02 · GALLERY
Five frames.
The Adelaide Festival Centre opened in 1973, three months before Sydney Opera House. The tetrahedral white roofs on the Torrens read as a sister sculpture, smaller and quieter, less internationally famous but architecturally consistent. The Festival Theatre seats 1,994 in a single steep rake. Otto Herbert Hajek's coloured-metal sculpture-pavement outside is best at golden hour, before the show. The Adelaide Festival in March and WOMADelaide each spill out of the complex into Botanic Park, turning the whole north-western corner of the city into one programmed venue for a fortnight.
The plaza tetrahedra and the Hajek sculpture-pavement are best at golden hour. Combine with WOMADelaide programming if visiting in early March.
Underrated brutalist sibling to Sydney Opera House. Anchor of one of the most-considered world-music festivals on the planet.
Adelaide Festival in early March is the headline annual programme. WOMADelaide on the second weekend of March is the open-air anchor in Botanic Park. State Opera and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra programming runs year-round.
Box office daily 09:00 to 17:30. Performances most evenings during the season. Architectural tours daily on the hour.
Tram from Adelaide Railway Station, one stop. From the city centre, ten-minute walk north over King William Bridge. From Adelaide Airport, 30 minutes by JetBus 1 then tram.