Adelaide, SA · Autumn
Adelaide Festival
Approx. 17 days across the first half of March
The Adelaide Festival has been regarded since 1960 as one of the world's great arts festivals, staging about 17 days of international theatre, opera, dance and music each March. Its centrepiece works regularly arrive direct from the world's major stages, and Writers' Week, its free outdoor literary program in the parklands, is an institution in its own right.
Around 700,000 attendances include a strong free strand alongside the headline productions. The festival shares the city with the Fringe and WOMADelaide in March, when Adelaide is simply the busiest arts city in the country. The Festival Centre and Elder Park form its riverside heart.
- Arts & Literature
- Major Event
- When
- Approx. 17 days across the first half of March
- How often
- Every year
- Venue
- Adelaide Festival Centre, Elder Park and venues
- Crowd
- Estimated 700,000 including free events
- Entry
- Free + ticketed
- Setting
- Mixed
- Public holiday
- Adelaide Cup long weekend overlaps
Dates shown follow the event's typical pattern; exact dates change each year, so confirm on the official site before booking travel.
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