Events around South Australia in 2025
Each month, sa move brings you our pick of SA events that everyone should have on their calendar.
January 2025
Set the tone for a fantastic year ahead by getting out and enjoying yourself at these great events across SA this January.
1. Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
When: 2–5 January
Where: Dunstan Playhouse
It’s time to wake up because the Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty experience is in town. This age-old tale of a sleeping beautiful princess, fairies, spells and true love is reimagined for little princes and princesses aged three years and older.
With a run time of under an hour, there’ll be no rubbing of sleepy eyes as the renowned Australian Ballet company whisks your tiny dancers along a narrated, interactive fairy-tale adventure that’ll have them pirouetting all the way home.
2. Pick your own sunflowers
When: 13–26 January (dates are approximate. Check the website for updated season information)
Where: Atkins Farm, Meadows
What could be better than summer? Bring a little bit of that brightness into your living room or give the gift of sunshine to a loved one. Sunflowers are the ultimate symbol of summer, as they rotate their luminous faces to bask in the sun’s rays. Recognising that people needed a little sunshine in their lives, Atkin’s Farm opened their working farm to the public in 2022 for Pick your own sunflowers. Book your slot, then grab your secateurs, bucket and gardening gloves and let sunflowers brighten your day.
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3. SummerVines
When: 17–27 January
Where: McLaren Vale
Sunshine, good food, bright wines and live tunes – why go overseas when you can get Mediterranean vibes right here? Don’t travel to Spain, instead try Bosworth’s refreshing spritzy Sangria and show off your croquet skills, or take a Serafino’s Italian Wine Masterclass.
Forget France’s yellow jersey – the Tour Down Under is bringing the party to Tintara so you can cheer on the elite athletes as the race goes past. McLaren Vale’s SummerVines festival is an 11-day ode to Aussie summer and jam-packed with the best the Fleurieu has to offer.
4. Gynburra Festival
When: 24–25 January
Where: Port Victoria, Narungga country/Yorke Peninsula
Make a splash at this year’s Gynburra Festival. The gynburra, or big butterfish, is significant to the Narungga people, the traditional owners of the country that extends as far north as Port Broughton and east to the Hummock Ranges.
The annual Gynburra butterfish catching competition draws competitors of all ages from across the country. Enjoy two days of family-friendly fun, including stalls filled with delicious local food, homemade wares and arts and crafts, as well as cultural performances, free movies and fireworks.
5. Commbank Women’s T20I Ashes vs England
When: 25 January
Where: Adelaide Oval
Don’t be caught out when the women’s T20 international cricket season calls stumps. Cheer on your favourite team (Australia, of course) at the thrilling conclusion of the T20I Commbank Women’s Ashes.
Want a different perspective? Get a bird’s-eye view of the action with an Adelaide Oval Roof Climb before or during the match.
6. Style and Spirit: The Fashion of Chester Weinberg
When: ending 25 January
Where: David Roche Gallery
See how fabric can be transformed from everyday clothing necessity to an artform under the skilful hand of vintage fashion couturier, Chester Weinberg. Put your best foot (and shoe) forward at the world-first Style and Spirit: The Fashion of Chester Weinberg exhibition.
You’ll marvel at the fine details, including Weinberg’s innovative inclusion of discreet pockets in almost all his garments. See the fashion and learn about his remarkable story as he rose to the head the largest fashion brand in the world before being written out of fashion history thanks to uneducated beliefs of the time.
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7. 2025 Australian Sprintcar Championship
When: 31 January – 1 February
Where: Murray Bridge Speedway
Start your engines. The Australian Sprintcar Championship is returning to kick up the dust in Murray Bridge for the first time in 20 years.
Driving vehicles that have evolved from crude ‘hot rods’ to dual-winged, high-powered roll cages with wheels, the exclusively Australian drivers will battle it out to be national champion.
