South Australia

A R T S & C U LT U R E There’s a reason we’re known as the Festival State The Adelaide Fringe Festival – the largest in the world after Edinburgh Fringe – is held concurrently with the Adelaide Festival, celebrating the full gamut of performance arts in a convivial and family-friendly environment. The city teems with small, independent art galleries, ranging from paintings to ceramics and glassworks. Every August, the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival showcases the talents of local artists in all manner of galleries – including cafés, restaurants, bars, libraries and retail stores across the state. All through the year, Adelaide plays host to a stellar line up of theatre, music, dance, food and handicrafts. It’s a city that is rich in its storytelling and cultural impact. Adelaide is renowned for its creative culture. From performance arts to cultural experiences, culinary pursuits and a love of sports, this city has it all. The cultural precinct of North Terrace (unsurprisingly, to the north of the city) is home to the Art Gallery of South Australia, which has one of Australia’s finest collections of Australian and international art. Next door is the South Australian Museum, custodian to the world’s largest collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural material. Some 3000 artefacts are on public display (roughly a tenth of the whole collection) telling the rich history and stories of the traditional owners of the land. The Migration Museum located behind the larger museums is an in-depth look at the migration history of South Australia, and well worth a visit. Further along North Terrace is the National Wine Centre of Australia, where you can taste 120 different wines from around the country. Nestled behind the Adelaide Botanic Gardens is the Adelaide Zoo, home to the only giant pandas in Australasia. Wang Wang and Fu Ni arrived from China in 2009 as part of a conservation program to protect endangered wildlife. Across the River Torrens on the northern edge of the city is Adelaide Oval, widely renowned in cricketing circles as one of the best grounds in the world. For a more hands-on experience, visitors can do a tour of the historic grounds, or climb across the top of the roofline for a different perspective on the city. Yura Mulka Cultural Walk, Wilpena Pound Resort, Flinders Ranges & Outback Right M U S T - D O A B O R I G I N A L C U LT U R A L E X P E R I E N C E S • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide • South Australian Museum’s Aboriginal Cultures Gallery, Adelaide • Aboriginal Art Tour with Tourabout Adelaide. • Ngarrindjeri Kurangk Culture Experience Tour with Spirit of the Coorong, Fleurieu Peninsula. • Sacred Canyon Yura Mulka Cultural Walk at Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges.