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Santa and his friends might be isolating at the North Pole this Christmas, but they’ve made a special visit to The Parade, and your family can take part in an augmented reality Christmas Trail along the Parade to find them!

The 2021 Adelaide Festival program, prepared over this past turbulent year under ever-changing circumstances, has been revealed and promises 17 days of new and extraordinary experiences!

BOWERBIRD IS ON! The countdown has officially begun to Bowerbird Design Market, with doors opening at the Adelaide Showgrounds 11-13 December! We’ve checked out the lineup and have your KIDDO TOP PICKS for kids and families at Bowerbird!

Four nights, one stage, no clashes! WOMADelaide’s ‘re-imagined’ 2021 edition will feature a remarkable selection of Australian headline artists, presented across four sunset concert evenings in a picturesque new Park Lands venue.

We’ve chosen some of the best activities and things to do with kids and families in December in Adelaide, so you can start planning!

Adelaide’s much-loved Carols by Candlelight event is adapting to the times of 2020, with a virtual celebration featuring performances from across Australia to be broadcast on Sunday December 13 on the Seven Network, and four pop up location screenings across the city!

Festive folk of SA…You’re invited to Adelaide’s Biggest Christmas Carol Event for 2020! Block out your calendar and listen to SAFM on November 28th from 6pm to hear Adelaide’s Biggest Christmas Carols and celebrate with the whole of SA!

Weekends, public holidays, school holidays…lest we all go insane listening to our children argue about the complex rules of kids Monopoly… sometimes parents just need a little “me time” that can be next to impossible to get when our kids are home 24/7. That’s where audiobooks can be a game changer! You can feed your literary cravings and your NEED for some stimulation outside Bluey episodes on repeat, but keep your hands and eyes free to get on with other tasks. Multitasking for the win.

We’ve found a range of online sites and fitness apps for kids designed to make exercise simple and fun, so you can get the whole family moving without so much as leaving your living room!

Pa rum pum pum pum: Christmas has arrived in Rundle Mall…and we have your one-stop Guide to the Magical Christmas Windows Display + all the details of the festive season trading hours so you can make the most of your Christmas shopping!

The funhouse mirrors have been polished, the fairy lights are twinkling, and the snow forest trees have been adorned, ready for excited visitors to descend on David Jones for the cherished South Australian tradition of The Magic Cave.

Roarsome news for Dinosaur lovers (aka… every kid everywhere), a world class dinosaur exhibition is coming to Adelaide early next year and it looks like it’s going to be DINOmite!

Here’s your guide to Adelaide Christmas events in 2020. Let’s be honest, its been a pretty rough year, and we all need a bit of festive spirit to end 2020 on a high. Whilst some Christmas events usually hosted in Adelaide have been cancelled, there’s still a jolly good selection to choose from, with many events changing up their usual proceedings in order to make it possible to have socially distanced Christmas festivities.