Come and join us in farewelling the year at our Bonenkai! We will be celebrating at Nishiki Cafe & Izakaya with a special banquet menu, with a vegan/vegetarian option.

Date: Friday 14 December
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 21 Sturt Street, Adelaide 5000

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, tickets are just $20 for JAFA financial members! Not a member? Click here for more information! Non-members: $35.

Spaces are limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.

To view the full menu and to purchase your tickets, visit our TryBooking site: https://www.trybooking.com/ZNVR

Parafield Gardens High School is looking for people to join their homestay program. We host two regular study tours each year, and our next one will be from March 9-16, 2019. Students are from our sister school in Yokohama, and all participating homestays will receive a small reimbursement to cover living costs during their stay.

For full requirements please click here.

If you are interested in joining the homestay program or would like more information, please contact Glenda Grande at Parafield Gardens High School on 8258 9855 from 9am-4pm on weekdays, or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. stating your interest.

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 If you've ever wanted to try your hand at Sashiko (刺し子), come along to our one-day only class!

When: Friday 30 November
Time: 10:00am - 12:00 noon
Venue: Multicultural Communities Council of SA - 113 Gilbert Street, Adelaide 5000
Cost: $10 for JAFA members, $15 for non-members

Fee includes instruction, materials (1 Sashiko pre-printed fabric panel, 1 Sashiko thread skein, 1 Sashiko Instruction), coffee, tea and biscuits. Sashiko needles can be substituted by embroidery needles, but participants can purchase Sashiko needle set (1 short, 1 long) for AU$3. Participants can purchase more Sashiko panels or skeins if required. 

Places are limited to 10 and booking is essential by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling (08) 8370 8771 during business hours.

The Art Gallery of South Australia will host the 2018 World Tea Gathering this November as part of the OzAsia Festival. Tea artists from Australia, France, Japan, Brazil and Germany will assemble from the 2nd to 9th of November, presenting a week of pop-up events and performances celebrating the art of tea.

During the week-long gathering, members of the public are invited to discover pop-up tea performances at the Art Gallery of SA and select venues across the city. From large-scale, participatory performances, to unique one-on-one tea encounters, members of the public are invited to take part in contemporary tea practices.

For more information, visit worldteagathering.com or click here to view event details at the Art Gallery of South Australia.