Kernewek Lowender Copper Coast Cornish Festival

Special event
Monday 15 – Sunday 21 May, 9am-11pm
Kernewek Lowender Office, 50 Mines Road, Matta Flat
Price: Free

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Focus Program: From Many Places
From Many Places is supported by Focus Program Partner Multicultural Communities Council of SA

This biennial festival celebrates the unique Cornish heritage and traditions of Australia’s Little Cornwall. There is something for everyone as the region comes alive with festivities that will make you think you have stepped back in time.

Ratalang Ngarrindjeri Tour

Alexandrina Libraries
Guided tour
Monday 8 May 10am-12pm
Ratalang (Basham Beach) Conservation Park, Port Elliot
Price: $20 per person

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Focus Program: First Nations

Join Ngarrindjeri Elder Mark Koolmatrie at Ratalang (near Port Elliot) to retrace the steps of his ancient culture.

South Australia’s Wooden Boat Festival

Alexandrina Council
Special event
Saturday 29 April, 9am-5pm and Sunday 30 April, 9am-4pm
Alexandrina Cove, Coorong Quays, Princess Royal Parade, Hindmarsh Island
Price: Free

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Soak up the atmosphere at the 2023 SA Wooden Boat Festival and celebrate the important history of Goolwa and Wooden Boats. A small gathering of Wooden Boats of all shapes and sizes will be on display.

Angaston Blacksmith Shop and Museum

Angaston & Penrice Historical Society
Display
Every weekend in May, 1pm-4pm
Price: Free

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The sound of a hammer tapping on the anvil drifts out into the street and invites you to step back to a time when the blacksmith was the ‘king of trades.’ Watch the bellows fuel the fire as the smithy works at the forge to craft red hot metal into useful and artistic objects.

Burra Heritage Passport

Regional Council of Goyder
Self-guided tour
Every weekday in May, 9am-5pm and every weekend in May, 10am-4pm
Price: Adult $30, Member $20, Concession $25

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The town of Burra is rich with mining heritage and most of its 1840s legacy is still intact. The surest way to get the whole picture is to purchase a Burra Heritage Passport, which gives you instant access to see, hear and touch the past.

More information from the 2023 History Festival edition of WeekendPlus: