Adelaide Guitar Festival Winter School
The hugely popular Winter School returns for 2025, with opportunities to learn from Australia’s finest guitarists in an intimate group setting. Aiming to develop SA’s future guitar stars over five days of immersive playing and skills development, there are two streams: Adelaide Guitar Festival Orchestra, focuses on classical guitar technique, while Blues & Roots includes sessions on playing and songwriting techniques. It all culminates in a final performance where audience members can note the names of future talent.
Various venues, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Monday 7–Friday 11 July, final performance details to be announced.

The Drop In: Reds Edition
Winter is a perfect time to make sure your glass is full of red wine; better yet, make it an exciting tongue-twisting alternative grape variety like montepulciano or tempranillo.  This event from National Wine Centre Of Australia hinges around the rise of alternative varieties and gives you the chance to taste exotic wines made by producers from across the nation.
National Wine Centre, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Friday 4 July.

AVCon
Adelaide’s anime and gaming festival returns to Adelaide Showground in what’s promising to be even bigger and better event than last year’s sell-out. Run by volunteers and not-for-profit, there’s a stellar line-up of panels and workshops, artists and exhibitors, guests and entertainers, but much of the fun consists of simply appreciating the costume efforts of fellow attendees. AVCon After Dark also returns for the over-18s.
Adelaide Showground, Wayville, Kaurna Country, Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July.

Willunga Almond Blossom Festival
As if Willunga wasn’t pretty enough, this community festival encourages locals and visitors to slow down and enjoy the fleeting beauty of almond blossom season. As well as a fair and market, there’s a self-led blossom picnic tour where you can explore the town’s parks and playparks on foot or by car. Naturally, there’s plenty of food and drink, but it’s safe to say the almond cookery and almond cracking competitions will be the most hotly contested events of the weekend.
Willunga Recreation Park, Willunga, Kaurna Country, Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 July.