In the room
The experience
WOMADelaide has run in Botanic Park every March since 1992. The Moreton Bay figs are 200 years old and their buttress roots make natural seating amphitheatres that the festival has not had to design. You walk for ten minutes through dappled light between stages and the music shifts from Tuareg blues to gamelan to Mongolian throat-singing to Mali kora-and-balafon. The Frome Park Stage at sunset, where the path tunnels between fig roots, is the festival's emotional centre. The audience is one of the most attentive in the world-music circuit. The trees do as much work as the programme.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
The Frome Park Stage at sunset, where the path tunnels between fig roots, is the festival's emotional centre.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
The landscape does as much work as the programming. One of the most-considered world-music festivals on the planet.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
Annual, four days second weekend of March. Friday evening is the warm-up, Saturday and Sunday are the headline days, Monday is the long closing. Adelaide's autumn climate makes the daytime listening comfortable.
Hours
Annual four-day festival, second weekend of March. Gates open 12:00 each day, music to 23:00. Camping not on site; stay in Adelaide CBD walking distance from the park.
Getting there
From Adelaide CBD, ten-minute walk north along Frome Road. Free shuttle from Adelaide Railway Station during the festival. From Adelaide Airport, 25 minutes by JetBus 1 then walk.
Straight from the source
Official site and tickets
Dates, line-ups and tickets come from the organiser. Opens womadelaide.com.au in a new tab.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is WOMADelaide?
WOMADelaide is in Adelaide (Botanic Park), Australia. Coordinates: -34.9166, 138.6058.
What kind of music is at WOMADelaide?
WOMADelaide programmes World, Roots, Contemporary Global. Annual world-music festival in Botanic Park since 1992. Stages spread under 200-year-old Moreton Bay figs whose buttress roots make natural amphitheatres. Four days every March.
When is the best time to visit WOMADelaide?
Annual, four days second weekend of March. Friday evening is the warm-up, Saturday and Sunday are the headline days, Monday is the long closing. Adelaide's autumn climate makes the daytime listening comfortable.
How do I get to WOMADelaide?
From Adelaide CBD, ten-minute walk north along Frome Road. Free shuttle from Adelaide Railway Station during the festival. From Adelaide Airport, 25 minutes by JetBus 1 then walk.
Why is WOMADelaide in the Sonic Paths atlas?
The landscape does as much work as the programming. One of the most-considered world-music festivals on the planet.
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