Events around South Australia in 2025
Each month, sa move brings you our pick of SA events that everyone should have on their calendar.
July 2025
Cold hands, warm hearts and plenty to keep you moving in July. Shake off the chill and discover the events lighting up SA this month.
1. Illuminate Adelaide
When: 2–20 July
Where: Adelaide
Step into the glow of Illuminate Adelaide as it lights up the night with a dazzling blend of light, art, music and technology from the world’s best luminaries. Start your night off in the RAA Lounge at Base Camp before taking in the sights and lights of the free City Lights trail spread out along North Terrace and Rundle Street (pictured above).
Horizons, new on the program for 2025, takes over the skies above Adelaide Oval where aerial drone choreography and arena lighting paint a picture of our past, present and our hope for a bright future. Adelaide Botanic Garden will become a spectacular gateway into the unknown as it transforms into the all-new after dark Night Visions experience. Buy tickets through RAA Rewards and score yourself a discount (until allocation exhausted).
2. Out of this world: Australia in the space age
When: 4 July–5 October
Where: State Library of South Australia
Step back in time to the beginning of the space age and discover Australia’s pivotal role in humanity’s journey beyond Earth. The free Out of this world: Australia in the space age exhibition touches down at the beautiful State Library with lots of artefacts on display, including photographs, documents, videos from the National Archives of Australia collection.
Uncover ground-breaking achievements, iconic moments and the technology that has shaped the world’s journey into the big beyond. There’s even a blast from the past with Australia’s favourite spaceman, Mr Squiggle, making an appearance.
3. Kimberly Akimbo
When: 8–19 July
Where: Her Majesty’s Theatre
Remember being 16? Making friends, dealing with family and finding yourself. But what if you’re a teenager whose body thinks you’re going on 70? Co-produced with Melbourne Theatre Company and in association with Wagnan Productions Sarah Rohrsheim, State Theatre Company South Australia presents the Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, which tells the story of a teenager living with a rare genetic condition that makes her age at four times the rate of everyone else.
Powerhouse Australian icon Marina Prior leads as musical heroine Kimberly, in a story about finding your place, being accepted and celebrating differences. Save 10 per cent on full-price tickets with your RAA membership and you’ll leave ready to celebrate life’s little moments. You can also enter our competition to win a double pass.
4. Cellar Door Fest Winter Edit
When: 11–12 July
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre
Winter may not be your cup of tea, but perhaps it’s your glass of wine? Raise a glass to the season as Cellar Door Fest Winter Edit brings SA’s finest drops and delicious bites together under one roof.
Use your RAA membership to uncork a 20 percent discount on single-entry general admission tickets. Sip your way through boutique wines and craft spirits from more than 70 local producers. Paired with glorious food, atmospheric live music, cheese platters and more, Cellar Door Fest Winter Edit will keep you warm and cosy.
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5. British and Irish Lions Rugby Tour
When: 12 July
Where: Adelaide Oval
For the first time in more than a decade, the British and Irish Lions rugby team will roar back onto Australian turf. They’ll be ready to tackle a combined Australia-New Zealand team who last joined forces in 1989. The visiting Lions were narrowly ‘try’umphant when they last played the combined side on Australian shores, so don’t be caught offside this time.
Make sure you’re there to witness this once-in a generation clash of rugby titans and find out whether the southern or the northern hemisphere will leave victorious.
6. Mowers on the Murray
When: 19 July
Where: Morgan Motocross Track
Get ready for grassroots racing at its finest. This cutting-edge entertainment sees high-speed racing machines with souped-up engines go head-to-head at the Mowers on the Murray racing competition.
You’ll catch lawnmowers as you’ve never seen them before as they mow for glory at this family-friendly day out, complete with food, drinks, and plenty of local ingenuity and community spirit.
