What's On in Adelaide in April

April 2010 Events in Adelaide and South Australia

• 19 March to 19 April 2010 - Run With the Law - The inaugural 2010 Run with the Law fun run aims to promote equality, acceptance and friendship of people with an intellectual disability. Join police officers as they take the 'Flame of Hope' through 40 cities across six states and territories in 29 days to support Special Olympics Australia, the charity that transforms the lives of people with an intellectual disability through regular sports participation and social inclusion. Register to run a full leg, half leg or last 100 metres in any of the 40 events across Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia.
   
• 1 April (Thursday) 2010 - April Fool's Day
   
• 1 April (Thursday) 2010 - School Term 1 ends in South Australian schools - (see AU school holiday dates.)
   
• 2 April (Friday) 2010 - Good Friday - Public Holiday. (see AU school and public holiday dates.)
   
• 3 April (Saturday) 2010 - Easter Saturday - Public Holiday.
   
• 4 April (Sunday) 2010 - Daylight saving ends 3.00 am - put your clocks back 1 hour. See time zones for more information.
   
• 4 April (Sunday) 2010 - Easter Sunday
   
• 4 April (Sunday) 2010 - "Village Alive Day" at Loxton Historical Village. Loxton is in the Riverland of South Australia - a 2½ hour drive east of Adelaide. 
   
• 4 April (Sunday) 2010 - Energy Fair - 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at Warland Reserve, Victor Harbor.
   
• 5 April (Monday) 2010 - Easter Monday - Public Holiday. (see AU school and public holiday dates.)
   
• 5 April (Monday) 2010 - Change Your Smoke Alarm Battery Day - Under Australian law, all owners of homes and units are required to install at least one 9V battery-operated smoke alarm designed to last a year or longer. This national awareness day aims to highlight the importance of general fire safety and the role smoke alarms play in house fires.
   
• 9 April (Friday) 2010 - Senior First Aid Course - Fully accredited (nationally recoginsed) First Aid Training at the Edmund Rice Camps, 117 South Rd, Thebarton. To take part in the course, contact ERC on 8234 2937.
   
• 9 April (Friday) 2010 - Béla Fleck's African Project featuring Oumou Sangaré and Band - Presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre's transmission program in association with Bluesfest. 8.00 pm in the Festival Theatre, Adelaide. To book tickets visit Bass.
   
• 10 & 11 April 2010 - Laura Folk Fair - A free festival held on Hugh St in the town of Laura.
   
• 11 April (Sunday) 2010 - INDOfest - Celebrating Indonesian arts and culture. 11.00 am to 4.00 pm at Rymill Park.
   
• 11 April (Sunday) 2010 - The Hound Club of South Australia Inc 45th Championship Show - 9.30 am, Cromwell Rd, Kilburn.
   
• 13 April (Tuesday) 2010 - Bach and Beyond - Presented by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The program includes one mass, one motet and one cantata from Bach, as well as works from composers that have been influenced by Bach such as Schoenberg and Pärt. 8.00pm in the Adelaide Town Hall. For more information or to book tickets visit the ACO.
   
• 13 to 17 April 2010 - Codgers - Eavesdrop on six senior Aussie men, some of them mates since war service, as they sweat it out together each week in a gym and are taken on inter-connecting journeys that are challenging, touching and very funny. Tickets are $45 for adults and $30 for seniors and students. Performing at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Road, Adelaide. To book tickets visit Bass.
   
• 14 April (Wednesday) 2010 - The Annual Strathalbyn Mary Potter Race Day - Dress up for the annual race day to raise funds for the Mary Potter Hospice programs. Tickets are $60. Bus transport is available for $30.
   
• 16 April (Friday) 2010 - National Carpenter's Day
   
• 16 to 18 April 2010 - Rock the Mount and Remarkable Ute Muster - An annual country music festival held in the Main St and Melrose Market Square, Melrose.
   
• 16 to 24 April 2010 - Heroes - A play written by Gérald Sibleyras and directed by Brian Knott. Heroes is a story of three World War I veterans who pass their monotonous filled days in a military hospital by engaging in verbal battles of long-forgotten military campaigns, grumblings about the staff, and reflections on their lives. Tickets are $20.50 for adults and $15.50 for concession. Performing at The Adelaide Repertory Theatre.
   
• 17 April (Saturday) 2010 - 2010 Make A Wish 10th Birthday Gala Ball - Annual Gala Ball for the Adelaide Branch of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia at the Entertainment Centre. Band: Sonnet. MC: Mark Aiston. Cost: $150 all inclusive. For more information, call: Margaret on 0412 104 751.
   
• 17 April (Saturday) 2010 - Symphony of Angels - Rock band, The Angels will perform with the the Adelaide Art Orchestra at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Tickets are $96. To book tickets visit Bass.
   
• 18 April (Sunday) 2010 - Rock and Roll Rendezvous  
   
• 19 April (Monday) 2010 - School Term 2 begins in South Australian schools - (see AU school holiday dates.)
   
• 19 to 24 April 2010 - Special Olympics Australia IX National Games - Special Olympics is an international organisation dedicated to empowering individuals with an intellectual disability to become physically fit, productive and respected members of their community through sports training and competition. Athletes will compete in a variety of sports across the city of Adelaide including athletics, basketball, bocce, cricket, golf, gymnastics, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and 10-pin bowling.
   
• 21 April (Wednesday) 2010 - Secretary's Day - Visit our Secretary's Day page.
   
• 22 April to 12 May 2010 - Pink Bun - An annual national fundraiser for breast cancer. Purchase a pink finger bun or a paper Pink Lady and 100% of the profits will be donated to the Breast Cancer Network Australia.
   
• 25 April (Sunday) 2010 - Anzac Day
   
• 26 April (Monday) 2010 - Anzac Day Public Holiday - (see AU school and public holiday dates.)
   
• 26 April (Monday) 2010 - Touch Wine - A touch football and food and wine festival to raise funds for the Hutt Street Centre, which provides services to homeless and marginalised people in Adelaide. Featuring celebrity touch players, a wine bar, live music, children's activities, and a junior touch clinic.
   
• 29 April (Thursday) 2010 - Wish Day - An annual national event hosted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Help raise funds to grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions by making a donation or holding a Wish Day fundraising event.
   
• 29 April (Thursday) 2010 - The Home Grown Gala Dinner - Tickets are $200 or $2000 for a table of 10. Proceeds will go to the Kitchen Garden for the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation. Canapés will be served at 7.00 pm and the sit down dinner will begin at 7.30 pm. The event will finish at 12.00 am at the Hilton, Adelaide. To book tickets contact the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation on 08 8222 9347.
   
• 30 April (Friday) 2010 - Save the Frogs Day - Aims raise awareness about the disappearance of frogs.
   
• To be confirmed 2010 - Intensive Care Appeal - Care wristbands, key tags and pens will be on sale to raise money for intensive care patients.
   
• To be confirmed 2010 - The Fruit 'n' Veg Parade - Costume parade to promote eating fruits and vegetables.
   
• See May events in Adelaide & South Australia  

April 2011 Events in Adelaide and South Australia

• 25 March to 1 April 2011 - Come Out - A biennial arts festival for young people presented across South Australia.
   
• 23 April to 1 May 2011 - Barossa Vintage Festival - Various events taking place in the Barossa region.
   
• To be confirmed 2011 - Leafy Sea Dragon Festival - A biennial festival that celebrates the arts, culture, community and environment of the Yankalilla district of the Fleurieu Peninsula. 

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