Access
Accessibility
Access content
Adelaide Festival makes every effort to ensure Adelaide Festival events are accessible to everyone.
This page includes a series of 2023 Adelaide Festival guides - our access guide (including access information related to all performances), our text only guide and our audio guide. This page also includes a description about our Userway Plugin and other access information.
You can use the links below to find out more about different kinds of access performances within our 2023 program. We also encourage you to sign up with Access2Arts for regular updates and offers to accessible arts events.
Events with Audio Description >>
Events with a Relaxed Performance >>
Events with Highly Visual Content >>
Events with Assistive Listening >>
Userway Plugin for website accessibility
Look for this Userway Plugin icon at the bottom left of your screen. This accessibility plugin allows for the Adelaide Festival website to be customised to suit individual access needs. This includes font enlargement capabilities and options to adjust contrast, saturation, cursor size, fonts and spacing.
AF23 Access and Text Only Guides
Download the AF23 Access Guide
Download the AF23 text only Guide
AF23 Audio Guide
The above video was filmed awhile ago and mentions a few past events - but the basic information still applies!
Access symbols
Look for following symbols on the event pages, or use the filter to find out more about the accessibility of each event.
Wheelchair access
You may need to book specific wheelchair accessible seats depending on the venue. Please see the access notes on the event page and ensure you book accordingly.
Assistive Listening
Make sure you tell the ticketing representative you are seeing an interpreted performance so they can provide the best seating for you to see the interpreter.
Auslan
Make sure you tell the ticketing representative you are seeing an interpreted performance so they can provide the best seating for you to see the interpreter.
Audio Description
Audio description makes the visual verbal for people who are Blind or vision impaired. Through a small radio receiver the patron receives a spoken description of visual elements by a trained audio describer.
When booking please ensure you notify ticketing staff that you require headsets and provide your contact details so pre-show recorded introductory notes can be sent to you in advance. Headsets can be collected in the foyers of each venue near the box office. Headsets are available for collection from one hour prior to show time.
Touch Tour
Indicates a guided or tactile tour prior to a live performance, visual art or museum exhibitions that may be touched.
Relaxed Performance
Indicates a performance is adapted to create a more relaxed environment.
Visual Content
Partly surtitled or includes dialogue, background music and/or sounds.
Fully surtitled or minimal dialogue. Some background music and/or sounds.
No music or dialogue.
For further information on our venues, please go to our Venue page.
For the audio version of this page, click here.
Accessible Parking
Thanks to UPark, disability permit holders can apply for an Accessibility Pass, which provides two hours of free parking for up to 52 times per year. This is valid in accessible parking spaces at any UPark.
To find out more about the Accessibility Pass, go to cityofadelaide.com.au or contact the Customer Care Centre on 08 8203 7203.