This weekend, explore OzAsia Festival’s final program or get along to Adelaide Fashion Week.
Mariam Seddiq Luxury Runway Showcase
October 10
SALIFE is partnering with The Models and Finesse Models to present celebrated Australian designer Mariam Seddiq’s latest collection in an exclusive evening at the State Library’s Mortlock Chamber. This event is part of Adelaide Fashion week, which brings the local fashion community together for five days of runways, workshops, talks and dining experiences. Now in its fifth year, this event connects designers, retailers, venues and hospitality partners and focuses on broadening access to local fashion. This year’s program centres around its ‘The Threads Between Us’ campaign where five major runways are presented as living portraits and each revealing a different aspect of Adelaide’s fashion culture.
OzAsia Festival
October 9 to November 1
This staple of the South Australian events calendar celebrating Asian and Asian Australian art, literature and music returns for its 20th and final year. Free concerts by Australian rock band Regurgitator and Japanese Australian electronic duo Lastlings are highlights of this year’s program. The popular Lucky Dumpling Market also returns for its milestone 10th season to bring the best of Asian food, drinks, music and culture to Elder Park/Tarntanya Wama for the duration of the festival. Also, discover the Market’s beautiful moon lantern display where more than a dozen giant lanterns pop up across the open-air market including Kurdany Tangku created by South Australian Artist Jaydenlee.
Still Aware fundraising auction
October 9-18
This year Still Aware is doing things differently and taking their annual fundraising efforts online, inviting Australians everywhere to register, bid and support the cause from home. More than 150 items have been generously donated for the auction, which opens this Friday, October 9, and all proceeds support the organisations mission of preventing stillbirth across Australia. An array of items are up for grabs – everything from coffee machines and original artworks to power tools, cosmetics and even family experiences, with plenty of times to peruse the site before bidding closes on Sunday, October 18.
Fleurieu Folk Festival
October 9-11
This festival returns to Willunga for its milestone 20th year to bring musicians and the community together for South Australia’s biggest folk music celebration. More than 40 Australian and international acts feature across the weekend with everything from traditional and contemporary folk and Celtic tunes to American, bluegrass and world music. Highlights of the line-up include The Bushwackers, Edwina Hayes, Austral and The Sweet Sorrows. Also, discover workshops, dance, jam sessions and blackboard concerts as well as the Quarry Market featuring food and market stalls. On-site camping is available for weekend ticket holders.
Gelato Bello 30th Birthday
October 10-11
This weekend one of Adelaide’s oldest gelato brands celebrates three decades with a nostalgia-filled anniversary weekend at it’s flagship Glynde store. The first 100 customers each day can purchase scoops at the original 1996 price of $3. Also expect vintage branded merchandise, the return of favourite flavours including Golden Gaytime, banana cream pie, Cherry Ripe and lemon meringue pie as the team serves scoops decked out in Gelato Bello’s original uniforms.
PAUSE exhibition
October 9-11
Adelaide artist Nick Hannaford displays new works in his latest exhibition showing at Mazzanine 55. The pieces presented in PAUSE are the result of Hannaford’s questioning of his own practice and habits that had become comfortable. Known for his landscapes, Hannaford explores our relationship with the natural world and depicts familiar environments changed by weather, fire, changing light, memory and human presence. Hannaford has been named as a finalist in the 2026 Heysen Prize for Landscape, with the winner to be announced this month.
Riverland Rose and Garden Festival
October 9-18
Discover one of Australia’s biggest garden festivals across 10 jam-packed days. Expect a variety of open gardens, community flower shows, workshops, nature tourism, gardening seminars and the festival fair and markets as the region comes together in a celebration of the outdoors. The opening night gala dinner on Friday, October 9 is a highlight of the 2026 program. This unique and unforgettable gardening experience is set to leave a lasting impression and encourages locals and visitors alike to stop and smell the roses.
Dave McEvoy Trio – Live
October 9 & 10
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Last year, musician Dave McEvoy took a grand piano into Australia’s largest temperate rainforest in Tasmania as part of Bob Brown Foundation’s annual “Art for Takayna” artists’ residency. Playing within the ancient forest at dawn heightened the artist’s connection to nature and he now brings that experience to two extraordinary live events at Immersive Light and Art. The pianist and composer will perform in the round, surrounded by footage of the majestic Takayna forest on ILA’s 110-square metres of LED screens. Singer Lauren Henderson and bass player Tasha Stevens will join the performance in this immersive and uplifting event.
The Great Botanic Seed and Swap and Share
October 11
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is holding a community seed swap event as a part of Nature Festival. Saving seeds is a great way to cut down on gardening costs, protect biodiversity, adapt to the changing climate and connect with a local community of like-minded garden lovers. Bring your saved seeds to share and leave with something new to add to the garden. This event is on in the Rose Garden Pavilion and entry is ticketed. Also expect additional activities that require a small donation to the SA Seed Conservation Centre.
Biggest Backyard Cricket Bash
October 11
Break out the cricket bat on one of the best sporting stages for a cause this month. Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and Cancer Council SA present the rare opportunity to play on the renowned turf at Adelaide Oval while raising funds for vital mental health and cancer research. Assemble a team to take part in the full-day round-robin T10 competition – the final two teams battling it out on the centre wicket alongside South Australian cricket legends. Also expect a gourmet barbecue lunch across the day.
Myer Shopping weekend, on film
October 9
New outfit? Shopping haul? Just looking good? Get it on camera. A pop-up photo booth is landing at the Myer Centre for Adelaide Shopping Weekend, ready to capture the weekend in a classic photo strip. Strike a pose, take your strip home, then share your shots on Instagram or Facebook and tag @MyerCentreAdelaide and @RundleMall to go in the draw to win a $500 Myer Gift Card. Find it on Ground Floor, outside Myer, across Adelaide Shopping Weekend.
COMING UP
SA Death Festival
October 18
This festival offers a welcoming space to explore death, dying, grief and remembrance with honesty, creativity and compassion. Presented by Pure Land Home Hospice, this community-led event features talks, workshops, Death Cafés, art, ceremony, nature and quiet spaces for reflection. Explore topics including palliative care, end-of-life planning, children’s grief, dementia, funeral traditions and death literacy, while hearing from clinicians, carers, artists, celebrants and people with lived experience. Whether you’re navigating loss, planning ahead or simply curious, the festival invites open conversations about death – and what it means to live well.
Adelaide Indie Author Book Festival
October 24
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