South Australia's History Festival 2019
View the 2019 History Festival program guide.
About Time: South Australia's History Festival 2015
About Time: South Australia’s History Festival ran from 1 to 31 May, 2015.
About Time: South Australia's History Festival 2014
About Time: South Australia’s History Festival saw 110,000 visitors through a record number of 550 events in May. About Time event organisers welcomed a wider age group to a broader range of activities across the month and throughout the state.
About Time: South Australia's History Festival 2013
In 2013, the history festival celebrated it's 10th year! Starting out in 2004 as SA History Week with just 128 events, 2013 saw 522 events presented by over 300 organising groups.
About Time: South Australia's History Festival 2012
About Time: South Australia’s History Festival ran from 1 to 31 May and featured 513 events presented by 314 organising groups. More than 103,000 people attended a festival event.2012 also saw the first Open House Adelaide, which provided the public with an opportunity to explore over 40 of Adelaide's buildings for free during one weekend in May.
About Time: South Australia's History Festival 2011
Over 94,000 people participated in an event during About Time. Events in 2011 ranged from a historically-themed dinner to workshops for children, and included guided tours on foot, by bus and car; all-day symposiums; exhibitions and displays; book launches; film screenings;
performances; talks and workshops – and, for the first time, digital history.
SA History Week 2010
SA History Week 2010 saw a record 405 events across South Australia - everything from tours to talks, from exhibitions to performances. The hard work was done by 294 event organisers, whose efforts were rewarded by an estimated 70,000 people keen to know something more about South Australian History.
SA History Week 2009
The sixth annual SA History Week saw 246 museums, history groups, libraries, galleries, archives, universities, community and cultural organisations, heritage places, churches, cemeteries, and gardens present an amazing 337 activities across the State. The successful ten day event, held from Friday 22 to Sunday 31 May 2009, highlighted South Australia’s rich and diverse history and attracted a record attendance of over 60,000 visitors.
SA History Week 2008
From displays to dances to tours and talks, SA History Week 2008 proved to be the biggest event to date! The 2008 program included 288 activities, presented by 214 organisations. Around 55,000 South Australians and visitors to the State took in one or more events.
SA History Week 2007
The fourth annual SA History Week was held from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 May 2007 and included over 240 events. The Open Doors in the City program returned for a second year and encouraged South Australians to discover the treasures that lie within Adelaide’s heritage buildings, many which are not normally open to the public.
SA History Week 2006
SA History Week 2006 was held from Saturday 20 to Sunday 28 May and comprised over 270 events, including the new SA Open Heritage program.
SA History Week 2005
Following the success of the inaugural year, 2005 saw SA History Week continue to grow in size and popularity. Held from 21 to 29 May, SA History Week 2005 included 160 events registered by 130 organisations around South Australia.
SA History Week 2004
SA History Week began in 2004. The History Trust (now History SA) knew that South Australia had a strong community history network, and wanted a way to bring that community together. The response was overwhelming - 97 organisations from across the State participated in the program.