Adelaide Festival Centre is calling out for memorabilia for 50 Years of Dreaming Big, a retrospective exhibition on display in The Galleries – Festival Theatre from 7 – 31 May 2025.
People who have been involved in DreamBIG Children’s Festival (previously Come Out Festival) are invited to submit objects, costumes, photos and art to this special exhibition, exploring the history of the world’s longest running curated children’s festival.
More than 2.5 million children have participated in DreamBIG since its inception as Come Out Festival in 1974, and it remains an intrinsic part of growing up in South Australia, placing young audiences at the centre of fresh, inventive, imaginative, and inspiring arts experiences.
“As DreamBIG turns 50 this year, we would love to celebrate this milestone with the people of South Australia, who have made this festival what it is today. If you have a piece of DreamBIG/Come Out history at home or in the classroom, we invite you to submit it for this special exhibition,” said DreamBIG’s Festival Director, Georgi Paech.
DreamBIG Children’s Festival returns to Adelaide Festival Centre this May, inspiring the children of South Australia to reflect on their past, present and future with the theme I Was, I Am, I Will Be in celebration of the festival’s 50th year.
The cherished Parade will return to open the festival, with students across South Australia uniting for a grand, statewide birthday celebration on Wednesday 7 May with DreamBIG’s Birthday Parade on site at Adelaide Festival Centre.
If you have any memorabilia including art, objects, photos and costumes, submit details here by Monday 3 March 2025.
The 2025 DreamBIG Children’s Festival will take place from 7 – 17 May at the Adelaide Festival Centre. For more information, visit: www.dreambig.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au for details.
Image: Come Out Festival Parade, 1989 – courtesy of State Library of South Australia