Update 31st July: Eden extended till 13th October 2024 - Superluminal on til 10th August 2024 - all other Illuminate Adelaide events finished.
This winter get set to experience something new, something exciting, something unexpected.
From 04 – 21 July the boldest luminaries from around the globe will set loose across Adelaide's iconic CBD to bring you the best in art, light, music, and technology for Illuminate Adelaide 2024.
Featuring more than 7000 firepots in Adelaide Botanic Garden, over a dozen prehistoric creatures prowling Adelaide Zoo, an interactive digital paradise, boundary pushing music, and over 40 FREE City Lights installations, discover the 2024 program now!
Event include:
City Lights around Adelaide - 5th July to 21st July 2024 - It took only three short years for City Lights to become one of Adelaide’s most-loved events, drawing millions of people out of their wintertime hibernation and onto the streets of Adelaide.Running for seventeen nights from 05 – 21 July, City Lights invites everyone to participate, consider, and let their sense of adventure guide the way!
Use the Interactive map of the 22 installations to help you find all the sites!
It’s also available as a downloadable/printable PDF.
FREE.
Fire Gardens at Adelaide Botanic Garden- 4th to 21st July 2024 - Gather around the firelight this winter and journey through a wonderland of captivating flaming sculpture as Adelaide Botanic Garden takes on new surprises when painted with the palette of fire.
Sessions available every 15 minutes.
Thu - Sun from 5:45pm. Closed Mon - Wed.
Ticketed. Free for kids under 4 however registration is required.
Fire Gardens at Adelaide Botanic Garden
Eden at The Light Room at ILA - 4th to 31st August 2024 - An interactive and immersive experience by flora&faunavisions. The unparalleled beauty of nature is showcased in all its vibrant glory in EDEN, an interactive experience that encourages everyone to see the beauty in the world around us.
Sessions available every 15 minutes.
Suitable for all ages.
Ticketed. Free for kids under 4 however registration is required.
Eden at The Light Room at ILA
Universal Kingdom: Prehistoric Nights at Adelaide Zoo - 4th to 21st July 2024 - A co-presentation with Adelaide Zoo.
Step back in time and into the Mesozoic Era to a land where puppets, lights and dinosaurs collide.
In a brand-new experience and a night not seen for millions of years, prepare to be electrified by the first in a trilogy exploring the prehistoric era. Brought to you by Adelaide Zoo and Illuminate Adelaide with presenting partner SA Power Networks, witness the evolution of the first creatures to crawl from the world’s vast oceans and some of the largest beasts to ever roam the planet.
Ticketed. Free for kids under 4 however registration is required.
Universal Kingdom: Prehistoric Nights at Adelaide Zoo
Superluminal at the South Australian Museum - 6th July to 10th August 2024.
South Australia's Patch Theatre is renowned for creating visually spectacular interactive experiences for children.
Superluminal is the perfect school holiday activity for 4 - 8 year olds and their families.
Ticketed. Free for kids under 2 however registration is required.
Superluminal at the South Australian Museum