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WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA
        EVENTS CALENDAR
     APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND
           As at 3 April 2020
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                                                                                                                   MOTORSPORT
                                                               Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide will stamp their
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
                                                                                                                          Motorsport Festival Adelaide Rally sees 4 days of action in
                                                               SWIMMING
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.
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
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.
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
 Cricket World Cup 2015

                           EXPERIENCE| A BLOCKBUSTER 2020
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 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.
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
 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

                                                                                                                                                 APRIL 2020
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
                                                         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
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
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
                                                        CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

                                                                                                                                               MAY 2020
An Aboriginal events program to create, educate
and inspire.                                            16 – 17 May 2020
Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula                     The 4th anniversary of the rally held in Burra.
                                                        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
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
 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
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
5 – 7 June 2020
                                                     14 – 19 June 2020
                                                     The trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games take
                                                     place at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre this June.
                                                                                                                                 JUNE 2020
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
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
 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.                        presentations from industry leaders.
                                                                                  Sponsored Event, Adelaide
                           Adelaide

                           Adelaide Beer and BBQ Festival                         Winter Reds Weekend
                           POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS                           POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
                           July 2020                                              24 – 26 July 2020
                           SA’s biggest beer and BBQ party with a huge range      Get out this winter with over 30 wineries offering
                           of producers showcasing craft brews & delicious        sumptuous events day and night.
                           food.                                                  Adelaide Hills
                           Adelaide
                                                                                  South Australian Living Artists Festival
                                                                                  1 – 31 August 2020
   JULY 2020 |AND BEYOND   Umbrella Festival
                           POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
                           12 – 28 July 2020
                                                                                  State-wide art festival with over 3,000 artists and
                                                                                  500 venues.
                                                                                  Adelaide & Regions
                           An open access live music festival with everything
                           from punk to folk, in venues across Adelaide and the
                                                                                  Adelaide Marathon Festival
                           CBD.
                           Sponsored Event, Adelaide                              NEW DATE
                                                                                  August 2020
                           Spin Off                                               Celebrating its 42nd year, the Marathon will start and
                           POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS                           finish on the iconic Adelaide Oval.
                           July 2020                                              Adelaide
                           See your favourite acts from Splendour in the Grass
                           at this epic music festival.                           Barossa Marathon Festival
                           Adelaide                                               POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
                                                                                  23 August 2020
                           Australian Independent Records (AIR) Awards            A flat and fast course through Tanunda.
                           POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS                           Barossa
                           July 2020
                           Showcasing and paying tribute to Australian
                           independent artists & labels.
                           Sponsored Event, Adelaide
WELCOME TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 2020 | AND BEYOND As at 3 April 2020
The Royal Adelaide Show                                       Ceduna Oysterfest
                                      4 – 13 September 2020                                         CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
                                      Carnival & showbags, agriculture & exhibitions.               2 – 4 October 2020
                                      Adelaide                                                      Eyre Peninsula’s premier foodie fest celebrates 30 years.
                                                                                                    Eyre Peninsula
                                      Bay to Birdwood
                                                                                                    Tasting Australia
                                      27 September 2020
                                                                                                    NEW DATE
                                      Historic vehicle run celebrating its 40th anniversary in
                                                                                                    9 – 18 October 2020
                                      2020! Adelaide Hills
                                                                                                    Your passport to the premium, unprecedented eating and
                                                                                                    drinking experiences that only South Australia can offer.
                                      2020 The Bend OTR 500                                         ESA Managed Event, Adelaide & Regions
                                      18 – 20 September 2020
                                      Pirtek Enduro Cup round 1 at The Bend Motorsport Park.        Adelaide Film Festival
                                      Murray River, Lakes & Coorong                                 14 – 25 October 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 |AND                   Umbrella Festival
                                      NEW DATE
                                                                                                    Celebrate and explore screen culture with a unique
                                                                                                    program of screenings, forums and special events.
                                                                                                    Adelaide

      BEYOND                          18 September – 4 October 2020
                                      Open access live music festival in venues across the state.
                                      Sponsored Event, Adelaide
                                                                                                    OzAsia Festival
                                                                                                    22 October – 8 November 2020
                                                                                                    Australia’s leading international arts festival dedicated
                                      Australian Independent Records (AIR) Awards                   entirely to Asia.
                                      NEW DATE                                                      Adelaide
                                      September/October 2020
                                      Showcasing Australian independent artists & labels.           Cheesefest + Ferment
                                      Sponsored Event, Adelaide                                     24 – 25 October 2020
                                                                                                    A festival of cheese, wine and all things fermented!
                                                                                                    Adelaide
                                      Indie-Con Australia
                                      NEW DATE
                                      September/October 2020                                        Spin Off
                                      A conference with music industry leaders.                     NEW DATE
                                      Sponsored Event, Adelaide                                     October 2020
                                                                                                    See your favourite acts from Splendour in the Grass at this
                                      Field Good Festival                                           epic music festival.
                                      3 – 4 October 2020                                            Adelaide
                                      Alternative music and arts festival in the Inman Valley.
                                      Fleurieu Peninsula
                 Tasting Australia
 World Cup Cricket at Adelaide Oval   ICC Men’s T20 World Cup                                 Handpicked Festival
                                       1 November 2020                                         14 November 2020
                                       The opening match at Adelaide Oval with South           Great tunes, food and wine in Langhorne Creek.
                                       Africa v Afghanistan.                                   Fleurieu Peninsula
                                       Sponsored Event, Adelaide
                                                                                               National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant
                                       ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Double Header                  14 November 2020
                                       3 November 2020                                         Embrace the spirit of Christmas with a magical
                                       Pakistan v West Indies, followed by a match             procession to the Magic Cave.
                                       featuring Australia.                                    ESA Owned & Managed Event, Adelaide
                                       Sponsored Event, Adelaide
                                                                                               Feast Festival
                                       ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Double Header                  14 – 29 November 2020
                                       5 November 2020                                         Celebrating pride and diversity for the state’s only
                                       Double header matches featuring South Africa            queer arts and cultural festival.

      NOVEMBER 2020 |AND               followed by India.
                                       Sponsored Event, Adelaide
                                                                                               Sponsored Event, Adelaide

                                                                                               Porchland

           BEYOND                      ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
                                       7 November 2020
                                       Blockbuster match featuring England at Adelaide
                                                                                               November 2020
                                                                                               Boutique, intimate music festival at The Range Hall.
                                                                                               Sponsored Event, Fleurieu Peninsula
                                       Oval.
                                       Sponsored Event, Adelaide                               Rodeo by the Sea
                                                                                               28 November 2020
                                       ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Semi Final                      Hosted at Streaky Bay.
                                       12 November 2020                                        Eyre Peninsula
                                       Be a part of the excitement of the second semi final.
                                       Sponsored Event, Adelaide                               Bay Sheffield
                                                                                               26 – 28 December 2020
                                       Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day        Athletes compete at Glenelg's Colley Reserve in this
                                       Event                                                   3-day athletics carnival.
                                       12 – 15 November 2020                                   Adelaide
                                       Equestrian competition with dressage, show
                                       jumping, and cross country.
                                       Adelaide
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