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Events: Looking Ahead
AUSTRALASIAN MASTERS GAMES
5-14 October
Australia's largest multisport festival returns to Adelaide in October
bigger and better than ever. Following the successful staging of
the 10th Australian Masters Games in October 2005, Adelaide will
host the Australasian Masters Games from 5-14 October 2007. Expect
a fantastic sports program, first class entertainment and an
enviable social calendar. Come and join 10,000 participants from
Australia, Oceania and the Asia Pacific region compete in more
than 50 sports.
For more information
click here.
TASTING AUSTRALIA
13-20 October
Sample and savour the best of Australia's food, wine and hospitality.
Tasting Australia offers eight days of the best in eating and
drinking, blended with spicy discussion and cooking classes with
many of the world's leading culinary masters. It's the most
significant event of its kind, showcasing the very best the nation
has to offer in food, wine, beer, gastronomic discussion and
hospitality.
For more information
click here.
PANASONIC WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE
21-28 October
The World Solar Challenge is the race to the future, the ‘brain-sport’
of our time, and the fascinating story of how competitors journey
3,000km powered by nothing more than the sun. Teams and
individuals from corporations and universities all over the world
come here to design and drive their solar cars through the desert
from Darwin to Adelaide. The event celebrates achievement, courage
and the practical application of scientific knowledge in pursuit
of a safer, smarter, greener world. It’s also fun to watch.
For more information click
here.
CREDIT UNION CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
10 November Join the hundreds of thousands of locals and
visitors who line the 3.35 km city street route to watch this
iconic Adelaide parade. This year, the Credit Union Christmas
Pageant will celebrate 75 years of magic, and is set to be one of
the most spectacular yet. Enjoy the colourful and fun-filled
procession of floats, bands, dancing groups, clowns and walking
sets bringing Christmas cheer to the streets of Adelaide. About
2,500 people will take part as the characters, dancers, clowns,
musicians and drivers in the event, making it one of the best
parades of its kind in the world.
For more information click
here.
ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL
23 November- 2 December
Immerse yourself in the world's most celebrated instrument - the guitar.
Blues, jazz, classical, experimental, blues and roots, Spanish,
Brazilian, African and more. For ten spine tingling days, Adelaide
will resonate to the sounds of guitar legends from around the
world.
For more
information click here.
TOUR DOWN UNDER
20-27 January 2008
The Tour Down Under attracts the world's cycling elite to South
Australia annually to battle for glory in Australia's premier
international cycling race. This action-packed race features
starts and finishes in key locations throughout Adelaide and
scenic South Australian regions. For the first time in 2008,
cycling fans will have more chances to cheer on the world's best
cyclists as the event is expanded to include two weekends of elite
cycling action. Participants in the Mutual Community Challenge
Tour on Friday 25 January 2008 can pedal the same 134-kilometre
route between Mannum and Strathalbyn as the world's elite cyclists
in Stage 4 of the Tour Down Under. And a shorter ride option of
73.5km from Woodside to Strathalbyn is also available for those
seeking a more leisurely ride.
For more information click
here.
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