History Events in Adelaide

Check out happening history events all around Adelaide, SA

Pioneer Women's Trail Walk 2026

Sun, 17 May at 07:30 am Pioneer Womens Trail

The Superjesus - 25 Years Of Jet Age || The Gov

Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm 59 Port Rd , Hindmarsh, SA, Australia, South Australia 5007

Stan Grant - When Words Fail Us, Truth Beyond Time

Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Allan Scott Auditorium, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide University - West, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

Scotch College Adelaide Rowing Centenary

Sat, 09 May at 06:30 pm Carruth Road, Torrens Park, SA, Australia, South Australia 5062

Parliament Quiz Night! History Festival 2026

Fri, 01 May at 05:30 pm Parliament Of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia Free

Festival Talks

Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm Adelaide Festival Centre

Tragic Tales! West Terrace Cemetery by Night

Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm West Terrace Cemetery AUD 35 to 42

Adelaide Executions Walking Tour

Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Charles Street AUD 0 to 30

Modernist Adelaide Walking Tour | 17 May 11am

Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Faraway House AUD 22

From Pints to Platforms: An Architectural Walking Tour of Adelaide

Sat, 16 May at 01:30 pm The Stag Public House Free

Adelaide's - True Crime Tour

Fri, 01 May North Terrace and Station Rd AUD 25 to 34

Unexpected Austen

Sat, 02 May at 01:30 pm Unley Town Hall

Themed Tours of Parliament House - History Festival 2026

Fri, 15 May at 02:30 pm Parliament Of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia Free

From Russia With Love (1963)

Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm 65 Semaphore Road, Semaphore, SA, Australia, South Australia 5019

Swordcraft Adelaide - Day Game and Lunch

Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Linde Reserve

Walking Tour: Market to Market

Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am Ayers House AUD 13 to 32

Greek and Classical Art Tour

Sun, 26 Apr at 11:30 am Art Gallery of South Australia AUD 12

Rare Books and Manuscripts in the State Library's collection

Mon, 04 May at 11:00 am North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

German Adelaide: Community

Sun, 03 May at 02:00 pm Adelaide, South Australia

Walking Tour: Hidden Stories, Small Details

Sun, 24 May at 10:00 am Ayers House AUD 13 to 32

Bannon's 80s

Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Parliament Of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia Free

SA Track Ultra 2026

Sat, 03 Oct at 10:00 am SA Athletics Stadium

Gold Standard? Remembering the Hawke Government

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Allan Scott Auditorium, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

Mosaic Workshop

Sun, 31 May at 09:00 am 56 Richmond Rd, Keswick SA 5035, Australia

Truth Be Told

Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm The Mercury AUD 12 to 28

Picture Theatres and Drive-In Culture

Tue, 19 May at 12:00 pm North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

The History of John Martin's

Wed, 06 May at 11:00 am State Library of South Australia Free

Federation to Futurism: Adelaide's 20th Century Architecture Guided Tour

Fri, 15 May at 10:30 am City of Adelaide Free

Victims & Villains Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

Fri, 08 May at 10:00 am West Terrace Cemetery AUD 20

Christmas at John Martin's

Thu, 07 May at 11:00 am State Library of South Australia Free

Truth Be Told II

Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm The Mercury AUD 12 to 18

Walking Tour: Heritage Reborn

Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Electra House Hotel AUD 13 to 32

Going to Town: Adelaide Department Stores

Tue, 05 May at 10:30 am Adelaide Town Hall AUD 10

Genealogy for absolute beginners!

Thu, 07 May at 05:15 pm 27 Fourth Street, Bowden, SA, Australia, South Australia 5007

Memory, Fire and Forgery: Hankey’s 1855 Panorama of Port Adelaide

Tue, 26 May at 11:00 am North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

Guided Walk: Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14)

Sun, 03 May at 02:00 pm Bus Stop #1 Bartels Rd, North side, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

History & Symbolism Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

Fri, 01 May at 10:00 am West Terrace Cemetery AUD 20

Guided Walk - King Rodney Park / Ityamai-itpina (Park 15)

Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm Bartels Road & East Terrace (south side) Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia 5000

Dunstan’s Children

Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm Hetzel Lecture Theatre AUD 33

Gladiator (2000)

Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm 65 Semaphore Road, Semaphore, SA, Australia, South Australia 5019

Extinct Megafauna of the La Brea Tar Pits

Thu, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Mawson Lecture Theatre

Guided Walk: Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi NORTH

Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm corner of Halifax Street & East Terrace,

Pioneering South Australia Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

Tue, 05 May at 10:00 am West Terrace Cemetery AUD 20

Animalia: Stories from the Archives

Tue, 12 May at 10:30 am Hetzel Lecture Theatre Free

Remembering The Gallerie Shopping Centre

Tue, 05 May at 02:00 pm Adelaide Town Hall AUD 10

Blackwood Forest History Tour

Sun, 03 May at 10:00 am Blackwood Forest Recreation Park

Ancestors, Samhain and Contemporary Witchcraft - Frances Billinghurst

Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Adelaide Theosophical Society Free

From the reel to the hard drive: the legacy of the SAFC in the digital age

Fri, 22 May at 10:30 am Hetzel Lecture Theatre Free

Torrens Rowing Clubhouse & Neighbours: their place in riverbank development

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Torrens Rowing Club Free

Researching German-Australian Family History

Thu, 28 May at 05:15 pm 27 Fourth Street, Bowden, SA, Australia, South Australia 5007

Stone, Sand, and Silence: a decade among the tombs of Luxor

Thu, 06 Aug at 07:00 pm Mawson Lecture Theatre

From Housewives to Heroines Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

Tue, 12 May at 10:00 am West Terrace Cemetery AUD 20

Reading German Documents: Fraktur and Kurrentschrift

Sun, 31 May at 01:00 am 27 Fourth Street, Bowden, SA, Australia, South Australia 5007

There’s a Point to It: A History of Immanuel Church, Point Pass

Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Adelaide, South Australia

Illuminating Lutheran History: rare books from the ALC Library

Wed, 13 May at 04:00 pm 22 Pulteney St Free

Unfortunate Ends & Peculiar Practices Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

Mon, 04 May at 10:00 am West Terrace Cemetery AUD 20