History Events in Adelaide

Check out happening history events all around Adelaide, SA

Adelaide Medieval Festival

Sat, 04 Apr at 12:00 am Bonython Park, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Pioneer Women's Trail Walk 2026

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

Old Adelaide Gaol Ghost Crime Tour

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:15 pm Adelaide Gaol

City of Adelaide Clipper Ship Paranormal Lockin

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:30 pm Dock Number 2 Port Adelaide

Pre(QUIZ)torical Family Trivia Night

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 am South Australian Museum

River Torrens Dark History Cruise

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm Adelaide, South Australia

Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm The Piccadilly

Port Adelaide Ghost Crime Tour

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:15 am The Lighthouse Wharf Hotel

Breakfast at the Next Level | With Dr. Tim Cooper

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 am Adelaide Pavilion AUD 109 to 974

Walking Tour: Somerton Man Mystery

 Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am Lot Fourteen AUD 13 to 32

Aboriginal Skies (hurry now booking!)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 04:00 am Adelaide Planetarium

KIDS Old Adelaide Gaol Ghost Crime Tour

 Wed, 15 Apr at 05:00 pm 18 Gaol Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Adelaide Executions Walking Tour

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

2026 Wilks Oration - The Future of Memory

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Effective Living Centre

Anakronies

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 am St David's Anglican Church, 490 Glynburn Road, Burnside

BOOKED OUT: Textile Dyeing Workshop with Bonny Brodie and Christina Flanagan

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 am Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

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

Swordcraft Adelaide - Day Game and Lunch

 Sat, 25 Apr Linde Reserve

Vintage Pubs of Port Adelaide

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:30 am Pirate Life Brewing

Greek and Classical Art Tour

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

The Outsiders (1983)

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm 65 Semaphore Road, Semaphore, SA, Australia, South Australia 5019

Walking Tour: Hidden Stories, Small Details

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

Meanwhile...Back At The Ranch

 Sun, 19 Apr at 04:00 pm Wheatsheaf Hotel

Walking Tour: Market to Market

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

Mosaic Workshop

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

ANIMATION TRANSFORMED: Invention for Destruction [The Fabulous World of Jules Verne] (1958)

 Wed, 01 Apr at 09:00 am 13 Morphett St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Walking Tour: North Terrace, Cultural Boulevard

 Sun, 12 Apr at 10:00 am Ayers House AUD 13 to 32

Remembering the first Anzacs

 Tue, 28 Apr at 12:00 pm Hetzel Lecture Theatre Free

Truth Be Told

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

The History of John Martin's

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

Christmas at John Martin's

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

History & Symbolism Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

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

Truth Be Told II

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

ANIMATION TRANSFORMED: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

 Wed, 25 Mar at 09:00 am 13 Morphett St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Victims & Villains Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

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

Going to Town: Adelaide Department Stores

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

Walking Tour: Heritage Reborn

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

Dunstan’s Children

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

Remembering The Gallerie Shopping Centre

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

Pioneering South Australia Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

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

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

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

Animalia: Stories from the Archives

 Tue, 12 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

Adelaide's - True Crime Tour

 Fri, 20 Mar North Terrace and Station Rd AUD 25 to 34

From Housewives to Heroines Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

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

Public Lecture: The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton - Presenter Dara Tatray

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm Adelaide Theosophical Society Free

Ancestors, Samhain and Contemporary Witchcraft

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Theosophical Society, 310 South Terrace, Adelaide

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

Unfortunate Ends & Peculiar Practices Guided Tour – West Terrace Cemetery

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