Presenting the top picks for the 2024 Nature Festival, which is celebrating its 5th year with over 400 nature-inspired events.
Travel all over the countryside: the awe and legacy of the Leyland Brothers
Sunday, 29 September, 2pm - 3pm
National Motor Museum, 9 Shannon St, Birdwood SA 5234
Ticket price: $22
Join motoring historian Matthew Lombard and Ethan White from Off the Couch with Ethan at the National Motor Museum as they explore the awe-inspiring legacy of the Leyland Brothers—their iconic 1956 Land Rover, the first to cross Australia west-to-east.
Kaurna Bush Tucker Workshop
Saturday, 28 September, 10am - 11 am
Living Kaurna Cultural Centre
Ticket price: $50
Join Kaurna man Tobias Turner, from Southern Cultural Immersion, to explore Kaurna plants and their traditional uses for food and medicine. Learn how to pot a native plant to take home.
Open Gardens SA: Moorakyne, Robe
Saturday, 5 October and Sunday, 6 October, 10am - 4:30pm
4 Sturt St, Robe SA 5276
Ticket price: $10
Discover a stylish new garden on the Limestone Coast, with stone walling that harmonises perfectly with the architecture of the historic old house and the local landscape.
Evening Chorus with the Bowerbird Collective at Carrick Hill
Sunday, 13 October, 6:00pm - 7:0 pm
Carrick Hill
Ticket price: $30
Celebrate the Nature Festival’s closing night with a sunset concert in the beautiful grounds of Carrick Hill. Enjoy nature-inspired music by acclaimed musicians on violin, cello and vocals amid the garden’s evening bird chorus. Drinks and dinner are available before the enchanting performance.
Feathers & Wings, Patterns & Colours: Bird Drawing Workshop for Kids
Sunday, 29 September, 10:00am - 11:30am
Wittunga Botanic Garden, Blackwood
Ticket price: $30
This creative workshop introduces children (4-10 years) to Wittunga Botanic Garden's birdlife, inspiring engagement with nature. Participants will learn basic drawing techniques and use creative prompts to create imaginative bird drawings inspired by the patterns and colours of local birds.
Walking with Yookamurra's Bettongs, Bilbies and Numbats
Friday, 4 October, 10am - 12pm and 8pm - 10pm
Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary
Ticket price: $20
Enjoy a guided walk at Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary, day or night, exploring rare old-growth mallee and spotting birds, numbats, bettongs, and bilbies. This Australian Wildlife Conservancy property, near Adelaide, protects reintroduced native species in a predator-free area.
7x7 Awe Talks
Sunday, 29 September, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery of South Australia
Ticket price: $10
“7-Minute Talks with 7 Nature Lovers and Scientists." Experience unique perspectives on awe in nature as eight experts present seven-minute talks on different works from the Gallery’s collection. Engage with science, art, and culture while rating the speakers.
More information from the Nature Festival 2024 edition of WeekendPlus:
- Awed by the Nature Festival Program
- Nature Festival - Free Events
- Nature Festival 2024 offers a glimpse of Kaurna Culture and Coastal Wetlands
- Waterway Tales: The Floating Stage at Nature Festival
- Competitions: Win tickets to one of three Nature Festival events!
