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Free events in Adelaide in October 2026

26 events from Wednesday, October 21 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Busiest venues: Adelaide Festival Centre, Art Gallery of South Australia, Newmarch Gallery.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Visual arts
until Feb 28

Two Islands, One Thread: The Art and Cultures of Lombok & Bali

Art Gallery of South Australia · North Terrace cultural precinct
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 1

CIPX Kaurna Miyurna (Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange with the Kaurna Community)

Art Gallery of South Australia · North Terrace cultural precinct
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 1

James Tylor: Turrangka...in the shadows

Art Gallery of South Australia · North Terrace cultural precinct
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 24

At the still point of the turning world

Sahr Bashir · Leslie Matthews

Newmarch Gallery · Prospect
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 4

Keith Piper: 22 Yards of Earth

Samstag Museum of Art · West End
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 4

منّت mannatmnt mannat

Samstag Museum of Art · West End
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 4

Robert Fielding: Melting Point

Samstag Museum of Art · West End
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 24

Pull Pop Push

State Library of South Australia · North Terrace cultural precinct
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 15

Daryl Austin: The Long View

Adelaide Town Hall · City centre
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jul 13

The City Dressed Up: Adelaide’s Golden Age of Department Stores

Adelaide Town Hall · City centre
- Visual arts
Free
Music
until Oct 23

FUTURE SOUNDS 2026 I A FREE ENTRY, ALL AGES FESTIVAL OF NEW SA MUSIC

UniBar Adelaide · University of Adelaide
- Music
Free Tickets
Visual arts
12:15 PM

Wednesday Talks // Tom Moore

JamFactory · West End
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
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Literature
1 PM

Writing Wednesdays

State Library of South Australia · North Terrace cultural precinct
- Literature
Free

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
Time not announced

TYPÓ

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Music
Free Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Visual arts
6 PM

Andrew Hill: Our Rights and Pleasures

ILA (Immersive Light and Art) · West End
- Visual arts
- Literature
Free
Comedy
7 PM

Sashi Perera's Night School

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Comedy
Free Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Maajela

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Music
Free Tickets

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

SUN DER

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Music
Free Tickets
Literature
Time not announced

OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Literature
Free Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

The Greatest Debate

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Comedy
Free Tickets

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Lastlings

Adelaide Festival Centre · Riverbank
- Music
Free Tickets

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

An Evening with Michael Robotham

Mawson Lakes Library · Mawson Lakes
- Literature
Free Tickets

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Visual arts
12:15 PM

Wednesday Talks // Merrilyn Stock

JamFactory · West End
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Literature
1 PM

Writing Wednesdays

State Library of South Australia · North Terrace cultural precinct
- Literature
Free

Friday, October 30, 2026

Visual arts
6 PM

Exhibition Opening - Hyperobject

Newmarch Gallery · Prospect
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 28

Hyperobject

Newmarch Gallery · Prospect
- Visual arts
Free

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