Back in 2012 and 2013 Open House Adelaide was a part of the About Time History Month celebrations, with one weekend in May being when all the “Open House” events were on.

I noted that they were not part of this year’s History Month celebrations, so I have been keeping an eye out for when they were on, and have discovered that Open House Adelaide will be a part of the Festival and Architecture and Design (FAD) which runs from 8-13 October 2015.

This Festival is said to …

“… deliver a fun, engaging and informative program of architecture and design talks, forums, exhibitions, performing arts, children’s activities, guided walking tours and the return of Open House Adelaide program”.

For those not familiar with what Open House Adelaide is, it is a weekend where businesses, buildings and historical places around the city open their doors for you to wander through, look at the history and architecture and enjoy seeing parts of Adelaide you may not have seen before.

If you visit the FAD website, you can find details of all 40 or so events, tours, talks, workshops and more including all the Open House Adelaide ones too.

Adelaide is just one of four Australian cities that have taken on the”Open House” idea, which is actually a global idea, and continues to grow each year.

Adelaide – http://www.fad.org.au/
Brisbane – http://brisbaneopenhouse.com.au/
Melbourne – http://www.openhousemelbourne.org/
Perth – http://www.openhouseperth.net/

To see what other cities around the world that are taking part, visit the Open House Worldwide website http://www.openhouseworldwide.org/.

Do yourself a favour, and explore the buildings in your city. You’ll be surprised what you don’t know, and how cool they really are.