OzAsia Festival, Australia’s leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia, has launched its longest program yet, spanning four weekends this Spring.

From Friday, October 17 to Sunday, November 9, OzAsia Festival will expand across the city, with events at Adelaide Town Hall, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Odeon Theatre, and Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Audiences can expect performances, delicious food and engaging conversations
from this year’s program, showcasing the best of Asian and Asian Australian art and culture, curated by Festival Director Joon-Yee Kwok and featuring more than 200 local, national and international artists from 14 countries.

OzAsia Festival favourite, Lucky Dumpling Market, returns to Elder Park from October 17, serving up a delicious range of cuisine from the best local vendors accompanied by free live entertainment on the OzAsia Festival stage, kicking off with a free Opening Night Party featuring live music by multiple ARIA-nominated artist and songwriter Mo’Ju. Don’t miss Sunset Sounds on the OzAsia Festival stage – an exciting line-up of musical guests from across Australia, and internationally from Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.

“This year OzAsia Festival spans four weeks, giving our audiences more
chances to celebrate culture, creativity, community and connection at intimate shows and
spectacular events. From theatres and galleries to the riverbank, parks, and city streets, we’re
looking forward to bringing people together with some fantastic Asian and Asian Australian artists.” – Joon-Yee Kwok

At Adelaide Town Hall, GRAMMY award-winning pianist Hiromi will join forces with multi-GRAMMY-nominated string quartet PUBLIQuartet to present a breathtaking blend of jazz and classical composition in The Piano Quintet for one night only on Tuesday 28 October, as part of her anticipated national tour.

“This year, OzAsia Festival offers audiences new and diverse ways to experience the festival, by expanding into even more venues and public spaces across the city. I look forward to welcoming audiences, old and new, to Adelaide’s cherished OzAsia Festival this Spring.” Adelaide Festival Centre CEO Kate Gould

Celebrating his 80th birthday, pioneering artist William Yang will reflect on his extraordinary life in Milestone at Adelaide Town Hall on Friday 31 October, exploring themes of family, sexuality, and culture with his signature humour and candour.

At Her Majesty’s Theatre, The Special Comedy Comedy Special: Greatest Debate will be a hilarious night featuring Michael Hing, AJ Lamarque, Alex Lee, Lawrence Leung, Sashi Perera and Kushi
Venkatesh debating “the new Australian dream is never moving out.” A night of real estate, rice
cookers and repressed emotions, moderated by ABC Radio Adelaide’s Jason Chong.

At The Lab at ILA, Elsewhere in India: Return to Technopia is an immersive nightclub experience featuring electro-classical Indian music and surreal visuals, by transmedia artists Murthovic and Thiruda. Exploring cultural heritage, digital technology, and speculative futures, Elsewhere in India will feature collaborations with some of Adelaide’s most exciting South Asian artists. You can read the UpSide Adelaide Review of the Adelaide Fringe Show here.

Follow the spectacular 40 metre long Hong Kong Dragon lantern across the Riverbank Footbridge and see more than a dozen giant lanterns light up Tarntanya Wama/Pinky Flat for the beloved Moon Lantern Trail. A free, family-friendly event featuring roving performances, giant puppets and delectable food from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October, this year, families can look forward to the new Moon Garden program with performances and workshops for all ages by local artists and communities, including lantern-making, origami, calligraphy, storytelling and more.

Celebrate Japanese pop culture at AnimeGO! on Sunday, 26 October, with anime, manga, and karaoke and more to explore at Dom Polski Centre, and on Saturday, 1 November, indulge in authentic Korean street food, K-pop performances and traditional games at Hongdae in Adelaide, a must for K-culture fans and foodies alike, at 12 Eliza St, Adelaide.

On the final weekend, audiences can enjoy thought-provoking panels and inspiring conversations
at OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words, Australia’s largest gathering of Asian and Asian Australian
writers and thinkers. Curated by multi-award-winning writer and comedian Sami Shah, this year’s program of exciting free events for OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words will be announced in September, featuring international guests from Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea.

A vast array of visual arts will be on display throughout the festival, including a solo exhibition by OzAsia Festival 2025 brochure cover image artist Victoria Garcia. Explore love and devotion in Asian art in Touching the Divine, accompanied by Rakini Devi’s interactive performance The Female Pope at the Art Gallery of South Australia. At Adelaide Botanic Garden, take a journey across the land, water and skies of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula via 200-year-old watercolours in the exhibition Tails from the Coasts and accompanying multisensory, inclusive adventure Hu木an inspired by some of the works in the exhibition.

With plenty of free workshops, masterclasses, and talks also on offer.

📍Various Locations
📅 October 17 to Sunday to November 9
👩‍💻www.ozasiafestival.com.au

Photos supplied by OzAsia