SALA Tours
Each year, the SALA Festival is accompanied by a selection of guided tours. What better way to explore the festival than with the guidance of a hand-picked local artist! In 2025 there are walking tours of art in the City, bus tours to the Barossa and to the Karoonda Silos, and self-guided tours in all different directions!
2025
Stay Tuned for the SALA 2025 Program
The SALA Festival Team are putting the finishing touches on this year’s SALA Festival program. Check back here at noon on 9 July to explore the SALA Online Program for the full lineup of tours, exhibitions and events happening across South Australia in August.
2025 Guided walking tours
Our artist-led walking tours are a staple part of the festival.
- City of Adelaide
Street Art Walking Tour
Guided by Nicole Black
Sat 10 Aug | 11am | $20pp
Sat 10 Aug | 1pm | $20p
Join artist Nicole Black as you explore the work of South Australia’s street artists and the painted walls of Adelaide’s CBD. Bookings essential.
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Fire Talks
Guided by Dominic Guerrera
Thurs 7 Aug | 12.30pm | $10pp
Sat 23 Aug | 1pm | $10pp
Join artist and poet Dominic Guerrera for a Fire Talk diving deeply into the work of a First Nations artists as part of SALA Festival. Bookings essential.
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Local and Contemporary Art Tour
Guided by Gregory Ackland
Sat 16 Aug | 1.30pm | $20pp
Join artist Greg Ackland for an opportunity to explore some of the incredible contemporary artwork being created by SA artists today. Bookings essential.
Art Tour in Persian
Guided by Farahnaz Ghofrani
Sat 23 Aug | 1pm | $20pp
Join artist Farahnaz Ghofrani on this walking tour of art exhibitions in Adelaide. This tour will be presented in Persian. Bookings essential.
Sketchy Walking Tour
Guided by Fran Callen
Sat 23 Aug | 2pm | $20pp
Sketch your way across the city led by artist Fran Callen. No drawing experience is necessary to join this afternoon of social sketching. Bookings essential.
Listening (to) Architecture: Walking Tour
Guided by Tom Borgas
Sat 23 Aug | 2pm | $20pp
Join artist Tom Borgas on a guided listening experience of some of his favourite pockets of sonic intensity in the Adelaide CBD. Bookings essential.
2024 Guided Bus tours
There are limited places on these guided tours, offering a behind-the-scenes look where it all happens: artist studios. You’ll hear from some of the artists and gain insight to the inner workings of these creative spaces.
- South Australia
Adelaide Hills to Karoonda Lights Bus Tour
Take to the hills and beyond on the SALA Art Bus Tour and enjoy a wander of Hahndorf Academy, a behind-the-scenes look at the new centre of Ondeen, an exclusive park tour at Monarto Safari Park, and dinner under the stars at the Karoonda Lights opening event.
Ticket price includes a dedicated artist guide, lunch at Ondeen, exclusive mini tour of Monarto Safari Park, all you can eat pizza at Karoonda Lights and all artist talks.
Host: OAKEY
Saturday 3 August
Bus departs from Adelaide at 11:45am
meeting place: SALA Hub / 63 Light Square, Adelaide
Tickets $110pp
This tour is supported by the District Council
of Karoonda East Murray, Mount Barker District
Council and Monato Safari Park
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Port Adelaide Enfield Bus Tour
Celebrate MELTFest and go behind the scenes at art venues from Klemzig to the Port. You’ll hear from artists, watch workshops, and finish off with a wander through the Handmade Night Markets.
Host: Tony Kearney
Saturday 3 August, 3–7.30pm
Tour meeting place: SALA Hub
ILA, 63 Light Square Adelaide
Tickets $30pp
This tour is presented by SALA in partnership with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Want to go at your own pace? Or just be in control of the music? We’ve got you covered with a selection of pre-mapped art tours! We recommend downloading the Google Maps app to your smartphone, nominating a driver, and heading off on a daytrip to see some art!
Stay tuned for routes that head to the Adelaide Hills, Barossa, McLaren Vale, Encounter Bay, and the Limestone Coast.
