Adelaide Festival
Adelaide Festival takes place Late Feb - mid Mar 2027 (program launches Oct 2026) in Adelaide, Australia. The dress code is Smart casual; light summer clothing with something dressier for opera and headline theatre nights. Typical cost ranges from 400 to 1200 EUR per person.
A premier multi-arts festival of theatre, opera, dance, music and literature that has anchored Australia's festival calendar since 1960. It runs alongside the enormous Adelaide Fringe and WOMADelaide, turning the compact city into one continuous stage each March. The programme mixes exclusive international productions with free outdoor spectacles.
- When
- Late Feb - mid Mar 2027 (program launches Oct 2026)
- Where
- Adelaide, Australia
- Dress code
- Smart casual; light summer clothing with something dressier for opera and headline theatre nights.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 400 to 1200 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 28 - 32C, hot and dry late Adelaide summer
- When to book
- Book headline shows within days of the Oct program launch; reserve hotels 3+ months out as Fringe and WOMADelaide overlap
- Getting there
- ADL (Adelaide), 20 min to the city centre
- Where to stay
- Sofitel Adelaide, The Playford, Majestic Roof Garden Hotel (value)
- Official site
- https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au
How to attend
Book show tickets online via adelaidefestival.com.au when the season programme launches (typically the preceding October); headline international productions sell out fast. Many outdoor and public events are free. Combine with the concurrent Fringe and WOMADelaide for a full festival trip and lock in accommodation early.
The 2027 programme launches in October 2026 and tickets only go on sale with it, so nothing can be booked yet.
Insider tip
Time your trip so the Festival, the Adelaide Fringe and WOMADelaide overlap in the first March week - no other city in the southern hemisphere packs that much into one long weekend.
Get inside Adelaide Festival
Booking matters here: book headline shows within days of the Oct program launch; reserve hotels 3+ months out as Fringe and WOMADelaide overlap. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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