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In 2026, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music takes place in Cairns. Photo: Supplied.
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These music festivals are thriving – here's what they're doing right

While the big music festivals are struggling, these smaller community events are drawing loyal audiences.

Tara Tiba – Omid (Hope) at Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2026. Tiba, an Iranian-Australian performer, wears a sleeveless dress of vivid blue and stands with her left hand raised and resting on one shoulder. She wears a heavy bracelet, large earrings and a striking necklace, and looks upwards to her right.
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5 shows to catch at Adelaide Cabaret Festival

'Anything goes, anything can happen' in cabaret, according to Adelaide Cabaret Festival Executive Producer Isobel Marmion.

Moment Factory's larger-than-life video games experience Augmented Games has been programmed for Illuminate Adelaide 2026. People watch on from the sides as participants step onto the boards of immersive, large-scale video games.
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Illuminate Adelaide reveals its 2026 program

This year's Illuminate Adelaide festival features a larger-than-life video game, a radiant woolly mammoth and even a smartphone choir.

Rosemarie Milson, the new Director of Adelaide Writers' Week. Image: Edwina Richards.
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Adelaide Writers’ Week: Rosemarie Milsom announced as new director

Milsom's appointment follows a boycott, multiple resignations and the cancellation of the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week.

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Dracula bites: West Australian Ballet performs to recorded music in Adelaide

In a controversial move, the West Australian Ballet stuck to its original decision to stage Dracula in Adelaide without a…

Chihiro Nomura as Lucy Westenra in Dracula in 2020. Photo: Bradbury Photography.
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Dracula review: a lingering kiss from the West Australian Ballet

This Dracula is a stylish interpretation of the classic and seemingly immortal gothic thriller.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Dean Newcomb. Photo: Carmen Alcedo.
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In the Quiet review: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra premieres a superb concerto

With the world premiere of a blistering concerto and the Australian debut of a powerhouse young conductor, In the Quiet…

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Nordic Lights performance. Photo: Supplied.
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Sanctuary Series review: relaxing to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on a yoga mat

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Nordic Lights was an immersive concert experience unlike any other.

Ilya Gringolts performs in the ACO's The Devil's Violin. Photo: Charlie Kinross.
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The Devil’s Violin review: ACO brings style and flair to a lively program

In The Devil's Violin, the ACO musicians showcase their strengths on stunning Golden Age instruments.

Scott Shepherd in the New York encore production of Gatz at The Public Theater. Photo: Joan Marcus.
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Gatz review: it’s The Great Gatsby (Jim) but not as we know it

Gatz, the acclaimed adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, returned to Australia for the Adelaide Festival.

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