5 Best Performing Arts Venues in Adelaide, South Australia

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Adelaide truly is the festival state, and with the majority of the major events running at the end of summer in "Mad March," this is the best time to visit, as the city takes on an extra festive feel.

For a listing of performances and exhibitions, look to the entertainment pages of The Advertiser, Adelaide's daily newspaper. The Adelaide Review, a free monthly arts paper, reviews exhibitions, galleries, and performances, and lists forthcoming events.

Adelaide Festival Centre

City Center

This is the city's major venue for the performing arts. The Festival Centre programs four major festivals and the State Opera, the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra also perform here regularly. Performances are in the Playhouse, the Festival and Space theaters, the outdoor amphitheater, and Her Majesty's Theatre at 58 Grote Street. The box office is open weekdays 9–6.

Adelaide Festival of Arts

City Center

Australia's oldest arts festival takes place annually for 2½ weeks in February and March. It's a cultural smorgasbord of outdoor opera, classical music, jazz, art exhibitions, film, a writers' festival, and cabaret presented by some of the world's top artists; it's held across the city at a variety of venues.

Adelaide Fringe Festival

City Center

The Fringe Festival, held over four weeks during mid-February and mid-March, is the second largest of its kind in the world. It's an open-access arts festival, featuring cabaret, street performances, comedy, circus, music, visual art, theater, puppetry, dance, and design, all across Adelaide and its surroundings, while regional offshoots take the party all around the state.

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BASS Ticket Agency

City Center

This agency sells tickets for most live performances: ballet, comedy, dance, theater, and more.

King William St., Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
13--1246

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WOMADelaide Festival

The annual four-day festival of world music, arts, and dance takes place in early March and attracts top musicians from all over the world to its multiple stages in the picturesque Botanic Park.

Hackney Rd., Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
1300-496--623

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