The Adelaide Festival is the iconic performing arts festival internationally recognised as Australia's pre-eminent arts festival. Enjoyed amid warm March days and starry nights at the height of South Australia's festival season, Adelaide Festival’s celebration of creative excellence makes for an event of truly epic proportions. Along with festivals in Edinburgh and Avignon, the Adelaide Festival is often cited as one of the top three festivals in the world, providing audiences with a survey of the most original and acclaimed artists and performing arts organisations working in the world today. The program traverses a striking cross-section of music, theatre, dance, literature and visual art from artists of diverse backgrounds and cultures.