WOMADelaide festival returns to Adelaide

WOMADelaide has returned to Adelaide attracting music lovers, festivalgoers and artists from across the world for four spectacular days and nights.

WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance - is an open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla.

From 7th-10th March, the sights and sounds of more than 700 artists from over 35 countries will take over Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla with a celebration of music, arts and dance in the heart of the nation’s only UNESCO City of Music.

Last year, WOMADelaide welcomed 98,000 attendances over the four-day festival and injected $21.5 million in new income for the South Australia. The 2024 event generated 63,145 bed nights, with an average length of stay in the state of 5.24 nights for visitors who attended mainly because of the event.

Highlights in the WOMADelaide 2025 program include Khruangbin (USA), PJ Harvey (UK), Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Róisín Murphy (Ireland) Goran Bregović & His Wedding & Funeral Band (Serbia), Bangarra Dance Theatre (Aus) and local Restless Dance Theatre (Aus).

Ian Scobie Director, WOMADelaide notes “as one of Australia’s largest outdoor cultural festivals of Music, Arts, and Dance, WOMADelaide stands as a cornerstone in South Australia's cultural calendar as ‘the world’s festival’ bringing together exceptional artists from across the globe to Australia’s festival city.

“The annual pilgrimage for enthusiasts of cultural and musical discovery and exchange, the event enriches our community and attracts visitors from across Australia and beyond, delivering significant tourism visitation and economic benefits to the State.

“We are immensely grateful to the South Australian Government for their continued support through the South Australian Tourism Commission, which has enabled and supported WOMADelaide to flourish and inspire audiences year after year, since its inception over 30 years ago.”

Further arts and culture events driving visitation this weekend include the Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Festival, Chihuly in the Botanic Garden, Radical Textiles Exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia, and Treasures of the Viking Age at the South Australian Museum.

WOMADelaide is supported by the State Government, through the South Australian Tourism Commission.

For event information and tickets, visit www.womadelaide.com.au

Image. Bangarra Dance Theatre's 'The Light Inside' Womadelaide 2025. Credit. Womadelaide/ Bangarra Dance Theatre