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10 Things To Do This Week in SA | Sept 4-10
🎪 FESTIVALS & EXHIBITIONS
Royal Adelaide Show It’s Show time! The Royal Adelaide Show returns to the Adelaide Showground with all the favourites - showbags, rides, animals, food, entertainment and plenty of old-fashioned fun. This year’s program includes the Human Cannonball, Hot Wheels Super Truck battles, freestyle motocross and the Grand Parade.
📍 Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville
📅 Saturday 5 - Sunday 13 September 2026
⏰ Various times throughout the day
🎟️ Tickets available
⭐ Limelight Pick: You’re never too old for a Showbag and a wander around the animal pavilions!
🎨 ARTS & CULTURE
Monet to Matisse: Friday Night - DJ Cruise See the spectacular Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition exhibition after hours, accompanied by live DJ sets, champagne and French-inspired snacks. With more than 100 works spanning a century of modern art, it’s a rather stylish way to start the weekend.
📍 Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide
📅 Friday 4 September 2026 | ⏰ 5:30pm – 8:30pm
🎟️ $45 - tickets available online
⭐ Limelight Pick: Art, bubbles and music — three of our favourite things!
🎭 THEATRE & COMEDY
The Great Gatsby: A Jazz Ballet Odyssey Step into the glamour and decadence of the Jazz Age with this spectacular world premiere. Combining ballet, tap and jazz with Gershwin, dazzling costumes and theatrical sets, The Great Gatsby promises a very different take on Fitzgerald’s classic.
📍 Her Majesty’s Theatre, 58 Grote Street, Adelaide
📅 Friday 4 - Sunday 6 September 2026 | ⏰ Various performances
🎟️ Tickets available
⭐ Limelight Pick: If you love beautifully staged productions, this one looks like a real feast for the eyes.
🎤 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Burn the Floor - Luminous Get ready for an exhilarating night of dance as Burn the Floor returns with Luminous, a spectacular new production featuring world-class international champion dancers, live musicians and vocalists. Expect an exciting mix of ballroom, Latin and contemporary dance, dazzling costumes and dynamic choreography from acclaimed director and choreographer Jason Gilkison. With its infectious energy and theatrical production, Luminous promises to be a feast for the eyes and ears.
📍 Her Majesty’s Theatre, 58 Grote Street, Adelaide
📅 Wednesday 9 September 2026 | ⏰ 7:00pm
🎟️ Tickets from $79 - currently available
⭐ Limelight Pick: If you love the excitement of live performance, spectacular costumes and incredible dancing, Luminous is a wonderful midweek night out — and you don't need to be a ballroom dancer to appreciate the talent on stage!
💡 HIDDEN GEM
Rundle Mall 50th Birthday Parade Rundle Mall turns 50 and the celebrations are taking over the city. Head into the Mall on Friday evening for a spectacular parade featuring music, dancers and performers, followed by a week-long program of free celebrations, pop-ups and nostalgic displays.
📍 Rundle Mall, Adelaide
📅 Friday 4 September 2026 | ⏰ 5:00pm
🎟️ FREE
⭐ Limelight Pick: A great excuse to head into the city and relive a little Adelaide history while you're there.
🍷 FOOD & WINE
Spring Weekends at Paxton Wines Welcome spring with a relaxed weekend at Paxton Wines in McLaren Vale. Enjoy the winery, beautiful surroundings, food and wine in a family-friendly setting. The Spring Weekends program runs from 5 September through to November.
📍 Paxton Wines, 68 Wheaton Road, McLaren Vale
📅 Saturday 5 September 2026 | ⏰ 11:00am – 4:00pm
🎟️ FREE entry
⭐ Limelight Pick: Pack the sunnies, round up some friends and make a day of it in McLaren Vale.
🏃HEALTH & FITNESS
River Torrens Running Festival Get active this Sunday with the inaugural River Torrens Running Festival. Choose from a 2km Family Dash, 5km, 10km or half marathon, with all courses following the picturesque River Torrens.
📍 Drage Reserve, Felixstow
📅 Sunday 6 September 2026 | ⏰ From 6:30am
🎟️ Registrations currently open
⭐ Limelight Pick: You don't have to be running to enjoy the atmosphere - head along to cheer on the participants!
🎶 MUSIC & DANCE
Rumba Dance Challenge 2026 Ready to put a little rhythm into your Saturday? The Rumba Dance Challenge combines a fun Rumba workshop, challenge heats and social dancing in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
📍 255 Gouger Street, Adelaide
📅 Saturday 5 September 2026 | ⏰ 4:30pm
🎟️ Tickets from $20
⭐ Limelight Pick: You don't need to be a ballroom pro — it's all about having a go and enjoying the music.
🚗 TRAVEL & STAYS
Flinders Ranges – A Brush With Art Take a road trip north and combine art, scenery and country hospitality with A Brush With Art. Running across the Flinders and Southern Flinders Ranges, the five-week arts trail connects visitors with exhibitions, artists, local stories, food and regional experiences. The 2026 program runs from early September through October.
📍 Various locations across the Flinders & Southern Flinders Ranges
📅 From Saturday 5 September 2026 | ⏰ Various times
🎟️ Exhibitions open across participating towns
⭐ Limelight Pick: An excellent excuse for a weekend road trip - especially if you love art, beautiful landscapes and discovering little country towns.
🏛️ MUSEUMS & HISTORY
All Aboard the City of Adelaide Step aboard one of Adelaide’s most fascinating pieces of maritime history. The Clipper Ship City of Adelaide is a beautifully restored historic vessel that once carried passengers and cargo between Britain and Australia. Explore the ship, discover its stories and get a glimpse into what life was like aboard a 19th-century sailing ship.
📍 Clipper Ship City of Adelaide, Dock 2, Honey Street, Port Adelaide Clipper Ship City of Adelaide
📅 Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 September 2026 | ⏰ 10:00am – 3:00pm
🎟️ Tickets available
⭐ Limelight Pick: A great little Port Adelaide outing — particularly if you enjoy history, ships and discovering something you may have driven past without ever stopping to explore.
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