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 Adelaide Economic Development Agency and the City of Adelaide.
Extend your nature time a little longer by exploring the city and North Adelaide. Enjoy days surrounded by the beautiful Park Lands whilst immersing yourself in some truly unique Adelaidean experiences.
Make sure you check out the What's On guide at ExperienceAdelaide.com.au to see whether there are any other fantastic events you might like to attend – there’s always great variety and something for everyone. If you’re heading to the city for an event, why not make a day or night of it and enjoy lunch or dinner at one of the countless eateries along the CBD or North Adelaide’s streets and laneways, with various different cuisines and experiences 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.
Did you know that UPark profits support the city, including Adelaide’s beautiful Park Lands? All 7,600,000 square metres of them. When you park at UPark, all profits support the city and help keep the Park Lands thriving.
Spend less time thinking about where to park, and more time focusing on which of the hundreds of events you’ll attend this Nature Festival. Simply download the UPark app to save time and unlock competitive pricing. You’ll also guarantee yourself a spot close to your destination.
Choose from one of 13 UParks in convenient locations across the city, including 5 car parks with electric vehicle charging stations, and know you’ll be supporting nature in the city of Adelaide. Secure your spot and prebook now at upark.com.au/nature
Two artists come together to co-create art exploring connection to nature, Country, community, and the cosmos.
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Join us for a restorative journey through the beautiful landscapes of Woodhouse Adventure Park, where nature becomes both your guide and your teacher.
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From seed to ancient grass tree, this miniature landscape celebrates regeneration, resilience and the diversity of Australian flora.
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Join beloved Australian children’s entertainer Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Grass Band for a lively outdoor concert on the Stables Lawns at Carrick Hil
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Join one of Carrick Hill's expert gardeners for an exclusive tour around the stunning Carrick Hill gardens.
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A creative experience. Make unique nature-inspired artworks. Through observation, pattern and design, participants will explore the beauty of seeds and pods.
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Get hands-on with paper recycling and take home your own plantable seed paper to grow.
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Turrangka…in the shadows surveys over a decade of James Tylor’s practice and brings together a selection of his unique photographs and Kaurna cultural objects.
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Through small, repeated acts of repair on degraded land, a form of quiet activism emerges.
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Join Huntermade and Sol Yoga for a slow afternoon of movement, flower painting and natural dyeing at Soluna. Create a silk scarf and take home natural dye seeds
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CHiAPRT drives real-world change by turning research into action, connecting experts and policymakers to create collaborative impact and healthier communities.
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Plant the seeds of a nourishing tea ritual as you blend your own custom herbal tea and explore the healing power of botanicals.
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Exhibitions, and community engagement events exploring emergence.
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Discover the Adelaide Botanic Garden through touch, scent and sound in this immersive multisensory plant identification tour.
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Hear about and experience how an idea germinated, and with passion, commitment and permaculture design grew into The Food Forest.
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Join Tanya from Nature Creative in a relaxing botanical art class
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Sculptures and works, including a large outdoor installation exploring the 'gesault' of seeds and flora in its myriad of forms.
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Dreams are seeds of possibility-what dreams are waiting to sprout within you?
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Cleland Wildlife Park invites young explorers and their families to discover The Secret Life of a Seed.
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Transformative music, dance and song under the sunset in Carrick Hill's glorious gardens, featuring the Bowerbird Collective with Eric Avery.
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Music & philosophy for nature
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Music & philosophy for nature
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Music & philosophy for nature
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Explore the natural world through intimate mark making using simple materials.
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Learn how to make your own plantable seed paper with local artist Jeninda Fletcher
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Let's turn food waste around!
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Try your hand at still-life drawing native flora in our free Art Studio activity.
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A therapeutic workshop immersing people in nature to write, create and seed ideas.
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Explore the native bushland of Adelaide's Western Park Lands at Wirrarninthi, and discover the fascinating stories of our unique plant and animal species.
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Join us for a celebration of all things olive at our Olive Festival held at the picturesque Beaumont House
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Journey along the Ngangki Parri (Onkaparinga River) with a Ngarrindjeri-Kaurna facilitator to uncover connections between Country, waterways and practices.
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Journey along the coastline with a Ngarrindjeri-Kaurna guide as you explore ancestral stories and cultural knowledge on this unique cultural hike.
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Now in its seventh year the 'Be Natural Poetry Slam' is open to either compete or to simply watch and enjoy.
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Make a cloud chart to help you identify clouds and what they mean
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Take a self -guided tour of AGSA and discover artists and works that explore the theme of SEED.
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Hear from an AGSA curator and an expert from the Nature Festival community as they discuss all things seed.
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South Australians are invited to step outside, slow down, and paint their surroundings.
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Enjoy uplifting laughter exercises, playfulness, deep breathing and connecting with nature. Appropriate for all ages and mobility levels.
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Join author Kristin Martin as she reads her new book, Belle and Bea’s Beautiful New Home and discover how bilbies help seeds to grow.
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You're invited on a rural ramble out to Robertstown as we host Wandering Tales to hear some local yarns & enjoy a light afternoon tea.
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Join author, Charlie Archbold, as she shares the latest book in the Sugarcane Kids Series, The Mystery at Angel Bay.
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Follow the dinosaur tracks!
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Seed mandala workshop hosted by Alan Shepard.
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Discover 4 community garden sites across West Torrens, with time to connect, explore and enjoy light refreshments along the way.
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A family event that explores how tiny beginnings create thriving marine ecosystems. Visitors receive a "Nature Passport" and complete a series of stations.
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Dive into an inspiring hands-on teacher PD exploring marine parks, ocean science and engaging classroom resources that will grow ocean literacy.
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Slow down, notice nature and spark creativity through guided nature journalling in an inclusive space at Diverse City.
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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 Onkaparinga River Recreation 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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Learn how natural sun, wind and seawater create premium sea salt.
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A bus trip for those attending Salt n Samphire, in Price.
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Explore this endangered candlebark forest, discovering precious wildflowers in our 20 acre nature sanctuary, while sipping on a wine
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Come and learn how to divide and repot native seedlings for a revegetation project at this hands on propagation workshop!
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Join us for an evening of rollicking jigs and heartfelt songs and stories, as the Fiddle Chicks’ voice and violins drift through the forest.
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What can labyrinths reveal to us as we engage and interact with them? What secrets have they known on their journeys across time? What knowledge do they hold?
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Learn about the hooded plovers and other beach nesting birds that make their homes on the Fleurieu’s ocean beaches.
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Birds & Bingo is back for its fourth season at Nature Festival, with even more birds, and more bingo!
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Birds & Bingo is back for its fourth season at Nature Festival, with even more birds, and more bingo!
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Birds & Bingo is back for its fourth season at Nature Festival, with even more birds, and more bingo!
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Birds & Bingo is back for its fourth season at Nature Festival, with even more birds, and more bingo!
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Make a cloud chart to help you identify clouds and what they mean.
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Nature-based outdoor play session including potions, crafts & more!
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Join author, Charlie Archbold, as she shares the latest book in the Sugarcane Kids Series, The Mystery at Angel Bay.
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When nature sparks curiosity, adventure takes root.
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The world around us is always communicating. Ecosomatics allows the wisdom of the more than human to guide dynamic relationships between humans & nature.
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Join Southern Cultural Immersion for a unique Introduction to Aboriginal Art experience.
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Discover ochre’s cultural significance, explore traditional Aboriginal symbols, and create your own artwork to take home!
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Step into the underwater world of southern Australia and experience the Mega Fauna of the Great Southern Reef through immersive virtual reality.
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This event will honour the deep seeds of winter that have readied themselves within us for a new start in the rebirth of spring.
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Come and see how we produce one third of our food and keep our house comfortable and energy efficient on a suburban block.
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Take in the beauty, and the diverse plant life as you discover gardens, paths, native bush regeneration, and the historic connection to an annual "Wattle Day".
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Discover the native birdlife of Pakapakanthi / Victoria Park on a guided walk through its beautiful wetlands and woodlands, led by Birds SA & ReBird the Ranges.
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Slow down by the lake and feel relaxed and connected through nature journalling, eco-art, yoga, shared meals and mindful reflection.
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Plant a seed of wonder and experience the night through new eyes as we tune into the remarkable world of bats.
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The delicate fresh green leaves of the deciduous trees are emerging and beneath them, spring bulbs and natives in flower.
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Slow down, notice nature and spark creativity through guided nature journalling.
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Join us in in the forest for an immersive ceremony & workshop exploring plant consciousness and your innate birthright to communicate with the plant kingdom.
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Walk with us as we take you on a tour of Adelaide’s amazing Grey-headed Flying-foxes right within their home.
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Immerse yourself and be inspired by the natural bushland around Willunga in a 4 hour drawing and painting experience.
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Step into the wild side of Alexandrina, discover our amazing native birdlife, and become a citizen scientist.
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A living laboratory, this garden is packed with Kangaroo Island native plants, including many threatened species.
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This inner city development has such diverse garden spaces you won't believe you are in the CBD!
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Step into the wild side of Alexandrina, discover our amazing native birdlife, and become a citizen scientist.
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Step into the underwater world of southern Australia and experience the Mega Fauna of the Great Southern Reef through immersive virtual reality.
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Every creative project starts somewhere. But how do you take the first spark and shape it into something real?
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Experience Nature Day at Price with salt tours, mangrove adventures, hands-on activities and fun for all ages in the great outdoors.
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Hundreds of events, encounters, and experiences to celebrate our love of nature in South Australia.
