Out on the opal fields of Andamooka, Opal Evolution is a family-friendly festival of light, creativity, and deep time. This unique long weekend celebration brings together artists, opal miners, and stargazers to explore the beauty of nature through projection art, storytelling, giant inflatables, and the vastness of the night sky.
We invite you to connect with the Flow of geological time, light, and community through a range of immersive experiences as part of Nature Festival 2025 in one of Australia’s most extraordinary landscapes.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
NIGHT
3 OCT Observe the moon.
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with telescope viewings and smartphone astrophotography. Workshop for hands-on night sky photography under the stars.
4 OCT - The Parade and light.
Enjoy a vibrant parade of locally crafted inflatables and illuminated costumes, local food stalls, live music, and our stunning digital showcase, Flowing Opal, projected across the landscape.
5 OCT - Desert Cinema
Settle in under the stars for an outdoor cinema night on the opal fields—popcorn, starlight, and community connection.
DAYTIME
Across the weekend, explore Andamooka’s creative heart through a series of hands-on and immersive experiences. Try your hand at digital drawing, create your own glowing fluorescent artwork, and view precious opals and fossils under microscopes. Tour the Andamooka Opal Showroom and Underground Gem & Mineral Museum, visit the Andamooka Underground Art Gallery, and meet local legend Cal the Stoner at his outdoor Stone Sculpture studio.
COST
Entry is $5 per site, or grab a $30 All-Access Creative Pass for unlimited entry across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Kids under 12 free.
A $50 Supporter Pass (includes access + helps fund our volunteers and artists)
All proceeds support local artists, volunteers, and help keep the festival running into the future.
What to know more, please contact with Leila Day - leiladay88@gmail.com
THIS YEARS SUPPORTERS
BSH Waste Solutions, Roxby Downs
Kinetic, Olympic Dam
Dukes Bottle House Motel, Andamooka
Andamooka Opal showroom and Underground Opal and mineral museum
Andamooka Primary School
Andamooka Observatory
Olympic Dam Football Club
Roxby Downs Council
Roxby link, Roxby Downs
Cal the Stoner
The Tuckabox Hotel
Arid Recovery
The ongoing Opal Evolution initiative has been supported by Create SA, Regional Arts Fund, Country Arts SA, Nature Festival, Creative Partnerships Australia, Country Arts SA, the Lang Family Foundation, OSCA and Foundation SA,
