What's On in the Adelaide Hills

We live at Norton Summit and run a farm stay here, which means we spend a lot of time answering the question "what's actually on this weekend?" for guests. This page is our answer, and we update it every Friday.

It covers the whole region: Hahndorf, Stirling, Woodside, Uraidla, Mount Barker, Oakbank, Lobethal and the villages in between. Markets, cellar door events, live music, and the things worth driving up for.

This weekend

Updated Thursday 24 September 2026, covering Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September.

School holidays start on Saturday and run through to Sunday 11 October, so expect the Hills to be busier than they have been. Two of the best things on this weekend are five minutes from our front gate.

Fiddles in the Forest. Sinclair's Gully, 288 Colonial Drive, Norton Summit. Saturday from 6pm, $20, booking essential. The Fiddle Chicks are Dee Trewartha and Emma Luker, and they play fiddles, voice and stomp boxes in the candlebark forest at dusk. Bring a picnic. Wine and soft drinks are sold on site and outside alcohol isn't permitted.

Jazz Under the Gums. Sinclair's Gully, same address. Sunday from 2pm, $20, booking essential. Courteney Hooper on vocals and keys, moving between alternative folk, baroque pop and contemporary jazz.

Gamay Fest. Golding Wines, 52 Western Branch Road, Lobethal. Sunday, $35 general admission or $40 for the masterclass, and under 18s are free. Twelve local Gamay producers pouring, with wood-fired sandwiches, gourmet pies, Alpine raclette and dessert stations. General admission includes a mystery pour and a main meal token. Book ahead.

Stirling Laneways opens for the season. Stirling village, Sunday 9am to 3pm, free. Artists, entertainers and pop-up stalls through the laneways running off Mount Barker Road. This is the first of the 2026-27 season, and it falls on the fourth Sunday, so the Stirling Market is on alongside it.

School holidays at the National Motor Museum. Shannon Street, Birdwood. The Lego Trail: Then and Now opens Saturday and runs to 11 October, 10am to 5pm daily, free with museum admission. Find the mini-figures hidden through the museum, enter the secret word and go into the draw for Lego prizes. Scalextric racing starts Sunday and also runs to the 11th.

Markets: Saturday has the Adelaide Hills Farmers Market at Mount Barker and the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market at Talunga Park. Sunday has the Stirling Market on Druid Avenue.

Coming up: Sinclair's Gully has a full fortnight. The Wine and Wildflower Wander is Tuesday 29 September at 11am, Sparkling in the Wild runs on 2 and 4 October at $95 and you take home the bottle you make, Forest Dreaming with First Nations artist Glenn Skuthorpe is Saturday 3 October at 2pm, and Siobhán Owen plays Celtic harp on Monday 5 October. Chamberfest is at Mount Barker Summit from 2 to 4 October, and German Oktoberfest runs at Prancing Pony in Totness from 9 to 11 October.

Markets in the Adelaide Hills

These run on a fixed cycle, so you can plan around them.

Adelaide Hills Farmers Market: every Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pm, Mann Street, Mount Barker. Artisan stalls on the first Saturday of the month, sustainable living on the third.

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market: every Saturday, 8am to 12pm, Talunga Park Showgrounds. Around 30 stalls undercover, with a cooked breakfast in the Atrium cafe. Makers on Melrose, an artisan market, runs alongside it on the third Saturday from September to May. Closed for Show Day in March.

Uraidla Market: first and third Sunday, 10am to 3pm. Currently in the church next to the Institute while the Institute is refurbished.

Stirling Market: fourth Sunday, 10am to 4pm, Druid Avenue. Stirling Laneways runs alongside it from September to April.

Woodside Craft and Produce Market: third Saturday, 7.30am to 1pm, Woodside Institute.

The Hills through the year

Spring brings blossom to the Lenswood and Forest Range orchards, budburst in the vineyards, baby animals and wildflowers. It's the best walking weather of the year.

Summer is long lunches and cellar doors with lawns, and the pick-your-own season at Beerenberg. It gets hot and dry, so check the CFS app before heading into bushland.

Autumn is the Hills at their best looking. Vintage in the vineyards, colour through Stirling and Aldgate, and the right weather for mushrooms.

Winter means fireplaces, cosy pubs and mist through the gums. Quieter, cheaper, and arguably the most atmospheric time to be up here.

Staying up here

Most of what's on this page is a fair drive from Adelaide and better with a night attached. We run Funday Farm at Norton Summit: 14 beds on 28 acres of forest, exclusive use, with a heated pool, a games shed and a flight simulator.

Sinclair's Gully is five minutes away. Hahndorf and Woodside are about twenty. The city is half an hour.

Book direct at fundayfarm.com.au. Something we've missed? Email us and we'll add it.