WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA EVENTS CALENDAR NOVEMBER 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 November 2020 World Cup Cricket at Adelaide Oval ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australian Superbike Championship Round 2 POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 1 - 12 November 2020 The Bend Motorsport Park hosts Round 2 of the Adelaide Oval hosts the ICC T20 World Cup. Championship. Sponsored Event, Adelaide Murray River, Lakes & Coorong NRL State of Origin All Steamed Up NEW DATE 4 November 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Game 1 of the State of Origin series comes to Adelaide. A biennial celebration of steam, engines, boats and Sponsored Event, Adelaide blacksmiths. Sponsored Event, Murray River, Lakes & Coorong Feast Festival 7 – 29 November 2020 Shannons Adelaide Rally Celebrating pride and diversity for the state’s only queer 25 – 28 November 2020 arts and cultural festival. Australia’s largest tarmac rally field returns to the streets Sponsored Event, Adelaide in support of Adelaide Hills communities. Adelaide Hills 2020 Virtual Westpac City-Bay Fun Run Presented by Sunday Mail Rodeo by the Sea NOVEMBER 2020 | NEW DATE 24 October - 30 November 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Join the City-Bay and run the distance of your choice. The Rodeo is held at Streaky Bay Racecourse. AND BEYOND Adelaide Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day Event Beer & BBQ Festival: Homebrewed CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS NEW DATE 4 – 6 December 2020 The Southern Hemisphere’s premier equestrian event and Something new is coming! Beer & BBQ Festival at Adelaide Australia’s 5* status competition. Showground. Adelaide Adelaide Handpicked Festival Carols by Candlelight CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Great tunes, food and wine in Langhorne Creek. South Australia’s largest Christmas concert celebrating its 75th year in 2020. Fleurieu Peninsula Adelaide National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant Bay Sheffield 14 November 2020 26 – 28 December 2020 Embrace the spirit of Christmas at Adelaide Oval for the first time, with a spectacular twilight pageant. 3-day athletics carnival held at Glenelg’s ACH Group Stadium. ESA Owned & Managed Event, Adelaide Sponsored Event, Adelaide Santos Women’s Tour Down Under Adelaide International Fleurieu Film Festival 10 – 16 January 2021 13 - 14 February 2021 120 of the world’s top singles and doubles players are A competitive short film festival bringing arts and culture expected to compete at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre. to the region providing an avenue for new film makers to Sponsored Event, Adelaide showcase their work. Fleurieu Peninsula Santos Tour Down Under and Santos Festival of Cycling CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 14 – 24 January 2021 Kangaroo Island Cup Day Team Presentation, The Down Under Classic & Men’s 20 February 2021 Santos TDU stages from 19 – 24 Jan. The Sealink Kangaroo Island Racing Carnival featuring the ESA Owned & Managed Event, Adelaide Dudley Wines KI Cup. Sponsored Event, Kangaroo Island Santos Women’s Tour Down Under CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 14 – 17 January 2021 Adelaide Fringe The opening professional race on the international cycling 19 February – 21 March 2021 calendar kicks off in Adelaide. Brings an eclectic arts and cultural program. JANUARY 2021 | ESA Owned & Managed Event, Adelaide Adelaide Bendigo Bank Tunarama Festival Adelaide Festival 22 – 26 January 2021 26 February – 14 March 2021 AND BEYOND Featuring arts and cultural displays, participation events Internationally acclaimed arts and cultural festival. and some of the freshest seafood in the world! Adelaide Eyre Peninsula Adelaide Writers’ Week Crush Festival 27 February – 4 March 2021 22 – 24 January 2021 Australia’s largest free literary festival, offering both Discover what’s cool about the Adelaide Hills during writers and readers a unique opportunity to spend time CRUSH, a sensory summer weekend of stylish wines, sharing ideas and literary explorations in a garden setting regional produce, earthy music, art and theatre in Adelaide’s city centre. Sponsored Event, Adelaide Hills Adelaide Riverland Dinghy Club Championships Art Gallery of South Australia - Clarice Beckett: The TBA February 2021 Present Moment A distance race in open water ways and creeks. 27 February - 16 May 2021 Sponsored Event, Riverland Including 100 of her works, explore the career of Clarice Beckett and her atmospheric and insightful landscapes at ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open the AGSA. CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The world’s top female golfers head to Royal Adelaide. Sponsored Event, Adelaide Adelaide Fringe Fringe in Mount Gambier Now on – 21 March 2021 19 – 28 March 2021 Brings an eclectic arts and cultural program. SA’s largest regional open access arts festival is a Adelaide cultural exploration embracing acceptance and diversity. Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast Adelaide Festival Now on – 14 March 2021 Oakbank Easter Week Internationally acclaimed arts and cultural festival. 28 March – 3 April 2021 Including Adelaide Writers’ Week from 27 Feb – 4 Easter Saturday and Easter Monday at Oakbank is one of March. the jewels in the South Australian racing calendar. Adelaide Sponsored Event, Adelaide Hills Adelaide Writers’ Week Clare Valley Easter Races Now on – 4 March 2021 3 April 2021 Australia’s largest free literary festival, offering both Easter racing at Clare Valley Racecourse. writers and readers a unique opportunity to spend time Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula sharing ideas and literary explorations in a garden setting in Adelaide’s city centre. MARCH 2021 | Seafood on Spencer Adelaide 4 April 2021 Art Gallery of South Australia - Clarice Beckett: The Port Broughton hosts the inaugural festival serving up AND BEYOND Present Moment delicious Spencer Gulf seafood and regional wines. Now on - 16 May 2021 Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula Including 100 of her works, explore the career of Clarice Beckett and her atmospheric and insightful landscapes Colour Tumby Street Art Festival at the AGSA. 9 – 11 April 2021 A weekend festival in Tumby Bay featuring some of the WOMAdelaide world’s best street artists, food, music and fun. 5 – 8 March 2021 Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula An iconic open-air festival set in Botanic Park that celebrates the World of Music, Arts & Dance. Barossa Vintage Festival Sponsored Event, Adelaide 14 April – 18 April 2021 A celebration of the region’s DRLA Speed Week wine, food and culture. 8 – 12 March 2021 Sponsored Event, Barossa Cars, motorbikes and trucks compete for land speed records at Lake Gairdner. Yorke Peninsula Saltwater Classic Flinders Ranges April 2021 For admirers of wooden and classic boats. WOMADelaide Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula Art Gallery of South Australia - Clarice Beckett: The Kangaroo Island Running Festival Tasting Australia Present Moment 1 May 2021 Now on - 16 May 2021 Marathon events held in Flinders Chase National Park. Including 100 of her works, explore the career of Clarice Sponsored Event, Kangaroo Island Beckett and her atmospheric and insightful landscapes at the AGSA. True Grit 8 – 9 May 2021 Salt Festival A challenging obstacle course staged in Caudo Vineyard. 16 - 25 April 2021 Sponsored Event, Riverland Celebrates the impact of converging through creative practice in arts, innovation, culture and discussion. Great Kanku Breakaways Marathon Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula 15 May 2021 Marathon events held in the Kanku-Breakaways South Australian Wooden Boat Festival Conservation Park. CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Flinders Ranges & Outback An exciting mix of wooden boats, people, food, wine, and entertainment. Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula TBA May 2021 MAY 2021 | Celebrating its 35th year with a range of master classes, Tasting Australia Presented by RAA Travel degustation dinners, and wine tastings. 30 April – 9 May 2021 Sponsored Event, Clare Valley AND BEYOND Your passport to the premium, unprecedented eating and drinking experiences that only South Australia can Kerenewek Lowender offer. 17 – 23 May 2021 ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo will be a buzz with excitement celebrating Cornish culture. Generations in Jazz Sponsored Event, Yorke Peninsula CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 30 April - 2 May 2021 The spectacular gathering attracts the global jazz legends of today and up to 5,000 future stars. Sponsored Event, Limestone Coast Adelaide Cabaret Festival Adelaide Cabaret Festival South Australian Living Artists Festival 11 – 26 June 2021 1 – 31 August 2021 Welcoming Alan Cumming as the first ever International A new digital format for the state-wide art festival with Artistic Director in Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s history. over 3,000 artists! Adelaide Sponsored Event, Adelaide & Regions 2021 Australian Swimming Trials Barossa UnEarthed 12 - 17 June 2021 20 – 22 August 2021 The third consecutive Olympic/ Paralympic qualification An event filled weekend of intimate tastings, dining event staged in Adelaide. experiences, masterclasses, and garden parties fuelled Sponsored Event, Adelaide with fresh produce. Sponsored Event, Adelaide & Regions Coober Pedy Opal Festival 19 - 20 June 2021 Ceduna Oysterfest Celebrating all that is Coober Pedy - opals, 2 – 4 October 2021 underground, outback, and the amazing multicultural Eyre Peninsula’s premier food and wine festival also community. celebrating unique West Coast lifestyle. JUNE 2021 | Sponsored Event, Flinders Ranges & Outback Sponsored Event, Eyre Peninsula 500 Miles of Music Bridgestone World