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About ADL Fashion Week in 2025:
ADL Fashion Week returns from 8-12 October with its first five-day citywide program.
Presented in partnership with the South Australian Fashion Industry Association, the festival continues to champion Adelaide’s fashion and creative sectors – offering a platform for designers, retailers, venues, and creatives to connect with new audiences, collaborate across sectors, and help shape the cultural energy of our city.
Associated Events Program
Applications are now open to take part in the official 2025 festival program.
These events are independently run allowing event hosts to generate revenue via ticket sales, and use this opportunity to collaborate with new brands, launch a new product, activate a unique space, and more.
For the first time, participants will access a tiered marketing support model to help promote their event. This three-tiered structure offers flexible options to suit different scales and budgets. More information can be found in the Associated Events Program Handbook.
Application key dates
- Applications open: Monday 28 July
- Applications close: Friday 22 August (Late applications will not be considered)
- Acceptance advised: Tuesday 26 August
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FAQs
As Adelaide’s premier fashion festival, ADL Fashion Week supports the fashion industry and provides a platform for the diverse scope of beauty, arts, food, and creative industries to flourish in our city.
In 2025, ADL Fashion Week will be a five-day curated, culturally diverse and inclusive program of events, unique experiences and innovative activations and collaborations across the city.
ADL Fashion Week is an initiative presented by the Adelaide Economic Development Agency (AEDA), supported by the City of Adelaide.
ADL Fashion Week will run from Wednesday, 8 October to Sunday, 12 October 2025. Keep an eye out for the program coming soon!
Anyone can attend! Please note that some events will require a ticket for entry.
Signature festival events will be hosted on the evening of Friday 10 October, as well as Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening 11 October. These will be a key component of this year's program.
You’ll find more information on the Associated Events Program and details on how to apply here. Applications close Friday, 22 August 2025.
Yes, all events must take place within the 5000 (Adelaide City) or 5006 (North Adelaide) postcodes. If your business is located outside of these postcodes, consider collaborating with a business or venue within this area to bring your idea to life.
Runways, workshops, discussion panels, film screenings, fashion and food pairings - if you’ve got a creative idea for an event, we want to hear it!
There is no financial support currently available from ADL Fashion Week. Applicants are encouraged to apply for external funding or grants should they require financial assistance to fulfil their events. Our creative team is also on hand to offer promotional advice and marketing to support your event. Drop us a line here.
All Associated Events must be independently hosted and the event organiser is responsible for all the coordination and costs for the event.
There are three levels of paid participation (Marketing Support Packages), each offering a variety of promotional benefits. Please click here for more details.
Upon acceptance of your event application, you will receive an invoice.
Yes, the ADL Fashion Week ticketing platform is integrated into the festival website, online program and reporting.
All ticket revenue from an Associated Event is passed on directly to the event holder, except booking fees, as it will be deducted from the ticketing fee. ADL Fashion Week does not retain any percentage of the ticket sales.
All costs associated with running the event remain the event holder’s responsibility.
Ticket sales revenue will be distributed as per the appropriate ticketing platform terms and conditions. Event holders must provide bank details once their application has been accepted.
Please contact fashion@aedasa.com.au to discuss sponsorship opportunities with our team.
We would love to hear about how you’d like to get involved as a volunteer, performer, supplier or something else! Let us know here.
Please contact fashion@aedasa.com.au for any media enquiries.
Please refer to individual events for more details on event and venue accessibility.
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook, and sign up for all the details here.
Reach out to us at fashion@aedasa.com.au.
Get Involved in Other Ways
We value your interest in getting involved in ADL Fashion Week and would love to hear how you'd like to get involved as a creative service, media, volunteer, performer, supplier, sponsor or partner, or something else.
