1. Vera Mai "Moon Feast". A place, taste and story of first nation’s foods and experience

  • Saturday, 7 October or Sunday, 8 October
  • 6:30pm – 10:00pm
  • Carclew, 11 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide
  • Ticket price: $185
  • Seniors Card discount of $10 applies to tickets. Fees apply.

Taste the flavours of the oldest living, continuous culture in the world. An ancient culinary immersion with unforgettable stories of harvest, stars and seasons by Bruce Pascoe, Elder Uncle Moogy, astrologer Greg Quicke with a flavourful menu crafted by Nornie Berro of Mabu Mabu and Rebecca Sullivan from Warndu.

2. At home in the stars with Greg Quicke (Space Gandolf) and Bruce Pascoe

  • Monday, 9 October
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Shobbrook Wines, Flaxman Valley
  • Ticket price: $95
  • Seniors Card discount of $10 applies to tickets. Fees apply.

Join astronomer Greg Quicke for captivating stories of cycles and seasons, as he aims to give people access to a “living, breathing conscious experience of being on a planet that is turning as it hurtles through space.” Enjoy Wattleseed Dahl and break kangaroo grass damper with Bruce Pascoe, all around the bonfire listening to yarns and stories of the stars.

3. Kaurna Bush Tucker Workshop

  • Saturday, 7 October, 1:00pm – 2:00pm & 2:30pm - 3:30pm
  • Living Kaurna Cultural Centre
  • Warriparinga Way, Bedford Park
  • Ticket price: $50

Join Kaurna man Tobias Turner in unearthing the sacred knowledge of native plants, learning about their traditional uses for food, medicine, and more. Witness the profound connection to Country held by Aboriginal people. Continue your learning with a complimentary native plant to grow at home.

4.  Forest Harmonies with Emma Knight

  • Saturday, 14 October
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Sinclair's Gully Winery, 288 Colonial Drive, Norton Summit
  • Ticket price: $25

Discover the magic of music in the forest, with the soothing sounds of Emma Knights’ piano, proudly hosted by Sinclair’s Gully. Set amongst the majestic candlebark gums, this unique immersive outdoor musical experience won’t be forgotten.

5. Reclaim the void: weaving workshop in Adelaide

  • Sunday, 1 October – 10:00am and 2:00pm
  • Saturday, 14 October – 10:00am and 2:00pm
  • Summer House, Botanic Road, Adelaide City
  • Ticket price: $20

Reclaim the Void was born from Ngalia elders in Leonora, Western Australia, expressing their pain and grief at ‘those gaping mining holes left all over our country’. The vision is to cover a mining pit with large-scale ‘dot’ artwork made up of thousands of handmade circular rag-rugs woven from discarded fabric by people from all walks of life.

6.  Screen prints and stories with Rosina Possingham

  • Saturday, 7 October
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Trees For Life Betty Westwood Nursery, Corner May Terrace & Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Lockleys
  • Ticket price: $25

In her 2023 screen print poster series for Nature Festival, artist Rosina Possingham celebrates the skills, stories and dedication of the widespread community behind one of South Australia’s best known and much-loved conservation organisations, Trees For Life. Participants will have a chance to try screen printing and take home a tea-towel.

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