181 free things to do with kids in Adelaide

Adelaide · Open daily. Apr to Sep 7:15am weekdays, 9am weekends, until 5:30pm. Oct to Mar until 6:30pm · Free

Adelaide · Mon 18 Jan 2027, 10am to 4pm · Free, lunch provided (register each child)

Adelaide · Sat 14 Nov, 11am to 2pm (straight after the Christmas Pageant) · Free

Adelaide · Sat 14 Nov, 11am to 11pm · Free entry

Adelaide · Wed 16 Dec, 12:30pm to 1:30pm · Free, book through TryBooking

Adelaide · Sat 21 Nov, 6pm to 9pm. Countdown and first lighting of the new tree around 8:30pm · Free

Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Adelaide · 21 Nov to 10 Jan, library hours (Mon 9 to 5, Tue 9 to 7, Wed to Fri 9 to 5, Sat 10 to 5, Sun 12 to 5) · Free, no booking

Adelaide · Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:15am during school term, ages 0 to 5, no booking needed · Free

Adelaide · Thursdays 10:30 to 11:15am during school term, ages 0 to 5, no booking needed · Free

Adelaide · Sun 22 Nov, 11am to 9pm · Free, all ages

Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Adelaide · Wed 11 Nov 2026, 9:30am to 3pm · Free

Adelaide · Sundays 2 to 3pm, drop in, no booking. Ages 4 and up, under 12s with an adult · Free

Adelaide · Mon to Fri 10am to 6pm, Sat 10am to 5pm, Sun 12pm to 5pm. For kids aged 0 to 11 · Free

Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Adelaide · Sat 14 Nov, 9:30am start. Route: South Tce, King William St, Wakefield St, Pulteney St, North Tce, ending at Beehive Corner · Free to watch from the street

Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Adelaide · Drop in any day during State Library opening hours, until 24 January 2027 · Free, no booking needed

Adelaide · Open now until 24 January 2027 · Free

Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Adelaide · From the week of the Christmas Pageant (Sat 14 Nov) to early January, lit every evening. The 2026 program is not published yet · Free

Adelaide · Sun 3 Jan 2027, 11am to 3pm · Free, no booking needed

Adelaide · Sun 6 Dec, 11am to 3pm · Free, no booking needed

Adelaide · Open 10am to 5pm daily, from noon on Anzac Day. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday · Free general entry, some exhibitions ticketed

Adelaide · Sat 12 Dec. Gates 3pm, community concert 5pm, main concert 8:30pm, fireworks 10:30pm · Free, no ticket needed. Limited Gold Class reserved seats sold online

Adelaide · Tuesday 24 November, 12:45pm through the city · Free

Adelaide · Daily 16 to 24 Jan 2027, Tour Village hours (mostly 10:30am to 7pm; Sat 16 Jan 5 to 9pm, Sun 24 Jan to 5:30pm) · Free

Adelaide · Sat 16 Jan 2027, 5pm to 9pm; team presentation 6:40pm, Hot Dub Time Machine 7:40pm · Free

Adelaide · Fri 4 Dec, 5pm to 10pm. DJ from 5pm, Elf (G) at sundown · Free. Register online for the best seats

Aldinga Beach · Thu 10 Dec, 3:30pm to 4:30pm · Free, book online

Aldinga Beach · Open all day · Free

Angaston · Fri 27 Nov, 5pm to 9pm on Murray St, Angaston. Parade of 35+ floats with Santa · Free

Angle Park · Sundays, 10:30am to 11am · Free

Balhannah · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Blackwood · Fri 4 Dec, parade 6:30pm from Gulfview Rd along Main Rd to Waite St Reserve. Christmas fair at the reserve 5:30pm to 9:30pm · Free

Blackwood · Thu 3 Dec, 5:30pm to 6:30pm · Free, bookings essential (one ticket per person)

Bridgewater · Open daily · Free

Bridgewater · Open daily · Free

Bridgewater · Open daily · Free

Burnside · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Campbelltown · 1 to 31 Dec, displays on 8:30pm to 11pm. Council map published after entries close 22 Nov · Free

Christies Beach · Sun 22 Nov, 10am to 1pm. Parade along Beach Rd (find a spot before 10am), then Christmas in the Park at Rotary Park · Free

Crafers · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Dernancourt · Fridays 9:30 to 11:00am, school terms · Free, gold coin appreciated

Elizabeth · Saturdays 10am to 2pm, drop-in craft at the Civic Centre Library, no booking needed, until 5 December · Free

Elizabeth · Mon 14 Dec 2026, 10am to 12pm · Free, no booking needed

Elizabeth · Sat 21 Nov, pageant 9:30am at X Convenience Oval, Elizabeth, with a Christmas market · Free

Elizabeth Park · Sat 5 Dec, 4:30pm to about 10:30pm. Fireworks between 9pm and 10:30pm, weather permitting · Free, no bookings needed

Felixstow · Open all day · Free

Ferryden Park · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Freeling · Fri 11 Dec from 5pm on Freeling's main street. Parade 6pm from Freeling Oval up Hanson St, with Santa at the back · Free entry. Ride passes and raffle tickets sold on the organiser's website

Freeling · Wednesdays 4:30 to 5:30pm, until 23 December · Free, book a spot on Eventbrite

Fullarton · Sat 21 Nov 9am to 4pm, Sun 22 Nov 10am to 3pm · Free entry

Gawler · Open all day · Free

Gawler · Sat 19 Dec, 5pm to 9pm · Free

Gawler · Sat 12 to Tue 15 Dec, 30 minute sessions at 10am, 10:30am, 11am, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3pm · Free, bookings essential (adults need a ticket too)

Gawler · Sun 13 Dec, sensory sessions at 12:30pm, 1pm and 1:30pm · Free, bookings essential

Gawler · Sat 28 Nov, parade 7pm on Murray St, Gawler (street closes from 6pm) · Free

Glenelg · Sun 22 Nov. Pageant 10:30am to 11:30am on Jetty Rd, then free family fun at Moseley Square and Jimmy Melrose Park 11am to 3pm · Free. Santa visit at the Bay Discovery Centre is free but needs a booked session

Glenelg · Open all day · Free

Glenside · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Goolwa · Sun 6 Dec, 10:30am. From Goolwa Sports Stadium along Goyder, Hay and Cadell Sts to Gardiner St · Free

Greenacres · Open all day · Free

Greenacres · Open all day · Free

Hahndorf · Open daily · Free

Hallett Cove · Sat 12 Dec, 10am to 1pm · Free, no booking needed. Food for purchase

Hallett Cove · Open all day · Free

Hampstead Gardens · Open all day · Free

Hawthorn · Wed 2 Dec, 5:30pm to 6:30pm · Free, bookings essential (one ticket per person)

Hazelwood Park · Open all day · Free

Henley Beach · Thu 3 Dec, 2:30pm to 4:30pm · Free, register online

Hillcrest · Open all day · Free

Ingle Farm · Thu 17 Dec, 10am to 11am · Free, bookings essential (one ticket per child)

Kensington Park · Fri 4 Dec, 4pm to 9pm. Pre-show entertainment from 4pm, stage program from 5pm · Free

Kidman Park · 7:30pm to about 12:30am nightly from late November · Free

Kilburn · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Kingswood · Sat 5 Dec, from 5pm. Main show 6pm, Father Christmas closes the night at 9pm · Free

Klemzig · Open all day · Free

Klemzig · Open all day · Free

Largs Bay · Open daily · Free

Littlehampton · Open daily. Playground closed for renewal from 16 Nov to end of 2026; BMX and RC car tracks stay open · Free

Lobethal · Sat 19 Dec, 11am to 10pm · Free

Lobethal · Nightly from about Sat 12 Dec to Wed 23 Dec (pageant night), lights on after dark, best after 8:30pm. 2026 dates still to be confirmed by the organisers · Free to walk or drive through

Lobethal · Gates open 8am to 5pm · Free

Lobethal · Wed 23 Dec, pageant starts 7pm on Main Street, Lobethal · Free

Lockleys · Open daily · Free

Lockleys · Sat 9 Jan 2027, 10am to 2pm · Free

Macclesfield · Sun 29 Nov, 10am to 3pm · Free entry

Magill · Open all day · Free

Manningham · Open all day · Free

Mannum · Sat 5 Dec. Street party from 5pm, parade 6pm, fireworks at 9pm, Randell St, Mannum · Free

Mannum · Open daily · Free

Mawson Lakes · Wed 16 Dec, 10am to 11am · Free, book online

Mawson Lakes · Mon 14 Dec, 10am to 11am · Free, book online

Mawson Lakes · Sat 21 Nov, 10am to 2pm · Free entry

Middleton · Sun 29 Nov, from 11am · Free sausage sizzle

Mile End · Open all day · Free

Mitchell Park · Tue 15 Dec from 9:30am (quiet hour 9:30 to 10:30am, no sirens or horns) · Free

Modbury · Sun 13 Dec, about 5pm to 10pm. Program and headliners not yet announced · Free

Modbury · Open all day · Free

Modbury · Sun 13 Dec, 5pm to 9:45pm. Book by Thu 10 Dec · Free, book one ticket per person

Morphett Vale · Open all day · Free

Mount Barker · Open all day · Free

Mount Barker · Sat 5 Dec, from 5pm with kids' activities, carols by candlelight, fireworks to finish · Free

Mount Barker · Sat 5 Dec, 10:30am start through Mount Barker town centre, finishing on Walker St · Free

Mount Pleasant · Sat 5 Dec, 5:30pm to 9:30pm. Parade from Talunga Park to the Soldiers Memorial Hall, street party on Melrose St · Free

Mount Pleasant · Wed 23 Dec, 5pm to 9pm · Free entry, gold coin donation at the gate appreciated

Mount Torrens · Open daily · Free

Munno Para · Open all day · Free

Murray Bridge · Sat 21 Nov. Riverfront festival 11am to 9pm at Sturt Reserve, Christmas parade from Bridge St to the reserve, fireworks 9pm · Free entry (rides and food extra)

Noarlunga Centre · Tue 26 Jan 2027, 5:30pm to 9:30pm, fireworks about 9:25pm · Free

Noarlunga Centre · December evenings; residents add their displays to the council map once it opens · Free

North Adelaide · Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:15am during school term, ages 0 to 5, no booking needed · Free

North Adelaide · Daily 27 Nov to 3 Jan, gnomes sit in shop and cafe windows · Free

North Brighton · December 2026, check website for the date and time · Free entry, raffle tickets from $4

North Brighton · Sat 5 Dec, 2pm to 7pm · Free entry and parking

Norwood · Free

Norwood · Open daily · Free

Norwood · Sat 21 Nov, 10am to 11am. Starts at Woods St and travels east along The Parade to Queen St · Free

O'Halloran Hill · Daily 8am to 9pm in daylight saving, 8am to 7pm in winter. Closed Christmas Day and Catastrophic fire danger days · Free

O'Halloran Hill · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Oakden · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Oaklands Park · Tue 15 Dec, 10am to 12pm · Free, book online

Old Noarlunga · Mon 21 Dec, 6pm to 8:30pm · Free

Ottoway · Saturdays 10am to 12pm during school terms · Free

Paradise · Sat 12 Dec, 6pm to 10pm. Kids' activities 6pm, carols 7:15pm, The Grinch (PG) at sundown · Free

Paradise · Open daily · Free

Paradise · Open all day · Free

Parafield Gardens · Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms · Free

Park Holme · Wed 16 Dec, 10am to 1pm · Free, bookings essential

Park Holme · Fri 11 Dec, 10am to 11:30am · Free, book online (one session per person)

Parkside · Wednesdays during school term, 9:15am to 10am · Free

Parkside · Fri 20 Nov, 6pm to 9pm · Free entry

Port Adelaide · Open all day · Free

Port Adelaide · Sun 6 Dec. Parade 10am down Commercial Rd, Port Adelaide, then free street party 11am to 3pm · Free

Port Elliot · Tue 15 Dec, from 5pm · Free to attend, food stalls

Port Elliot · Sat 21 Nov, 11am to 3pm · Free; face painting gold coin

Prospect · Sat 19 Dec, 5pm to 9pm · Free

Prospect · Tuesdays 10:30am to 12:00pm, school terms · Free, no booking needed

Riverlea · Open daily · Free

Roseworthy · Sun 22 Nov 2026, 10am to 1pm · Free

Rostrevor · Open all day · Free

Salisbury · December evenings; registered displays are lit from 8pm during judging week in mid December · Free

Salisbury · Sat 28 Nov, 10am to 11:30am, Salisbury City Centre (Civic Plaza, Church St) · Free, no booking needed

Salisbury Park · Sun 6 Dec, 12pm to 4pm. Santa arrives with the Toy Run at 12pm, carols 1pm to 2pm · Free, no bookings

Seacliff · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Semaphore · Sun 29 Nov 2026, 10am to 5pm, Semaphore Road (Esplanade to Swan Tce) and the foreshore · Free

Semaphore · Fridays 10:30 to 11am, for 18 months to 3 years, no booking needed · Free

Sheidow Park · Open daily, daylight hours · Free

St Clair · Sat 19 Dec, market from 5pm, carols from 7:30pm · Free

St Kilda · Open all day · Free

St Morris · Open daily · Free

St Peters · Open all day · Free

St Peters · Open all day · Free

Stepney · Sat 5 Dec, 4pm to 8pm. Cool for Kids 4pm, Santa 4:45pm, Mickster the Trickster 5:15pm, Australian Girls' Choir 6pm · Free

Stirling · Sat 12 Dec, 5pm to 8:30pm · Free

Stirling · Open all day · Free

Stirling · Sun 6 Dec, 11am to 3pm. Parade from Druid Ave to Stirling Oval, then the fair and market · Free entry (rides, food and stalls cost extra)

Stirling · Sun 20 Dec, 9am to 3pm · Free entry

Strathalbyn · Fri 11 Dec, mid afternoon to 9:30pm at Soldiers Memorial Gardens. Pageant about 6pm, then concert and fireworks · Free (amusement rides and food extra)

Taperoo · Open all day · Free

Thebarton · Open all day · Free

Thebarton · Usually from the third weekend of November to early January: Sun to Thu 3pm to 11pm, Fri and Sat 3pm to midnight. 2026 dates are announced by the council about · Free

Torrensville · Sat 12 Dec, 5pm to 10:30pm, movie at 8:45pm · Free

Two Wells · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Vale Park · Sun 29 Nov, 11am to 4pm · Free entry. Food vendors and market stalls

Victor Harbor · Sat 12 Dec. Parade 5:30pm sharp on Bridge Tce, Father Christmas about 6:15pm, then carols at Warland Reserve · Free

Wattle Park · Open daily · Free

Wayville · Sun 13 Dec, 8:30am to 12:30pm (market hours) · Free (market entry free)

Wayville · Market every Sunday 8:30am to 12:30pm. Kids Corner craft pop-ups run on some Sundays, check the market site · Free entry

Wayville · Fri 4 Dec 9:30am to 3pm (sensory-friendly day); Sat 5 Dec 9:30am to 4pm (family fun day) · Free (register for entry)

Wayville · Sundays 15 Nov to 6 Dec, 8:30am to 12:30pm · Free

West Beach · Open daily · Free

West Beach · Weekends, weekdays 8 to 10am and after 3pm · Free

West Beach · Mon 4 Jan 2027, 10am to 12pm (more sessions through January, see booking page) · Free, booking required

West Beach · Fri 8 Jan 2027, 10am to 12pm (more sessions through January, see booking page) · Free, booking required

West Beach · Open daily during daylight hours · Free

Willunga · Every Saturday 8am to 12 noon, rain, hail or shine · Free entry

Woodside · Thu 10 Dec, 6pm to 9:30pm. Christmas markets, parade and fireworks in Woodside · Free