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