Quorn Silo Light Show

31/05/2026

JUNE AT THE QUORN SILO — Bitter Springs in Translation, Extended
We have great news. By popular demand, the Bitter Springs documentary continues into June at the Quorn Silo Light Show.
Please note the show time has changed for June. The documentary now starts later in the evening as we follow the sun into winter.
This is a rare chance to see a piece of living history under the stars. In 1949, Bitter Springs was filmed right here in and around Quorn, with 120 Anangu men, women and children as its cast. For 77 years, their words went untranslated. This documentary begins to change that.
ABC North & West recently featured the story of the translation project, bringing this remarkable piece of South Australian history to a wider audience.
Free. Every night throughout June. Under the stars.
📍 Quorn Silo Light Show, Railway Precinct, Quorn SA
🕐 5:45pm nightly (for main show start time, and the documentary will commence at approximately 6:30)
🪑 Sleeper seats, or BYO chairs at the Silo viewing area
📻 FM 87.6 for car viewing
bittersprings.illuminart.com.au and quornsilolightshow.info

16/05/2026

A little local favour to ask from the Quorn community. ❤️
On Monday night, 18 May, ABC journalist Declan Durrant is coming to Quorn to film a story connected to the Bitter Springs documentary project currently playing at Quorn Silo Light Show, and we’d love to capture some footage of people watching it. Monday nights are usually quieter so I am hoping you can help.
We’re hoping to gather a small “rent-a-crowd” of friends, locals and visitors to help bring the space to life for filming.
📍 Quorn Silo Light Show
📅 Monday 18 May 2026
🕠 Arrive around 5:40pm
🎬 Filming until approximately 6:30pm
Come use the seats there at the show or BYO your own. You don’t need to do anything special, just come along, enjoy the show, chat, and help us show the atmosphere and community spirit that makes Quorn so special.
Warm jackets recommended, it’ll probably be chilly!
We’d really appreciate the support. Thanks everyone.
Cindi Drennan
illuminart – Stories in Light

01/05/2026

📽 MAY AT THE QUORN SILO — Bitter Springs in Translation
25 minute documentary added to the nightly show of stories under the stars.

In 1949, the feature film Bitter Springs was shot in and around Quorn — the first feature film ever made in the Flinders Ranges. Some local residents still carry memories of those days when the cameras came to town.

This SA History Month, the Quorn Silo Light Show presents a new 25-minute work featuring extracts from the 1949 film, interviews with Quorn residents who remember the production, and the beginning of something significant: the first translation of the Pitjantjatjara language spoken by the Anangu cast, undertaken with language specialists from Iwiri Aboriginal Corporation.

For 77 years, the words of the Anangu cast went untranslated. Now, for the first time, we're beginning to understand what they said.

Made in South Australia by Illuminart stories in light, assisted by History Trust of South Australia History grant and Marlinga Piling Trust, Iwiri Language Corporation and Dr Maggie Brady's research.

Free. Every night throughout May. Under the stars.
📍 Quorn Silo Light Show, Railway Precinct, Quorn SA
🕕 6:00pm nightly
📽 Sleeper seats, or BYO chairs at the Silo viewing area
📻 FM 87.6 for car viewing
💻 bittersprings.illuminart.com.au

23/04/2026

Anzac Reflections, Lest We Forget is showing on the Quorn Silos this week, and on Anzac morning also when the community will gather before sunrise to mark the day together.
There is something quietly special about stories told in light on a structure that has stood at the heart of a country town for decade. The Quorn Local History Group contributed photographs and personal stories for this projection, and that generosity shows in every frame, animated by Susanne Wegener and the team at illuminart.
The projection runs through to 29 April, screening each evening during normal show times. If you are in the Flinders Ranges this week, it is worth the stop.
Lest We Forget. 🌿

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐀𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭

As part of an annual event, the Quorn Silos will be lit up with the projection “𝘈𝘕𝘡𝘈𝘊 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 – 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵” from 22-29 April 2026 during its normal evening screening times.

A special ANZAC Day dawn screening will also take place from 5.45am on 25 April 2026.

If you haven't seen this special projection, then put it on your to do list this year and attend one of the evening screenings, or join us for a moving sunrise tribute on ANZAC Day.

Members of the local community, including the Quorn Local History Group, provided many of the photographs and shared personal stories of loved ones for inclusion in the project.

28/10/2025

🌿 Today it's International Wild Foods Day ✨
So we celebrate the native fruits and stories that have nourished this land for thousands of years, and announce that Quandong Dreaming: Bush Tucker Stories in Light will continue lighting up the Quorn Silo Light Show through all of November.

If you haven’t seen it yet, you haven’t missed out — come to Quorn any night and experience this stunning projection sharing art, language, and culture from the First Nation peoples connected with the region.

🎥 Learn more about the project: https://quandongdreaming.illuminart.com.au
🌿 Visit: Quorn Silo Light Show, Flinders Ranges SA
https://quornsilolightshow.info

More info about the day: www.daysoftheyear.com/days/wild-foods-day/

21/10/2025

We are proudly presenting the World Premier of the tasty delicious scrumptious QUANDONG DREAMING: A Bush Tucker Story in Light at the 2025 Quorn Quandong Festival right here on Quorn Silo Light Show, on Nukunu Yarta.
The Desert Peach or Santalum acuminatum is known across Australia as a delicious tangy fruit that has many traditional names, depending on the community and nation you are visiting. Come and discover this and other Bush Tucker secrets and stories this weekend!

Talented local First Nation artists and their vibrant Bush Tucker artworks will be displayed across the silo in an animated 15 minute Story projection each night at 8:15PM and 9:15PM on the 24th, 25th and 26th October.

Full program for the festival >> Quorn Quandong Festival

Proudly supported by Umeewarra Aboriginal Media 89.1fm (for all the interviews) and Illuminart (produce and create animations)

Featured artists: Lavene Ngatokorua, Jonas Dare, Rehanna Coulthard, Regina McKenzie, Juanella Donovan, Dre Ngatokorua, Marli Milyika Macumba, Marika Davies, Nancy Reid, Jennifer Reid, Jessica Turner.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Festivals Australia program.

14/10/2025

✨ COUNTING THE DAYS: Quandong Dreaming – Bush Tucker Stories in Light ✨

We’re so excited to share that a brand new First Nations–curated projection is on its way to the Quorn Silo Light Show, launching during Quandong Festival 2025 (25 & 26 October).

🎨 Quandong Dreaming: Bush Tucker Stories in Light brings together powerful artworks from Nukunu, Adnyamathanha, Barngarla and regional artists — animated and projected large on the Quorn Silos.

This project has been curated by Lavene Ngatokorua, with artist interviews by Umeewarra Aboriginal Media 89.1fm in Port Augusta, and animated by the creative team at Illuminart stories in light.

Here are some behind-the-scenes moments from Umeewarra Radio — where artists Juanella Donovan, Rehanna Coulthard (Yura Artz), and Lavene Ngatokorua spoke about their art, bush tucker, and connection to Country.

Quandong Dreaming launches during the Quorn Quandong Festival, 25–26 October 2025 during our main show.

We can’t wait to see these incredible stories light up the silos — right here in Quorn!

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Festivals Australia program.

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20/09/2025

Did you know that we have little pixies in the Silo Projection Shed? And when there is a special event on - like tonight's SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY screening - our pixies are keeping an eye on things!!!
It's quite splendiferous the magic that they do. So we decided that from tonight there will be a QR code displayed so people can make donations to help us feed the pixies... and it will also help support us to make new stories. And don't forget - only one more screening of Sunday Too Far Away after this weekend - the times and dates are listed in our photos here. Or you can check it out on the official website at quornsilolightshow.info

25/08/2025

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the films release, The Flinders Ranges Council and Roadshow Films Pty Ltd proudly present the screening of Sunday Too Far Away on the Quorn Silos.

The screenings will take place every Saturday night during September starting from the 6th. The silo show commences at 6.45pm, with the movie starting from approximately 7.10pm.

Everyone is encouraged to arrive early and set up at the start of the silo show. BYO chair, drink and nibbles then sit back and enjoy a piece of local history. You can also watch from the comfort of your car.

18/08/2025

✨🔬Science+Art Story Lights Up Quorn Silo Light Show ✨🌌

Only in Quorn this week — Monday 18th until Sunday 24th August!
Catch "Bright Minds" each night at approx. 7:20 PM, right after the CWA & troop train story and before the community exhibition.

🌟 This dazzling new story on the Quorn Silo Light Show brings science, storytelling and light together in Bright Minds: Women in STEM — a powerful celebration of women in science and the ideas shaping our future.

🎥 A stunning 10-minute free projection, the show lights up the silos with interviews, research and exciting photography and art imagery — asking the big question: How far have we come in diversity and inclusion in STEM?

💡 Highlights include an inspiring interview with Professor Sarah Harmer, research leader in environmental science and advanced spectromicroscopy, sharing insights into mine site rehabilitation and pathways for women in STEM.

🌏 Quorn Silo Light Show is proud to be part of this program, joining the spotlight alongside Wallaroo, Port Pirie and Victor Harbor also shining a light on STEAM during National Science week and SALA.

✨ Don’t miss it — grab your spot at the silos, soak up the atmosphere, and check out the inspiring fusion of art, science and community voices.