Botanic Garden
(Park 11); from 27 Sept to 29 April 2025.
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Bushcare and Nature Walk – Nature Festival
Carriageway Park / Tuthangga (Park 17);
Friday 4 October 10am to 1.00pm.
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Parklands Loop Collective (14km Walk, Run or Ride around Adelaide)
Starting at Himeji Garden (Park 18);
Sunday 6 October, 9 am – 1 pm.
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Biodiversity in the Park Lands: grasslands and butterflies
Golden Wattle Park / Mirnu Wirra (Park 21W), Wednesday 9 October 11.30am to 1.30pm
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Biodiversity in the Park Lands: bats and possums
Reservoir Park / Kangatilla (Park 4),
Thursday 10 October 7.30pm- 9.30pm.
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SE Park Lands AWEsome Walking Tour
Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi; Friday 11 October 10am to 11.30am
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Biodiversity in the Park Lands: plants and bees
G S Kingston Park / Wirrarninthi (Park 23)
Friday 11 October 11.30am to 1.30pm
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Guided Walk thru SW Park Lands off Anzac Highway
corner of Goodwood Road & Greenhill Road; Sunday 13 October, 9:30 am – 11:15 am.
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The listings below are available all the time, not just this month:
Yoga at Wellington Square
Wellington Square/Kudnartu; until 25 April 2026, Every Saturday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
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Popeye
Elder Park / Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)
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Cultural Garden Tours
Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11); by private request.
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Free Guided Walks
Everyday except Xmas day and Good Friday.
Adelaide Botanic Garden, Park 11.
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Parkrun - Every Saturday 8am
Choice of 3 locations: (1) Torrens Lake Weir,
(2) Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16), and (3) Lefevre Park / Nantu Wama (Park 6).
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Stride Run Club
Wednesday from 6pm & Sunday from 8am, with routes through south and east Park Lands.
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South Terrace Run
Every Wednesday from 5.30pm at Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).
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Adelaide City Kayak Tours
Weekends.
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Tree Climb
Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).
Every day from 9.00am.
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Self-Guided Tours of West Terrace Cemetery (Park 23)
Any time, with a digital guide.
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