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
The Royal South Australian Society of Arts Members’ Spring Exhibition 27 September to 27 October
- Date: Opening hours are Monday - Friday 10.30 - 3.30pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1 - 4pm. Entry is free.
- Venue: Level 1 of the Institute Building, corner North Tce and Kintore Ave, city
- Info: Official Opening is on Sunday 11th October at 2.00pm by The Hon. Kyam Maher MLC, Deputy Premier, Minister for Arts. The Spring exhibition is showcasing the vivid contemporary artworks of Members: painting, photographs, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media.
AIARTS Gallery The Wanderer with paintings by Jason Cordero 18 Oct to 8 November
- Date: Until 8th November, and is open Saturday and Sunday 1 - 5pm, or by appointment
- Venue: the AIARTS Gallery, 28 Neate Ave. Belair
- Info: With extra-ordinary larger landscapes that are in and out of this world, and small magic works illuminated by light. Jason Cordero has won over 10 prizes including Heysen, Glover and Waterhouse Prizes. More information is on www.aiarts.com.au.
Ravel In The Forest London-based composer and pianist Belle Chen 22 October
- Date: Thursday 22nd October at 7pm
- Venue: Nexus Arts Venue, Lion Centre, corner North Tce and Morphett St. City
- Info: Described as "original and evocative" by Brian Eno, and following a standing ovation at EFG London Jazz Festival, with sold-out shows in UK and Europe, this will be a special evening with bold, cinematic melodies, original compositions, and atmospheric soundscapes to fuel your imagination. Tickets start at $39, available on nexusarts.org.au. https://nexusarts.org.au/events/belle-chen/
The Adventurous Project presents Distant Echoes 25 October
- Date: Sunday 25th October at 2:30pm
- Venue: Coriole Top House, 79 Chaffeys Rd, McLaren Vale.
- Info: The Adventurous Project brings together violinist Nick Miceli and pianist Esmond Choi to showcase how composers with a modern ear reimagine nature, space, scenery, and even isolation. Tickets are $30, $15 students, available from https://www.esmondchoi.com/distantechoes.
Sunday Best @ St Oswald’s: Kaleidoscope Slava Grigoryan and Sharon Grigoryan 25 October
- Date: Sunday 25th October at 2pm
- Venue: St Oswald's Church, 5 St Anns Pl, Parkside
- Info: A program that crosses genres with ease. Journey from Baroque masters J.S. Bach and Benedetto Marcello through to Latin jazz, Astor Piazzolla, Anne Cawrse and beyond. Tickets are $25, $15 students, available from humanitx.com. https://events.humanitix.com/sunbeststo_202610
Flinders St. Baptist Church free music recitals each Tuesday 27 October
- Date: Tuesday 27th October between 1 and 2 pm
- Venue: Flinders Street Baptist Church, 65 Flinders Street, Adelaide
- Info: Featuring music students from Woodville High School. For more information you can visit fsbc.asn.au.
Ilumina Voices, with Illumina Hand Chime Ensemble 1 November
- Date: Sunday 1st November at 2.00pm
- Venue: Morialta Uniting Church – 26 Chapel St. Magill.
- Info: Enjoy a beautiful afternoon of music celebrating stillness, silence, dreams and light, with choral masterpieces, imaginative Australian works – to the festive sparkle of Nutcracker Jingles. Tickets are $30, free for children under 12, available at www.trybooking.com/DQNTU
Big Sing McLaren Vale presents Origins of the Universe, of Life, of Species, of Humanity 8 November
- Date: Sunday 8th November at 3pm
- Venue: Tatachilla Lutheran College, McLaren Vale
- Info: Written and conducted by Nicholas Buc, with the ASO, a chorus of 300, and big screen images, Origins erupts from quiet beginnings, celebrates the exquisite chemical machinery of life, dramatises the discovery of DNA, dances through the inventiveness of evolution and follows the rise of the dominant mammal, expressing hope that humans can keep our little blue planet safe. Tickets are $60, $50 concession, $25 students, available on https://events.humanitix.com/big-sing-2026.
Adelaide Music Club the Salt and Pepper Big Band: an 18-piece big band 9 November
- Date: Monday 9th November at 7pm
- Venue: The Grand Ballroom, 443 Tapley’s Hill Road, Fulham Gardens
- Info: Featuring the exquisite vocals of Samantha Vanua, Tickets, including a one-course dinner and show, with drinks available at the bar, are $58. Book by Wednesday 4th November at adelaidemusicclub.com.au/bookings/.
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.
The Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia’s Christmas Celebration Concert 12 December
- Date: Saturday 12th December at 7:30pm
- Venue: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
- Info: Complete with accompanying orchestral ensemble and superb performances by Youth Scholarship winners, the program offers gorgeous music befitting the Christmas Season. Tickets start at $30 through the Choir website www.mmcsa.org or Trybooking.com, with part proceeds supporting The Smith Family Charity.
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