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Seedling Exchange Opening Event

Outside The State Library of South Australia

Join us to celebrate the opening of Nature Festival 2026 and plant the first seeds of this year’s festival.

Sep 25
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3:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Bower Cottages Fruit & Veg Swap

Bower Cottages Community Centre

Join Us for a Special Nature Festival Fruit & Veg Swap!

Sep 26
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Coastal Dune Walk in Spring

Semaphore Foreshore

A walking tour for Nature Festival to showcase the amazing restoration work done by local dunes volunteer groups along our gorgeous coastline.

Sep 27
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9:45 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Caring for Wittelbee Community Day

Wittelbee Conservation Park

Get outdoors at Wittelbee Conservation Park for a hands-on day of seed planting, damper making, and connecting with community in a beautiful natural setting.

Sep 28
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare at Williamstown

Winters Road

Come and Try days are a chance to give bushcare a go for yourself and see how you can make a difference in your local patch.

Sep 29
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Seed Stories: From Tiny Beginnings to Thriving Landscapes

The Forktree Project

Every thriving landscape begins with a seed. Join us for an engaging behind-the-scenes exploration of how native seeds become thriving ecosystems.

Sep 29
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
35
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare and Bird Walk at Aberfoyle Park

Woodland Ridge Conservation Area Bush For Life site

Visit an urban bushland to try out some hands-on bushcare volunteer skills and join a bird expert to look for threatened birds that live here.

Sep 30
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Ardrossan Parklands Native Grassland Walk and Talk

Ardrossan Parklands Native Grassland

Ardrossan native grasslands will be alive with colour in spring. Guided look at 100 native plant species and restoration activities including cold burning.

Sep 30
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1:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare at Auldana

Auldana South

Come and Try days are a chance to give bushcare a go for yourself and see how you can make a difference in your local patch.

Oct 1
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Trees & Community: Enhancing Local Liveability

Salisbury Community Hub, John Harvey Hall

CHiAPRT drives real-world change by turning research into action, connecting experts and policymakers to create collaborative impact and healthier communities.

Oct 1
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4:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Finding nature near you- a wildlife walk

Pakapakanthi/Victoria Park (Park 16)

Learn how to find and observe the wild worlds right in your neighbourhood!

Oct 2
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3:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare at Flagstaff Hill

Mandilla Reserve

Come and Try days are a chance to give bushcare a go for yourself and see how you can make a difference in your local patch.

Oct 3
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Making Circular - Seed Paper

The Parks Library

Get hands-on with paper recycling and take home your own plantable seed paper to grow.

Oct 6
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare at Penfield Gardens

Carclew Road

Come and Try days are a chance to give bushcare a go for yourself and see how you can make a difference in your local patch.

Oct 7
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Mosstermind 3: The Seedy Quiz Night

The Gov

Join Jules Schiller (891 ABC Adelaide) for Year 3 of Mosstermind: this time it's a Seedy focus at our favourite venue The Gov

Oct 7
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5:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
20
Free
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Birds and Bush in Hillbank

Willison Road Reserve

Spend a rewarding morning connecting with nature through bird watching and bushcare in beautiful bushland.

Oct 8
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare and Bird Walk at Sauerbier Creek

Sauerbier Creek Bushland Reserve - park on Carrickalinga Blvd near corner Pennant St.

Visit an urban bushland to try out some hands-on bushcare volunteer skills and join a bird expert to look for threatened birds that live here.

Oct 8
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Come and Try Bushcare at Happy Valley

Glenloth Reserve

Come and Try days are a chance to give bushcare a go for yourself and see how you can make a difference in your local patch.

Oct 9
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Marne Saunders Waterbug Bioblitz 2026

Keyneton Oval

A day out collecting waterbugs with water scientists to help us learn more about the health of our rivers.

Oct 9
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Help the Hoodies - Victor Harbor

Victor Harbor Library

A fun interactive activity for children to help our Hooded Plovers breed successfully on our local beaches. Take away a gift bag with lots of goodies!

Oct 9
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10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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The Great Unwaste Workshop

Holdfast Bay Community Centre

Let's turn food waste around!

Oct 9
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11:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Off the Beaten Track: Regenerating Nature in Belair NP

Belair National Park (The Green Shed)

Get down and dirty with Nature helping bushland regenerate in Belair National Park.

Oct 10
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Seeding a Future for Woodland Birds at Browns Reserve, Monarto

Browns Reserve Monarto

Join local ecologists for a morning walk through Browns Reserve, 45 hectares of woodland reserve with a mix of remnant and revegetated habitat.

Oct 10
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Kadlitpari / Gawler River: Seeds of Hope for Revitalising Our River Region

Lewiston Wetlands & Reserves Trail

Be part of the recovery! Discover practical strategies and guidance to restore our beautiful land and waterways surrounding Kadlitpari / Gawler River.

Oct 10
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1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Seeds of Change: Greening the Rosewater Loop

Gillman Marshalling Yards - Community Garden

Explore the Rosewater Loop and imagine a greener future through creativity, conversation and the small seeds of community and environmental change.

Oct 10
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Chiton: Spot, Snap & Share: Your Birding Adventure Begins!

Southern end of the carpark at the Fleurieu Aquatic Centre, off Ocean Road entrance

Step into the wild side of Alexandrina, discover our amazing native birdlife, and become a citizen scientist.

Oct 10
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3:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Nature Walk & Litter Clean-Up

Malbeck Park

Join us for a morning of community action and nature connection.

Oct 11
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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The Journey of a Seed: Stories from the Seed Conservation Centre

Noel Lothian Hall, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Hear stories from the field and discover how seed banking is helping secure a future for South Australia's threatened flora.

Oct 11
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10:15 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
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Art for Takayna

Immersive Light and Art

Art meets action to protect one of Earth’s last wild places.

Oct 10
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
20
Free
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NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION WORKSHOP

Sinclairs Gully

Come and learn how to divide and repot native seedlings for a revegetation project at this hands on propagation workshop!

Sep 29
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11:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Regenerate, Bushcare and Butterflies

Pakapakanthi /Victoria Park (Park 16)

Regenerate nature and yourself in Adelaide's beautiful Park Lands.

Oct 7
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
Donation
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