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Event Postponement

852 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14 October 2021). What is the breakdown of each major and regional event, including whether the event went ahead, was postponed or cancelled, and what was their economic impact?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

Major sponsored events held between 1 October 2020 and 31 October 2021 are listed below:

EVENT DATE EVENT STATUS IMPACT
ICC T20 Men's World Cup 18 October to 15 November 2020 The event has been rescheduled to 16 October to 13 November 2022. Postponed N/A
2020 State of Origin 4 November 2020 The match was rescheduled from 3 June 2020. Held The match attracted 25,218 people (venue was capped at 50 per cent). More than 4,000 visitors attended from interstate, delivering $6.2 million in economic benefit to the state.
International Motofest 20 to 22 November 2020 Cancelled N/A
2021 Asian Le Mans January 2021[CM(1] [CM(2] Cancelled N/A
Australian Baseball League—Adelaide Hub 14 to 20 January 2021 Held The event attracted 6,139 people.
2020 Adelaide International (tennis) January 2021 Cancelled N/A
A Day At The DriveAdelaide International WTA 500 29 January 202122 to 27 February 2021 Held The combined attendance of A Day at the Drive and the Adelaide International WTA 500 was 17,453, delivering $2.97 million in economic benefit to the state.
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open February 2021 Cancelled N/A
WOMADelaide 5 to 8 March 2021 HeldThe event was operated at a reduced capacity. The event attracted 18,690 people, delivering $6.9 million in economic benefit to the state.
2021 OTR SuperSprint 7 to 9 May 2021 Held The event attracted 31,000 attendees across the three days, delivering $5.1 million in economic benefit to the state.
Illuminate Regions—Digital Gardens Mt Gambier 9 June to 4 July 2021 Held A post event report has not yet been received from the event organisers.
2020 Hancock Prospecting Australian Olympic Swimming Trials June 2021 Held The event attracted 870 athletes and support staff and 16,639 attendees. The event delivered $3.35 million in economic benefit to the state.
Illuminate Adelaide 16 July to 12 September 2021 Held A post event report has not yet been received from the event organisers.
Illuminate Regions—Big Picture Series x – Colour Tumby 13 to 21 August Held A post event report has not yet been received from the event organisers.
2021 Australian Masters Rowing Championships & World Cup 3 Replica Rowing Regatta 27 to 30 May 10 to 12 June Held The event attracted 1,328 athletes, officials and accompanying supporters, with approximately 80 per cent attending from outside of South Australia.
2021 AFL Finals Series Elimination Final (Melbourne v Brisbane) 28 August 2021 Held The match attracted 13,784 attendees.The venue capacity was capped at 15,000 due to COVID restrictions and borders were closed with New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
Barossa Contemporary (2-day preview event) 8 to 9 October 2021 Held A two-day preview to the 2022 full event was held.21 performances were held across the two days, with 12 sessions sold out.Venues were at 72 per cent capacity, with 60 per cent of attendees travelling from intrastate to the Barossa region.
Cheesefest 22 to 24 October 2021 Held A post event report has not yet been received from the event organisers.


Managed events held between 1 October 2020 and 31 October 2021:

EVENT DATE EVENT STATUS IMPACT
National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant 14 November 2020 Held The event, held at Adelaide Oval, attracted more than 20,000 people and was broadcast exclusively in South Australia on Nine and 9Now.The broadcast audience peaked at 168,000 viewers making it the highest viewed show on television in South Australia outside of the AFL Grand Final in 2020.
Santos Tour Down Under 16 to 24 January 2021 Due to COVID-19, the Santos Tour Down Under did not take place. Instead, a domestic cycling festival was staged. The festival showcased six different disciplines including road, track, BMX, mountain bike, cyclo-cross and para-cycling with approximately 500 participants in total.The road race, track and paracycling events were broadcast through the Seven Network on the 7Plus digital streaming platform.Participation events included A Virtual Challenge Tour powered by FulGaz showcasing rides in the Barossa, Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Adelaide CBD; Detours tours on stage 1 to 3 of the road race; the Trek Willunga Hill Time Trial; and the TDU Challenge on Strava which attracted more than 52,000 registrants.
Tasting Australia presented by RAA Travel 30 April to 9 May 2021 HeldThe event was required to operate at a reduced capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions The event program included 140 events held across the State. The event hub, Town Square, had more than 54,000 people in attendance over the course of the event.Economic impact was $4.8 million.
Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 22 to 30 October 2021 CancelledIn its place, virtual activities took place which included a Telemetry challenge and virtual forum) The Telemetry Challenge included 25 teams from 15 countries and the virtual forum had 232 registered participants from 26 countries.


Regional events held between 1 October 2020 and 31 October 2021:

Event Date Status Impact
Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations 1 to 31 October 2020 Held The event attracted approximately 8,500 people and approximately $1,056,792 in scope expenditure*.
Riverland Wine & Food Festival 16 to 18 October 2020 Held The event attracted approximately 1,800 people and approximately$66,828 in scope expenditure*.
Feast Festival 7 to 29 November 2020 Held The event attracted approximately 17,745 people and approximately $226,843 in economic benefit to the state.
Handpicked Festival 14 November 2020 Cancelled N/A
All Steamed Up 22 November 2020 Cancelled N/A
Rodeo by the Sea 28 November 2020 Cancelled N/A
Bay Sheffield 26 to 28 December 2020 Held The event attracted approximately 4,482 people. A report on in scope expenditure was not provided by event organisers.
Crush Festival 22 January to 24 February 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 8,000 people and approximately$399,350 in scope expenditure*.
Tunarama 22 January 2020 Cancelled N/A
Riverland Dinghy Club Championships 7 February 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 110 registered participants and approximately$19,780 in scope expenditure*.
Kangaroo Island Sealink Cup Carnival 18 to 20 February 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 3,300 people and approximately$965,159 in scope expenditure*.
Bay Escape 20 February 2021 Cancelled N/A
Fringe in Mount Gambier 19 to 28 February 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 8,000 people. A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Oakbank Easter Races 28 March to 3 April 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 11,386 people. A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Seafood on Spencer 4 April 2021 Cancelled N/A
Colour Tumby 9 to 11 April 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 8,000 people. A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Barossa Vintage Festival 14 to 18April 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 10,304 people. A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
SALT Festival 16 to 25April 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 14,093 people.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
SA Wooden Boat Festival 17 to 18April 2021 Cancelled N/A
Generations in Jazz 1 May 2021 Cancelled N/A
Kangaroo Island Marathon 1 May 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 404 registered participants.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
True Grit 8 to 9 May 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 2,013 registered participants.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Clare Valley Gourmet Week 14 to 23May 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 5,000 people.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Kernewek Lowender 17 to 23May 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 21,504 people.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Coober Pedy Opal Festival 19 June 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 1,300 people.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
500 Miles of Music 25 to 30June 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 1,200 people.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Winter Reds 27 to 29August 2021 Postponed due to a state lockdown Held The event attracted approximately 14,000 people with approximately 6,000 tickets sold.There was approximately $350,171 in scope expenditure* generated from ticket sales.
SALA 1 to 31 August 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 892,945 people to SALA events held across South Australia.A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
A Little More Barossa 1 to 31 August 2021 Held The event attracted approximately 2,000 people. A report on in scope expenditure* was not provided by event organisers.
Hahndorf.Handmade.Handcrafted.Handpicked Festival 1 to 30 September 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Flinders Ranges A Brush With Art 4 September to 10 October 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Auburn French Fest 10 to 12 September 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Flinders Ranges Tarnanthi Festival 11 Septemberto 30 November 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Festival of Nature 15 to 19 September 2021 Held in a revised format Post event report ending.
Illuminate Adelaide presents In Depth in Renmark 17 September to 9 October 2021 Postponed until June 2022 N/A
Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb 22 to 27 September 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Bay to Birdwood 26 September2021 Cancelled N/A
Ceduna Oysterfest 2 to 4October 2021 Cancelled N/A
Polo in the Vines 9 October 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Pines Enduro 15 to 18 October 2021 Cancelled N/A
Riverland Rose Festival 15 to 24 October 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Riverlation Food & Wine Festival 22 to 24 October 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Grapes of Mirth 23 to 24 October 2021 Cancelled N/A
Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations 1 to 31October 2021 Held Post event report pending.
National Historic Road Race Championships 29 to 31 October 2021 Postponed until April 2022 N/A
Vegan Festival 30 to 31 October 2021 Held Post event report pending.
Cleve Harvest Music Festival 30 October 2021 Held Post event report pending.


* Direct expenditure generated from the event within the region the event was held.