What to do in SA this weekend
This weekend, explore the art of a Tasmanian forest oasis or catch Adelaide’s own Anthony LaPaglia on stage.
Art for Takayna
September 18 to October 10
Experience the forest oasis of Tasmania’s Takayna through the eyes of more than 100 artists in this exhibition that serves as a call to action. For five days, artists from across the country camped in Takayna and created art as a living memory of the forest that is one of Earth’s last wild places. This exhibition, presented by Bob Brown Foundation and showing at ILA, prompts its audience to take action to defend and protect Takayna from mining, logging and off-road vehicle destruction and asks: what do we stand to lose?
Death of a Salesman
September 26 to October 4
Adelaide will finally see one of its biggest exports, Anthony LaPaglia, perform live on his home stage, starring in the critically acclaimed production that has taken Australia by storm, gaining accolades and five star reviews. Hailed as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is playing at the Festival Theatre for a strictly limited season. Helpmann Award and Silver Logie winner Alison Whyte, Josh Helman and Ben O’Toole also star alongside the Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winner. Experience a timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that has captivated audiences for generations. Due to the outstanding demand, new seats to the most popular performances have been released.
Pull Pop Push
Until January 24
Explore the art of movable books in this visually-engaging and interactive experience presented by the State Library of South Australia. From pop-ups to sound books and more, the State Library draws on its collections, including the Children’s Literature Research Collection, to show how these books use carefully engineered paper mechanisms to transform flat pages into lively scenes. Step through immersive, larger-than-life recreations of iconic words and explore the evolution of paper on the ground floor of the Spence Wing in the State Library.
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Nature Festival
September 25 to October 11
Explore and celebrate the intersection of nature and culture as Nature Festival returns to foster meaningful relationships with the environment. The extensive 2026 program features more than 300 experiences encompassing art, adventure, music, food, wine, wellbeing, gardens and Aboriginal culture with plenty of free and family friendly events. See the festival program for the full list of events to be held in venues right across the state.
Festival of the Lamb
September 23-27
This multi-day festival returns to the Clare Valley to celebrate the new vines and the best time of year for new-season lamb. Venues across Mintaro, Auburn, Watervale, Polish Hill River, Sevenhill, Penwortham and Clare focus on preparing lamb as ethically as possible as festival organisers support the link between the sheep/lamb industry and the tourism sector. The 2026 program also features the Festival of the Lamb Art Prize and Exhibition and the ‘From Farm to Fashion’ Wool Designer Awards and exhibition in addition to a suite of lunches, dinners, workshops and more.
My Head as a House
September 22 to October 30
Adelaide Central Gallery presents Anna Platten’s first solo exhibition in 14 years, as she invites viewers into a world of entrancing detail and hallucinatory strangeness. Famed for her combination of carefully observed tonal realism and surreal juxtapositions, Platten’s paintings and drawings are the product of a period of turbulent personal change and are deeply personal and cathartic as they explore illness, bereavement and hope. My Head as a House also expands on the surreal worlds of Platten’s paintings with the staging of the exhibition itself.
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