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As a town planned to be in harmony with the environment, Adelaide is the first city designed to be completely encircled by Park Lands.
With multiple walking and cycling tracks, self-guided trails, sporting fields, playspaces, formal gardens and squares, wherever you are in the city you can quickly find yourself immersed in nature.
Dozens of events will take place in the city as a part of Nature Festival, and everyone is welcome to join in. Check out the map for all of your city-based options.
The Nature Festival is proudly supported by the City of Adelaide and Adelaide Economic Development Agency.
Explore the city on foot or two-wheels with over 40 different trails focused on food, history, nature, art and culture.
If you have an interest in biodiversity, visit one of our project trails including Victoria Park Grasslands Biodiversity Trail, the Bunyip Trail, the Wirrarninthi Interpretive Trail and The Bush Tucker Trail. Find out more on the Experience Adelaide website.
Extend your nature time a little longer by experiencing Adelaide. Enjoy days surrounded by the beautiful Park Lands whilst immersing yourself in some truly unique Adelaidean experiences. Take a high tea cruise on the Popeye, explore the Riverbank area via Segway or do the TreeClimb if you’re looking for more action and adventure.
Make sure you check experienceadelaide.com.au's What’s On to see whether there are any other fantastic events you might like to attend – there’s always great variety and something for everyone. When you’re out for an event, why not make a night out of it and book to have lunch or dinner at one of the countless eateries along the CBD’s and North Adelaide’s streets and laneways, with various different cuisines and experience to enjoy. You can even treat yourself to a staycation and book a night or two at an Adelaide hotel, motel or apartment – a great chance to pop on a bathrobe, enjoy some bubbly and relax.
Take advantage of the free City Connector bus and travel to places throughout the city and North Adelaide for free! Offering a hop-on hop-off service, the free City Connector bus links you to popular city attractions, shopping, dining and other services. Buses are wheelchair and pram friendly and operate daily, leaving every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends. For timetables, route details and real-time information visit the Adelaide Metro Website.
With Nature Festival events right across the city, don’t waste time searching for a car park – park at UPark. UPark is owned by the City of Adelaide, and all money goes back into supporting the people of Adelaide. Book your parking now to guarantee yourself a car park close to your destination. Or register for discounted parking with UPark Plus, a touch-free swipe card that gives you discounted prices at all UPark car parks across the city. This September, you can get free parking at UPark’s 6pm-midnight on weekdays and all weekend, if you pre-book or are a UPark Plus member. See more at upark.com.au/nature
Zoom session on basic propagation for a multitude of flowers to create a personal SUPER BLOOM.
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Kids! Come make some Art Focaccia with Lunch Lady and Rebecca Sullivan
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Walking tour of native trees at The Cedars led by an experienced botanic guide.
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A unique blend of 'screen time' and 'green time' with an outdoor, high-tech family treasure hunt.
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Explore, discover, photograph! Join Reef Watch on a guided tour of an intertidal reef.
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Join our friendly, highly skilled staff in Belair for a great day outdoors making a difference with tree planting and bushcare
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Put your STEM skills to the test using the kit provided to build a solar buddy light to study and read at night.
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Mountain biking is a great way to explore our national parks. These sessions will grow your kid’s skills before they head out on the trails.
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Get up close with Australian animals and learn more about conservation.
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Learn all about Hooded Plovers, their behaviours, watch amazing video footage of chicks, and how you can help them.
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Explore nature in the Barossa in a unique way.
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Celebrate Nature Festival with a tour of the State Herbarium of South Australia located at Adelaide Botanic Garden.
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Celebrate Nature Festival and explore the evolution of eucalypts with a guided tour of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
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A pot, some sticks and petals too, it's time to make garden stew!
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A walking conversation about authors and human nature
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What is a 'biozone' ? Discover how you can help bring nature back to your place.
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Want to include local native plants in your home, garden & veg patch? Here’s how to get started. Take home 3 useful plants!
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A playful exploration of flora and ephemera by Chris de Rosa in this natural installation on the grounds of Carrick Hill.
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Meet a wonderful community of like minded people, learn new skills and be inspired by guest facilitators
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Writers are finely attuned to the natural world, it is through the act of writing that we understand our relationship and as part of earth. Curated by Writers SA.
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Join cofounders of Indigenous owned Warndu, Damien and Rebecca for a thought provoking panel discussion around First Nations foods + culture
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Environmental Lawyer Rob Fowler & his artist daughter Erin discuss how family connections provide a framework to explore the climate crisis
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En plein air painting in the Gardens of Carrick Hill with artist Therese Williams
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Family day out 'n about with the Gawler Library at Clonlea Park with storytime, nature craft, scavenger hunts and nature journalling.
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Pollinators are an essential part of nature. Learn all about the little creatures that help our plants grow!
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Visit St Bede's Community Garden to meet gardeners in action and learn more.
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A unique blend of 'screen time' and 'green time' on a high-tech family treasure hunt.
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From the ashes: a walk in to explore fire recovery in Scott Creek Conservation Park
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Learning by birding: what can watching tell us about the birds of the Mount Lofty Ranges?
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Let nature be your guide.
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Become a citizen scientist and discover the treasure trove of wildlife that exists within Belair National Park!
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Discover the small creatures that live in the water of a wetland, using a portable microscope and magnifying glass.
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Discover what the wild and woolly weather has washed up onto longbeach.
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Discover our local fish and where they live, while learning about environmentally and fish friendly fishing practices.(equipment provided)
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Zoom session on basic propagation for a multitude of flowers to create a personal SUPER BLOOM.
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A sculptural and sound installation exploring the sublime qualities of fire in the Australian landscapes
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Coo coo, calling all budding photographers! Are you free-as-a-bird these school holidays and looking for a fun activity?
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Join Oakey at ACE Open as she guides you through making your own sculpture from natural materials.
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Birds inhabit every continent across the world and their colour, song and flight captivate the imagination.
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An all ages self-guided activity for inside the Museum and the outdoors.
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Sciren and Heyne's will help you make your seed bombs and seed tape for the Spring garden- adults
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Sciren and Heyne's Garden Centre will help you prepare for Spring with our fun-to-make seed bombs!
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See nature in focus at the Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition.
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This walk highlights trees which share in common one special characteristic: scent. But not just from their flowers!
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Join this tour to learn about tree species from around the world that have been placed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Learn how to get the most out of the camera on your phone while appreciating the beauty of nature.
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Discover tips and learn skills for observing, drawing and thinking about the natural world.
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Led by Kaurna artists, learn about the traditional uses of ochre in Aboriginal culture.
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Fun stuff for kids to enjoy in the great outdoors.
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Tantalising Thai Picnic enjoyed on a easy bike ride along the river in the heart of Adelaide.
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Learn the Tiny Habits® method, to amplify the positive impact of nature in tiny, easy and fun steps.
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Wander the Wheal Watkins gully area in Glen Osmond. Wonder about indigenous heritage, mining & the possible future for this gorgeous biome
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Discover the small creatures that live in the water of a wetland, using a portable microscope and magnifying glass.
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Meet a wonderful community of like minded people, learn new skills and be inspired by guest facilitators
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Chase vistas and visions in an exploratory tour of the Field River Valley as it starts to undergo extensive ecological restoration
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Walk on Kaurna Country through the Field River Restoration Project
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Walk on Kaurna Country through the Field River Restoration Project
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Join us for a hike through Adelaide's stunning foothills, then enjoy a gentle yoga practice before we return.
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There's more to pollination than honey bees. Explore some of the bugs that pollinate.
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Come and visit our Photography Exhibition 'Shore Perspective' at the Aldinga Library.
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Come and learn how to make beautiful blue and white images using the sun!
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See nature through a new lens with this introduction to basic photographic concepts
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Join The Local Yum hosts as they share their experiment in honesty, community and local food
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Come and experience the sights and sounds of nature on this guided silent adventure walk in the Hills.
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City of Adelaide, National Park City artist in residence Tom Borgas shares his research through a walking tour of the CBD.
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Come join us on a reflective walk that will spoil your senses- learn and taste some of the delights of Ngaltingga Karrawadlungka
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This event will allow attendees to see the process of bird-banding: catching, banding and releasing the birds that are caught.
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A speed-friending bonanza to cultivate some top-notch connections, a tray of your very own seedlings, and a belly full of tasty nibbles.
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Use household scraps to learn about the Japanese hanging plants!
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Build a terrarium and learn how our mini world is not so different from the one we live on!
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Explore the Urrbrae Historic Precinct Sensory garden
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Collect, press and investigate flowers...macroscopically and microscopically!
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Slow down and learn to appreciate nature in a whole new way in Holdfast Bay's hidden natural gem!
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Learn about the important role Native Bees play in our environment. Bee hotel and indigenous plant pack provided
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Learn about the important role hollows play for native birds, bats and possums.
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Performers have two minutes maximum to share their original poem on the broad theme of 'nature'.
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Be immersed in the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of our local native edible flora.
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Join our nature-themed art workshop: walk around the Torrens and get inspired to draw your favourite wetland bird or other native species!
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Drawing inspiration from the natural world, carve an ancient piece of limestone into something for your house or garden.
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Forest bathing, nature journaling, curiosity walk, and socialising
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Real people in Real nature - an exclusive luxury private picnic in pristine nature
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Explore the wonders of gathered and home grown succulents as we plant in reclaimed large glass jars using foraged materials and tools
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Take a tour of the Gallery with a focus on depictions of the natural world, led by a Gallery Guide.
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Join historian Susan Marsden to see where Fanny de Mole produced the first SA wildflower book (1861) and where plants are being reintroduced
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Join the Wetlands Curator at Adelaide Botanic Garden, as he takes you on a guided tour of this special area.
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Join us for so many ways to explore and enjoy the great outdoors on the Great Gum Flat Adventure at Minlagawi!
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Celebrate Nature Festival with a guided tour of the remaining River Red Gums in Adelaide Botanic Garden!
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Discover the legacy of August Pelzer, the City of Adelaide's first 'City Gardener'.
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This symposium features a panel discussion between artists who create at the intersection of nature and art.
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Join our Metropolitan Coastal Conservation Officer Matt Endacott as he takes you on a tour of Minda Dunes
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Join resident Arborist, Ben Hall to learn about the importance of water sensitive urban design and its association with our urban forest.
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Join us at the Victor Harbor Library during the Spring School Holidays: Create a nature inspired collage.
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Discover the birds of the beautiful HK Fry Reserve with John Gitsham who has a lifetime of experience in bird identification.
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'Outside Outlines' is a nature illustration workshop for 18-26 year olds hosted by Harrison Vial, illustrator and animator at Carclew.
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‘Forage-Flower Mandalas’ is a nature walk and ephemeral art workshop, with an emphasis on discovery, co-creation and sustainability.
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A free community event with environmental information, theatre, talks, walks and learnings in The Gums Reserve, Tranmere, SA.
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‘Forage-Flower Mandalas’ is a nature walk and ephemeral art workshop, with an emphasis on discovery, co-creation and sustainability.
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Wander through the river red gums and meandering paths of Kaurna Park Wetlands and discover native plants and animals that call them home
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Join the tour of this wetland and haven for native wildlife, recognised as an urban biodiversity 'hotspot'.
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Use your mobile device to experience Karrawirra Pari like never before!
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Who am I? Introducing birds in the City of Adelaide through our Bird Tags!
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Have you seen the iconic Pigeon sculpture in the middle of Rundle Mall? Come and meet the artist and take part in an art workshop with him!
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Come and join Birds SA and the City of Adelaide for a guided tour to discover the amazing birds that live in the Park Lands!
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Stories, singing, scavenger and bear hunts, nature crafts and more!
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Learn how to make delicious and conscious snacks that are connected to nature, whilst connecting with each other
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A creative activity for everyone, get hands on with the ancient art of papermaking and reconnect with nature
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Join Upper Wakefield Landcare in planting local native trees along Pollard Road, Auburn, to create a wildlife and biodiversity corridor.
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Discover the wonderful world of fungi with this photographic exhibition from Drew Sinton.
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A living art exhibition celebrating Adelaide's world famous Park Lands.
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Create a map of a different kind. Rather than a map of the physical space around us we will create maps from the sounds that fill that space
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Learn how to identify our most common species of birds and animals in and around Adelaide, when they need your help and what to do.
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Experience the beauty of the Barossa Bushgardens bathed in evening light and the ambience of the labyrinth as darkness envelops us
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Slow down and immerse yourself in experiences connecting the spiral form, nature, and the labyrinth path
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Take a mindful walk on a distinctive pop-up labyrinth alongside the mangroves at Garden Island.
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Join us for an evening of Nature Festival goodness. Listen, learn and create with local artists.
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A suite of arts & culture activity in the beautiful surrounds of Stockade Park.
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A guided night walk around Oaklands Wetland discovering the plants and animals that call this place home
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A wander around Tangari Regional Park discovering the creatures of the night.
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A beach ramble discovering the creatures, plants and other treasures that wash up on the shoreline and live on the reef.
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We are not alone in the universe! There are millions of other animals here too. Lets share stories to remind us of our non human relatives!
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The dawn chorus explained to you by bird buff, Phil Barron whilst you're snuggled in your sleeeping bag!
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Make your street and verge come alive! Come along and speak with Sophie Thomson, Council Staff and other special guests.
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A piano concert by candlelight in the beautiful candlebark forest of Sinclair's Gully Winery.
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A one-on-one concert between you and a musician in a beautiful natural setting!
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Come along to a guided tour of The Joinery, our community environment centre in the heart of the city.
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Join us for a picnic right under our very own Adelaide Flying-fox colony, then take a guided tour with us.
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Join us for a tour of our magnificent Flying-fox colony then watch with us the truly spectacular fly-out at dusk
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Build your own wildlife box for parrots or possums, with the Adelaide Sustainability Centre and FauNature
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10 days of events, encounters, and experiences to celebrate our love of nature in South Australia.
