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NATURE PLAY EVENTS
Nature Play SA partners with councils, state government, education providers, local businesses, and corporate partners to deliver nature play events for local communities.
With a vision to connect children with nature through outdoor learning and play, we deliver events ranging from small school holiday programs, bespoke events, to major partnership events for thousands of families.
Our events engage families and groups in nature through play, creativity, curiosity, meaningful experiences in nature, and open-ended play.

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Nature Play Festival 2018
October 15, 2018 @ 8:30 AM - October 30, 2018 @ 5:00 PM

The Nature Play Festival is an annual Festival for children and their families
which celebrates and encourages play outdoors in nature!
The Festival is coordinated by Nature Play SA in collaboration with more than 30 wonderful event host organisations including local and state government, not-for-profits, playgroups, education sites, nature clubs, Friends Groups, libraries and more! The 2018 Nature Play Festival is proudly supported by Flinders University.
Through the Festival, Nature Play SA aims to highlight the importance of nature play for today’s generation of children and to provide opportunities for families to access nature play events and activities across SA. This year, we’re delighted to announce more than 100 nature play events are being held by host organisations across the state!
So sit back and enjoy planning your spring school holiday adventures with our online Festival guide – simply select your region, take a look at what’s on offer, and make sure you book tickets or register where required. We’ll keep this page updated and you can also contact host organisations with specific queries via the event information provided.
Thanks again to all the organisations involved in making the 2018 Nature Play Festival a reality.
Happy nature playing everyone!
Metro and Greater Adelaide
Fleurieu Peninsula
Northern and Yorke Peninsula
South East
Arid Lands
Kangaroo Island
Eyre Peninsula
Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
Anstey's Nature Adventure Kits
Hosted By: Tea Tree Gully Library
Are you an adventurer or a discoverer? Our library mascot Anstey loves seeing children discovering the library, so we have put together a discovery kit full of all the tools you will need to go on an adventure, look for clues and find all the answers to our Anstey's Adventure Quiz! Kits are on loan for a maximum of two hours. Kids must be checked out and checked back in inside the library.
Cost: Free
Target Audience: 5 - 10 years
Where: Tea Tree Gully Library
When: During library hours
Registration Required:
www.cttg.sa.gov.au/ansteyadventure
For further information:
Michelle Elliot 08 8397 7449 [email protected]
Kid's Nature Challenge
Hosted By: DEW: Cleland Wildlife Park
Explore the nature of Cleland Wildlife Park! Get active, have an adventure of discovery on the kid's nature challenge. Fun activities include: Nature mud art, create a cubby, nature hunt and find your favourite Cleland place.
Cost: Family $61 (2A + 2C) (1A + 3C), Adults $25.50, Child (aged 4-15inc) $12, Concession $20, Free entry for carers. All activities are free with park entry
Target Audience: Families
Where: Cleland Wildlife Park
When: 9.30am-5:00pm Daily
Registration Required:
No Booking Required
For further information:
Cleland Wildlife Park 08 8339 2444 / Andrea Smith 08 8339 2769 [email protected]
www.clelandwildlifepark.sa.gov.au
Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
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Monday 16 October
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Tuesday 17 October
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Wednesday 18 October
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Thursday 19 October
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Friday 20 October
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Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
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Sunday 29 October
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Monday 30 October
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Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
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Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
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Monday 16 October
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Tuesday 17 October
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Wednesday 18 October
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Thursday 19 October
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Friday 20 October
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Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
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Sunday 29 October
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Monday 30 October
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Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
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Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
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Monday 16 October
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Tuesday 17 October
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Wednesday 18 October
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Thursday 19 October
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Friday 20 October
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Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
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Sunday 29 October
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Monday 30 October
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Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
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Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
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Monday 16 October
No activities listed.
Tuesday 17 October
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Wednesday 18 October
No activities listed.
Thursday 19 October
No activities listed.
Friday 20 October
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Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
No activities listed.
Sunday 29 October
No activities listed.
Monday 30 October
No activities listed.
Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
No activities listed.
Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
No activities listed.
Monday 16 October
No activities listed.
Tuesday 17 October
No activities listed.
Wednesday 18 October
No activities listed.
Thursday 19 October
No activities listed.
Friday 20 October
No activities listed.
Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
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Sunday 29 October
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Monday 30 October
No activities listed.
Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
Show Cave Tours
Hosted By: Kangaroo Island
"This tour follows part of the original 1920s tourist section of Kelly Hill Caves and features a low silt chamber with intriguing fauna fossils and bones. The tour includes a crawl past a palaeontological site, where your guide will share Kangaroo Island’s rich fossil history, which includes megafauna and several glacial maximums.
If you are lucky, palaeontologists may even be on-site while you are on tour."
Cost: Please visit information centre to book
Target Audience: Families
Where: Kelly Hill Caves Kangaroo Island
When: Daily: 10.00 am, 10.30 am, 11.00 am, 11.30 am, 12.00 pm, 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm, 3.00 pm, 4.00 pm
Registration Required:
For further information:
Kelly Hill Visitor Information Centre 8553 4464
[email protected]
Adventure Caving
Hosted By: Kangaroo Island
For the more adventurous nature players, join an experienced guide on an Adventure Caving Tour where, equipped with a helmet and headlight, you can climb and crawl your way through an underground maze of undeveloped caverns. This tour follows part of the original 1920’s tourist section of Kelly Hill Caves and features a low silt chamber with intriguing fauna fossils and bones. The tour includes a crawl past a palaeontological site, where your guide will share Kangaroo Island’s rich fossil history, which includes megafauna and several glacial maximums. If you are lucky, palaeontologists may even be on-site while you are on tour.
Cost: Please visit information centre to book
Target Audience: Must be 8 years or older and children 15 years or younger must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
Where: Kelly Hill Caves Kangaroo Island
When: Daily 2:15pm - 4:15pm
Registration Required:
For further information:
Kelly Hill Visitor Information Centre 8553 4464
[email protected]
Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
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Monday 16 October
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Tuesday 17 October
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Wednesday 18 October
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Thursday 19 October
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Friday 20 October
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Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
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Sunday 29 October
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Monday 30 October
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Daily Activities On Offer Throughout The Festival Period
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Activities On Offer By Date
Sunday 15 October
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Monday 16 October
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Tuesday 17 October
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Wednesday 18 October
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Thursday 19 October
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Friday 20 October
Cubby Building Fun
Hosted By: Representing Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula as part of the Advancing Whyalla 'Pride in the Park' event
Back to nature cubby building fun, with natural and recycled materials provided to allow families to interact with nature in a playful and imaginative way.
Cost: Free
Target Audience: 5-12 years
Where: Civic Park Whyalla
When: 11:00am-3:00pm
Registration Required:
No Booking Required
For further information:
Barbara Murphy
0427 188 546
Saturday 21 October
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Sunday 22 October
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Monday 23 October
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Tuesday 24 October
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Wednesday 25 October
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Thursday 26 October
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Friday 27 October
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Saturday 28 October
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Sunday 29 October
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Monday 30 October
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