Upcoming events

Black Holes: Journey into the Unknown @ 3pm

Join us for a guided tour of our current night sky, constellations, the Solar System and beyond followed by the fulldome movie, Black Holes, Journey into the Unknown. Ages 8+ years.

The Earth Above & the Sky Below

The Earth Above: A Deep Time View of Australia’s Epic History. This full dome immersive experience will explore Australia's history and share traditional and scientific knowledge to tell Australia’s epic story. Preceding the movie Paul will introduce you to some of the Aboriginal cultures of Australia, and tell you about their cultural view of the night sky.

Songs Inside

6pm, Allan Scott AuditoriumA group of women prisoners sign up for a unique songwriting program, which for some opens up deep scars and for others proves to be life-changing.

Songs Inside explores whether or not music can have the power to change people’s lives, even in the complex world of prison.

Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre

SALA Festival - Archturus Rising: Visual-Sound Experience

Archturus Rising: Visual-Sound Experience

Sacred Resonance & In Search of the Divine present for SALA Festival

Prepare for a stellar experience of sound and vision like no other. Held in the full dome of the Adelaide Planetarium, this intimate Visual-Sound Bath weaves the cosmic music of the spheres with breathtaking projections inspired by sacred geometry, crop circles, and star portals connected to Archturus and the cosmos.

Night Watch

6pm, Allan Scott Auditorium & OnlineProfessor David Lloyd, in conversation with Robyn Williams, DUniv discusses the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Night Watch - one of Sir Terry Pratchett’s most powerful and politically charged Discworld novels.

Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre

Behind The Lines

Behind the Lines features a broad selection of political cartoons from around Australia, providing an insight into the year that was in Australian politics and current affairs.
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and developed by the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

2025 UniSA 3MT Grand Final

6pm, Allan Scott Auditorium & Online University of South Australia's PhD candidates are rising to the challenge to present their research in just three minutes and one slide, showcasing ideas that promise a lifetime of impact.

Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and the Office for the Dean Graduate Studies

Starlore

The night sky is a giant cosmic storyboard. It is filled with constellations, patterns, and is rich in lore. For aeons people have sat under the stars and told stories, and all cultures seem to have legends about the night sky.

Black Holes: Stranger than Fiction

Black Holes have sometimes been described as ‘stranger than fiction’, and few cosmic wonders capture the human imagination as black holes do. They regularly feature in contemporary science discoveries and popular science fiction. In this full dome talk, I will give a general overview of the cycle of stars; how black holes are formed, and the historical background that led to their discovery.

Gestures of Care

Kerry Packer Civic Gallery Gestures of Care - revealing our resilience is a collaboration between The Art Bus artists, Uniting Communities, and families in the North, South and West of Adelaide. The exhibition recognises that everyday gestures of care and practices of deep listening, attention and reciprocity can have profound community impacts and transform lives

Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, The Art Bus and Uniting Communities

Cosmogony of Ancient Greece

Cosmogony is the academic study of the origins of the universe and the solar system, within spiritual and cultural beliefs, in addition to scientific enquiry. Early civilisations had formed various beliefs on the origins of the Earth, humankind, and the wider universe. What did the Ancient Greeks think of their origins, their deities, and the cosmos?

The 2025 ASFLA Conference – SFL in Dialogue for a Dynamic Future

Invites scholars, educators, and practitioners to explore the evolving role of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL)