Illuminate Adelaide 2025

Long winter nights in Adelaide will be celebrated with innovative experiences, as Illuminate Adelaide lights up the state from 2-20 July 2025, celebrating the best and brightest in art, light, music and technology. Wander in the heart of the city with City Lights, and through Night Visions at Adelaide Botanic Gardens, where sound and colour ripple through the landscape, drawing you in with every step. Or find yourself in the dark with Kiasmos — a rare live set from Icelandic duo Olafur Arnalds and Janus Rasumussen, weaving beats and strings into something that stirs under the skin. For one night only at Adelaide Oval, hundreds of drones will rise in unison, telling stories in the sky — both ancient and powerful. Horizons will convert the stadium into a living, breathing canvas using light and sound to celebrate our place and our people.

With the full Illuminate Adelaide program now on sale, plan ahead for winter outings spent chasing light through the city!