Adelaide Festival Centre

Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the 1970s. The Festival Theatre opened in June 1973, three months before the Sydney Opera House, with the rest of the Centre following soon afterwards. The complex includes the Festival Theatre, the Dunstan Playhouse, the Space Theatre and several gallery and function spaces. Located approximately 50 metres north of the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, lying near the banks of the River Torrens and adjacent to Elder Park, it is distinguished by its two white geometric dome roofs, and lies on a 45-degree angle to the city's grid.

The Festival Centre hosts the annual Adelaide French Festival in January, the Adelaide Festival in February–March, Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June, OzAsia Festival in September/October; and the biennial DreamBIG Children's Festival and Adelaide Guitar Festivals in May and July respectively.