Mount Pleasant Easter Twilight Market
Other Eggstra Fabulous Weekend Markets
Clare’s Platinum Ag Easter Saturday Races
For a taste of country racing at its best, spend the day in the beautiful Clare Valley for the 2024 Platinium Ag Services Easter Saturday Races. A stunning racecourse, surrounded by bountiful vineyards and the beauty of the rolling hills, Clare Easter Races has become a great tradition for punters, families and fashion lovers.
Sevenhill’s sensational Sawmill Gin will be trackside. There’s face-painting for the kids and busses available from Adelaide, as well as shuttle busses running from Clare to the Stanley Flat Road Racecourse.
You can find out more right here.
Bentley’s Hotel After Races Party
It’s attracted a sell-out crowd in previous years, and this year, The Bentley’s Hotel is putting on another post race party for race-goers to kick on after the horses have called it a day.
The ticketed event is $15 – that’ll get you on the dance floor while the Wilson Brothers pump out some hits. The only paddy wagon you’ll want to see on the night, is the one serving up Whiskey Steak Wraps, Belfast Pasties and Curry Chips, and you can wash it all down with a list of great drink specials.
But you’ll need to get booking here.
The Clare Valley has a host of other amazing options over the long weekend. Be sure to check out Greg Cooley Wines and Sevenhill Cellars.
Robe Hotel’s Beer Garden to be reborn this Easter weekend
Easter in the Outback
If you’re packing up the kids, loading the trailer, fighting the traffic and finding yourself in the breathtakingly beautiful Flinders and Outback, it’ll all have been worth it!
There’s already been CCTV footage turn up of Easter Bunny carving up the tracks at Bike Melrose. Whether you’re bunny-hopping beginners or seasoned senders, the bike trails around Melrose have something for all skill levels, ensuring an eggs-traordinary experience for everyone. And there’s no shortage of ways to reward yourself at the end of a ride – enjoy the Jacka Brothers Brewery experience, pop into the North Star Hotel or check out Over the Edge.
Andamooka’s Epic Easter Weekend
Andamooka is a rare gem in SA’s far north. Famous for its fossilised opals, the outback town 285 kilometres North of Port Augusta has a massive line-up of Easter entertainment planned. The weekend will kick off with a traditional welcome bbq on Good Friday. A line-up of vibrant markets will take care of a bit of retail therapy in the bush Saturday morning.
Their Dine-A-Mite Cafe are doing meals on Saturday night, followed by a Trivia night from 7pm.
Wake up Sunday to an Easter hunt for the kids, before Bingo at the town’s hall. To experience country hospitality at its absolute finest, check out all the details here.
Easter Bunny’s popping over to the West Coast
After a very Good Friday of freshly caught local seafood, let the kids go crazy on Easter Saturday, with a huge Easter egg hunt in the hay at Port Kenny Hotel. Bop along to the Lincoln legends from The Bock Shepherd Experience, playing a mix of modern and classic hits. The Pub’s famous Nancy Bus will be on duty to get you there safely, so click here and let the peeps from Port Kenny know you’ll be there.
The Ultimate Old Skool Party at Overland Corner
Head back to the good ol’ days with live music to get the crowd hopping between two stages on Easter Sunday. There’s a massive line-up of entertainment, including Home Grown kicking off at 7pm with the biggest hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s, plus a special tribute to Full Circle, with Sarez and White-D playing a 100 per cent vinyl set of the biggest Riverland anthems from the old Vines’ days.
Pull up a swag or pitch a tent along the river – to grab an event ticket from just $15 click here.
Meadows Four Day Easter Feaster
From Good Friday to Easter Monday, Meadows annual Easter Fair will be full of fun and Easter festivities.
