Illuminate Adelaide

Illuminate Adelaide
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Adelaide, South Australia
Coordinates34°55′08″S 138°36′00″E / 34.91898°S 138.599986°E / -34.91898; 138.599986
CountrySouth Australia
Years active3
Established2021
Most recentJune - July 2023
Next event04 - 21 July 2024
Attendance1.3 million
SponsorsGovernment of South Australia
Websitewww.illuminateadelaide.com

Illuminate Adelaide is an annual winter event held each July in Adelaide, South Australia. It includes free and ticketed events presented by local, national, and international artists and companies, encompassing "art, light, music, and technology".[1]

The first event was announced by the Government of South Australia in August 2020 and was planned for July in the following year, intending to showcase various types of light shows, art installations, immersive technology, music, performance arts, and to present ideas for public debate. The Co-Founders and Creative Directors are Rachael Azzopardi and Lee Cumberlidge.[2]

Illuminate Adelaide Co-Founders & Creative Directors Rachael Azzopardi and Lee Cumberlidge. Credit - Frankie the Creative
  1. ^ "About". Illuminate Adelaide. 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Illuminate Adelaide set to light up winter in 2021". Tourism SA. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.