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FESTIVALS
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ADELAIDE
Bookabee ̈Tours ̈ INDIGENOUS(%08-8235 9954; www �bookabee�com �au) (^) S
Indigenous-run half-/full-day city tours
($105/205) focusing on bush foods in the
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Tandanya Na-
tional Aboriginal Cultural Institute and the
South Australian Museum. A great insight
into Kaurna culture. Longer outback tours
also available.
Adelaide ̈Sightseeing ̈ GUIDEDTOUR
(%1300 769 762; www �adelaidesightseeing�com �
au) Runs a city highlights tour ($62) in-
cluding North Tce, Glenelg, Haigh’s Choco-
lates and the Adelaide Oval (among other
sights). Central Market, Barossa Valley,
McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo
Island tours also available (among other
destinations).
Enjoy ̈Adelaide ̈ GUIDEDTOUR
(%08-8332 1401; www �enjoyadelaide�com �au)
Half-day city highlights tour ($45) with di-
versions to Mt Lofty Summit and Hahndorf.
Barossa Valley tours also available.
Integrity ̈Tours ̈ GUIDEDTOUR
(%0402 120 361, 08-8382 9755; www �integrity
toursandcharter�com �au) Adelaide city-lights
evening tours ($64), plus half-/full-day tours
to the Adelaide Hills (from $59/89) and full-
day McLaren Vale/Fleurieu Peninsula explo-
rations (from $89).
Gray ̈Line ̈ GUIDEDTOUR
(%1300 858 687; www �grayline�com �au) Half-day
city tours with a river cruise ($86) or tram
ride and seaside lunch at Glenelg ($93). Ad-
elaide Zoo and Adelaide Hills add-ons also
available.
z ̈Festivals ̈& ̈Events
Tour ̈Down ̈Under ̈ CYCLING
(www�tourdownunder�com �au) The world’s best
cyclists sweating in their lycra: six races
through SA towns, with the grand finale in
Adelaide in January.
Adelaide ̈Fringe ̈ ARTS
(www �adelaidefringe�com �au) This annual inde-
pendent arts festival in February and March is
second only to the Edinburgh Fringe. Funky,
unpredictable and downright hilarious.
Adelaide ̈Festival ̈ ARTS
(www �adelaidefestival�com �au) Top-flight interna-
tional and Australian dance, drama, opera, lit-
erature and theatre performances in March.
Don’t miss the Northern Lights along North
Tce − old sandstone buildings ablaze with
lights – and the Barrio late-night club.
Clipsal ̈500 ̈ MOTORSPORT
(www�clipsal500�com �au) Rev-heads flail their
mullets as Adelaide’s streets become a four-
day Holden versus Ford racing track in
March.
ADELAIDE ̈ARTS ̈& ̈ FESTIVALS
Emma Fey, Development Manager at the Art Gallery of South Australia, filled us in on
some highlights of Adelaide’s festival calender and arts scene.
Festival ̈Season
The Adelaide Festival, the Fringe Festival, Adelaide Writers’ Week and the Clipsal 500 (V
race) all happen around February/March. Energy breeds energy: everyone is out and
about and the weather’s good. I can’t think of anywhere else where you can see alterna-
tive Fringe-dwellers next to racing enthusiasts. The people-watching is great!
Art ̈in ̈the ̈City
The Art Gallery of South Australia is in the middle of the North Tce precinct (next to
the museum, the university, between the city and the river). The gallery has recently
refurbished and rehung its Elder and Melrose wings, and is engaging a wider audience −
especially young people and children with a new dedicated art-making space called ‘The
Studio’. There are also contemporary art spaces popping up in little laneways around
the precinct.
Best ̈Free ̈Events
All sorts of amazing free events appear around the city, especially during the Adelaide
Festival. Guerilla street art teamed with pop-up dining experiences, the sensational
Adelaide Festival Club Barrio (late-night club) and the Art Gallery of SA’s free daily
programs.