Showcasing Asian and Asian Australian art, literature and music, audiences are invited to celebrate two decades of OzAsia Festival with a free program including concerts by Australian rock legends Regurgitator and Japanese Australian electronic duo Lastlings.

Lion Dance - Photo Credit Xplorer Studio

Opening today, the festival’s iconic Moon Lanterns will be on display at Elder Park’s Lucky Dumpling Market until Sunday 1 November, for an extended four-week season, with the 40m long Hong Kong Dragon overlooking the Riverbank once again on the footbridge.

Lucky Dumpling Market will feature 25 food vendors showcasing street food from Vietnam, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, India and Cambodia, as well as live music, DJs and cultural performances on the OzAsia Festival stage, and an extended program of free children’s activities.

Weekend of Words Book Signings - photographer credit Xplorer Media

OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words, curated by multi-award-winning writer and comedian Sami Shah, returns with a jam-packed program including Antoinette Lattouf, Benjamin Law, Durkhanai Ayubi, Michael Hing, Yumi Stynes and more.

Some free, festival highlights include:

Entombed in Joy - Damien Shen

Thursday, 15 October 2026 – Sunday, 3 January 2027

Adelaide Railway Station, Historic Phone Booths

Familiar 1980s pop-culture symbols adorn bold, shield-like forms patterned with references to Shen’s Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna heritage, considering identity as something both inherited and customised.

Hyoshi in Counterpoint

Sunday, 17 October 2026

OzAsia Festival Stage at Lucky Dumpling Market

Six powerhouse women from different musical traditions come together to blend the soul of tradition with the pulse of the modern world. Each performance is a dazzling explosion of colour and energy, where East meets West in a bold and genre-defying celebration of musical and cultural harmony.

Moon Lanterns at Lucky Dumpling Market

Friday, 9 October – Sunday, 1 November 2026

Elder Park

Beautiful to explore by day and truly spectacular at night, wander among the moon lanterns at OzAsia Festival's Lucky Dumpling Market, including the Rainbow Serpent Dreaming, the Hong Kong Dragon and a dozen more illuminated artworks.

OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words

Saturday, 24 October 2026

Adelaide Festival Centre

OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words returns for a weekend of comedy, conversations and interactive sessions at Australia’s favourite gathering of Asian and Asian Australian writers and thinkers.

Regurgitator

Friday, 16 October 2026

OzAsia Festival Stage at Lucky Dumpling Market

30-plus years. 10 albums and rising. Australian rock legends Regurgitator perform a one-night-only free concert at Lucky Dumpling Market to celebrate two decades of OzAsia Festival.

The Art of Asian Cinema

Wednesday, 14 – Sunday, 25 October 2026

Various Locations

Adelaide Film Festival and OzAsia Festival unite to celebrate Asian screen culture, presenting a diverse selection of acclaimed films from across the region. Join us for an exciting celebration of contemporary Asian storytelling as part of South Australia’s premier film festival.

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