Events around South Australia in 2025
Each month, sa move brings you our pick of SA events that everyone should have on their calendar.
August 2025
Come out of hibernation and hit up these events to warm your heart and hands. August in SA delivers plenty of toasty treats for your calendar.
1. Fleurieu Food Festival
When: 1–31 August
Where: Various locations across the Fleurieu Peninsula
The menu looks delicious. Can you order one of everything? You’ll want to. During this month-long celebration of flavours, you’ll discover inspiring stories and meet the Fleurieu locals behind the region’s thriving culinary scene. The Fleurieu Food Festival (pictured above) showcases what the locals already know – that the region’s a foodie’s paradise.
You’ll go back for second and third helpings of long lunches, hands-on workshops and chef-led events, like an artisan pizza-making with wine pairing masterclass, sweet confectionery making workshop for kids and multi-course seafood banquets. Use your RAA membership and save on tickets to selected events, and enter to win some of the best food and accommodation this fabulous region has to offer. Now that’s a feast for the senses.
2. Vintage Price Tractor Pull Fest
When: 2–3 August
Where: Yorke Peninsula
They are the strongmen of the soil, athletes of agriculture, the muscle of machinery; tractors are more than just farm tools. At the two-day Vintage Price Tractor Pull Fest, you’ll see tractors which are most ‘out standing’ in their field as they haul heavily weighted sleds and show everyone what they’re capable of.
Enjoy old-world trade workshops like blacksmithing, leather works, rope making and butter churning. Throw in camping facilities and local food and beverage pop-up stalls, and you’ve got a charmingly historical weekend of full-throttle farming and family fun.
3. Crystal Brook Show
When: 9 August
Where: Crystal Brook Showgrounds
It started as a ploughing match to show the region’s finest horses in 1874. Now, the town is hosting it’s 146th event. The Crystal Brook Show, with its homegrown country atmosphere, is a full day of family fun, live entertainment and proud producers showcasing their skills.
Watch breath-taking parkour demonstrations then give it a go yourself, before putting your skills to the test on the mechanical bull. Sit back as the Grande Parade of vintage cars, vintage tractors and the ute muster pass by, and enjoy a wine tasting and cheese platter in the afternoon.
4. Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
When: 24–31 August
Where: Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga
See these marvels of engineering and their talented makers at the end of their 3000km adventure from Darwin to Adelaide. The atmosphere at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge finishing line in Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga will buzz with energy. Here you can join the festivities and meet the teams behind the vehicles, learn about the latest in renewable energy and see these incredible innovations up close.
- RAA EV Drive Experience, 29–31 August
Thanks to RAA, Eagers Automotive Group and Smart, the RAA EV Drive Experience returns as part of the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Village Program. Featuring 14 of the very latest EV models to hit the Australian market, the RAA EV Drive Experience is set to be one of the largest electric vehicle displays in Adelaide.
Inside the RAA marquee, you’ll find our experts ready to talk to you about all things renewable energy – from home solar and battery systems, to home EV charging solutions; while Smart will be able to help you explore the latest EV novated leasing deals.
Book your free test drive today – tickets to our 2023 event were snapped up quickly!
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5. The Magic Flute
When: 28 August – 6 September
Where: Her Majesty’s Theatre
Do you believe in magic? Let the magic of music guide you to State Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. Set within a dystopian, multiverse of the Hong Kong subway system, our young hero embarks on a perilous journey to rescue the princess.
Merging Asian and European traditions, it creates a mesmerising performance that transcends borders. By magic’s hand, music’s heart and your RAA membership, you can receive 10 per cent off full-price tickets when you book online.