The events calendar is as busy as ever. From hands-on AI workshops and digital marketing sessions to industry roadshows, regional business forums, women in business gatherings and end-of-year celebrations, the final quarter offers plenty of opportunities to learn, connect and plan for the year ahead.
Whether you’re a founder, small business owner, professional or innovator, here are the events worth adding to your calendar from October through to December, both face-to-face across Adelaide and regional South Australia, and online from wherever you are.
Face-to-Face Events in South Australia in October 2026
SustainHer Connect Adelaide Hills | Women in Business Networking & Growth Event Mount Barker
Date: 01 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACST
Organiser: SustainHer Hills
Venue: 147 Hurling Dr, Mount Barker SA 5251, Australia
Cost: $45.00 + $3.07 fee
CORE Connect Adelaide – Ditch the Deck: Build It & Bring It
Date: 01 Oct 2026
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm ACST
Organiser: CORE Innovation Hub
Venue: CORE Innovation Hub Adelaide, SpaceLab Building Lot Fourteen, Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 5005
Cost: Free
Simple Marketing Strategies That Help You Stand Out
Date: 01 Oct 2026
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser: Holistic Kids
Venue: Achieving Abilities – Exercise Physiology, Royston Park, SA
Cost: $33.08
Facebook Ads Essentials: A Beginner’s Workshop
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Stretton Centre
Venue: Stretton Centre, Munno Para SA
Cost: $30.00
We’re Hiring! Career Information Session-Christies Beach
Date: 08 Oct 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Organiser: Together We Can International Pty Ltd (TWCI)
Venue: 65 Beach Rd, Christies Beach, SA 5165
Cost: Free
Cyber Meet October 2026
Date: 08 Oct 2026
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre
Venue: Level 1 Kitchen, Tech_Central, Lot Fourteen Adelaide SA, Australia
Cost: $25.00 + GST + $1.19 fee
B3 October Networking Drinks
Date: 12 Oct 2026
Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Business Builders
Venue: Plant 4 Bowden, 5 Third St, SA 5007, Australia
Cost: $45.00 + GST + $3.27 fee
Digital Marketing Fundamentals
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Organiser: City of Tea Tree Gully
Venue: City of Tea Tree Gully Civic Centre – Banksia Room, 571 Montague Road, Modbury SA 5092
Cost: $20.00
Digital Solutions – Cheat Code: Your Digital Blueprint in Business October
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Venue: Plant 4, Balcony Bar/Mezzanine Floor, 5 Third St, Bowden SA 5007
Cost: Free
The South Australian Energy Story Everyone Needs to Know
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser: Workforce BluePrint
Venue: CORE Innovation Hub, Adelaide SA
Cost: Free
Network & Grow October | Connect. Collaborate. Grow.
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Organiser: Network and Grow
Venue: WOTSO Tea Tree Plus, Shop 12/18, 1020 North East Road, Modbury SA 5092
Cost: From A$12.50
Digital Marketing that gets you Found, Trusted and Chosen
Date: 15 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Venue: Waikerie Hotel – 2 McCoy St, Waikerie SA 5330
Cost: Free
The Context Problem
Date: 15 Oct 2026
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm ACDT
Organiser: Audacity Group Inc.
Venue: 60 Halifax St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Cost: Free
South Australian Business Index 2026, Presented by InDaily
Date: 16 Oct 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organiser: InDaily
Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: From $204.11
WIB & Gin – Adelaide, SA
Date: 16 Oct 2026
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Organiser: Women in BIM
Venue: The Laneway Social, East End, 29 Ebenezer Place #27, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: Free
Regional Tender for Success – Mount Gambier
Date: 20 Oct 2026
Time: 7:45 am – 9:30 am ACDT
Organiser: Office of the Industry Advocate
Venue: Wulanda Recreation & Convention Centre, Mount Gambier SA
Cost: Free
Facebook Ads Advanced – Ads That Convert
Date: 20 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Stretton Centre
Venue: Stretton Centre, Munno Para SA
Cost: $30.00
AI – Beyond ChatGPT | Workshop
Date: 20 Oct 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Venue: Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre, Mitchell Park SA
Cost: Free
Regional Business Session – Wallaroo
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Organiser: South Australian Business Chamber
Venue: Wallaroo Community Sports Club, Wallaroo, SA
Cost: Free
AI for Cash Flow, Budgets and Forecasting
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Organiser: City of Tea Tree Gully
Venue: City of Tea Tree Gully Civic Centre – Banksia Room, 571 Montague Road, Modbury SA 5092
Cost: $20.00
Industry Partner – Luncheon Series
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organiser: Tactic – Connecting Regional Industry
Venue: The Middleback Arts Centre Stage – 141A Nicolson Ave, Whyalla Norrie
Cost: $100.00 inc GST
AI in Action | Prompt Engineering, Security and Agentic AI – Murray Bridge Exclusive
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ACDT
Organiser: AI Masters DoJo
Venue: Murraylands Skills Centre, 12 Bridge St, Murray Bridge SA 5253, Australia
Cost: $93.50 + $2.37 fee
Business Networking Event
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm ACDT
Organiser: Murraylands Skills Centre
Venue: Murraylands Skills Centre, 12 Bridge St, Murray Bridge SA 5253, Australia
Cost: Free
Jobs and Skills Australia Roadshow: South Australia
Date: 23 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Organiser: Jobs and Skills Australia
Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: Free
Be Well Foundations for Small Business hosted by Joep van Agteren
Date: 26 Oct 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm ACDT
Organiser: Be Well Co
Venue: Republic Norwood, 120 Magill Rd, Norwood SA 5067
Cost: Free
Space Community Town Hall #21
Date: 27 Oct 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am ACDT
Organiser: Stone & Chalk
Venue: Stone & Chalk Adelaide Startup Hub, Adelaide SA, Australia
Cost: Free
Northern Business Breakfast: Successful and Driven Women Thriving in Adelaide’s North
Date: 28 Oct 2026
Time: 6:55 am – 8:30 am ACDT
Organiser: Northern Business Breakfast
Venue: Salisbury Community Hub, 34 Church St, Salisbury SA 5108, Australia
Cost: $35.00 + $1.38 fee
AI for Strategy and Growth
Date: 28 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Organiser: City of Tea Tree Gully
Venue: City of Tea Tree Gully Civic Centre – Banksia Room, 571 Montague Road, Modbury SA 5092
Cost: $20.00
Adelaide – Empower Her Networking – Confident Content Creation
Date: 29 Oct 2026
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Organiser: Empower Her Community
Venue: Vasili’s Table, West Beach, SA
Cost: $22.60
Build Better Adelaide 2026
Date: 29 Oct 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser: Hubexo
Venue: Amora Hotel Adelaide, SA
Cost: Free
LAUNCHED. | City of Charles Sturt X MILCO
Date: 29 Oct 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Organiser: MILCO Brand Studio
Venue: Oddio, 31 Drayton Street, Bowden SA 5007
Cost: From A$27.78
Hack for Humanity: Adelaide
Date: 30 Oct 2026
Time: 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Organiser: The AI Collective
Venue: Adelaide, Australia
Cost: Free
Leadership Clarity & Decision-Making Intensive for Business Owners Adelaide
Date: 31 Oct 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Organiser: Green Knight Coaching
Venue: 96 Sir Donald Bradman Dr, Hilton, SA
Cost: A597
Online Events in October 2026
Marketing Your Business
Date: 01 Oct 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: Free
SEO vs AEO: What Matters in 2026/2027
Date: 01 Oct 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 10:45 am AEST
Organiser: VIC – Melbourne Innovation Centre
Cost: Free
Cash Flow for Small Business Success – VIRTUAL
Date: 01 Oct 2026
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Organiser: Australian Taxation Office
Cost: Free
Payroll Tax: Introduction to Payroll Tax
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: VIC – State Revenue Office
Cost: Free
SEO & AEO: Make Your Website Easier to Find and Understand
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Cost: Free
e-Invoicing Made Easy
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: Australian Taxation Office
Cost: Free
Understanding Cash Flow, Profits and Budgets
Date: 07 Oct 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: $20.00
Business Growth Lunch & Learn with Kim Hill
Date: 12 Oct – 05 Nov 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Organiser: SWIFT – South Waikato Investment Fund Trust
Cost: Free
Behave Yourself (Leadership Webinar)
Date: 13 Oct 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Martha Travis People Innovators
Cost: $11.90
Writing a Winning Tender
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: $20.00
Women in Business Support and Marketing
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ACDT
Organiser: Women In Business Network (WIBN)
Cost: $18
Level Up Your Canva Skills
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Cyber Security Webinar
Date: 14 Oct 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: VIC – Business Victoria
Cost: Free
EXPERT AUTHORITY: Clarify, Scale & Sell Your Expertise
Date: 15 Oct 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am ACDT
Organiser: ThinkRAPT
Cost: Free
Your Brand in the Age of AI
Date: 15 Oct 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Spark Interact
Cost: Free
Responsible AI for Small Business | 101 – First Steps (AU)
Date: 19 Oct 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 10:15 am ACDT
Organiser: S360
Cost: $199.00
Taking Your Business Online: Webinar
Date: 19 Oct 2026
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: VIC – Business Victoria
Cost: Free
Building AI into Your Daily Business Calendar
Date: 20 Oct 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 10:15 am
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Cost: Free
Women in Business: Ethical Entrepreneur
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: NSW Government
Cost: Free
Communicating with Confidence and Assertiveness
Date: 22 Oct 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Peter Dijkema – Sisu Coaching
Cost: $0 – $27
National Economic Development Education and Training Program
Date: 22 Oct – 26 Nov 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: Trudy Seymour
Cost: $491 per module
Lunchtime Lowdown: Enterprise Agreements
Date: 29 Oct 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm AEDT
Organiser: TAS – Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cost: $50.00
Face-to-Face Events in South Australia in November 2026
AI for Online Marketing
Date: 04 Nov 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Organiser: City of Tea Tree Gully
Venue: City of Tea Tree Gully Civic Centre – Banksia Room, 571 Montague Road, Modbury SA 5092
Cost: $20.00
2026 First Nations Business Showcase
Date: 04 Nov 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 2:30 pm ACDT
Organiser: The Circle – First Nations Entrepreneur Hub
Venue: National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide SA
Cost: Free
Cloud Tools and Digital File Management for Small Business
Date: 17 Nov 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Stretton Centre
Venue: Stretton Centre, 307 Peachey Rd, Munno Para SA 5115, Australia
Cost: $30.00
AI: Engineering the Hell Out of Your Business — The Future of Work — Bowden
Date: 17 Nov 2026
Time: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: AI Masters DoJo
Venue: Plant 4 Bowden, 5 Third St, SA 5007, Australia
Cost: $60.50
Simplifying Your Business with AI
Date: 18 Nov 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: PAE Business
Venue: Parks Library, 46 Trafford St, Angle Park SA 5010, Australia
Cost: Free
Men in the West – Business Breakfast – Western Business Leaders
Date: 19 Nov 2026
Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Organiser: City of Charles Sturt
Venue: Footy Park Precinct, 37 Turner Drive, West Lakes SA 5021
Cost: Free
Official bp Adelaide Grand Final Business Luncheon 2026
Date: 25 Nov 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Organiser: SA Business Chamber
Venue: Adelaide Marriott Hotel, 141 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: From $247.70
Online Events in November 2026
Starting a Business: From Idea to Income
Date: 02 Nov 2026
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm AEST
Organiser: Business Foundations
Cost: Free
Export Essentials: Setting Your Export Price
Date: 05 Nov 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEDT
Organiser: Austrade
Cost: Free
SustainHer Connect Virtual Adelaide Hills | Women in Business Networking & Growth Event
Date: 05 Nov 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: SustainHer Hills
Cost: $25.00 + $2.19 fee
JSA Roadshow
Date: 09 Nov 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Organiser: Jobs and Skills Australia
Cost: Free
Learn How to Take Professional Business Photos Using Your Smartphone
Date: 11 Nov 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Organiser: LaunchMe Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand
Cost: Free
Emerging Technologies, Emerging Risks and Future Readiness
Date: 12 Nov 2026
Time: 5:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: ACS South Australia
Cost: Free
Introduction to Essential Business Skills
Date: 25 Nov 2026
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm ACST
Organiser: NT – Business Enterprise Centre
Cost: Free
Face-to-Face Events in South Australia in December 2026
Western Business Leaders – End of Year Celebration & Networking 2026
Date: 03 Dec 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser: City of Charles Sturt
Venue: Oddio, 31 Drayton Street, Bowden SA 5007
Cost: Free
Insider Risk Community of Practice Networking Drinks – Adelaide, December 2026
Date: 07 Dec 2026
Time: 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm ACDT
Organiser: Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre
Venue: Crowne Plaza Adelaide, 27 Frome Street, Adelaide SA
Cost: $65.00 + GST + $2.29 fee
Plan Ahead for a Strong Finish to 2026.
With so much on offer before the year wraps up, now is the time to lock in the sessions that matter most to you and your business. Many events book out quickly, especially free workshops and end-of-year networking functions, so register early to secure your place.
Event details, times and costs are correct at the time of writing but may change, so please check with each organiser before attending.