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🌟 What’s On in Adelaide, November Edition! 🌟November is bursting with energy, colour, and culture, there’s something for...
28/10/2025

🌟 What’s On in Adelaide, November Edition! 🌟

November is bursting with energy, colour, and culture, there’s something for everyone to love this month in Adelaide!

🏐 FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championships – watch the world’s best hit the sand for an action-packed showdown on our shores.
🎶 The Original Wailers – feel-good reggae vibes from the legendary band keeping Bob Marley’s legacy alive.
📚 Weekend of Words – celebrate storytelling, ideas and creativity with writers, thinkers and dreamers.
🏎️ BP Adelaide Grand Final – high-octane thrills and citywide celebrations as the engines roar.
🎤 Our Sound Festival – showcasing local voices, music and talent across Adelaide’s vibrant venues.
🏳️‍🌈 Feast Festival 2025 – South Australia’s iconic celebration of q***r art and culture returns with pride, performance and plenty of sparkle!

From beachside battles to bold performances, November is the month to feel the Upside of Adelaide! 🙌

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Attention Teachers, SSO, ESOs in Adelaide!You're invited to the best PD everThis weekend at Patritti Winery in Dover Gar...
16/10/2025

Attention Teachers, SSO, ESOs in Adelaide!
You're invited to the best PD ever

This weekend at Patritti Winery in Dover Gardens, we are giving teachers and school staff the most hilarious professional development/staff bonding session for school staff you never knew you needed. .. and you even get a PD certificate at the end.

It's the best way to celebrate the end of Week 1, Term 4 (now we're on the downhill run to summer hols!)

If you're a teacher, know a teacher, or you love snarky songs about meetings and Book Week, grab your colleagues (consensually) and grab a discount to Extra Curricular at a winery!

Here's a discount code: EXTRACURRICULAR5
https://patritti.com.au/product/extra-curricular/
Extra Curricular
Saturday October 18
6:30pm
Patritti Wines
MA15+ not suitable for children
https://patritti.com.au/product/extra-curricular/

🌏✨ OzAsia Festival: Hot Picks! ✨🌏OzAsia Festival returns this October 16 – November 2, Australia’s leading contemporary ...
11/09/2025

🌏✨ OzAsia Festival: Hot Picks! ✨🌏

OzAsia Festival returns this October 16 – November 2, Australia’s leading contemporary arts festival, engaging with Asia.

Celebrating vibrant connections across cultures, the festival presents an extraordinary program of:

🎭 Groundbreaking theatre and dance
🎶 Innovative music and sound
🍜 Lucky Dumpling Market – food, bars and free performances by the river
🎨 Visual arts exhibitions and installations
💬 In Conversation – powerful ideas and storytelling

From bold new works to family-friendly fun, OzAsia Festival unites communities through creativity, diversity, and exchange. As Adelaide’s gateway to contemporary Asian arts, it’s a must-experience highlight of the cultural calendar.

👉 We’ve highlighted a few of our top picks, but make sure you explore the full program!

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🎬✨ Win a Double Pass! ✨🎬Upside Adelaide is celebrating the   by giving you the chance to win a double pass! 🇮🇹🍷To enter:...
10/09/2025

🎬✨ Win a Double Pass! ✨🎬

Upside Adelaide is celebrating the by giving you the chance to win a double pass! 🇮🇹🍷

To enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow
3️⃣ You’ll be in the running to enjoy a night of world-class Italian cinema.

Hurry, entries close Saturday 13 September!
Winner announced here.

Buona fortuna! 🍝🎥

OzAsia Festival Australia’s leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia, has launched its longest program yet,...
09/09/2025

OzAsia Festival Australia’s leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia, has launched its longest program yet, spanning four weekends this Spring.

📍Various Locations
📅 October 17 - November 9
👩‍💻 https://theupsidenews.com/2025/09/09/from-her-majestys-theatre-to-adelaide-botanic-gardens-ozasia-festival-announces-extended-program/

OzAsia Festival will expand across the city, with events at Adelaide Town Hall, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Odeon Theatre, The Art Gallery of South Australia, Nexus Arts and Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Audiences can expect performances, delicious food and engaging conversations
from this year’s program, showcasing the best of Asian and Asian Australian art and culture, curated by Festival Director Joon-Yee Kwok and featuring more than 200 local, national and international artists from 14 countries.

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🎸🔥 Adelaide Guitar Festival: Hot Picks! 🔥🎸The Adelaide Guitar Festival Kicks off this September 10 to October 12.  This ...
31/08/2025

🎸🔥 Adelaide Guitar Festival: Hot Picks! 🔥🎸

The Adelaide Guitar Festival Kicks off this September 10 to October 12.
This is the Southern Hemisphere’s most significant celebration of the guitar.

Led by world-renowned Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan, the festival showcases:

✨ Performances by world-class guitarists
🎶 The prestigious Classical Guitar Competition
🍻 Guitars in Bars bringing live music to local venues
🎓 Workshops for all levels
🚗 Regional roadshows across SA

From flamenco to folk, blues to classical, this festival encompasses a diverse range of genres, generations, and cultures. Uniting lovers, learners, and makers of the guitar right here in Adelaide, UNESCO City of Music, we have compiled a few top picks for you, but make sure you check out their full program!

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The Adelaide Festival has unveiled its first exclusive events for the 2026 season.The festival will feature;💃 Play: Isab...
28/08/2025

The Adelaide Festival has unveiled its first exclusive events for the 2026 season.

The festival will feature;

💃 Play: Isabelle Huppert as Mary Queen of Scots and host the Australian debut of the distinguished

🎵 Ensemble: From France Ensemble Pygmalion

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✨ What’s On in Adelaide this September ✨Adelaide is alive with music, theatre, food and family fun there’s your guide to...
27/08/2025

✨ What’s On in Adelaide this September ✨

Adelaide is alive with music, theatre, food and family fun there’s your guide to the upside this month:

🎭 Cats the Musical – the iconic Broadway hit takes the stage.
🍝 St Ali Italian Festival – taste the best of Italy right here in Adelaide.
🎷 Melbourne Ska Orchestra – high-energy live music to get you moving.
🎸 Adelaide Guitar Festival – world-class guitarists bringing the strings to life.
🌌 Timelight: Beyond Our Ticking World at ILA – an interactive, family-friendly experience.
🎶 The High Kings – on their world tour, direct from Ireland.
🎵 Semaphore Music Festival – a local favourite showcasing grassroots talent.

There’s something for everyone this September. The only challenge is fitting it all in! 🙌

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It’s been a turbulent few years for Australian music festivals, with cancellations, weather chaos and post-pandemic chal...
22/08/2025

It’s been a turbulent few years for Australian music festivals, with cancellations, weather chaos and post-pandemic challenges hitting the industry hard but 2025 has come up with the goods.

Headlining Saturday night is a true coup: , playing their first Australian show since 2022.

With its eclectic mix of indie rock, dance, pop, country and electronic music, Harvest Rock 2025 promises to rekindle the magic of the classic festival experience. This will be one to renew your early to mid-2000s playlist with a host of and hugely successful electronic music duo , delivering a DJ set, and reunited British dubstep legends , and a Ministry Of Sound Classical which is set to cover the whole history of dance music!

Bringing back Fall Festival 2010 vibes, and coming off the Triple J hottest Australian songs, Wolfmother will be peforming alongside party anthem bands of the last 10 years The Presets and PNAU as well as Bag Raiders who's hit Shooting Star's was a croud favorite, Cloud Control will bring the nostalgia with a set for its 15th anniversary celebrations.

It’s not just about the music, festival-goers can expect Harvest’s signature blend of gourmet food, fine wine, and vibrant art installations, creating a uniquely Adelaide festival atmosphere.

Read more on our website at: https://theupsidenews.com/2025/08/20/news-harvest-rock-festival-returns-in-2025-with-blockbuster-lineup/

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Award-winning South Australian drama opens in cinemas nationwide Thursday, August 21Described by critics as “the best Au...
20/08/2025

Award-winning South Australian drama opens in cinemas nationwide Thursday, August 21

Described by critics as “the best Australian film in years,” the highly anticipated feature Kangaroo Island will open in cinemas nationwide on Thursday, August 21, 2025, following a red-carpet Adelaide premiere at the newly restored tonight.

In an era dominated by blockbusters and global franchises, boldly revives an increasingly rare cinematic experience: an intimate, character-driven drama that places human connection at the heart of the story. That such a work has been created in South Australia underscores the state’s growing reputation as a powerhouse of world-class film production.

Read more on our website at: https://theupsidenews.com/2025/08/20/movie-release-kangaroo-island-hailed-as-the-best-australian-film-in-years/

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This August, something extraordinary stirs in the heart of Adelaide’s cultural scene. South Australia’s only professiona...
13/08/2025

This August, something extraordinary stirs in the heart of Adelaide’s cultural scene. South Australia’s only professional ballet company, , makes its much-anticipated season debut with the Australian premiere of Murray Whispers, a groundbreaking fusion of movement, music, and digital art.

Read more on our website at: https://theupsidenews.com/2025/07/31/whats-on-adelaide-ballet-premieres-murray-whispers-at-ila/

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Film Review: Sudden Outbursts of Emotions is up, apart of the Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival at Palace Nova Cine...
10/08/2025

Film Review: Sudden Outbursts of Emotions is up, apart of the Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival at Palace Nova Cinemas.

"Sudden Outbursts of Emotions is an insightful, compassionate, and witty debut feature. It challenges conventional romance narratives without preaching, inviting viewers to consider what love means when boundaries shift. A thoughtful addition to Adelaide’s festival line‑up."

Link here ➡️ https://theupsidenews.com/2025/08/05/film-review-sudden-outbursts-of-emotions/

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