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The precinct is expected to be very busy this weekend, due to the AFL Showdown, BIG Family Weekend, and Beauty & the Beast. Please allow extra travel time.

Beauty and the Beast

"A breathtaking spectacle" - Time Out Sydney

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Cats

Let the memory live again!

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La Clique

Captivating audiences around the globe - it’s a spellbinding blend of sass, sparkles, and staggering acts.

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Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is the heart of the arts in South Australia.

Our Festivals

A scattering of colourful and vibrant faces drawn by a child depicting an array of emotions, scattered across a white background.

7—17 May '25

A person wearing a gold costume and feathered epaulettes lies on top of a bed of glitter and sequins.

5—21 Jun '25

Ten cartoon black and white guitar heads on a beige background.

10 - 14 Sep '25

OzAsia Festival 2024 hero artwork depicting a cartoon scenescape of cats amidst a vibrant background with hues of red, pink, orange, yellow and teal.

Spring '25

An abstract drawing with hues of green.

Year-round

DreamBIG's BIG Family Weekend

On this weekend: 10 & 11 May
20 05 23 Dream BIG Children s Festival 2023 Big Family Weekend Plaza Roving Activities Balloon Men 13
What's on

Acknowledgement

Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains.

We honour their spiritual relationship with their country and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation.

Artwork by Karen Briggs (Yorta Yorta)

Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation

Create a thriving future for the arts in South Australia.
Children engaging in Fluffy, a free show at DreamBIG Children's Festival 2023

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