Gutsy Kangaroo Island (external site) (external site)
1 June - 31 August | Kangaroo Island
This winter festival is more than an event, it’s a heartfelt tribute to the Island’s incredible producers. Enjoy exceptional wines, spirits, and ciders, each sip a testament to resilience and artistry. Come for the flavours, stay for the stories, and leave with memories that warm you long after.
Firstival (external site)
1 - 31 July | Adelaide
Firstival is a month‑long celebration of discovery, delivered by libraries across South Australia. The program offers a diverse range of events designed to spark connection, conversation and moments of unexpected learning. With activities for all ages and interests, there truly is something for everyone. Firstival encourages the community to reconnect with their curiosity and make time to try something new. No matter your age or stage of life, learning has a powerful impact on wellbeing — and Firstival is the perfect invitation to explore it.
Winter Choc Fest (external site)
1 - 31 July | Tanunda
Tanunda’s Barossa Valley Chocolate Company leans all the way into winter for the month, vineyard-and-lake views and all. Kids aged 5-12 can sign on as ‘Winter Wizards’ to decorate a giant freckle and build a marshmallow snow cup, while everyone else makes their own rocky road from scratch. There’s a buffet breakfast with the Winter Queen, complete with photos on the Winter Throne, and family quiz nights run by one Pamela Praline. Soups, pizzas and melted-chocolate desserts keep the café warm throughout.
William Morris Winter Wonderland (external site)
9 - 26 July | Carrick Hill
This winter, Carrick Hill will transform into a living work of art as the historic house and gardens come alive after dark in a breathtaking immersive nighttime experience. Watch William Morris’s iconic designs bloom across the house exterior as vines climb, flowers blossom and woodland creatures appear in a dreamlike world of light and imagination.
Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition 
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11 July to 8 November | Art Gallery of South Australia
Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition traces a ground-breaking era in art history through iconic works by the most influential European and American artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Experience fifty-seven masterworks from the Toledo Museum of Art’s world-renowned collection, as Monet to Matisse tells the story of artists defying tradition and transforming modern art, from Impressionism to Cubism and Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism.
Pictured: Claude Monet, Water Lilies, c.1922
Logan St
24 July - 8 August | Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
From visionary Kaurna and Narungga theatre-maker Jacob Boehme comes a story that honours female ancestors, the legacy of Afghan cameleers and the spirit of resistance. Weaving true history with fiction, this is a story about friendship across culture, forged in Adelaide’s CBD in its earliest days. In the backyard of the Adelaide City Mosque, caretaker Goolie and Dulcie, a young Aboriginal woman, form an unlikely friendship. Grab your tickets now and get 20 per cent off by using the codes LOGAN20 for adult tickets and LOGANC20 for concession tickets at checkout.
Winter Reds (external site)
24 - 26 July | Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills’ biggest winter wine event, Winter Reds Festival, is back, featuring MasterChef favourite Matt Preston as ambassador. Visitors can enjoy premium cool-climate red wines, local food, live music, DJs and cosy fireside experiences across wineries and iconic venues throughout the region. From relaxed daytime tastings to vibrant evening celebrations, the festival offers a diverse program of events set against the picturesque winter backdrop of the Adelaide Hills.
Willunga Almond Blossom Festival (external site)
25 - 26 July | Willunga
Head to the Fleurieu Peninsula for a weekend of family fun, from show and camel rides, live music and market stalls to food trucks at this annual festival, which has been going for more than 50 years. While there, follow a self-drive map to tour almond trees in bloom, enter the almond cracking competition, and stay for a fireworks display on the Saturday night at 7pm.
