by Michael Genrich
October is one of the peak months for activities in your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands. The Nature Festival and Wellfest Adelaide overlap with so many opportunities for you during the month of October 2022. (35 listed below!) Some of them will require early booking, so don’t wait!
Adelaide City Kayak Tours
River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri.
Weekends in October
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Naturally Wild at Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo, Park 11.
From Saturday 1 October to Sunday 16 October - 9:30am to 5:00pm.
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Park Lands Loop collective: 15km Walk, Ride or Run
Adelaide Himeji Garden, Peppermint Park/ Wita Wirra (Park 18).
Sunday 2 October 2022 - 9:00am to 1:00pm.
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Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies
Adelaide Botanic Garden, Park 11.
Wednesday 5 October to Sunday 16 October, 10:00am and 1:00pm.
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Blooming Poetry
University of Adelaide. Rear Garden of Bonython Hall.
Thursday 6 October to Sunday 16 October
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Calm In the CIty
Adelaide Botanic Garden, Park 11.
Thursday 6 to Wednesday 26 October, daily - 10.30am
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Holiday Fun Fair
Bonython Park/Tulya Wardli
Friday October 7 to Sunday October 16 - 3 sessions daily.
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EcoCaddy Scenic Green Tour - WellFest Adelaide
Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga.
Friday 7 October - 9:00am to 3:00pm.
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Bushcare and Nature Walk
Carriageway Park / Tuthangga (Park 17).
Thursday 6 and Saturday 8 October - 10:00am to 1:00pm.
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Spring plant sale - Walyu Yarta Community garden
Saturday 8 October 2022. 9.30am to midday.
No need to book just turn up here.
Adelaide City Kayak Tour - WellFest Adelaide
Pinky Flat/Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)
Saturday 8 October.
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Botanic Beauty Art Exhibition
Adelaide Botanic Garden: Noel Lothian Hall.
Friday 7 October 7 to Sunday 9 October.
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Nature Festival Film - FREE Movies
Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga.
Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October - 7:00pm.
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Walk to Remember
Botanic Park (Park 11).
Sunday 9 October - 10:00am.
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Forest Bathing in the Park - WellFest Adelaide
Botanic Park (Park 11), Plane Tree Drive opposite the Friends Gate.
Sunday 9 October and Sunday 23 October - 1.00pm to 3.30pm.
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Guided Walk through Gladys Elphick Park / Narnungga (Park 25)
Sunday 9 October - 9:00am to 11:00am.
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A Journey to Green Adelaide
Peppermint Park/Wita Wirra (Park 18)
Monday 10 October - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
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Beyond the Gates
Botanic Park, Park 11.
Monday 10 October - 2:00pm to 3:30pm.
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Nature by Night in the Southern Parklands
Carriageway Park/ Tuthangga (Park 17).
Wednesday 12 October - 7:00pm to 8:00pm.
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Wellfest Guided Walk and Meditation
Adelaide Parklands Circuit.
Thursday 13 October - 10:00 am to 12:00pm.
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First Nations Nature Walk in Western Park Lands and Bushcare
Friday 14 October - 10:00am to 1:00pm.
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We Can Be Heroes – Tarntanya / Adelaide
Light Square / Wauwi.
Saturday 15 October - 3:00pm to 9:30pm.
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Explore Bat World
Botanic Park, Park 11.
Saturday, 15 October 15 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
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Clean Up Denise Norton Park / Pardipardinyilla (Park 2).
Sunday October 16 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
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Tour of nursery and green waste centre.
Bullrush Park / Warnpangga (Park 10)
Thursday 20 October 2022 - 11:00am to midday.
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Lucky Dumpling Market
Elder Park / Tarntanya Wama (Park 26).
Thursday 20 Oct to Sunday 13 November.
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Moon Lantern Trail
Pinky Flat / Tarntanya Wama (Park 26).
Thursday 20 October to Sunday 23 October.
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Bushcare, Nature Walk and Spring bird watching
Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16)
Friday 21 October - 10:00am to 1:00pm.
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Guided Walk through Ellis Park / Tampawardli (Park 24)
Sunday 23 October - 9.30 am to 11:00am.
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Mentor Walks
Red Gum Park / Karrawirra (Park 12)
Thursday 27 October 7:10am to 8:30am.
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Wirrarninthi BioBlitz
Sunday 30 October - 10:00am to midday.
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Vegan Picnic
Rundle Park/Kadlitpina (Park 13).
30 October 2022 - 11:00am to 5:00pm.
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Tree Climb
Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20)
Every day, 9.00am to 3.00pm.
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South Terrace Run
Every Wednesday from 5.30pm on Blue Gum Park/Kurangga (Park 20).
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Park Run - Every Saturday 8am in a choice of three locations:
(1) Torrens Lake Weir;
(2) Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16); or
(3) Lefevre Park/Nantu Wama (Park 6)
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Natural Heritage - West Tce Cemetery (Park 23)
Any time, with a digital guide.
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