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Government House Open Day in conjunction with Nature Festival

Government House

Tour the nature of South Australia's home: Government House. Enjoy this rare open day with house + garden tours, flower crowns, mini star lanterns + garden art.

Oct 8
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
Donation
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Grindells Hut Artist Residency Panel

The Joinery

Four Grindells Hut Resident Artists share their experiences and consider the impact of nature and landscape on their practice.

Oct 5
at
5:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Pickle Party - Marion

Glandore Community Centre

Preserving nature in a jar – learn how to pickle and ferment your produce with Paul West

Oct 8
at
1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
Donation
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Mai, Kaurna Indigenous Plant Workshop

Jenkins Scrub

Learn about Kaurna Indigenous plant uses in the Northern Mount Lofty Ranges

Oct 8
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
50
Free
Donation
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Vera Mai 'Moon Feast'. A place, taste and story of first nations foods and experience.

Carclew

Taste the flavours of the oldest living, continuous culture in the world. Feast by Mabu Mabu's Nornie Bero and First Nation Food Companion’s Rebecca Sullivan. Unforgettable stories of harvests, stars, and seasons by Bruce Pascoe, Uncle Moogy, and Greg Quicke.

Oct 7
at
6:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
185
Free
Donation
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Muddy Hands Festival

Goldenfields Reserve

Embrace the great outdoors and create lasting memories with mud play, nature potions, bee hotels, cubby building and much much more.

Oct 6
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Botanic Garden's Sound Trail: Dawn Chorus - Simpson Shade House

Adelaide Botanic Garden Simpson Shade House

Experience the Simpson Shade House like you've never known it! Deepen your connection through this immersive sound installation

Oct 15
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
Donation
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Kaurna Bush Tucker Workshop

Living Kaurna Cultural Centre

Explore the connection that Kaurna people hold with our Country and learn about bush tucker native to the Adelaide region. FREE PLANT!

Oct 7
at
1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
50
Free
Donation
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'Backyard Adventure' by Barossa Outdoors

Blitz on Queen St

Journey in the backyard we call home, Williamstown in the Barossa region. An immersive nature experience with hiking, kayaking and ebiking.

Oct 7
at
9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
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Archetypes

Papershell Farm

Archetypes is a photography exhibition which explores the microcosm of patterns created in rock by sand and ocean, captured in SA.

Oct 13
at
6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Swing Dance Community Picnic

Wetlands Amphitheatre, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Swing dance classes, social dancing, live music and a picnic with family and friends amongst the greenery of the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Oct 15
at
11:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Tea Trail: Australian Tea Experience

Carriageway Park / Tuthangga (Park 17)

Embark on a unique tea adventure in the Adelaide Parklands, you'll visit three locations over three days and savour thematic tea selections

Oct 4
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
Donation
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Get around Glenthorne: a tour & picnic at Adelaide’s urban national park

Glenthorne National Park — Ityamaiitpinna Yarta

Guided walk through Glenthorne National Park with David Speirs MP, Leader of the Opposition, and enjoy morning tea picnic immersed in nature

Oct 7
at
9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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The Sustainable Wine and Living Experience at Gemtree

Gemtree Tasting Room

The Sustainable Wine and Living Experience at Gemtree incorporates a blend of wine and food, and education on renewable energy in your home

Oct 7
at
2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
50
Free
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Between The Cracks

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Between The Cracks is an installation work looking into the connection between art and nature's resilience of growth in hostile environments

Oct 15
at
8:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Tjilbruke / Tjirbruki Dreaming with Karl Winda Telfer

Carrickalinga Beach

Join Burka-Senior Man Karl Winda Telfer, to listen and understand the Song of the Tjilbruke/Tjirbruki Dreaming Track.

Oct 9
at
4:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Botanic Garden's Sound Trail: Preliminary artefacts

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Palm House

Experience the Palm House like you've never known it! Deepen your connection through this immersive sound installation

Oct 15
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
Donation
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Tea Trail: Japanese Tea Experience

Osmond Gardens

Embark on a unique tea adventure in the Adelaide Parklands, you'll visit three locations over three days and savour thematic tea selections.

Oct 5
at
9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
Donation
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COME HOME TO FORAGING I: Spring Wild foraging, food and nature connection

Sturt Gorge

Wild foraging for food is an evolutionary birthrite. Join us to awaken your inner forager in the Adelaide hills.

Oct 1
at
1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
88
Free
Donation
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Home Grown

Carclew

Workshop day presented by Carclew’s artists in residence. A creative celebration of the theme Home & nature, with activities for all ages.

Oct 7
at
10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Writing with the Natural World

Goodman Building, Adelaide Botanic Gardens

In the magnificent setting of the Adelaide Botanical Gardens, join author Jennifer Mills to explore ways to write with the natural world.

Oct 15
at
1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
40
Free
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Pickle Party - Tea Tree Gully

Jubilee Community Centre

Preserving nature in a jar – learn how to pickle and ferment your produce with Paul West

Oct 7
at
1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
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Birds of home - A science-comedy-music show

The Science Exchange

With music, comedy and science, this show will explore the incredible lives of the local birds we take for granted until we leave home.

Oct 5
at
6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
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Nature's Hidden Home

Jetty Farm

Feel the earth beneath your feet and unveil the true magic of our home above and below the surface on this farm walk and fireside chat.

Oct 15
at
10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
25
Free
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Kaurna Yerta - The Seasons - Marion

Living Kaurna Cultural Centre

The World Premiere of a spectacular new performance inspired by connection to country and the cycle of the seasons.

Oct 14
at
4:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Botanical watercolour workshop

Hindmarsh Library

In this workshop, learn how to paint some of Australia's unique and stunning flowers, and the main principles of botanical art painting.

Oct 11
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Festival Opening Picnic

Carrick Hill

Celebrate the launch of Nature Festival 2023 at with some sneak peaks into the festival ahead, live music and delicious food!

Sep 30
at
12:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Cloth, Leaves & Colour - An immersive ecodyeing & watercolour experience

Fiona Connell Textiles Studio

Immersive ecodyeing & watercolour experience

Oct 7
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
150
Free
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SAGE: Active Resilience - adapting to a changing world

The Braggs

Coming together to foster resilience into the wider community, learning how we can actively encourage adaption in a changing world.

Oct 15
at
1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
Donation
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Glasshouse VR

Piccadilly Hall

Set in a future world, Glasshouse is a biosphere where plant and insect life thrive in an ecosystem of integrated biology and technology.

Oct 8
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
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The landscapes within and with us: How can we learn from First Nations' food systems

State Library of South Australia, Hetzel Lecture Room

Panel with artist Brad Darkson, chef Norni Bero, artist Damien Coultard and elder Angelena Harradine Buckskin celebrating the deep-rooted traditions of indigenous art and culinary practices.

Oct 6
at
5:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Farm Boys

Grange Surf Life Saving Club

Join Paul West for the Adelaide premiere of Farm Boys - the world's only hardcore surfing and gardening show!

Oct 5
at
6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
5
Free
Donation
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Tea Trail: English High Tea Experience

Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden

Embark on a unique tea adventure in the Adelaide Parklands, you'll visit three locations over three days and savour thematic tea selections.

Oct 6
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
Donation
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André & Poh - The Nature of Home, through cuisine

Lost Phoenix Farm

Join Poh and André on reflections of their cultural home and identity through cuisine.

Oct 1
at
12:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
135
Free
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Adelaide Botanic Garden Guided Walk

Meet at the Visitor Information Centre

Tour of plants suitable for ‘The Nature of Home’ from different eras: large gracious specimens to medicinal, culinary, and cultural.

Oct 15
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10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Plant Kin: Tracing Home through Food, Seed and Medicine

Oddio

Plants are family too! Join an evening of storytelling to remember the deep connections we share with our ancestral food + medicine plants.

Oct 4
at
6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
20
Free
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Meeting Place: weave with Kaurna woman

Adelaide Botanic Gardens (Friends' Gate)

Weave with traditional owner on country

Oct 8
at
11:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
70
Free
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Mindful Etching: Creating & Printing Sustainably

Studio 20 Youth Centre

In this hands-on workshop you'll learn how to create and print an etching using eco-friendly techniques.

Oct 8
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
140
Free
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Dawn Chorus with the Bowerbird Collective

Victoria Park Wetlands

Join Green Pakapakanthi and the Bowerbird Collective for a sunrise concert celebrating the return of the birds to Victoria Park.

Oct 15
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6:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Light for the Bight

Semaphore Foreshore

A celebration of the incredible Nullarbor and Great Australian Bight; brought alive through story by lantern-light on Semaphore Beach.

Oct 14
at
6:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Park Lands Biofair Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16)

Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16)

Join our Park Lands Biofair in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi on Sunday 8 October to discover our fantastic biodiversity!

Oct 8
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Nature Day on Melbourne Street

Laneway next to...

Head to Melbourne St for a nature-inspired family day out – make nature crafts with Nature Play SA and explore the nature playground nearby.

Oct 10
at
10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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At home in the stars with Greg Quicke (Space Gandolf) and Bruce Pascoe

Shobbrook Wines

Join Australia's very own Space Gandolf (Greg Quicke) astronomer extraordinaire and friends for a very special night celebrating our home in the stars.

Oct 9
at
6:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
95
Free
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COME HOME TO SHELTER: Create and sleep in a primitive nature shelter

Exact address to be supplied.

Shelter is key to the sacred order of survival. Experience the power of coming home to nature in this way.

Oct 15
at
9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
250
Free
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Guiding Light - Lantern Making Workshop

The Joinery

Join us for a family friendly workshop on how to make your own star lantern.

Oct 8
at
10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
8
Free
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Field Trip to Yundi Nature Conservancy with MOD.

Yundi Nature Conservancy

Join us for a guided walk and tour at Yundi Nature Conservancy with Mark Koolmatrie and John Fargher.

Oct 14
at
9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
50
Free
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Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 Exhibition

South Australian Museum

See nature up close through stunning images by professional, emerging and junior photographers who capture incredible moments in time.

Oct 15
at
10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
11
Free
Donation
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