Ayers House offers a wide range of events and activities throughout the year. Our varied Public Programme includes After Dark tours by candlelight, seminars, exhibitions and concerts to suit every taste and interest. To find out more about current and forthcoming events please check our What's On notice board for information.
- Adelaide Male Voice Choir Concert
125 Years - Ayers House After Dark
- A Victorian Afternoon Tea
- Eyes: Windows to the Soul
Exhibition for the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival - South Australian Quiz Night
- Treasury Tunnel Tours
- Recital by Emma Horwood
- Nursing at Austral-cum-Ayers House
University of Adelaide Arts Internship Programme - “Meet the Ayers” on Pageant Day
- Carols and Candlelight
- National Trust Adelaide and Inner Suburbs Branch
Adelaide Male Voice Choir Concert
125 Years
Friday 10 July, 7-9 pm
We welcome the Choir for their second performance at Ayers House during their 125th anniversary year. The concert will feature interesting aspects of the Choir's long history, including snippets of local interest and gossip of the day, and songs drawn from the entire 125 year period. Tickets include wine and supper.
| Adults: | $29.50 |
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| Concession: | $28 |
| National Trust Members: | $26.50 |
| Children under 16 years: | $16 |
Ayers House After Dark
Friday 17 July, Friday 28 August, Friday 18 September, 6-7 pm or 8-9 pm
Experience this historic mansion as it is no longer normally seen: by candlelight after dark. Electric lighting will be strictly taboo and the Butler, Housekeeper and maids will be armed with candlesticks to afford guests an insight into nineteenth century life at Ayers House.
| Adults: | $12 |
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| Concession & National Trust Members: | $10 |
| Children under 16 years: | $6 |
A Victorian Afternoon Tea
Sunday 26 July, 3.30-5 pm Sorry, SOLD OUT
This very popular event will be held again in 2010. To be the first to find out more, please join our mailing list by telephoning 8223 1234.
Eyes: Windows to the Soul
Exhibition for the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival
Friday 7 August to Sunday 23 August
Over 20 portraits by a talented cast of South Australian artists will be available for viewing in the grand State Dining Room. They will be proudly watched over by the three existing portraits of South Australia's founders hanging in the room.
| Entry to State Dining Room: | Free |
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South Australian Quiz Night
Friday 25 September, 7.30-9.30 pm
Test your knowledge in a quiz devised by the "encyclopaedic" volunteers at Ayers House. There will be prizes for all-comers and a chance to be the first team to record its name on our perpetual trophy. Families are warmly invited. Coffee, tea and milo provided; please BYO other drinks and nibbles.
| Table of up to 10 people: | $75 |
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Treasury Tunnel Tours
Saturday 10 October, 10-11 am or 11 am-12 noon
Take this opportunity during the school holidays to go "behind the scenes" at the Medina Grand, formerly the Adelaide Treasury Building. Learn more about one of South Australia's oldest and most historically significant buildings. Tours include access to the tunnels, the Cabinet Room and other selected areas. Bookings essential.
| Per person: | $5 |
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Recital by Emma Horwood
Sunday 11 October, 3-4.30 pm
The Advertiser has described Emma's voice and harp as a 'musical combination made in heaven'. Here on earth, we look forward to her performing in the luxurious interior of Ayers House. Glass of champagne and canapés on arrival.
| Adults: | $19 |
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| Concession: | $17 |
| National Trust Members: | $15 |
| Children under 16 years: | $9 |
Nursing at Austral-cum-Ayers House
University of Adelaide Arts Internship Programme
Tuesday 10 November, 10.30-11.30 am
Helen Chadwick will present the outcomes of her oral history project about the 40-year period in which Ayers House (then better-known as Austral House) was home and classroom to nurses from the adjacent Royal Adelaide Hospital. Learn more about the House's 20th Century history and show your support for a possible nurses' reunion there in 2010. Coffee, tea and biscuits provided.
| National Trust Members: | Free |
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| Non-members: | Donation please |
“Meet the Ayers” on Pageant Day
14 November, 11 am - 3 pm
Sir Henry and Lady Ayers invite you and your family to join them at 288 North Terrace after the pageant festivities, to discover what it was like to live in their grand colonial mansion in the 19th century. Their servants will also be on hand to give an insight into their preparations for a traditional Victorian Christmas.
| Adults: | $8 |
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| Concession: | $6 |
| National Trust Members: | Free |
| Children under 16 years: | $4 |
| Family(2 adults & up to 3 children): | $17 |
Carols and Candlelight
Sunday 13 and Sunday 20 December, 7.30-9.30 pm
SA Music Productions return to lead our ever-popular annual Christmas celebrations. Get into the festive spirit in the Christmas Card-like setting of the candlelit cedar staircase and State Dining Room.Light supper provided, drinks available for purchase.
| Adults: | $29 |
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| Concession: | $27 |
| National Trust Members: | $25 |
| Children under 16 years: | $16 |
| Family(2 adults & up to 3 children): | $75 |
National Trust Adelaide and Inner Suburbs Branch
Saturdays at Ayers House
Ayers House is pleased to welcome the new Adelaide and Inner Suburbs Branch for regular presentations and meetings. For further information, please contact Heather Nimmo on 8223 4458.
Bookings
For all enquiries or to book please telephone: The Manager, Elspeth Grant on 8223 1234
Or email: ayershouse@nationaltrustsa.org.au
