About the Festival

More than any other Australian festival of its kind, it offers a place for cultural and intellectual nourishment, a sense of gathering and of community

The Australian

For more than 60 years, audiences have delighted in an outstanding mix of internationally acclaimed theatre productions, an eclectic array of world-class musicians, breathtaking dance pieces, renowned writers and striking visual arts displays. Enjoyed amid warm March days and starry nights, Adelaide Festival’s celebration of creative excellence makes for an event of truly epic proportions.

Adelaide Festival commissions and champions Australia’s most innovative new work along with presenting some of the world’s great companies and artists including Lloyd Newson, Lyon Opera Ballet, Scottish Opera, Romeo Castellucci, Johan Inger, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Hofesh Shechter, Meryl Tankard, Milo Rau, Grace Jones, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Akram Khan, Sylvie Guillem, John Zorn, Marlene Dietrich, Allen Ginsberg, James Thiérrée, Philip Glass, Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal, Isabelle Huppert, Schaubühne Berlin, Yehudi Menuhin, Isabella Rossellini, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Nina Simone, Jane Birkin and Malcolm McLaren.

Save the date for the next editions: 
1 Mar - 17 Mar 2024  |  28 Feb - 16 Mar 2025  |  27 Feb - 15 Mar 2026

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Find out more

Download our Strategic Plan 2020-2024

Read our Annual Report 2021-22: Download (pdf)

Curious about past Festivals? Visit our archive

The Adelaide Festival Corporation Act 1998 is available here