Arts Diary is a 5 minute-long “Bulletin Board” which performing artists can use to publicise events such as concerts. It is broadcast 4 times a day on 5MBS 5 minutes prior to 8am, 10am, noon and 4pm.
If you’re running arts events in Adelaide and South Australia, do consider adding your events to our diary.
The Radio 5mbs Arts Diary
Gallery One : Smallacombe Self-portrait Prize 2026 finalists’ exhibition 28 August to 23 September
- Date: 28th August to 23rd September, Opening hours are Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 4pm., Awards Night is on Saturday 5th September at 6pm
- Venue: Gallery One, 1 Torrens St. Mitcham
- Info: 70 portraits by artists across Australia, including many SA artists. The $20,000 major prize provided by David Smallacombe, $2,000 young artist prize by Carbins Trust, $500 Hangers' Choice by G1, and $250 Chairs' Award provided by David Milne.
Graduate Singers Belonging; reflecting on humanity’s deep need for connection 12 September
- Date: Saturday 12th September at 7:30pm
- Venue: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
- Info: Here they sing music that celebrates how we find one another, what we owe each other, and how we shape each other’s lives. Through luminous harmonies, timeless texts, intimate whispers and soaring unity, they explore the bonds that bridge distance and difference. Conducted by Karl Geiger. Tickets are $40, $35 students and seniors, available from graduatesingers.com.au. (https://www.graduatesingers.com.au/season-2026)
Graduate Singers Belonging; reflecting on humanity’s deep need for connection 12 September
- Date: Saturday 12th September at 7:30pm
- Venue: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
- Info: Here they sing music that celebrates how we find one another, what we owe each other, and how we shape each other’s lives. Through luminous harmonies, timeless texts, intimate whispers and soaring unity, they explore the bonds that bridge distance and difference. Conducted by Karl Geiger. . Tickets are $40, $35 students and seniors, available from https://www.graduatesingers.com.au/season-2026.
Adelaide Harmony – Handel Dixit Dominus and Faure Requiem 13 September
- Date: Sunday 13th September at 2pm
- Venue: Wesley Uniting Church, corner Grenfell St. and Fullarton Rd. Kent Town
- Info: Handel's Dixit Dominus, rarely performed and challenging, and the much-loved Faure's Requiem. Conducted by Andrew Chatterton with soloists Victoria Coxhill, Emma Woehle, Callum McGing and James Scott ,organ played by Matthew Atherton and a string ensemble. Tickets are $35, $30 concession, $10 for 14 and under, from www.trybooking.com/DOVZT.
Flinders St. Baptist Church free music recitals each Tuesday 15 September
- Date: Tuesday 15th September between 1 and 2 pm
- Venue: Flinders Street Baptist Church, 65 Flinders Street, Adelaide
- Info: Featuring Dr Debra Andreacchio’s piano students. For more information you can visit fsbc.asn.au.
The Capri Theatre presents Where Music Lives : Ruby Page & Scott Harrison at the mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ 20th September
- Date: Sunday 20th September at 2pm
- Venue: Capri Theatre, 141 Goodwood Road, Goodwood
- Info: Join Ruby Page & Scott Harrison for a celebration of timeless songs, wonderful stories and the golden age of the picture theatre. From beloved classics to unforgettable melodies, this beautiful concert weaves music and stories together with the mighty Wurlitzer. So sit back, relax and be transported to a golden age of cinema, song and storytelling. Tickets are $40, $30 members and seniors, free for children 3 – 15, available via capri.org.au. ( https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/15606?siteToken=qa7qa85n6w2889f145sd105gm0)
Burnside Symphony Orchestra : COSMOS, their spectacular 70th anniversary concert 20 September
- Date: Sunday 20th September at 2pm
- Venue: Burnside Ball Room, 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore
- Info: Led by conductor Philip Paine, the orchestra will play: Lili Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps (Of a spring morning), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E♭ major with soloist David Khafagi, and Holst’s The Planets, Opus 32. Tickets are $20 from humanitix.com, or at the door if not sold out. ( https://events.humanitix.com/bso-concert-3)
Sunday Best at St Oswald’s presents Shining Lights, featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra musicians 27 September
- Date: Sunday 27th September at 2pm
- Venue: St Oswald's Church, 5 St Anns Pl, Parkside
- Info: Featuring Adelaide Symphony Orchestra musicians Mitch Berick, Cameron Hill, Holly Piccoli, Martin Alexander and Andrew Leask. A rare opportunity to hear Mozart's luminous Clarinet Quintet performed in a version for basset clarinet by some of Adelaide's shining lights. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Clarinet Quintet is both energetic and lyrical, combining the rich romanticism of Brahms with a distinctive English twist. Tickets are $25, $15 students, from humanitix.com. (https://events.humanitix.com/sunbeststo_202609)
The Corinthian Singers of Adelaide Salve Regina 27 September
- Date: Sunday 27th September at 3pm
- Venue: St John’s Church, 379 Halifax Street, city
- Info: A programme of uplifting, liturgical music works by Josquin, Palestrina, Pękiel , Rheinberger and Poulenc. Be inspired by some of the greatest sacred works for choir or just immerse yourself in the beautiful and stirring music, under the baton of Alex Roose. Tickets are $25, $30 concession, free for Children 12 and under, available on https://www.trybooking.com/DOGIA, or cash and card at the door.
Adelaide Choral Ambassadors all-Filipino community choir Overture: The Beginning of Act Three 21 November
- Date: Saturday 21st November at 5.00 pm
- Venue: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
- Info: Born from a passion for cultural storytelling through song. In just two years they have earned Gold at the World Choir Games in Auckland and performed at the Sydney Opera House. Now in their third year, they return to Elder Hall. Early Bird tickets - $60, $55 concession - are available until 31st August at trybooking.com/DMNBQ.
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