Gather Round

When you purchase your tickets through Ticketek, you can choose your exact seats using their interactive seat map. This is the best way to see available sections, rows, and views from each area. For a general overview of Adelaide Oval's stands and levels, visit the stadium map page or head to the Ticketek booking page to explore seats by match.

Yes. Gather Round is an AFL event, and each match requires its own ticket purchased through Ticketek. Club memberships do not grant entry. Saturday's two matches at Adelaide Oval (Essendon v Melbourne at 12:45 PM and Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs at 7:05 PM) are ticketed separately — you'll need a ticket for each if you want to attend both.

Gates typically open 90 minutes before the first bounce. Check your ticket or the Adelaide Oval website on game day for confirmed gate opening times.

Yes. All Adelaide Metro bus, train, and tram services are free with a valid game-day ticket. Free travel applies from midday on Thursday and Friday, and all day on Saturday and Sunday. Dedicated Footy Express bus services (routes AO and AOX) also run direct to Adelaide Oval before and after every match. Visit Adelaide Metro for timetables.

The Pepsi Collective (Level 3, Riverbank Stand) runs on all match days with premium food, drinks, and live DJs. Corporate suites and hospitality lounges including the Magarey Room and Phil Ridings Bar are available — check your event ticket or contact Adelaide Oval for hospitality package availability. For general food and drink options by stand and level, visit the Eat & Drink page.

Bags must be smaller than 40cm x 40cm x 20cm. You can bring a sealed plastic water bottle (600ml max). No glass, cans, alcohol, large umbrellas, or hard-sided containers. Adelaide Oval is a card-only venue — no cash is accepted at bars or food outlets. For full conditions of entry, visit Conditions of Entry.

Four matches are played at other venues across Adelaide and the Barossa Valley. Free shuttle buses run from the city to both Norwood Oval and Barossa Park, plus a Bounce Around the Barossa hop-on, hop-off service between Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Angaston, and Gawler. See the full fixture and buy tickets on the AFL website.

The Macca's Footy Festival at Elder Park is free all four days — expect showbags, a merch super store, personalised Grand Final Sherrins, and player appearances. Free coaching clinics run for kids aged 5 to 12 at suburban grounds across Adelaide. On Saturday morning, the whole family can join Run 4(km) Your Club — a 4km walk or run starting at 8 AM.