A three day weekender for bartenders and the drinks industry.

Save the date
June 14—16,
Adelaide 2026

Bartenders’ Weekender is a three day weekend for bartenders and drinks enthusiasts — and last year’s biggest celebration of bar culture is off to Adelaide for the first time, so save the date.

Applications for The Scholarship are now open

There are 10 scholarships on offer, with eight Australian bartenders, plus one each for bartenders working in Singapore and in New Zealand.

You’ll score return flights to Adelaide, three nights accommodation at the five star Sofitel Adelaide, $500 in spending money, a ticket to the Better Bars Summit presented by Monkey Shoulder, invite to the Boothby Best Bars SA Awards, and a ticket to the rather glam Drinks 100 Australia Awards Gala on the final evening.

Applications are now open below — applications close Sunday 8 March.

Apply Here

Timetable

Day One
Sunday 14 June

MONIN welcomes the Bartender’s Weekender Scholarship alumni to a brunch, opening the weekend with amazing food, liquid and hospitality. A great chance for the crew to get to know each other and form a foundation before heading off into the weekend with a sense of community and pride. Gifts in tow.
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Take The Scenic Route with Never Never and start your Adelaide Bartenders’ Weekender off in the best possible way as guests of the Never Never team. After arriving at Adelaide Airport you will be collected by our friends from Strangelove and whisked to off to beautiful McLaren Vale to visit Australia’s best distillery bar for an unforgettable experience.
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Where: Latteria, 185 Hutt Street, Adelaide
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Bartenders all have unique creativity and talent that deserves to be showcased and celebrated. Club Suntory kick-starts the Weekender, inviting you to have a selection of quality, candid portraits captured by New York Times and Vogue Australia photographer, Oli Sansom.
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RSVP: Sign-up to Club Suntory and register to guarantee your spot - club.suntory.com/en-au/events
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Where: Oddio Bowden, 31 Drayton St, Adelaide
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Day Two
Monday 15 June

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Where: Rhino Room, 131 Pirie Street, Adelaide
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Bar Leone, the world’s best bar of 2025 will be partnering with Never Never to bring their exceptional cocktails and world class hospitality to Latteria in South Australia. Expect amazing drinks, signature snacks and limited edition merch, all celebrating the relaunch of Never Never’s x Bar Leone collaboration Coffee and Cacao Gin.
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Where: Latteria, 185 Hutt Street, Adelaide
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Adelaide launches the Espolòn Cocktail Fights! Jump into the first wild showdown, with more chaos nationwide and a Mexico trip waiting to crown one absolute legend.
Where: Mary’s Poppin, 5 Synagogue Place, Adelaide
RSVP: via Eventbrite here.
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After hours, above the city, for those who know exactly where to look.
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RSVP: Invite only. Follow @realgooddrinks for your chance to secure an exclusive invitation.
8 WA bartenders from Bar Love, Ezra Pound, Mechanics Institute, and The Standard take over Bank Street Social for Adelaide’s first ever WA extravaganza. Delicious drinks and a hell of a party to entice people to visit our little corner of the world and introduce WArm; our grassroots bartenders collaborative and scholarship.
Where: Bank Street Social, 48 Hindley Street, Adelaide
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Where: Honeydripper, 11 Frome Street, Adelaide

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Day Three
Tuesday 16 June

Hosted by chef Tom Sarafian and Matt Linklater of Zareh in collaboration with Marionette Liqueur, we’ll explore how fruit, nuts and spice build bridges between cultures and generations. A guided tasting with Q&A, snacks, example serves, with Tom and Matt’s favourite records on the stereo - a flavour class exploring how sweetness, acidity, aroma, and nostalgia shape flavour, and how food and drink can speak of distance and belonging.
Where: Honeydripper, 11 Frome Street, Adelaide
RSVP: marionette.com.au/events
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Join David Vitale, Carmen Hartwich and friends for an inside look at how Australian red wine barrels and Starward whisky create the ultimate cocktail canvas.
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RSVP: Exclusive to the Drinks 100 Australia finalists, sponsors, and their guests.
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