Four Awesome Reasons To Get Out and About in Adelaide This Week

If you think Adelaide only operates on the weekend, you’re sadly mistaken.

The CBD is home to a smorgasbord of incredible venues, from traditional Aussie pubs and fine dining restaurants to food markets and fun experiences you won’t find anywhere else that are open during the week, giving you plenty of reasons to stay out a little longer.

A winter weeknight doesn’t have to mean heading straight home. To help you make the most of your weeknights, your go-to guide, Experience Adelaide, has curated a range of winter deals and offers across the city, making it easier to support local businesses and turn an ordinary evening into something more memorable.

Malt & Juniper

For close to a decade, Malt & Juniper has been a staple of Adelaide’s bustling Peel Street. A cosy cocktail bar with a delectable range of spirits, it’s a fantastic date night spot sure to impress your partner.

Specialising in whisky and gin, if you can’t find your favourite spirit on the shelf, the friendly and knowledgeable staff will be more than happy to recommend something sure to tickle your fancy.

Whisky fiends are encouraged to head along midweek for Whisky Wednesday. As the name suggests, whisky is the big attraction, with the bar crew choosing a bottle of their finest from the whisky wall and offering 20% off nips ‘till dry.

Get in before the after-work crowd — this popular deal has made Malt & Juniper a busy spot from 5pm onwards.

To find out more about this great deal, click here.

18 Peel Street, Adelaide

Jet Flight Simulator Adelaide

If you’re looking to experience something a little different on your weeknight, get yourself down to Jet Flight Simulator Adelaide and take the controls of a jet fighter.

Operating for more than a decade, this simulator experience offers everyday folk the chance to reach MACH10 in a jet fighter based on an F/A – 18 Super Hornet.

Supervised by qualified flight instructors, you’ll be doing barrel rolls and engaging in dogfights with enemy fighters in no time.

If shooting down enemy planes isn’t your thing, try your hand at flying a commercial Boeing 737-800. Pick an airport to take off from (New York, London, Paris and more) and feel the rush as you navigate a chosen flight path before landing safely.

Open every weekend with weekday bookings available by appointment, Jet Flight Simulator Adelaide has a special deal running this winter with reduced rates for 30, 60 and 90-minute sessions, with savings of up to $100!

To claim your savings, hit this link.

207 Grenfell Street, Adelaide

Union Hotel

When it comes to Adelaide institutions, they don’t get any more legendary than the Union Hotel. 

One of the best gastropubs in the CBD, the Union has been a pillar of Waymouth Street since it first opened in 1845.

Serving cold beers and delicious pub grub, it’s a favourite with the afterwork crowd during weekdays, who are all too keen to take advantage of the pub’s incredible dining deals.

Schnitzel lovers can score a parmi and a pint for just $25 on Monday or Tuesday; those who prefer Italian can chow down on $15 pizzas every Thursday; while carnivores can treat themselves to $28 premium MSA 100-day grain-fed beef steaks every Friday, choosing between a 350g Rump or 300g Porterhouse steak.

All deals run from 5pm to 9pm. Find out more here. 

70 Waymouth Street, Adelaide

Bar Bar

Give the midweek slump a better ending with Watercooler Wednesday. While it’s the smallest cocktail bar on Pirie Street, its reputation goes beyond the bar. Winner of the 2026 Boothy Best Bars SA Award, Bar Bar offers guests an unreal selection of spirits, beers, wines and cocktails.

Specialising in tequila and mezcal, with one of the biggest ranges in Adelaide, Bar Bar’s Watercooler Wednesday offers punters $12 House Tequila Sodas. Smooth, tasty and way too easy to drink, these tequila cocktails tick all the right boxes.

This special offer only takes place on Wednesday, from open to close, so be sure to get in early as Bar Bar fills up quickly. And if tequila isn’t your thing, the menu includes a selection of all your favourite cocktails plus beer and wines.

Find out more here.

78A Pirie Street, Adelaide

For more ways to eat, drink, explore and support local this winter, browse the full range of deals and offers on Experience Adelaide here.