The City Dressed Up: Adelaide’s Golden Age of Department Stores

About this event

The City Dressed Up: Adelaide’s Golden Age of Department Stores is on at Adelaide Town Hall (128 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000) on Fri 13 Nov 2026.

Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page. Prices listed by the organiser: Price Free. They’re indicative, so check the final price when you book.

The organiser lists these accessibility features for the event: disability awareness training for staff, step-free main entrance, lift access, accessible toilet and accessible transport nearby.

From the organiser

Please note: Adelaide Town Hall will have no public access during Adelaide Fashion Week from Monday 5 October to Sunday 11 October 2026.

Shown across two window displays in Adelaide Town Hall's Southern Gallery, 'The City Dressed Up' celebrates the era when Adelaide's department stores transformed shopping into spectacle and a cherished social occasion. Presented as part of Rundle Mall's Golden Jubilee celebrations and developed in partnership with author and John Martin's historian, Paul Flavel, the exhibition explores the role department stores played in shaping the social, cultural, and commercial life of the city throughout the twentieth century. Bringing together photographs, packaging, and personal stories, it invites visitors to rediscover glamorous showrooms, the magic of the toy department at Christmas, and the timeless experience of "going to town."

The venue’s recorded access

Inclusable’s venue database has an entry for Main Hall at this location. It records wheelchair access and step-free entry. The venue hasn’t confirmed these details. They describe the venue in general, not this particular event.

Not yet recorded for the venue: accessible toilet, accessible parking and communication and sensory features such as a hearing loop or quiet hours. We don’t know either way, so it’s worth checking before you go.