Live Music in Clare Valley
Arts and Music Venue in Clare Valley, South Australia
Incredible art and live music by Independant Australian artists
Clare Valley Art and Live Music
- Regular Concerts & Events at the Courthouse Cultural Centre in Auburn.
- Project Development & Coordination (Songs of Adelaide & Songs Of The Mid North)
- Tour International interstate SA shows to Schools, Libraries and Clubs
- Advocating body for arts & music in regional areas
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HATs Spring/Summer Program 2025
Acoustic Music Sessions
all musicians singers and listeners welcome
Enjoy a lazy Sunday arvo with Hats. This event is open to ALL, bring instruments to play and friends to listen This is a FREE event. WHEN: the last Sunday afternoon of each month
NEXT DATES
- Our Sunday Sessions have now finished for 2025
- New dates for 2026 will be posted once they are finalised
WHERE | Hats Auburn Courthouse
ADDRESS | 4 St Vincent Street Auburn
TIME | 12. noon – 5pm
Lunch 12-2pm You may wish to purchase a 2-course home cooked meal at a reasonable price and eat drink and be merry before the sessions get underway at 2pm. Lunch bookings essential to admin@hatsincsa.com OR T 8849 2420 BY Friday of the weekend event
Music Session 2-5pm Join in sing along or just listen.
Bar/tea/coffee/soft drinks and Hats famous homemade cakes will be available all day. So, join us around the fire and chase away those mid-winter blues or in the summer sunshine under the pear tree. We look forward to seeing you.
Hats Program 2025
A Scottish Celebration……
An evening of traditional Scottish music, song, and culture….. Think haggis bagpipes and tarton
Featuring Fiona Ross (Scotland)) & Tamarisque
Date November 8th
Time 8pm
Venue Hats Auburn Courthouse
Prices All tks $28 online @door $35.00
Join us for a heartwarming celebration of Scotland’s rich cultural heritage, featuring award-winning singer Fiona Ross together with much-loved duo Tamarisque (Hugh and Janet Gordon). Enjoy a stirring rendition of Robert Burns’ famous Address to the Haggis—followed by a wee taste of haggis on the night! Experience the power and passion of Scots music and song, and join in with some of your favourites in this lively, interactive evening.
Noel & Gertie
Winner of a Critics Circle Award at the 2024 Adelaide Fringe, this musical revue is heading for Auburn Courthouse.. After sell-out seasons in Sydney and at the 2024 Feast Festival, SA country audiences will now get to share in the joy. Weaving the extraordinary lives of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence around the sumptuous music he wrote and they performed, this journey through forbidden love will titillate, amuse, warm your heart and get your toes tapping.
Date November 15th
Two performances (1hr show.) 4pm & 7pm
Venue Hats Auburn Courthouse
A Little Touch of Bluegrass/Americana comes to Hats……
A contemporary blend of folk & bluegrass music plus original songs written with heart & soul
Jeri Foreman (Adelaide, now Scotland) and Grace Honeywell (USA) are dynamo multi instrumentalists, leading listeners on a journey of travel and connection. Featuring country classics, bluegrass + originals, it’s a joyful experience!
Date Saturday 29th
Time 8pm
Venue Hats Auburn Courthouse
Prices On line 28/30 $33 @ door on the night
Books for under the Christmas Tree ……
It’s on the couch with our favourite Author Fiona McIntosh & favourite Clare Valley Mayor Alan Aughey (OAM)
A book launch fundraiser with a difference .Fionas latest book will be available to purchase just in time for Christmas.
Meet & Greet at the end be prepared for the almighty cake auction and for lots of fun and hi jink when these two hit the Hats stage.
All proceeds to Hats Inc a not-for-profit Arts/event organisation for our ongoing 2026 arts/music program.
Date Friday 12th December
Time 7.30pm sharp Doors 7pm
Venue Hats Auburn Courthouse
All tickets $25.00 includes a light supper
Wine/Coffee available for purchase
Bookings essential .
Hats Special Concert
Andy Irvine
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, raconteur, Andy Irvine has been “one of the towering talents on the international folk scene” (Sydney Morning Herald) for more than fifty years. Whether as a solo artist or as the linchpin of celebrated groups such as Sweeney’s Men, Patrick Street, Planxty, Mozaik or Usher’s Island, his breathtaking musicianship has produced one acclaimed album after another and cemented his reputation as an unrivalled balladeer.
Andy received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards in 2018, and he continues passionately songwriting, gigging, touring by the “rollin’ wheel” everywhere he is called. Never Tire of the Road!!
With his dazzling mix of stories and songs, from traditional Irish to his own compositions to dexterous Balkan dance tunes, Andy Irvine never fails to deliver a pulsating, heartfelt performance. Vocals, mandolin; mandola; bouzouki
DATE Thursday 18th December
TIME 8pm Doors 7.15
All tks $30.00 online At the door on the night $35.00
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HATs Clare Valley Music Venue Art Performances South Australia
HATs Clare Valley Music Venue Art Performances South Australia
HATs Clare Valley Music Venue Art Performances South Australia
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Independant Artists Adelaide
HATs (“Heritage Arts & Traditions”) is an independent arts/events organization that is set out to support independent artists in Adelaide. If you are an independent artist or signed artist looking for a performance space in regional South Australia, then HATs would love to hear from you. We love original music and are always on the outlook for our next performer.
Our venue is up close and personal with great natural acoustics loved in abundance by singer /songwriters from around the world. We have presented dozens of talented artists will you be the next one?
Things to do Clare Valley
Clare Valley is a beautiful region in South Australia with so many fun activities and things to see. Our HATs events are held at the Auburn Courthouse located in Auburn, making it the perfect itinerary item for your next trip to Clare Valley.
When you’re in Clare Valley, also check out the famous Riesling Trail and the many Cellar Doors including our sponsors Taylor Wines right here in Auburn. If you love coffee then Clare Valley has plenty of options including another one of sponsors; The Little Red Grape. If you’re into arts (which is likely if you’re on this page) then you’ll love the Art Trail from Riverton to Burra that goes throughout the Clare Valley.
Artists in Adelaide
If you are an artist in Adelaide and looking to perform or showcase your artwork then HATs would love to hear from you! We are always on the lookout for talented artists who can share their talents on the stage or in the gallery.
We love supporting local talent and have worked with a wide range of talented artists from GERMEIN to Eric Bogle and many others. We would love to hear your thoughts and show ideas and see if we could put together an amazing event.
Local Gigs in Adelaide
South Australia is home to many talented artists and here at HATs we love teaming up with local artists to put together performances. Our gigs are mostly held in Clare Valley at the Hats Courthouse in Auburn. However, we have been known present Interstate and International performers also in concert format in Adelaide.
We have multiple events each year with a wide variety of styles and aim to present incredible and unique events for South Australia to enjoy. Clare Valley is a perfect day trip from Adelaide so be sure to enjoy the region’s wineries, trails, galleries, amazing food and enjoy an evening with some incredible local talent. We look forward to hopefully seeing you at the next event!
Live Music Adelaide
HATs (Heritage, Arts & Traditions) hold events at the HATs Auburn Courthouse with live music performances. We support local artists, and our goal is to put on events that showcase the amazing talent that South Australia has to offer!
With multiple performances every year, we work to present events in Auburn, Clare Valley that bring together the community of our region and Adelaide some spectacular performances. We specialize in bringing diverse musical genres to the stage and have worked with well-known artists to lesser-known artists looking to bring their talents to our community.
HATs also own and operate a one stop website established to promote folk based activities in South Australia. Folk music and Dance SA
Clare Valley Events
HATs is well known in Clare Valley for putting on fantastic art events unlike anywhere else in South Australia. Our guests experience can experience a new style at every event with our wide variety of genres and artists.
We are a Not for Profit organization with a goal of preserving, fostering, promoting and developing the Heritage, Arts and Living Cultural Traditions of our diverse Australian communities and to enhance the level of public awareness of the value of these cultural traditions. To read more about our events, volunteering and what HATs does for the Clare Valley community then head over to our About & Volunteers page.
Pam Royston Park
Hats is a wonderful reason to visit Auburn and the Clare Valley
Helen Smith
We come to ALL Hats shows we love it
Josephine McDermid
Its wonderful to be able to see Adelaide performances in our own hometown
Ian Hartley Hamilton
Great ambience and a warm welcome blown away to find a place like this on our travels how lucky is Auburn town to have this on their doorstep.
Kay & Ken M
Fabulous Venue and always fabulous music. Thankyou Hats
Vicki & Jim
Life picked up in the valley when Hats arrived it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to Auburn and to the Valley. A delightful intimate venue with an amazing range of acts that never disappoint.
Regular Clare Valley patron
So fortunate to have Hats in the Valley Love it.
J Connolly
Hats is a great place to volunteer friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to engage with a wide range of interesting people. Plus to get to hear fabulous musician.
Anne Green
Always a friendly environment to visit with brilliant musicians from all over Australia and beyond
Maggie & Bill Singleton
Regulars for over a decade this is a favourite venue to visit with always a great range of acts it’s a unique venue offering amazing acoustic music friendly & homely and always a great night out
S Roccs
A joy to visit and just another reason to visit the Clare Valley delicious local wine and a spectacular live music performance. I will be back.
Hats wishes to acknowledge the Ngadjuri people the traditional owners of the land where Hats meets and to pay respects to their elders past and present. The Ngadjuri have lived here for many thousands of years. The word ‘Ngadjuri’ in their language means ‘we people’.