What to do in SA this weekend
This weekend, head to the Adelaide Guitar Festival or the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Adelaide Guitar Festival
The world’s best guitarists will descend on our state until October 12 for the Adelaide Guitar Festival. With performers playing classical music, blues, rock and country, there’s something for everyone. Highlights include performances by Aboriginal country artists Troy Cassar-Daley and Nancy Bates, indie musician Lior and multi-instrumentalist Lau Noah, while Adelaide guitarist Dusty Lee Stephensen leads an all-star band as they recreate Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti to celebrate 50 years of the album.
Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
Head to the South Australian Museum this weekend for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition. This exhibition features photography showcasing the diversity of flora, fauna and landscapes in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea. Now in its 22nd year, the installation includes 99 shortlisted images from ten categories such as “Animals in Nature”, “Aerial”, “Landscape” and “Threatened Species”. The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year is open daily from 10am-5pm at the South Australian Museum until February 1, 2026. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for concessions, while children under 12 and museum members get in for free.
MOSAIC Adelaide
South Australia’s multicultural communities are being celebrated this month as MOSAIC Adelaide returns for its seventh year. On Saturday, September 13, at the Dom Polski Centre, this is South Australia’s largest youth-led intercultural festival. There is everything from traditional music to dance and food, with more than 30 cultures represented. Each ticket includes three servings of sumptuous homemade dishes from around the world. Other highlights include an intercultural fashion show, a bazaar with henna and turban wrapping, and performances from Burundian drummers, Ukrainian Cossack dancers, and Papua New Guinea’s Hetura Cultural Dance Group – the first time an international act has graced the stage at this event.
Aunty Ellen Trevorrow exhibition
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Make your way to JamFactory this weekend for the final days of Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time. Journey through the career of the internationally-renowned Ngarrindjeri weaver. Showing in Gallery One of JamFactory until September 14, this survey exhibition features everything from traditional baskets and fish traps to wearable dresses and jewellery, all crafted from freshwater rushes. The installation is curated by Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Narungga woman Carly Tarkari Dodd and recognises Aunty Ellen’s decades-long collaboration with Dr Jelina Haines. The exhibition is presented as part of the ICON 2025 series, which highlights the most influential South Australian visual artists working in craft-based media.
Melbourne Cup at The Kitchen
Don your fanciest fascinator and head to SkyCity Adelaide on November 4 for Melbourne Cup at The Kitchen, hosted in partnership with SALIFE magazine and the Jodi Lee Foundation. Indulge in canapés, a three-course meal and free-flowing bubbles while the Melbourne Cup is broadcast live on screens throughout the venue. SALIFE fashion editor Emma Riemersma and Michelle Beltrame will judge the best dressed in the Fashions Off the Field competition. This decadent luncheon supports the Jodi Lee Foundation’s mission “to empower people to take active steps to prevent bowel cancer and live healthy lives”.
