Night Visions
1–19 July from 6pm until 9.30pm
Adelaide Botanic Garden
Night Visions. Photo credit: Tyr Liang.
The city’s favourite after-dark spectacle is back – Night Visions will brighten up the Botanic Garden with cutting-edge light, lasers, projections, and immersive soundscapes. Walk through this spectacle and explore the Garden at your own pace.
Augmented Games
26 June–19 July from 10am until 8.30pm
Ridley Centre, Adelaide Showground
Augmented Games.
This life-like immersive gaming experience – where eight large scale boards come to life at the Adelaide Showground – tests your reflexes, agility and memory. Fit for all ages and abilities – with reduced capacity Seniors Sessions on 1, 8 and 15 July – this larger-than-life competition means you are the controller.
Digital Abyss
30 June–19 July from 10am until 8.30pm
Immersive Light & Art | ILA
Digital Abyss.
As the curved interactive screens respond to your presence, this glowing digital environment is inspired by the deep ocean: using AI plankton projections, robotic drawings, glowing lightworks, and 3D sculptures to reflect the curious micro wonders of the marine floor.
Illuminate Paws Walk
6 July from 5.30pm until 9pm
Rymill Park (Neon Dog Park)
Illuminate Paws Walk. Photo credit: Matt Turner.
Dogs and dog lovers will come together for a shining adventure along the City Lights trail as 2000 dogs will join in on the Illuminate Paws Walk. As the four-legged friends wear glowing collars, this event supports animals in need through the RSPCA SA.
Ocean To Plate: An Immersive Dining Experience
10–11 July from 6pm until 8.30pm
Adelaide Convention Centre
Ocean To Plate: An Immersive Dining Experience.
Step inside a delicious celebration of South Australia’s coastline where light, sound, and flavour converge at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Surrounded by projections and cutting-edge creative technology, the menu consists of ocean-inspired dishes showcasing South Australian seafood.
The Lost Art of Listening
9–11 July at 2pm and 7pm
Vitalstatistix
The Lost Art of Listening.
Bringing people together with their phones to play in a shared sonic experience, this event explores listening and its place in human existence. This performance for prepared piano and smartphone choir combines field recordings, vintage synths, and the sounds of the elements.
More information from the 2026 Illuminate Adelaide edition of WeekendPlus:
- Welcome to Illuminate Adelaide 2026
- Illuminate Adelaide Free Events
- Creative Directors Lee and Rachael’s guide to the Illuminate Adelaide food program
- Win a double pass to Digital Abyss at Illuminate Adelaide
