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History Learn more about the evolution of OzAsia Festival over the years. Home In this section Past Programs In this section Past Programs OzAsia Festival was established by Adelaide Festival

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Past Programs Take a look back at OzAsia Festival's previous years' programs. Home History 2024 Program 2023 Program 2022 Program 2021 Program 2019 Program 2018 Program 2017 Program 2016 Program 2015

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Exhibitions

28 July '25–26 Jan '26

About Face

Siew Siang Tay, Con Polychronis

Discover About Face, an exhibition by Siew Siang Tay and Con Polychronis that uses portraiture and figurative works to reveal stories of heritage, identity, and the beauty of everyday life. Part of OzAsia Festival 2025 at Migration Museum.

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Media Release

17 Aug 2023

OzAsia Festival Announces 2023 Program

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Film

15–26 Oct '25

Adelaide Film Festival

Discover Contemporary Asian Cinema

Adelaide Film Festival and OzAsia present stories that explore the diversity of Asian Cinema.

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Visual Art

4 Oct '25–1 Feb '26

Tails from the Coasts

Nature Stories of Singapore

Explore Tails from the Coasts, an exquisite exhibition of 200-year-old watercolours showcasing the land, water, and skies of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula. At the Museum of Economic Botany, Adelaide Botanic Garden. Free entry daily.

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Dance

28 Oct–1 Nov '2530 Oct '25

For schools: Two Blood

Australian Dance Theatre in association with Kurinji

Two Blood is a thrilling interdisciplinary exploration of belonging that excavates forgotten parts of Australian history, presented by Australian Dance Theatre in association with Kurinji at Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival.

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Reading list

Hasib Hourani rock flight Thuy On Decadence Essence Grace Yee Chinese Fish Joss: A History Short Stories Prasanthi Ram Nine Yard Sarees Malachi Edwin Vethamani Have I Got Something To Tell You Young

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. Festival Director Meet Joon-Yee Kwok, OzAsia Festival 2025’s Festival Director. History Learn more about the evolution of OzAsia Festival over the years.

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Special Event

9 Nov '25

Whose Recipe is it Anyway?

Session 14

Durkhanai Ayubi, Elana Benjamin and Sukhmani Khorana discuss the politics of food writing: from family recipes to borrowed dishes at OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words.

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Special Event

9 Nov '25

Not Just Pretty Rhymes

Session 13

Manisha Anjali, Hasib Hourani, Thuy On and Grace Yee remind us that a well-written line of poetry can hit harder than a headline at OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words.

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Special Event

9 Nov '25

Guilty Pleasures

Session 18

Yumna Kassab, Steve MinOn, Mirandi Riwoe and Qin Qin confess the books they’re embarrassed to love and what makes them a guilty pleasure at OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words.

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Special Event

8 Nov '25

Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up

Session 5

Shankari Chandran, Steve MinOn, Mirandi Riwoe and Siang Lu share how they conjure characters from nothing and make them feel real at OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words.

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Media Release

24 July 2025

From Her Majesty’s Theatre to Adelaide Botanic Gardens – OzAsia Festival announces extended program across Adelaide

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20 Oct 2022

Adelaide Festival Centre lights up for the opening of the 15th OzAsia Festival

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1 Aug 2024

OzAsia Festival announces 2024 Program

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Special Event

8 Nov '25

Owning the Page: Identity and Writing Your Truth

Session 9

Olivia De Zilva, Quah Ee Ling, Prasanthi Ram, Samah Sabawi and Hasib Hourani show that identity is a source of power, poetry and precision at OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words.

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Letter from Sami

Doors, explores the intersections of identity, belief, and otherworldly realms. Vajra doesn’t just tell fantastical stories—he redefines how we think about power, culture, and history. He’s won or been

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Theatre

6–7 Nov '25

The Offering

(A Plastic Ocean Oratorio)

Experience live cello, electronics, and the sounds of the Bornean forest as they collide with storytelling and hip hop in The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio). Showing at Nexus Arts Venue as part of OzAsia Festival 2025.

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Special Event Talks

7 Nov '25

Opening Night Gala

“…then the world got loud.”

OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words Opening Night Gala brings together some of the sharpest voices to complete the sentence “…then the world got loud.”, however they need to: through comedy, poetry, confession or sheer literary chaos.

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28 July '25–26 Jan '26

About Face

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15–26 Oct '25

Adelaide Film Festival

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4 Oct '25–1 Feb '26

Tails from the Coasts

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28 Oct–1 Nov '2530 Oct '25

For schools: Two Blood

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9 Nov '25

Whose Recipe is it Anyway?

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9 Nov '25

Not Just Pretty Rhymes

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9 Nov '25

Guilty Pleasures

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8 Nov '25

Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up

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8 Nov '25

Owning the Page: Identity and Writing Your Truth

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6–7 Nov '25

The Offering

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7 Nov '25

Opening Night Gala

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