What to do in SA this weekend
This weekend, celebrate 50 years of DreamBIG Children’s Festival or head to Pinky Flat for the Mother’s Day Classic.
DreamBIG Children’s Festival
For adults, there’s the annual Adelaide Festival, and for kids, there’s the biennial DreamBIG Children’s Festival. In 2025, DreamBIG (formerly Come Out Festival) will be celebrating 50 years of creating treasured childhood memories for generations of South Australians. This year’s festival has the theme “I Was, I Am, I Will Be”, and includes more than 70 shows, activities and exhibitions across 10 days. DreamBIG runs from May 7 to 17 and features everything from interactive plays to music performances and visual arts workshops. Highlights include the BIG Family Weekend at Adelaide Festival Centre and Plaza on May 10 and 11.
Mother’s Day Classic
This Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, the Mother’s Day Classic will once again be held at Pinky Flat, raising life-saving research funds for the battle against breast and ovarian cancers. This annual event sees thousands of people come together to celebrate and remember those touched by these horrible illnesses. You can choose to run or walk the course, with staggered starts for distances of four and seven kilometres. Once you’ve finished, head to the event village, where there will be coffee and food vendors, entertainment and a kids’ zone.
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Flight by State Opera South Australia
Step aboard with State Opera South Australia for its latest production, Flight. Set in an airport during a terrible storm, this Scottish opera is based on true events and explores the lives of 10 stranded passengers, crew and airport workers as they confront the situation at hand and get to know each other. With music composed by Jonathan Dove and a libretto by April De Angelis, this opera blends both drama and humour. Flight is directed by Stephen Barlow and stars countertenor James Laing, as well as Anna Voshege, Samuel Dale Johnson and Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who will be accompanied by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. There will be three performances of Flight at Her Majesty’s Theatre from May 8 to 10.
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Taste of Melbourne Street at Meander Market
Head to the corner of Melbourne Street and Jerningham Street in North Adelaide this Mother’s Day weekend for the City of Adelaide’s A Taste Of Melbourne Street Meander Market. There’ll be everything from local artisan stalls to food, coffee and wine vendors, as well as live music. You will also have the chance to take home a free portrait as a gift to your mum. This event takes place on Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
Stephen Glassborow and Keren Seelander at BMG Art
Artists Stephen Glassborow and Keren Seelander will present a joint exhibition at BMG Art on Halifax Street from May 16 to June 7. Stephen’s installation, titled Heavy Metal, will feature his bronze sculptures depicting everything from a horse’s head to the human form. Stephen is a sculptor who has adapted the classical medium of bronze for contemporary audiences. Meanwhile, Keren, who has named her part of the exhibition In The Beginning…, will be presenting her abstract paintings. “The less said about my paintings, the better, but the more felt by the viewer, the more I consider the painting to be a success,” says Keren. “Each person brings their own story to the painting. I’m always fascinated to hear people’s stories.”
Australian Plants Sale and Flower Show
Make your way to Urrbrae Agricultural High School this May for the Australian Plants Sale and Flower Show. Presented by The Australian Plants Society SA, this event will include a plant and book sale in Urrbrae’s farm shed, which will include plants from the Conservation of our Threatened Species team. Members of the Native Orchid Society SA and Butterfly Conservation SA will also be present to answer your questions. In between browsing the plant stalls, grab a drink or a quick snack at the What The Croque! coffee cart. This gold coin entry event takes place on Saturday, May 17, from 9.30am to 1.30pm.
Kernewek Lowender
Did you know that 10 per cent of South Australians have Cornish ancestry? In fact, the Copper Coast towns of Moonta, Kadina and Wallaroo are often referred to as Australia’s “little Cornwall”. Known as being the best miners in the world, the Cornish migrated in large numbers to this area in the 1800s after the discovery of copper. From May 12 to 18, this Cornish connection will be highlighted in Kernewek Lowender: Copper Coast Cornish Festival. With events spread across all three towns, there’ll be everything from traditional maypole dancing to Cornish pasty tasting, a classic car rally, Cornish language classes and the much-anticipated heritage football and netball games on Saturday, May 17.
