Welcome to the 2020 Australian Heritage Festival in South Australia

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Are you ready to celebrate Australian heritage for another year? Then we are excited to welcome you to the 2020 Australian Heritage Festival.

The Australian Heritage Festival is a great opportunity to discover amazing places, meet new people and explore the stories behind our unique heritage places. Across South Australia throughout the month of May you will find a host of things to see and do. This year’s theme is Our Heritage for the Future.

The Australian Heritage Festival in South Australia is a curated program. In May we also join with the History Trust of South Australia to present the South Australian History Festival with events at locations across the state. Look for some events near you on this website or at www.historyfestival.sa.gov.au.

Brought to you by the National Trust of Australia

The National Trust of Australia is proud to be the national conveners and coordinators of the Australian Heritage Festival. In 2019, the Australian Heritage Festival:

Provided Australians with a selection of 786 events celebrating cultural, natural and built heritage nationally.
Attracted 362,000 visitors to events across the nation.
Digitally engaged 154,194 people with stories about heritage and culture over four weeks.

We look forward to welcoming Australians and international visitors to another year of the Australian Heritage Festival and the wonderful range of exhibitions, walking tours, films, expert talks, workshops, food fairs, guided tours of historical sites, ceremonies, demonstrations, special dinners and lunches this program has to offer.