INDULGEADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE

FUNCTIONSAND EVENTS

OUR STORY

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE IS THE HEART OF THE ARTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is Australia’s first capital city arts venue and hosts more than one million people annually. As well as presenting theatre, dance, music and exhibitions Adelaide Festival Centre creates diverse festivals to inspire, challenge, educate, and entertain.

Adelaide Festival Centre hosts a huge variety of spectacular events from dinners on and off stage, graduations, formals, weddings, corporate functions and so much more. We welcome delegates and speakers from all around Australia and across the globe.

A key part of the city skyline, Adelaide Festival Centre is centrally located between King William Road and the Riverbank Footbridge.

Adelaide Festival Centre boasts:• Modern foyers with upgraded facilities • Tailored food and beverage options• New function and event venues• Technical infrastructure and equipment upgrades • New Walk of Fame promenade and entrances to

Dunstan Playhouse and Festival Theatre • A team to work with your accessibility needs to deliver an inclusive event

The recent redevelopment of Adelaide Festival Centre was the most significant capital infrastructure project undertaken since doors opened in 1973. The riverbank precinct is still under development with more exciting updates to come.

AN ICONIC SETTING WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS

Situated within the Adelaide Riverbank precinct, the iconic shells are nestled along the banks of the River Torrens, next to Elder Park. Making the most of our location, several of our spaces have floor to ceiling windows, with picturesque views of the river, park, oval and beyond, providing the ultimate backdrop to any celebration.

THE HOME OF FESTIVALS

Adelaide Festival Centre presents world–class, critically acclaimed festivals and events, including Adelaide French Festival, DreamBIG Children’s Festival, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide Guitar Festival and OzAsia Festival. Each of our festivals encompass a diverse range of performances, exhibitions, workshops, food and wine experiences along with theming and immersive activations.

TAKE YOUR EVENT CENTRE STAGE

Looking to make your event stand out from the rest? Want to add a little creative flair to your usual cocktail party? We know how to put on a show. Tap into our experienced and creative production team to design an event like no other.

“Fariba and I would like to thank you so much – everything was just perfect. The room looked

lovely and decorations were great. All food, service and staff were wonderful. Fariba was

really happy and advised she would definitely have more functions at the Festival Theatre”

Ms Simone Abela Practice Manager, FBW Gynaecology Plus

OUR STYLE

OUR TEAM

The team at Adelaide Festival Centre works with you to tailor an experience unique to your guests, with the utmost professionalism and attention to detail.

No matter the size of your event, we will help you make it memorable.

On the day, our service team consistently deliver highly successful and often complex events for our corporate and social clientele.

GETTING HERE

Adelaide Festival Centre is located in the heart of Adelaide, 15 minutes from the airport, 20 minutes from the beach, and 25 minutes from the Adelaide Hills. Situated in a central hub for Adelaide’s train, tram and bus lines, and within walking distance of Adelaide’s top hotels, getting here is easy.

FOOD & WINE

Proud South Australians, we make it our mission to showcase local produce. Working with local suppliers, our team of chefs are dedicated to fresh, seasonal produce of the highest quality. Our in-house pastry chef creates mouth-watering desserts to your dietary specifications. This passion for local extends to wine and we curate an extensive list from wine regions across South Australia.

Banquet Room

The Terrace

DINNER EVENTS

Whether it’s an awards night, gala dinner, milestone event or simply a celebration with dinner and dancing, we have the facilities and expertise to make your event a success. Our network of trusted suppliers will help you set the scene and our staff ensure that on the night, your only concern will be red, or white.

COCKTAIL PARTY

Looking for an opportunity to mingle? A more relaxed atmosphere? A cocktail function offers flexibility and more space, without compromising high quality food and wine. Available as a standalone event or as a pre show, post show or interval function, it is the perfect way to entertain clients, reward staff or celebrate a special occasion.

CORPORATE FUNCTIONS

Adelaide Festival Centre offers flexible rooms of varying sizes, for any type of function. Be it a conference with concurrent sessions, workshops or a simple presentation, our venues host 10 to 1000 guests.

OUR FUNCTIONS

“With literally 10 days’ notice to pull the

event together and the many changes and

last-minute alterations, your team delivered

an outstanding event and generated a

memory we will cherish for a long time”

Ms Julia Franklin Director, White Space Events

EXPO

With one of the largest pillar-less spaces in Adelaide it is possible to accommodate all your requirements as a standalone expo or as part of a conference.

WEDDINGS

Whatever your vision for the perfect wedding, Adelaide Festival Centre is here to bring your dream to life. From a classic sit-down affair, to a cocktail function overlooking the river, or even something with a little theatrical flair, we offer it all.

Select from three all-inclusive wedding packages, or we can tailor a bespoke option for your special day. Ask about our complimentary five-star accommodation offer for your wedding night and discount accommodation rates for guests.

THE RIVERDECK

Market stalls, a movable feast of food trucks, a late-night dance hall, these are just some of the events we’ve held on the Riverdeck. What’s next?

THE TERRACE

A blank canvas for your imagination to run wild. Overlooking the river and Elder Park from in between Adelaide Festival Centre’s iconic shells, this outdoor space makes the most of its beautiful surrounds. Erect a marquee, set up an outdoor dancefloor, host a gourmet barbeque, the options are endless.

Banquet Room

OUR VENUES

Choose from various function spaces depending on the size and requirements of your event. The Adelaide Festival Centre team will work with you to ensure your event is unforgettable.

BANQUET ROOM

The Banquet Room is a bespoke function room with views of Elder Park and the River Torrens. It is a pillar-less space ideal for large events and adaptable to your needs. From weddings to corporate functions, festivals to conferences, this versatile venue can be sectioned, for a more intimate feel, or left open to cater for up to 350 guests seated or 700 cocktail function guests.

JOHN BISHOP ROOM

The ideal venue to host your next intimate event. With a seating capacity for up to 60 guests, including built-in audio-visual equipment, the John Bishop Room offers you versatility with a touch of class.

QUARTET BAR & QBE GALLERIES

The Quarter Bar is the anchor of our newest function space: one large gallery that runs alongside the Festival Theatre foyer. Designed to host your next social occasion, meeting or seminar, the entire space comes with an inbuilt sound ceiling and can be sectioned into three intimate spaces. Together, the QBE galleries can cater for a cocktail function of 850 whilst the Quartet Bar can be sectioned to create a more intimate space for up to 100. With a full-service bar this venue keeps you close to the action and feeling like a VIP.

Banquet Room

“We are so impressed with Adelaide Festival Centre as a venue, that we have agreed

to hold our weekly breakfast events there every week for the rest of the year. We are proud

to hold our events at the Festival Centre and thank the team for their support!”

Ms Bec Murphy, Cancer Council of SA for BNI Corporate Chapter.

THEATRE BANQUET COCKTAIL CABARET BOARDROOM U-SHAPE

The John Bishop Room and Quartet Bar are both suitable for small conferences or workshops of up to 30 guests.

THEATRE BANQUET COCKTAIL CABARET BOARD U-SHAPEFUNCTIONS

Banquet Room 500 350 700 280 - -

John Bishop Room 60 40 50 40 30 30

Quartet Bar 60 100 100 48 30 30

The Riverdeck 120

QBE Galleries 2 & 3 850

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NUMBER OF GUESTSROOM SPECIFICATION

THEATRE STAGE M2

Festival Theatre 196 M2 1947 300 350 - - -

Dunstan Playhouse 128 M2 590 120 250 - - -

Space Theatre 324 M2 220-352 150 430 - - -

Her Majesty’s Theatre Scheduled to reopen in 2020

*On the stage area

OUR THEATRES

FESTIVAL THEATRE is the largest proscenium arch theatre in Adelaide, seating close to 2000 people across stalls, dress and grand circle. It is a lyric theatre used for theatrical productions and large concerts, graduation ceremonies, seminars and more. Its huge backstage space makes the stage area one of the largest in the southern hemisphere. It also houses the Silver Jubilee Organ, a remarkable hovering pipe organ built and donated to mark the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE is a more intimate venue, seating 590 people across two levels with an excellent view from every seat. From shows to seminars, conferences and product launches, Dunstan Playhouse is a professional and cultured artistic space. It has also been the performance home of State Theatre Company South Australia since 1974.

SPACE THEATRE is an extremely versatile ‘black box’ studio theatre, with no traditional stage or fixed seating. It can be transformed into a theatre in the round, a corner stage setting or a cabaret venue and depending on configuration seats anywhere between 200 to 350 people. From small theatre productions, dance performances, band concerts, long table dinners, cabaret events and DJ set shows this venue is adaptable to almost any function, display or theatre event.

HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE (Grote Street) The most exciting theatre redevelopment in Australia is underway. When it reopens in 2020, Her Majesty’s Theatre will seat 1500 people and feature brand new foyer spaces, facilities, and contemporary bars.

“I just wanted to say thank you again for all your support organising the Open Forum.

We have had some excellent feedback about the venue and catering, and I would highly

recommend the Festival Centre to anyone. Please also pass on my thanks to your staff

for their help on the day, it was very appreciated”.

Ms Lauren Gillespie, Forum Advisor Support, Lodgment Strategy and Compliance Support Australian Taxation Office

Festival Theatre Stage

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