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50 Years of Dreaming Big - Audio Tour

School Sessions
Tour Visual Arts
The Galleries, Festival Theatre
Roald Dahl at Lenswood Primary School 1989 SRG867 19 8
7 dates

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Register your class to listen to the exhibition’s audio guide and contribute their ideas to future festivals!

Sessions

Every 30 minutes between 10am-2pm


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Admission

FREE

In 1974 the Youth Program Committee of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts hosted a program for young people that they called ‘Come Out’.

This program was so successful that it was reborn the following year as a stand-alone festival - the Come Out Children’s Festival. 

This special exhibition explores the 50 year history of South Australia’s beloved children’s festival.

Contribute to the exhibition

Do you have a special piece of DreamBIG’s history at home or in your classroom? We invite past educators and participants to submit for consideration items and images from past Come Out and DreamBIG Festivals to be incorporated into the exhibition. Register your interest by December 15 2024.

Image | Roald Dahl at Lenswood Primary School, 1989, image courtesy of State Library of South Australia, SRG867/19/8


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Performance Location: The Galleries, Festival Theatre

Gallery space in Festival Theatre foyer, with items on display in glass cabinets. The carpet is dark red in colour and the walls are white.

The Galleries are located in the Festival Theatre Foyer. The most direct way to enter the Festival Theatre is from King William Road, near the cor­ner of Elder Park, or Fes­ti­val Plaza. 

You can also walk from North Ter­race via the laneway along­side SkyC­i­ty Casi­no or by cross­ing the foot­bridge from Ade­laide Oval.

Access

If you require an acces­si­ble drop off area, use the dri­ve through zone just off King William Road, approx­i­mate­ly 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is are is acces­si­ble when trav­el­ing north on King William Road. When King William Road is closed for major events, the near­est acces­si­ble drop off area is on the west side of Ade­laide Fes­ti­val Cen­tre, along­side Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under the River­bank Footbridge.

Taxi services

There is no for­mal taxi rank on King William Road, but taxis can use the dri­ve through zone just off King William Road, approx­i­mate­ly 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is acces­si­ble when trav­el­ing north on King William Road. 

The near­est taxi ranks are locat­ed on North Ter­race, out­side the Casi­no and Rail­way Sta­tion, and on King William Street next to Run­dle Mall.

Car parking

The closest parking is available at Fes­ti­val Plaza Car Park, accessible from King William Road or Mon­te­fiore Road. Fol­low the signs on Fes­ti­val Dri­ve and dri­ve down to the low­er lev­els to park near B3 or B4. From there the King William Road lifts will take you to the Fes­ti­val The­atre entrance. Vis­it the Fes­ti­val Plaza Car Park web­site for more information. 

You can also use the Con­ven­tion Cen­tre’s River­bank Car Park or one of a num­ber of near­by city car parks. 

Public transport

Accessible by many forms of public transport. Including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.

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