WELCOME to SOUTH AUSTRALIA EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | and BEYOND As at 3 April 2020 Adelaide Oval
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WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020 Adelaide Oval EXPERIENCE| MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS With its thriving Riverbank precinct and renewed venues GOLF EQUESTRIAN such as the Adelaide Oval and the South Australian The ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open will tee off in Victoria Park is home to the Mitsubishi Motors Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Adelaide is an ideal setting for Adelaide at Royal Adelaide in 2020 and Kooyonga in 2021. International 3 Day Event in November – the only 4 star major sporting events. event in the Southern Hemisphere. AFL CYCLING Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide will stamp their MOTORSPORT Australia’s biggest cycling race, The Santos Tour Down authority at the Adelaide Oval during the AFL season. The Superloop Adelaide 500 opens the Virgin Australia Under is held annually in January. Supercars Championships in February, the Adelaide SWIMMING Motorsport Festival Adelaide Rally sees 4 days of action in CRICKET December, and The Bend will host the only Australian leg The Australian Open Water Championships will be hosted of the Asian Le Mans Series from January 2020. Fans can soak up the electric atmosphere of the Big Bash, at Brighton Beach, and the Australian Swimming One Day Internationals, and the Test Match, with domestic Championships – the Olympic Trials for Tokyo 2020 - will and international series cricket at Adelaide Oval. now be held in Adelaide in June 2021. NRL Adelaide will host game 2 of the 2020 Holden State of TENNIS Origin Series. Memorial Drive Tennis Centre will host 120 of the world’s best players at the Adelaide International in January. EXPERIENCE| ARTS AND CULTURE WOMADelaide LIVE MUSIC ALL YEAR THEATRE COMES TO TOWN UNIQUE FOOD & DRINK As a UNESCO City of Music, Adelaide is proud of and Musical theatre masterpieces – West Side Story, and Over 10 delicious and indulgent days, Tasting Australia celebrates its music culture. Summer festivals including Billy Elliot the Musical, and School of Rock the Musical showcases exceptional food and drink producers. April FOMO, Laneway Festival, and WOMADelaide lead the headline at the Adelaide Festival Centre across the also marks the end of vintage and time for the biennial celebrations. 2019 – 2020 season. Barossa Vintage Festival. Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Umbrella: Winter City Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Festival of Arts, and Adelaide Celebrate the diversity of our regions at their amazing Sounds, Adelaide Guitar Festival, and Spin Off provide Writers’ Week are iconic festivals not to be missed food and wine celebrations - Clare Valley Gourmet excellent reasons to get out and about in the Winter during February and March. Weekend, McLaren Vale Sea and Vines, Coonawarra months. Cabernet Celebrations, Barossa Gourmet Weekend, Share and celebrate Cornish culture at the biennial and Adelaide Hills’ Crush Festival and Winter Reds Regionally, travel to unique and beautiful settings to be Kernewek Lowender, and explore our history at the Weekend. a part of Field Good, Handpicked, and Porchland- who state-wide SA History Festival. Experience the magic of not only showcase amazing musicians but also Oz Asia with a variety of theatrical, artistic, and celebrate local producers and artisans. powerful musical performances. Cricket World Cup 2015 EXPERIENCE| A BLOCKBUSTER 2020 A BLOCKBUSTER YEAR 2020 NEW MAJOR EVENTS ASIAN LE MANS SERIES ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL • The Asian Le Mans Series will make its first trip down under in early • More than 120 of the world’s top singles and doubles players are 2020, bringing the thrill of international endurance racing to The expected to play in Adelaide at the newly re-developed Memorial Bend Motorsport Park from 10 to 12 January 2020. Drive Tennis Centre from 12 to 18 January 2020. ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP NRL HOLDEN STATE OF ORIGIN • The world cup of T20 cricket heads down under and you’ll have the • For the first time South Australia will host a match in this chance to see 6 women’s teams in action across 5 pre-tournament prestigious best-of-three series between New South Wales’ and warm up matches between 16 and 19 February 2020. Queensland. Go Reds or Go Blues? ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS • Adelaide will host more teams than any other city, and will see 6 (POSTPONED TO 2021) Super 12 matches from 1 November ahead of Semi Final 2 on 12 • See Australia’s stars of swimming light up the night from as they November. compete in this crucial selection meet for the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams. Tasting Australia Town Square Tasting Australia Teakle Autosprint POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 27 March – 5 April 2020 11 April 2020 Immerse yourself in the diverse culinary experiences Easter weekend street racing on the streets of Port across South Australia’s regions. Lincoln. ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula School of Rock the Musical Salt Festival CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Now on – 12 April 2020 17 – 26 April 2020 A cultural exploration that embraces acceptance and Art, Innovation, Culture, Environment, Science, diversity. Wellbeing - SALT is a platform for all that is possible. Adelaide Eyre Peninsula Clare Classic South Australian Autumn Garden Festival CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 5 April 2020 18 – 19 April 2020 Grand Fondo cycling in Clare Valley. SA’s largest Garden Festival with over 70 traders, food Clare Valley sites, face painting, music and guest speakers APRIL 2020 including Costa Georgiadis and Rebecca Sullivan. Seafood on Spencer Clare Valley CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 10 April 2020 Groovin’ the Moo Port Broughton hosts the inaugural festival serving up CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS delicious Spencer Gulf seafood and regional wines. 24 April 2020 Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula Music festival featuring artists including Gang of Youths, Tones and I, Ruby Fields, E^ST, Blanco Brown Oakbank Easter Racing and more. Adelaide CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 11 & 13 April 2020 Generations in Jazz Easter Saturday and Easter Monday at Oakbank is one CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS of the jewels in the South Australian racing calendar. 30 April – 3 May 2020 Adelaide Hills The spectacular gathering attracts the global jazz legends of today and up to 5,000 bright stars of tomorrow. Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast South Australia’s History Festival Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 1 – 31 May 2020 14 – 17 May 2020 State-wide event exploring South Australia’s history. Promoting Penola’s rich literary and cultural heritage Adelaide & Regions through its program. Limestone Coast Yorke Peninsula Saltwater Classic CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend 1 - 3 May 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS For admirers of wooden and classic boats. 15 – 17 May 2020 Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula Celebrating its 35th year with a range of master classes, degustation dinners, and wine tastings. Red Poles and Spinning Yarns Arts Festival Sponsored Event, Clare Valley POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 2 - 3 May 2020 AGL Rally SA – Rally of the Heartland An Aboriginal events program to create, educate CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS and inspire. 16 – 17 May 2020 Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula The 4th anniversary of the rally held in Burra. MAY 2020 Clare Valley AVCON POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 3 – 19 July 2019 29 May – 7 June 2020 Adelaide’s premier Anime & Video Games Festival. Kurios transports the audience inside a fantasy Adelaide world where everything is possible. Adelaide 2020 International Motofest POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Adelaide Marathon Festival 7 -10 May 2020 POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The Bend Motorsport Park will host Round 3 of the 31 May 2020 Australian Superbike Championship. Celebrating its 42nd year, the Marathon will start and Murray River, Lakes and Coorong finish on the iconic Adelaide Oval. Adelaide State of Origin Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 12 – 14 June 2020 Now on – 7 June 2020 Round 4 will be hosted at The Bend Motorsport Park Kurios is a tale in which time comes to a complete Murray River, Lakes & Coorong stop, transporting the audience inside a fantasy world. 2020 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize Adelaide CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 13 June – 19 July 2020 NRL State of Origin Celebrating its 21st anniversary and themed ‘Of the 3 June 2020 Earth’, the exhibition returns home to McLaren Vale. Game 1 of the State of Origin series comes to Fleurieu Peninsula Adelaide with a thrilling contest between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues. 2020 Hancock Prospecting Australian Olympic Sponsored Event, Adelaide Swimming Trials POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Melrose Fat Tyre Festival 14 – 19 June 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games take JUNE 2020 5 – 7 June 2020 place at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre this June. A weekend of mountain biking, food, live music and Sponsored Event, Adelaide entertainment enjoyed under the gaze of the beautiful Mt Remarkable. Coober Pedy Opal Festival Flinders Ranges and Outback CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 19 – 21 June 2020 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Celebrating the opal and the role the gem plays in CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS the community. 5 – 20 June 2020 Flinders Ranges & Outback An eclectic program of classic and contemporary cabaret performances. 500 Miles of Music Adelaide POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 26 – 30 June 2020 A country musical roadshow bringing music to rural areas; Wombat Flat, Wilmington and William Creek. Sponsored Event, Flinders Ranges & Outback Bay to Birdwood Adelaide Festival Centre’s Guitar Festival Indie-Con Australia POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 1 July – 9 August 2020 July 2020 Get out and explore music with a series of free and Conference features panels, workshops and ticketed gigs across the state.