Adelaide festival day three – in pictures

As the festival gets under way with Writers' Week by day and Barrio nightclub by night, we take a look at the highlights of the past 24 hours

From Writers' Week and Doveman's Burgundy Stain Sessions to the Fringe, here's a selection of the best images from the past few days at the Adelaide festival

With week two of the festival hitting its stride, a lot has been happening over the past 24 hours – not least the opening of WOMADelaide, phobia night in Barrio, and a host of back-to-back performances. We take a look at the highlights

Alicia Canter: Adelaide festival Writers Week celebrated emerging writers as well as well-known voices such as Christos Tsiolkas and Alexander McCall smith over the last week

David Sefton, Adelaide's new artistic director, was hired to overhaul its programming. And he started by reuniting one of his favourite bands: industrial stalwarts Severed Heads. Interview by Alison Rourke

Adelaide festival's pop-up nightspot Lola's Pergola emerged on the banks of the Torrens in the city centre almost two weeks ago. With degustation dinners from top Australian chefs and DJs playing late into the night, photographer Alicia Canter enjoyed some evenings down by the river

Hugh Masekela, Jimmy Cliff, Salif Keita and Tim Rogers and the Bamboos have all appeared at WOMADelaide – the Australian version of Womad, taking place in Adelaide – while festivalgoers have partied in the sweltering sun

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