WOMADelaide
WOMADelaide takes place Mar 5 - 8, 2027 (four days over the March long weekend) in Adelaide, Australia. The dress code is Casual and comfortable for an outdoor park - sun hat, sunscreen, and layers for cooler evenings; picnic rug welcome. Typical cost ranges from 600 to 1400 EUR per person.
A four-day world music, arts and dance festival held under the giant Moreton Bay figs of Adelaide's Botanic Park, part of the global WOMAD network. It champions cross-cultural performance, food and sustainability across seven-plus stages. Its relaxed, all-ages picnic atmosphere is unique among major festivals.
- When
- Mar 5 - 8, 2027 (four days over the March long weekend)
- Where
- Adelaide, Australia
- Dress code
- Casual and comfortable for an outdoor park - sun hat, sunscreen, and layers for cooler evenings; picnic rug welcome.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 600 to 1400 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 28 - 32C hot days, milder nights; early-autumn Adelaide
- When to book
- Buy the cheaper early-release tickets when they drop (typically late in the prior year); book hotels 3+ months out
- Getting there
- ADL (Adelaide), 15 min to Botanic Park
- Where to stay
- Mayfair Hotel, Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets, The Playford
- Official site
- https://www.womadelaide.com.au
How to attend
Buy single-day or four-day season tickets at womadelaide.com.au, with child, concession and family tiers; earlier release tiers are cheapest. It is fully outdoor in central Adelaide with no camping - stay in city hotels a short walk away. It overlaps with Adelaide Festival and Fringe, so book accommodation early.
Insider tip
The four-day pass beats day tickets on value, and the Taste the World stage - artists cooking their home cuisine while talking - is the festival's best-kept ritual.
Get inside WOMADelaide
Booking matters here: buy the cheaper early-release tickets when they drop (typically late in the prior year); book hotels 3+ months out. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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