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Exhibitions and Shows (23)
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13th Falcon GT Nationals The 13th Falcon GT Nationals are returning to Adelaide, South Australia in April 2009.
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Adelaide Antique Fair The fourth Adelaide Antique Fair will be held at the St Peters Town Hall, 101 Payneham Road and the Ellen Gowan Hall, 80 Payneham Raod, from 15 to 17 May 2009.
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Adelaide Fringe The largest Fringe Festival in the southern hemisphere, the Adelaide Fringe offers a huge twist of quirky fun and frivolity – including the legendary opening night party, the Adelaide International Buskers Festival and the Fringe Family Weekend.
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Adelaide River Show Join in the thrill of a rodeo, camp draft and rural show.
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Clipsal 500 Adelaide The Clipsal 500 Adelaide V8 Supercar event is an adrenalin-charged motor race held in Adelaide every year.
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Credit Union Christmas Pageant Every year, thousands of people line a 3.3 kilometre route in Adelaide's city centre to welcome the colour and excitement of the Credit Union Christmas Pageant - the traditional herald to the festive season.
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Dig In, Don’t Wait - A history of meals Find out what South Australians have been dishing up over the last 150 years in the latest exhibition at the Unley Museum. Dig In, Don’t Wait is all about what, when and how we eat. A delicious looking display full of stories, objects and hands-on fun. Marvel at the cardboard lunch boxes, discover lunch was once called ‘noonings’ or add your memories to our response boards. Dig In, Don’t Wait is full of hands-on fun for kids. They can put together the giant cow jigsaw to find out where meat cuts come from, brush up on their manners by playing the snakes and ladders etiquette game or make a model of their favourite dinner.
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Faces At The Treasury Extraordinary faces in unusual places is the theme of a new exhibition which opened today at the Treasury on King William in Adelaide.
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Flotilla For Kids 2009 A spectacular flotilla of boats will assemble at Outer Harbour on Sunday 8 February 2009 to take part in the annual Flotilla for Kids event in support of children living with cancer. The flotilla will head upriver arriving at the Inner Harbour where it will parade in front of the wharf at the Harts Mill precinct. Free family entertainment will be provided. Free entry for viewing at the Harts Mill precinct. Flotilla for Kids is an event registered to, and organised by, the Rotary Club of Adelaide.
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Hans Heysen Exhibition One of Australia's greatest artists, Hans Heysen is celebrated with the first major retrospective of his work in three decades at the Art Gallery of South Australia. The Hans Heysen exhibition features more than one hundred works created over the artist's 70-year career. Heysen embarked on one of the most successful careers in Australian art, becoming synonymous with the Adelaide Hills town of Hahndorf, where he lived and worked.
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Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies is an exciting dinosaur exhibition at the South Australian Museum.
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Man Alive! 2009 Staged successfully since 2004, this festival celebrates the positive contribution by men in our community and promotes men’s health and well-being.
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National Careers and Employment Expo The National Careers and Employment Expo brings careers, employment and training opportunities to the general public by connecting organisations with thousands of career minded individuals.
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National Tree Day 2009 Grab your shovels, its tree planting time. National Tree Day is an opportunity for all Australians to take a positive and active role in helping protect our environment. By planting native trees and shrubs, we can help to combat climate change, provide food and shelter for our wildlife and beautify our surrounding.
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Railway Heritage Picnic Day Join in the fun and discover the heritage of Adelaide River.
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Royal Adelaide Show 2009 Don't miss The Royal Adelaide Show, the 'people's event' that truly offers something for everyone.
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Schutzenfest Enjoy the Oompah music, dancing, food – and of course, the beer – at Adelaide's annual German festival, Schutzenfest.
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Semaphore Summer Carnival 2008 Enjoy summer holiday fun in the sun with the whole family at the Semaphore Summer Carnival. Come and try a great variety of thrill rides, children's rides, while enjoying the great beach atmosphere and all Semaphore has to offer.
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South Australian Living Artists Festival 2009 The South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is an annual celebration of South Australian visual artists.
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Tasting Australia Tasting Australia is the nation's premier food, wine and beer festival.
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The Golden Journey: Japanese Art from Australian Collections The Golden Journey is a stunning display of almost 300 diverse objects revealing the astonishingly rich heritage of Japanese art held in Australia's major public and private collections.
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WOMADelaide Dance and rejoice at WOMADelaide, an exhilirating and colourful international music festival.
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World Solar Challenge The World Solar Challenge is race of solar cars across the Australian continent.
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Festivals and Celebrations (11)
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Adelaide Bank Festival Of Arts The Adelaide Festival of Arts is one of the world's great arts festivals.
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Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Adelaide Cabaret Festival offers the best international and local artists in the cabaret genre, with classic and contemporary cabaret performances.
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Adelaide Film Festival 2009 Catch movie world premieres, special screenings, film forums and more at the Adelaide Film Festival – the only Australian festival that both screens and finances films.
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Australian Festival For Young People - Come Out 2009 Australia's largest festival for young people is coming to you from 18 to 30 May 2009 with stimulating experiences for all. From on-line to on-stage Come Out is the much-anticipated celebration of dance, circus, theatre, music, visual arts, cultural events and more for the whole family.
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Classic Adelaide Rally Classic Adelaide is renowned as one of the world’s best open-road motoring events, with a field of some 300 cars.
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Feast - Adelaide's Lesbian And Gay Festival Feast Festival is the most anticipated lesbian and gay event in Adelaide. It is one of the three major queer festivals in Australia.
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Havaianas 2009 Australia Day Thong Challenge How can you hang out with your mates at the beach and help out a great cause?
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SKYCITY Adelaide Cup Day 2009 Head to the SKYCITY Adelaide Cup for all the fun of summer horse racing.
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Survival Day 2009 Tandanya will again host Survival Day on 26 January. This is a free family day event where everyone can celebrate the strength and spirit of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of Australia.
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The Fruit n Veg Parade The Fruit ‘n’ Veg Parade is an outdoor free educational community event. This is the first parade of its kind not only in Adelaide but also in Australia and the world. The inaugural Fruit ‘n’ Veg Parade will start with a street march via Grote Street, Morphett Street and Gouger Street before finishing in Victoria Square with lots of entertainment for the whole family.
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Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under cycling race in Adelaide attracts some of the biggest names in world cycling - and there's no bigger name than Lance Armstrong who in 2009 will compete in Australia for the first time in his comeback race.
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Performances (6)
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Adelaide River NT Country Music Talent Quest Enjoy true country hospitality and a toe-tapping day of outback country music.
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Le Grand Cirque Seen by millions of people around the world, Le Grand Cirque is a jaw-dropping visual feast of breathtaking acrobatics, spellbinding contortionists, soaring aerial performers and white-knuckle stunts. With an international company of over 35 world champion acrobats and feature acts from Brazil, Canada, Russia, Mongolia, Europe and China, the performers have been hand picked from around the globe for their unbelievable abilities and precision skill. The result is a fast-paced, heart-pounding spectacle that will astound you and keep you at the edge of your seats!
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The Beginner’s Guide To Pirates The Beginner’s Guide To Pirates is a swash-buckling, rip-roaring pirate adventure.
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The Importance of Being Earnest Experience Oscar Wilde's shining lesson in comedy performed in its entirety by two talented performers. All nine characters, performed all by themselves.
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The Mikado Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to announce that its summer musical will be Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado.
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Who Sank the Boat? A wondrous, theatrical story-fest, adapted from eight of Pamela Allen's most-loved books, using a host of inventive theatrics, incorporating puppetry, operetta, mime, dance and live music. See your favourite Pamela Allen books come to life including Mr McGee Goes to Sea, Who Sank the Boat?, My Cat Maisie, The Bear's Lunch, Black Dog, The Pear and the Pear Tree, Herbert and Harry and Bertie and the Bear.
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Sporting Events (4)
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Adelaide River Races Join in the excitement of a traditional country race meeting.
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International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2009 Catch the action of International Rugby Sevens at picturesque Adelaide Oval, in the heart of the city.
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Wake Wars 2009 Australia’s premier wakeboard event is back for 2009. Wake wars will return to be the longest running wakeboarding event in Australia.
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World Tennis Challenge 2009 World Tennis Challenge is a team competition between four countries featuring one current and one past player from each country. It is an innovative sports entertainment event that will attract past legends and current champions of the sport.