Final OzAsia Festival 2026 Program Revealed

The final OzAsia Festival program has been unveiled, with the 20th edition showcasing Asian and Asian Australian art, literature and music from Friday 9 October to Sunday 1 November.

Audiences are invited to celebrate two decades of OzAsia Festival with a program featuring a slew of free events, including performances by Australian alt-rock legends Regurgitator and Japanese-Australian electronic duo Lastlings. 

The festival's iconic Moon Lanterns will once again be on display at Elder Park across an extended four-week season as part of the beloved Lucky Dumpling Market.

More than 25 food vendors serving up street food from Vietnam, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, India and Cambodia will take over Elder Park as part of Lucky Dumpling Markets, with live music, DJs, cultural performances and an extended program of free children's activities also announced.

"We congratulate the OzAsia Festival team for 20 extraordinary years and look forward to celebrating this milestone anniversary with our community this October," said Adelaide Festival Centre CEO Kate Gould

"From 2027, Adelaide Festival Centre will build on this proud legacy of Asian and Asian Australian artists and stories on our stages with a year-round program celebrating culturally diverse voices, attracting both new and existing audiences through contemporary arts and cultural experiences. Lucky Dumpling Market will return to Elder Park in 2027 as an ongoing annual event."

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This year's festival will play host to a great selection of visual artworks, including Damien Shen's Entombed in Joy, located in the Adelaide Railway Station Historic Phone Booths; Jake Yang’s evolving installation Fire Horse will grow and transform throughout the festival and in Festival Theatre foyer; and Naina Sen's large-scale video work SHUNDORI in The Galleries.

OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words, curated by multi-award-winning writer and comedian Sami Shah, will return with the 2026 program including Antoinette Lattouf, Benjamin Law, Durkhanai Ayubi, Michael Hing, Yumi Stynes and more. 

OzAsia Festival 2026 runs from Friday 9 October to Sunday 1 November. Program information is available at adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au.