Rundle Park


Rundle Park, also known as Park 13 and by its Kaurna name Kadlitpina/Kadlitpinna given as part of the dual naming initiative in 2003, is a part of the Adelaide Park Lands in Adelaide, South Australia. The park is bounded by East Terrace, Botanic Road, Dequetteville Terrace and Rundle Road.

Naming

was a British Whig politician and businessman who was one of the original directors and financiers of the South Australia Company.
Kadlitpina/Kadlitpinna, known as "Captain Jack" by the early colonial settlers, was one of the three Kaurna Burkas, or elders, at the time of colonisation, whose portrait was painted by George French Angas. Wauwi was given its dual name after his wife, Wauwe or Wauwi. Kadlitpinna was appointed as an honorary constable; he was issued with a baton and uniform and attended official meetings with the Governor of South Australia.

Description

The park is bounded by East Terrace, Botanic Road, Dequetteville Terrace and Rundle Road.
Since 2000, in February/March of most years, the park has been the site of the Garden of Unearthly Delights, the first venue hub of the Adelaide Fringe, featuring a variety of music, comedy and theatre shows, as well as food stalls, bars and carnival rides, including a Ferris wheel.
An extension of the O-Bahn Busway passes nearby; it involved connecting Hackney road and Grenfell street, with a tunnel being built under Rundle Park.