As Guardian Australia's coverage of the Adelaide festival draws to a close, we look back at some of photographer Alicia Canter's best images from the South Australian multi-arts festival
Kid Creole and the Coconuts play the opening ceremony of the festival on Friday, 28 FebruaryPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianChuck Whittington and Julia Townsend, both from Adelaide, help weigh down the Skywhale balloonPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianChristos Tsiolkas at Writers WeekPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianDJ Harvey plays in Lola's Pergola, the festival's pop-up nightspotPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianLucy, 6 and Emerson, 3 both from Gawler, South Australia, enjoy Kids Day at Writers WeekPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianDenis O'Hare, who performed An Iliad at the festivalPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianRandy, a performer from Adelaide Fringe, photographed in the Garden of Unearthly DelightsPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianFela Kuti's drummer Tony Allen plays with the Mortiz von Oswald Trio at Unsound AdelaidePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianThe Mexican themed Viva La Vida Parade at Womadelaide. Children created skeleton puppets, floral skulls and masks at workshops in the KidZone over the weekend, to be carried in this year's paradePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianConductor Ilan Volkov photographed in AdelaidePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianJames Ginzburg & Paul Purgas of DJ duo Emptyset play at UnsoundPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianFemi Kuti headlines WomadelaidePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianJohn Zorn on stage with conductor David Fulmer after the Classical Marathon concert, with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra behindPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianAmerican composer Morton Subotnick, who played during TectonicsPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianJonathon Oxlade, Luke Smiles and Matthew Whittet in Windmill Theatre's School DancePhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianLanded by Ian Strange, shown outside the Art Gallery of South Australia as part of Dark HeartPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianQueensland-based artist Gordon Hookey in front of his work at Four RoomsPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianFatt Matt performs in the Fringe Street Theatre festivalPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianA woman and her daughter look at Alex Sexton's work in the Dark Heart show: Someone died trying to have a life like mine. The work shows 28 lifejackets made of marble, representing 28 asylum seekers lifejackets that were discovered washed-up off the coast of Western Australia in May 2013. Ben Quilty’s The Island is seen on the wallPhotograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
