All available places for Adelaide Festival Centre Work Experience program 2025 have now been filled.
Work experience is not available outside this intake.
Applications for the 2026 Work Experience program will open in January.
Please note that the Adelaide Festival Centre Work Experience Program focusses on Arts Administration, Marketing, Programming, Visual Arts, Curation and Arts Education. It does not focus on dramatic or musical performance, lighting, sound, staging or other technical production. Adelaide Festival Centre is only able to accept Work Experience students who are applying through an endorsed program through their school. By continuing with the application process, you are confirming that you are applying for a placement that is approved by your school Work Experience Coordinator.
Explore our program and resources
Career Guide
Created for students, parents, teachers, and counsellors to use as a guide to careers in the festival and event industry.
On Stage
Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to present On Stage, our performing arts program.
Learning Resources
Education resources designed to support teachers and students engage with Adelaide Festival Centre’s festivals and programs.
Read Student Experiences
Foundation Impact Stories: A Cabaret Journey from Port Lincoln
Funded by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, the scholarship provides regional students with the opportunity to participate in Adelaide Cabaret Festival's highly sought after Class of Cabaret program, designed to nurture young performing arts talent.
Disney supports Arts for All at Adelaide Festival Centre
Before opening night, 550 students and teachers from 11 schools, and 150 community-supported members of the public, were welcomed to a special final dress rehearsal of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Adelaide Festival Centre.
