Events around South Australia in 2026
Each month, sa move brings you our pick of SA events that everyone should have on their calendar.
October 2026
We might be setting our clocks forward and getting more daylight hours in October, but SA is turning the clock back with these events. Find out what’s on across South Australia this month.
1. Get up close with trucks at your local council
When: Up next 1 and 9 October, and throughout the year
Where: Marion and Onkaparinga respectively
Want your little ones to feel on top of the world? Then this is their chance to climb up, up, up and see the view from the cab of the giants of the road. With events held across the year at various local councils, in October there are two chances for kids (and big kids) to get behind the wheel, explore heavy machinery and meet the people who operate the vehicles that keep our communities moving. Think emergency vehicles, diggers, trucks, demonstrations and so many tempting buttons to try not to press.
Marion’s event, Touch a Truck is on 1 October at Mitchell Park Sports Community Centre, and Onkaparinga’s Trucks on Tour rolls into Wildfred Taylor Reserve, Morphett Vale on 9 October. Keep an eye on your nearest council’s calendar as more events like this are added throughout the year.
2. Australian National Busking Championships – Goolwa Heats
When: 3 October
Where: Goolwa Wharf Precinct
Head to Goolwa Wharf and you might just stumble across the next big thing in Australian music, then you’ll be able to boast you were a fan before they made it. Support the talented musicians putting it all on the line at the inaugural South Australian round of the Australian National Busking Championships, with performers of all ages competing for their chance to make it to the national final.
You can have your say too, so grab a coffee and a bite to eat, then cast your People’s Choice vote to make sure your fav makes it to finals in Cooma, New South Wales, in November. Want to try your hand on the stage? Entries close Friday 18 September, so get in quick.
3. RAA Bay to Birdwood
When: 18 October
Where: West Beach to Birdwood
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines and dust off your best vintage threads! The RAA Bay to Birdwood will see more than 1500 historic vehicles rattle and roar along the 67km journey from West Beach to Birdwood.
Don’t forget to wave to the drivers of beautifully restored turn-of-the-last-century motors and now-considered-classic 1980s engines as they take centre stage on Anzac Highway. Later that morning, they’ll be pulling into the National Motor Museum ready to answer all your questions at the Finish Festival. RAA members can soak up the atmosphere for less by unlocking 20 per cent off tickets when buying online. Add gourmet street food and local produce to the hundreds of rarely seen historic vehicles, and you have a fab day out in the Hills for the whole family.
4. Taste of the Best
When: 9 October
Where: Adelaide Showground, Wayville
The Royal Adelaide Show may have left town, but the festivities at the Adelaide Showground are far from over. Put your palate to work at Taste of the Best – an evening showcasing award-winning wines from the prestigious Royal Adelaide Wine Awards.
RAA members can play sommelier for a night, sampling a huge selection of medal and trophy-worthy wines, paired perfectly with the best cheeses, chocolates and other produce, all while saving 20 per cent when grabbing tickets online. Wine tasting is a tough job, but someone’s got to do it – bottoms up.
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5. Down Under London to Brighton Run
When: 25 October
Where: London Road, Mile End to Brighton
After blowing out the cobwebs at the RAA Bay to Birdwood, these veteran cars and motorcycles are having another run of it – albeit slowly, which gives you more opportunity to admire them as they trundle past.
The Down Under London to Brighton is an Aussie take on the iconic London to Brighton car run held annually in England. SA’s version starts at Adelaide’s own ‘London’ found on London Road in Mile End, and finishes our own Brighton. Watch these wonderfully preserved cars, built anywhere between the early 1900s to the 1920s, and chat with their proud owners at the finish.
6. Adelaide Strikers home games
When: 31 October – 16 January
Where: Karen Rolton Oval and Adelaide Oval
Do you like cricket, or do you love it? Summer is on the way, and that means one thing: so is cricket season. From 31 October, the Adelaide Strikers return to the crease as the excitement of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and Men’s Big Bash League (BBL) reaches fever pitch (pictured at top).
RAA members will be bowled over with exclusive access to 10 per cent off tickets to the Adelaide Strikers WBBL|12 and BB|16 home games hosted at Karen Rolton Oval and Adelaide Oval. Now that’s cricket!
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