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

Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, today announced the opening of an exhibition at MOD. showcasing the top-rated entries for her inaugural Space to Dream ‘Design Thinking’ Challenge in which she challenged South Australian children and young people to use design thinking to create a toy or gadget for someone their age who is ‘moving to Mars’.

“Wackadoo!” – new dates have been announced for Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show at the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre and Her Majesty’s Theatre with new seats released for sale from 9.00am Tuesday 27 October 2020.

The latest exhibition at the JamFactory, JamFactory Icon 2020 Tom Moore: Abundant Wonder, opened on 9 October, and to accompany the wild and wacky exhibition, the team have put together an exciting program of family and kid friendly activities!

Popular local cupcake specialist The Cupcake Lady is setting up shop at the Adelaide Central Market until the end of the year as a part of the Residence at the Market program.

The weather is slowly warming up, the sun is starting to shine and the days are getting blissfully longer, let’s face it, summer is well on its way and we’re all dreaming of a little beachside getaway. We’re lucky in SA that we have so many awesome beachside destinations at our doorstep and what better time to start planning a summer staycation in South Australia?

You might remember in June we announced that work had begun on the transformation of the Marion Outdoor Pool, with the redevelopment set to upgrade the pool to a $4.5m water park. Well it’s finished and open for business and looks incredible!

An exciting addition has been made to the Mount Lofty ranges network of trails, with a new shared use trail – The Steub Trail – officially opened for use, with a gentler incline especially designed to be accessible to families with small children, and people with reduced mobility.

Tiny Hearts Education gives us what to know before visiting a newborn (and a new mama), so you can make sure you are equipped with some key do’s and don’ts to keep in mind to help the visit be a welcome pleasure, and not a strain on the new parents.

Live shows, free entertainment, foodie sessions and special museum exhibitions – here’s your guide to Adelaide’s October calendar for kids and families.

From water towers in Snowtown, to bus shelters in Middleton, to full scale, epic wall murals in Goodwood, there’s absolutely no shortage of street art in Adelaide, both in the suburbs and the CBD. We’ve collated some of the best of Adelaide street art so you can go on your own street art hunt, with a few sneaky location hints from us! Happy art hunting!

The team at the SA Maritime Museum has been working with Autism SA to provide a calm and accessible environment within the museum for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Sundays are back at the Adelaide Central Market, with voluntary Sunday trading returning on Sunday 11 October and a range of traders committed to opening from 8:00am to 3:00pm.

There aren’t too many activities that tick all the boxes with kids and parents alike when it comes to school holiday entertainment, but we’ve absolutely found one: a visit to the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company.