Events

Local & Regional Events in McLaren Vale

Discover what’s on in the McLaren Vale wine region, just 40 minutes from Adelaide CBD. From cellar door tastings and winery events to long lunches, live music and seasonal festivals, there’s always something to experience.

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McLaren Vale vs South Australia Wine Options Night

Friday 7th August 2026
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Join us at Ekhidna Kitchen for an interactive evening celebrating some of South Australia's best wines. Hosted by Jon and Brie Overcash from My McLaren

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Amazing Winter eBike Special | Simple Pleasures of McLaren Vale
Thursday 30th April 2026 - 02 Aug 2026
Next: Thursday 30th July 2026
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Amazing Winter TukTuk Tour | Simple Pleasures of McLaren Vale
Thursday 30th April 2026 - 02 Aug 2026
Next: Thursday 30th July 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Serafino Cellar Door Lunch on the Deck
Thursday 5th March 2026 - 24 Dec 2026
Next: Thursday 30th July 2026
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Friday Twilights at Never Never Distilling Co.
Friday 24th October 2025 - 28 Aug 2026
Next: Friday 31st July 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

'Boom - Shuck-Alaka!'
Friday 31st July 2026
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Sultan’s Table: Moroccan Feast and Museum Wine Experience
Friday 31st July 2026
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Nonna's Table at Down The Rabbit Hole Wines
Friday 5th June 2026 - 27 Nov 2026
Next: Friday 31st July 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Live Music at Award Winning McLaren Vale Hotel
Friday 15th May 2026 - 13 May 2028
Next: Friday 31st July 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

OysterPalooza
Friday 31st July 2026 - 02 Aug 2026
Next: Friday 31st July 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

SALA Festival: Reprise Exhibition Opening
Friday 31st July 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

SALA Exhibition at Paxton Wines
Friday 31st July 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Friday 31st July 2026
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Group Wine Tasting Experience at Paxton Wines
Saturday 13th June 2026 - 27 Dec 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Winter Weekends in the Shed at Paxton Wines
Saturday 13th June 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival: Winter at the Grove – Pop-Up Farm Shop
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 02 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Chalk Hill Sensory Odyssey Tasting Experience
Saturday 4th July 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Textile Art and Fashion Open Studio
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

SALA Festival: Reprise Exhibition at Hither & Yon
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Glass Art Open Studio
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Weaving with First Nations Artist Tahnae Davidson Bartley
Saturday 18th July 2026 - 27 Mar 2027
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

SALA Exhibition Launch at Oliver’s Taranga
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

SALA 'Forget-me-not' Exhibition
Saturday 1st August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 1st August 2026
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sunday Sessions at Never Never Distilling Co.
Sunday 16th November 2025 - 28 Mar 2027
Next: Sunday 2nd August 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival: Ultimate Winemaker for a Minute Experience
Sunday 5th July 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Next: Sunday 2nd August 2026
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM

Winter Warmers: A Mulled Wine Masterclass
Sunday 7th June 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Next: Sunday 2nd August 2026
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

La maréa × Beresford Estate: A Luxury Vineyard Wellness Retreat
Sunday 2nd August 2026
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Yappy Hour Sundays
Sunday 3rd May 2026 - 20 Dec 2026
Next: Sunday 2nd August 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Winter Notes and Mulled Delights
Sunday 7th June 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Next: Sunday 2nd August 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

SALA 2026 'Forget-me-not' Exhibition Opening at Battle of Bosworth Wines
Sunday 2nd August 2026
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SALA - For the Joy of It! - Debut Art Exhibition at DogRidge
Sunday 2nd August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Sunday 2nd August 2026
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Lamb and Libation - Fleurieu Food Festival
Monday 3rd August 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Next: Monday 3rd August 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Quiz Night with The Weekly 50 x Chalk Hill Collective
Friday 10th July 2026 - 11 Dec 2026
Next: Friday 7th August 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

McLaren Vale vs South Australia Wine Options Night
Friday 7th August 2026
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Through Our Eyes at Coral Street Art Space
Friday 7th August 2026 - 26 Sep 2026
Next: Friday 7th August 2026
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Willunga Quarry Market
Saturday 11th March 2023 - 12 Dec 2026
Next: Saturday 8th August 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Ever After Wedding Night at Lloyd Brothers - Fleurieu Food Festival
Saturday 8th August 2026
5:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Hurricanes Band - Live Music
Saturday 8th August 2026
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

SALA 'Forget-me-not' Plein-air Painting Workshops in the Vineyard
Sunday 9th August 2026 - 30 Aug 2026
Next: Sunday 9th August 2026
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Club Med: Alternative Varieties & Paella
Saturday 15th August 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4 Cheers for the Fleurieu - Wine Tasting & Fleurieu Producers Plates
Sunday 16th August 2026

Winter Warmer Sunday Session at Paxton Wines
Sunday 16th August 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Long lunch @ Forktree Brewing | Fleurieu Food Festival
Sunday 16th August 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Great Grounded Cru Picnic & Tractor Sale
Sunday 16th August 2026
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Organic Silver Clay Ring Making Class with Stones with Shirley Wu
Sunday 19th July 2026 - 22 Nov 2026
Next: Sunday 16th August 2026
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

EK by the Sea | Fleurieu Food Festival
Saturday 22nd August 2026
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Jewellery Making Workshop - Silver Sessions with Studio Surf
Saturday 25th July 2026 - 05 Dec 2026
Next: Saturday 22nd August 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival | Peninsula Providore Long Lunch and Merilli1885-Stay and Chauffeur Package
Saturday 22nd August 2026 - 24 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 22nd August 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Fire Table: Lamb, Smoke and Old Vines at Shadow Creek
Thursday 28th May 2026 - 22 Aug 2026
Next: Saturday 22nd August 2026
3:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival: Peninsula Providore Plated Provenance Long Lunch
Sunday 23rd August 2026
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Botanical Brunch Bar
Sunday 23rd August 2026
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival: Over the Coals at McLaren Vale Hotel
Wednesday 26th August 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Sea of Winter - Lunch at Pearl | Fleurieu Food Festival
Friday 28th August 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

10 Years at the Table: A Celebration of Harry's Deli
Saturday 29th August 2026
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Southern Craft Beer Safari 2026
Saturday 29th August 2026
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Fleurieu Food Festival | Merilli1885 and Merilli Angus Paddock to Plate Long Lunch
Saturday 29th August 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Friday Twilights at Chalk Hill Wines
Friday 4th September 2026 - 26 Mar 2027
Next: Friday 4th September 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Sunday Sessions at Barn1890
Sunday 6th September 2026 - 25 Apr 2027
Next: Sunday 6th September 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Father's Day at Paxton Wines
Sunday 6th September 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cheese and Wine Masterclass with Paxton Wines and Udder Delights
Sunday 6th September 2026
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Porchetta Party @ Oliver's Taranga
Sunday 13th September 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Live Music - HUT
Sunday 13th September 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet Festival
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
9:31 PM - 9:31 PM

Grenache & Gourmet - Orbis Open Cellar
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet - In Praise of Grenache
Friday 18th September 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Ragu and Red at Ekhidna Kitchen
Friday 18th September 2026 - 04 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Stargazing with Alpha Crucis
Friday 18th September 2026
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet at McLaren Vale Hotel
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Four Seasons of Grenache Masterclass
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet - Oliver's Taranga: Four Shades of Grenache
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Grenache & Gourmet: One Grape, Many Wines
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Harry's Deli | In Our Element Dining Experience
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: The Districts Grenache Experience at d'Arenberg
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: The Grenache Detective
Friday 18th September 2026 - 27 Sep 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet : Linguine & Grenache Lunch
Friday 18th September 2026 - 25 Sep 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Graze & Grenache Aphelion Wine & Nibbles Flight
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: 'Now and Then' at Beresford Estate
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Five Wines From One Vineyard
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Custodians of Grenache Tasting at d'Arenberg
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: In Our Element Tasting Flight
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Nick Haselgrove Grenache & Sri Lankan Street Food
Friday 18th September 2026
5:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: The Grenache Disruption
Friday 18th September 2026 - 05 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Bondar Grenache Over The Years
Friday 18th September 2026 - 02 Oct 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Grenache & Grill at Patritti
Friday 18th September 2026 - 20 Sep 2026
Next: Friday 18th September 2026

Grenache & Gourmet: Old Vines to New Expressions
Saturday 19th September 2026 - 20 Sep 2026
Next: Saturday 19th September 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Three Expressions
Saturday 19th September 2026 - 04 Oct 2026
Next: Saturday 19th September 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Exploring the Science of Taste
Saturday 19th September 2026 - 20 Sep 2026
Next: Saturday 19th September 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Le printemps à Coriole
Sunday 20th September 2026
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Varney Single Sites Unveiled
Sunday 20th September 2026
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Grenache Options: Bekkers Ultimate Blind Tasting Challenge
Sunday 20th September 2026 - 04 Oct 2026
Next: Sunday 20th September 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Tapas & Terroir
Friday 25th September 2026
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

AFL Grand Final at CLINK
Saturday 26th September 2026
11:30 AM - 8:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Walking with Donkeys by Journey Home Wines Ft. Grant Nash
Sunday 27th September 2026
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Tread Lightly and Silent Noise
Thursday 1st October 2026
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Grenache & Gourmet: Grooves & Grenache
Saturday 3rd October 2026
11:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Earth Emotions | Bowerbird Collective | Goolwa
Friday 9th October 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Chesterfield - Live at the Visitors Centre
Saturday 24th October 2026
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Big Blind League - McLaren Vale Cup
Saturday 14th November 2026
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Christmas Party @ Oliver's Taranga
Sunday 6th December 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Christmas Functions at Beach Road Wines
Friday 11th December 2026 - 17 Dec 2026
Next: Friday 11th December 2026
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Sounds of Summer
Saturday 12th December 2026 - 31 Mar 2027
Next: Saturday 12th December 2026
4:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Santos Tour Down Under DeTours: McLaren Vale – Our Place @ Willunga
Saturday 23rd January 2027
8:20 AM - 5:00 PM

Coriole Music Festival
Saturday 15th May 2027 - 16 May 2027
Next: Saturday 15th May 2027
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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