South Australia's History Festival
Discover a curated program of events hosted and supported by the State Library as part of this year’s South Australia’s History Festival. South Australia's History Festival
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Painting the Port
The 1855 Hankey panorama of Port Adelaide
Friday 1 May to Tuesday 30 June
Free entry
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Rare Books and Manuscripts of the State Library
Monday 4 May
Monday 11 May
Monday 18 May
Free, booking required
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- Event series
- South Australia's History Festival
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- South Australia's History Festival
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- South Australia's History Festival
- Event series
- South Australia's History Festival
![North Terrace 1922 (North Terrace, Adelaide [B 1177]](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_native_1x/public/2026-03/NorthTerracewalkingtour.jpg?itok=sO20ooMg)
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Murder on North Terrace
A Kate Cocks Walking Tour with Lainie Anderson
Friday 8 May
Free, booking required
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Animalia: Stories from the Archives
Presented by National Archives of Australia
Tuesday 12 May
Free, booking required
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Headfirst: A History of Hat Making
Presented by South Australian Fashion Industry Association
Wednesday 20 May
Free, booking required
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Murder, Mystery and History
An Author Talk with Lainie Anderson
Wednesday 20 May
Free, booking required
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From the reel to the hard drive
The legacy of the SAFC in the digital age
Friday 22 May
Free, booking required
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Dunstan’s Children
Presented by Festival Hellenika
Sunday 24 May
$30.00 per person
Bookings required
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SA Great History Quiz
Presented by Professional Historians Association (SA)
Monday 25 May
$50.00 per person
Bookings required
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Memory, fire and forgery
Hankey’s 1855 Panorama of Port Adelaide
Tuesday 26 May
Free, bookings essential
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Author Talk: Warren Rankine - 'Fifteen Feet Tall'
Presented by Adelaide City Library
Friday 29 May
Free, booking required
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- South Australia's History Festival