Date:

November 8, 2026

Time

10am - 2pm

Location

Government House, Adelaide

Cost

FREE

Bring your friends and family to see Government House on Open Day, Sunday 8 November 2026.

From 10-2pm, members of the public can explore the public rooms, sweeping lawns and garden in full Spring bloom. Entry is free.

Inside, learn the history and contemporary workings of Government House, and ask questions of knowledgeable guides. Experiences the spaces where the Governor performs their official duties, including the Ballroom, Drawing Rooms, State Dining Room, Study and more. Witness a range of items of significance to our state, owned by Government House or on loan from the South Australian Museum, the Art Gallery of South Australia and History Trust of South Australia:

• An original sofa from the Buffalo, the ship which brought Governor Hindmarsh, the first Governor of South Australia, to Adelaide;
• Works from some of South Australia’s most prominent and celebrated artists, including First Nations artists;
• The coffin plate from Matthew Flinders’ grave, excavated in London in 2019 and brought to Adelaide;
• 500 million year old fossils from the Flinders Ranges;
• Precious mineral mined in our state.

Outside, explore the grounds, taking in:

• The Governor’s Rose Garden, which features a stand of roses celebrating each Governor in our state’s history;
• The beehives, which produce honey used for Government House official gifts;
• The vegetable garden, growing seasonal produce used by the Government House kitchen at State Dinners and other occasions;
• Ceremonial plantings, which include a descendent of the Lone Pine at Gallipoli.

Food and coffee will be available to purchase from a Scouts SA sausage sizzle and Novita ‘Grounds for Growth’ coffee cart.

For more information, please visit: https://www.governor.sa.gov.au or call 8203 9800.

Government House looks forward to welcoming you!