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The Adelaide Festival of Arts, also known as the Adelaide Festival, an arts festival, takes place in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in March each year. Started in 1960, it is a major celebration of the arts and a significant cultural event in Australia.
The 1st Annual Australian International Jazz Festival was a national jazz festival held in Australia during October 1960. It was presented by American promoter Lee Gordon as one of his Big Show tours, [1] and featured international artists including Sarah Vaughan, Jonah Jones Quartet, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Hibbler, Dakota Staton, Gene Mcdaniels, Coleman Hawkins, and Teddy Wilson Trio, with ...
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1960 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
The first Adelaide Writers' Week was held in 1960 as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts, biennially in March. [1] It is the longest-running dedicated writers' festival in Australia. [2] The first event was organised by a committee headed by state librarian Hedley Brideson, in collaboration with the Fellowship of Australian Writers (SA).
1960: Adelaide Festival of Arts held for the first time. 1962: State Election: The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Playford, holds onto government. 1963: Port Stanvac Refinery begins operations. 1963: Queen Elizabeth II visits Adelaide. 1963: Gas discovered in the Cooper Basin. 1964: Record wind gust of 148 kilometres per hour recorded in Adelaide.
Adelaide Festival of Arts: Adelaide: 1960: Was biennial, annual since 2012; aka Adelaide Festival Adelaide Festival of Ideas: Adelaide: 1999: Biennial Adelaide Film Festival: Adelaide: 2003: Biennial Adelaide Food Fringe [101] South Australia: 2020: One of South Australia's largest food and beverage festivals. [102] Adelaide Fringe: Adelaide ...
Founded in 1960 as a loose collection of official (coordinated by the Festival of Arts) and unofficial events run by local artists, and initially seen as adjunct to the main Festival of Arts, the Fringe became an incorporated body in 1975, with the 1976 festival named Focus and later Adelaide Festival Fringe, before the 1992 change to Adelaide ...
Adelaide's arts scene flourished in the 1960s and 1970s with the support of successive premiers from both major political parties. The renowned Adelaide Festival of Arts was established in 1960 under Thomas Playford, which in the same year spawned an unofficial uncurated series of performances and exhibits which grew into the Adelaide Fringe.