# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+09:30)
- **Event Description**: 🎟 You must secure a ticket to attend the launch

👉 https://events.humanitix.com/book-launch-looking-back-south-australian-picture-theatres-and-drive-ins/tickets

Please make sure you click the link above and to secure your seat!

Remember heading to the drive-ins in Adelaide when you were a kid? Or getting along to one of the many city, suburban or country cinemas that were dotted around the state?

Author Scott Smith has captured those memories in a new book.

Featuring magical stories from those who were there and over 1,000 images of these iconic sites — it’s a South Australian book not to be missed!

A professionally designed "coffee table" book

428 full colour, hard cover book with ribbon bookmark and painted page edges wrapped in a funky slip-case!

Every S.A. drive-in is covered (including a few that you may never knew even existed)!

Never before seen photos of some of those iconic South Australian picture theatres and drive-ins!

Set in Cinema One of the historic Piccadilly Cinema in North Adelaide, the art-deco surrounds of this iconic Adelaide venue are an ideal setting for the launch of this publication! Hosted by Looking Back Publications, join author Scott Smith and legendary former Adelaide morning radio host, MC Tony Pilkington (with some stories of his own) as we launch Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins

Signed copies will be available for purchase following the launch.

Head to www.driveinsandcinemas.com for more information on the book.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/adelaide/book-launch-looking-back-south-australian-picture-theatres-and-drive-ins/200029824694750
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 41

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Adelaide
- **state**: SA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: The Piccadilly
- **lat**: -34.903181819
- **long**: 138.594646729
- **full address**: The Piccadilly, 1 Childers St, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia, Adelaide

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins being held?
  - **A:** Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins takes place on Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Piccadilly, 1 Childers St, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia, Adelaide.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins?
  - **A:** Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins is organized by Looking Back Publications.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Adelaide, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Launch - Looking Back: South Australian Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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