South Australia’s Clare Valley Gourmet Week has long been a highlight on the food and wine calendar, but in 2025, a fresh new experience soared onto the scene: three exclusive Gourmet Bus Trails designed to elevate the festival experience. Held across Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May, the Big Blue Sky Trail, Rolling Green Hills Trail, and Towering Red Gums Trail each offered a unique itinerary of food, wine, and immersive cellar door encounters.
Ready for a history lesson like no other? Unleash your inner rebel at Bad Girls of History; an electrifying audio-visual live DJ set currently making waves at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival. Presented by the unstoppable DJ Carly Gray, this isn’t just another dance party; it’s a fierce celebration of every badass woman past and present who broke the rules, defied expectations, and changed the course of history. Set to a killer playlist featuring modern-day female musical icons, this immersive experience brings together pulsating beats, synchronised visuals, and an infectious energy that’ll have you singing and up on your feet dancing through history like never before.
Prepare for an enchanting evening of devilish decadence with ‘Something Wicked - A Bewitching Burlesque’: an after-dark cabaret that is currently casting its spell on audiences at this year’s Adelaide Fringe.
It's never too hot for a party when there's wine involved, and revellers certainly didn't get beat by the heat at this year's third annual Day Dance Festival held on Saturday 2 March. Nestled in the heart of McLaren Vale, Simon Hackett Wines was once again transformed into an outdoor concert complete with pumping dance floor as festival goers flocked to "wine country" to reign in the start of "Mad March".
Boasting the motto "your annual summer wine escape", RnB Vine Days proved to be exactly that as they transformed the lush lawns of McLaren Vale's Leconfield Wines into an outdoor RnB concert. After a successful RnB Fridays tour where the Adelaide leg was held at the Adelaide Showgrounds, Hit107 put a wine-inspired twist on the festival by bringing the RnB beats into the vineyards.
From Friday 25 - Sunday 27 January, an endless array of wineries across the Adelaide Hills opened up their cellar doors to host a variety of special events in celebration of CRUSH Festival 2019.
On Saturday 1 December, Penny's Hill Wines in McLaren Vale was turned into a wine lover's playground as it played host to Wine Machine Festival.
Previously named 'Hot Dub Wine Machine' and held at Serafino Wines, Wine Machine have rebranded and made Penny's Hill their new, more spacious home this year.
As it was my first time attending the festival, I decided to go big or go home by purchasing a VIP ticket and adding on the VIP Lunch Experience as well!
In the quaint town of Macclesfield, it's an annual tradition to celebrate all things strawberries - and they did exactly that at their Strawberry Fete on Sunday 25 November.
In the words of The Beatles, Davenport Square was turned into 'Strawberry Fields Forever' for the day maas locals flocked from across the Hills to give praise to the delicious berry.
Handpicked Festival celebrated their fifth birthday in spectacular style on Saturday afternoon, attracting revellers from far and wide to the picturesque Lake Breeze Wines in Langhorne Creek.
In celebration of my best friend Mal's 20th year around the sun, we treated her to an overnight 'Glamping' Package as well as VIP Premium 'Cellar Door' Passes to the festival!
Keep on reading for a comprehensive guide on all the food, fun and festivities Handpicked had to offer!
On Saturday 3 November, the vineyards of Simon Hackett Winery in McLaren Vale were lit up by endless twinkling fairy lights as it played host to Moon Dance Festival.
Hosted by the brilliant minds behind Summercrawl who also brought Day Dance Festival to the same winery back in March, Moon Dance Festival was an evening of food, dancing and plenty of wine enjoyed by one and all!
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