This weekend, discover the state’s fascinating past at the South Australian History Festival or experience world-class horsemanship at the 2025 Adelaide Equestrian Festival.
Tasting Australia
Sample the best food and wine the country has to offer as Tasting Australia returns from May 2 to 11. Now in its 18th year, Tasting Australia will feature more than 150 events in 10 days across South Australia. There’ll be everything from fine dining to masterclasses with top chefs, including at Urban Kitchen in Rundle Mall, as well as the Town Square festival hub at Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga, with premium food and beverage vendors. Other highlights include the Red Gum Dinner with First Nations chef Mark Olive and Munda Wines at the Adelaide Festival Centre on Saturday, while Tasting Australia airlines will touch down in the Flinders Ranges and River Murray.
SA History Festival
South Australia’s fascinating history will come alive this May for the South Australian History Festival, which this year has the theme “decisions”. Running from May 1 to 31, the history festival features nearly 600 events and will explore how decisions have shaped South Australia throughout its history. Highlights include traditional cheese and butter making workshops and guided tours of South Australia’s modernist architecture. “Like life, history is full of decisions. Some lead on to greatness; others to disaster,” says Dr Kiera Lindsey, who is South Australia’s History Advocate. “Let’s reflect upon the good, bad and ugly of past decision-making and make great decisions about our future.”
Equestrian Festival
Dressage, cross country and show jumping will arrive this weekend at the East Parklands for the 2025 Adelaide Equestrian Festival. Now in its 25th year, this is the only five-star event in the Southern Hemisphere – the top ranking given by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this year’s festival, which, alongside action-packed horsemanship, includes masterclasses and a Q&A with Festival Ambassador – and Olympic Gold Medallist – Chris Burton, live entertainment from The Happy Leonards, more than 50 retail stalls, The ATCO Kids Corral kids’ zone and more. The Adelaide Equestrian Festival takes place until Sunday, May 4.
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Nature Revealed exhibition
Australia’s native flora will be highlighted in a landmark exhibition at David Roche Gallery this weekend, which will feature exquisite wildflower paintings by Rosa Fiveash alongside those by Ellis Rowan. Exhibiting until May 24, the Nature Revealed: Rosa Fiveash and Ellis Rowan exhibition includes large watercolours by Ellis paired with delicate botanical paintings from Rosa. Rosa (1854-1938) was a botanical illustrator and flower painter who lived her entire life in North Adelaide, just a short walk from the David Roche Gallery. This ticketed exhibition will be open from Tuesdays to Saturdays, with guided tours each Thursday at 11.30am.
Get to the basketball
Australia and New Zealand will go head-to-head this month for the inaugural three-game basketball series, the Trans-Tasman Throwdown. You can cheer on both the men’s and women’s basketball teams in the lead up to the FIBA Asia Cup in China and Saudi Arabia later this year, with games played at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, May 7. The Opals will take on the Tall Ferns at 5.30pm, while the men’s game between the Boomers and the Tall Blacks will begin at 7.45pm. Tickets grant entry to both of these events. There will also be games played in the Sunshine Coast on May 9 and in Hamilton in New Zealand, on May 11.
