Adelaide Festival is proud to have been awarded the Gold Award in the Major Festivals and Events category, at the 2024 Tourism Industry Council Awards held at Adelaide Oval on Friday 1st November. 

The award was given for the 2024 Adelaide Festival with special attention paid to access, sustainability, communication and marketing requirements. 

Minister for Arts Andrea Michaels MP says: “Congratulations to Kath Mainland and the team at Adelaide Festival for winning the Major Festivals and Events Award at the South Australian Tourism Awards! Adelaide Festival is South Australia's premier festival and the Malinauskas Government is proud to support this incredible event, which attracted record crowds in 2024."

Adelaide Festival Chief Executive, Kath Mainland, and Marketing Coordinator, Charlie Pugsley, accepted the award on the night and are pictured below:

The full list of award winners can be found here.