Last updated: 28 February 2025

The Fringe, Writers Week, and the Adelaide Festival are getting all the headlines, but there's lots of other activities and events in your Park Lands over "Mad March".

Our own "Clean Up Australia" event on Sunday 2 March and three different Guided Walks are among the many offerings for you.

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

**Adelaide Festival: “Mass Movement”**
Elder Park, Park 26
Saturday 1 March 7.00pm
Click or tap on the pic for details. No booking required

**Clean Up Blue Gum Park /Kurangga (Park 20)**
Clean Up Australia Day, 2 March 10am to 12 noon
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Pakapakanthi Wetland Citizen Science Day**
Pakapakanthi/ Victoria Park (Park 16)
Sunday 2nd March
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Adelaide Writer’s Week**
Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, Red Gum Park /Karrawirra (Park 12)
1 to 6 March 2025
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Adelaide Fringe Festival: Gluttony**
Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14);
until 23 March 2025.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Adelaide Fringe Festival: Garden of Unearthly Delights**
Rundle Park / Kadlitpina (Park 13);
until 23 March 2025.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Adelaide Fringe Festival: Fool's Paradise**
Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga; until 23 March 2025.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.ifference.

**Adelaide Festival: the Courtyard**
Festival Plaza (Park 26)
5pm until late; until 16 March 2025.
Click or tap on the pic for details. Free entry

**WOMADelaide**
Botanic Park (Park 11); 7 to 10 March 2025.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Bushcare and Field Trip - Exploring Verges to expand native planting and biodiversity locally**
Lefevre Park / Nantu Wama (Park 6)
Thursday 13th March
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book

**Guided Walk: Carriageway Park / Tuthangga (Park 17)**
Sunday 16th March 2025 9:30am to 11:15am
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book

**Guided Walk through Possum Park / Pirltawardli (Park 1)**
Sunday 23rd March 2025 9:30am to 11:30am
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**Guided Walk - Lefevre Park / Nantu Wama (Park 6)**
Sunday 30th March 2025 9:30am to 11:30am
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book

**Parklands Loop Collective #8 (14km Walk, Ride or Run around Adelaide)**
Adelaide Himeji Garden; Sunday 6 April 2025, 9 am to 1 pm.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Guided Walk - Lower North Adelaide’s Parks 7, 8 and 9**
Sunday 13th April 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book

Chihuly’s *Garden Cycle*
Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11);
until 29 April 2025.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

The listings below are available all year round:

**Popeye river cruise**
Elder Park / Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Disc golf**
Any time, King Rodney Park / Ityamai-itpina (Park 15).
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Self-guided Park Lands walks**
Any part of your Park Lands, at any time, with a smartphone Trail Guide.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Free guided walks - Botanic Garden**
Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11)
10.30am daily
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Golf:** Two full-length 18-hole courses, plus a smaller, par-three course.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Paddle boats**, for hire from 11am on weekends, school holidays, and public holidays, weather permitting.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Yoga at Wellington Square**
Wellington Square/Kudnartu.
Every Saturday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**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).
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**BMX City Dirt tracks**
Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20)
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Tree Climb**
Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).
Every day from 9.00 am.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**BBQ Buoys**
Pinky Flat, Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Stride Run Club**
Wednesday from 6 pm & Sunday from 8 am, with routes through south and east Park Lands.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**South Terrace Run**
Every Wednesday from 5.30 pm at Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Adelaide City Kayak Tours**
Weekends.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Cultural Garden Tours**
Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11); by private request.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

**Self-Guided Tours of West Terrace Cemetery (Park 23)**
Any time, with a digital guide.
Click or tap on the pic for details and/or to book.

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