8–11 MARCH
WOMADelaide
ADELAIDE, SA
Take a musical trip around the world from Adelaide’s Tainmuntilla/Botanic Park with tunes from all corners of the globe. The family-favourite festival returns with a line-up that includes Grammy-nominated Senegalese musician Baaba Maal, who sings in his native Pulaar language. Don’t miss Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha: the band fuses soulful folk with traditional Indian, Arabic and African instruments. womadelaide.com.au
16 FEBRUARY – 3 MARCH
MARDI GRAS
SYDNEY, NSW
Don your sequins and have your glitter at the ready. The 46th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras promises to be