Last updated: 16 December 2024

Music festivals, Christmas and New Year events are the highlights in our regular “What’s On” listings for your Adelaide Park Lands this month.

Check out the current, ongoing and upcoming events in your Adelaide Park Lands, or scroll down to explore opportunities that are available year-round. Choose from:

We update this space at least twice per month, so bookmark this page and check back again for new additions.

If you have an activity or event within the Adelaide Park Lands that you’d like to include in this listing (free!) then please email the details (with a pic) to secretary@adelaide-parklands.asn.au

Image and info credits: Event organisers


Current or one-off opportunities

Sugar Park Pres - Park Party series

Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14)
Saturdays, Dec 21, 28; & Jan 11 & 18
4pm - 11pm

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Music at the Tree

Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga;
19 to 24 Dec, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

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Adelaide's New Year's Eve 2024

Elder Park (Park 26);
Tuesday 31 December 2024.

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(Multi App) Wildlands 2025

Ellis Park / Tampawardli (Park 24);
Sunday 5 January 2025.

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Guided Walk - Tartanya Wama (Park 26)

Sunday 19th January 2025 9:30am to 11:30am

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Tour Down Under Village

Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga;
21 to 26 January 2025.

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Guided Walk: North Adelaide’s Parks 3,4 & 5

Sunday 2nd Feb 2025 9:30am to 11:00am

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Sunday 9th February 2025 9:30am to 11:15am

Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16) Northern Half

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Sunday 16th February 2025 9:30am to 11:30am

G S Kingston Park/Wirrarninthi Park 23 North

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Laneway Festival 2025

Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli (Park 27); Saturday 15 February 2025.

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Moonlight Cinema

Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla (Park 11); until 16 February 2025.

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Adelaide Fringe Festival: Gluttony

Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14);
21 February to 23 March 2025.

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Adelaide Fringe Festival: Garden of Unearthly Delights

Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (Park 13);
21 February to 23 March 2025.

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Fool's Paradise 2025

Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga; 21 February to 23 March 2025.

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33rd Annual Indian MELA 2025

Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga; 21 to 22 February 2025.

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Sidebyside & Sanctuary 2025

Helen Mayo Park (Park 27); Saturday 22 February 2025.

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Adelaide Festival: the Courtyard

Festival Plaza (Park 26)
5pm until late; 28 February to 16 March 2025.

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Adelaide Festival: “Mass Movement”

Elder Park, Park 26
Saturday 1 March 7.00pm

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Cultural Garden Tours

Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11)
until 23 December 2024, 9 am to 5 pm.

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WOMADelaide

Botanic Park (Park 11); 7 to 10 March 2025.

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Parklands Loop Collective #8 (14km Walk, Ride or Run around Adelaide)

Adelaide Himeji Garden; Sunday 6 April 2025, 9 am to 1 pm.

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Chihuly’s Garden Cycle

Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11);
until 29 April 2025.

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The listings below are available all year round:

Popeye river cruise

Elder Park / Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)

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Disc golf

Any time, King Rodney Park / Ityamai-itpina (Park 15).

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Self-guided Park Lands walks

Any part of your Park Lands, at any time, with a smartphone Trail Guide.

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Free guided walks - Botanic Garden

Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11)
10.30am daily

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Golf: Two full-length 18-hole courses, plus a smaller, par-three course.

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Paddle boats, for hire from 11am on weekends, school holidays, and public holidays, weather permitting.

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Yoga at Wellington Square

Wellington Square/Kudnartu.
Every Saturday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

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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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BMX City Dirt tracks

Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20)

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Tree Climb

Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).

Every day from 9.00 am.

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BBQ Buoys

Pinky Flat, Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)

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Stride Run Club

Wednesday from 6 pm & Sunday from 8 am, with routes through south and east Park Lands.

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South Terrace Run

Every Wednesday from 5.30 pm at Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).

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Adelaide City Kayak Tours

Weekends.

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Cultural Garden Tours

Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11); by private request.

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Self-Guided Tours of West Terrace Cemetery (Park 23)

Any time, with a digital guide.

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If you have an activity or event within the Adelaide Park Lands that you’d like to include in this listing, please email the details (with a pic) to secretary@adelaide-parklands.asn.au