The AFL has today announced that more fans than ever will be able to enjoy the AFL Gather Round action with the addition of two new grandstands to increase general admission capacity for the matches at Barossa Park next week.
With a final limited release of tickets going on sale across all nine matches at Adelaide Oval, Barossa Park and Norwood Oval today, the AFL has confirmed Barossa Park will be bigger and better than its sold out debut last year, with an extra 2,000 tickets to each match available, as well as a revamped food and beverage space.
Fans heading to the games and those who are looking to revel in the Festival of Footy in the Barossa will be able to experience an elevated fan zone on the adjacent oval including a Ferris Wheel, family friendly activities, food and beverage offerings and a live site to tune into all the action on screen.
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said:
"We are constantly looking for ways to innovate and improve the experience for fans at Gather Round and 2026 is no exception.
"We are really pleased to be increasing the capacity at Barossa Park this year to more than 12,000 per match so more fans can have the opportunity to experience Gather Round at its finest.
"The demand this year has been extremely strong, so I encourage fans to get in quick to snap up the last tickets to one of the best weeks in football," Dillon said.
Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas said:
"We’re thrilled that thousands more fans from around the country will be able to experience Gather Round this year. We know these extra tickets will be hot property.
"We’re especially pleased there will be additional capacity to catch a game at Barossa Park.
"This means that more visitors will get to experience everything great that South Australia, including the amazing Barossa, has to offer."
To mark the occasion today the AFL has launched a 48 hour Saturday Super Saver flash sale offering fans $15 tickets for the Adelaide Oval match on Saturday 11 April between Essendon and Melbourne.*
Limited tickets for Pepsi Collective at select Adelaide Oval matches are also available including Friday night featuring John Course, Saturday featuring Andrew Loadsman during the day and Cyril for the night match, before DJ Havana Brown closes out Gather Round for 2026 on the Sunday night.
For a premium Gather Round experience, limited tickets for the AFL Gather Round Business Lunch on the Friday at the Adelaide Convention Centre, and other premium AFL match day experiences are available via the AFL Event Office.
For more information visit gatherround.afl.
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A final release of tickets for Gather Round matches on Tuesday 31 March, commences at 10am (ACDT) via Ticketek. Limited tickets will be released and are expected to sell through quickly. The following matches had tickets made available as part of this release:
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide v Carlton (General Public and Pepsi Collective tickets)
Collingwood v Fremantle (General Public and Pepsi Collective tickets)
Essendon v Melbourne (General Public and Pepsi Collective tickets)
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs (General Public and Pepsi Collective tickets)
Port Adelaide v St Kilda (General Public and Pepsi Collective tickets)
Norwood Oval
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast SUNS (General Public tickets only)
Geelong v West Coast Eagles (General Public tickets only)
Barossa Park
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions (Additional release in General Public tickets only)
GWS GIANTS v Richmond (Additional release in General Public tickets only)
*Saturday Super Saver - $15 Tickets to Essendon v Melbourne from 10.00am ACDT on Tuesday 31 March – 10.00am ACDT Thursday 2 April via Ticketek. The $15 tickets will be available across both Category 2 and Category 3.
Gather Round Public Transport
During Gather Round, footy fans can catch FREE public transport to all matches with a valid game day ticket. FREE travel will be available from midday on Thursday and Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Additional bus, train and tram services will operate during Gather Round. For matches at Adelaide Oval, Footy Express services (AO and AOX) will operate to and from the stadium. Dedicated bus shuttles will operate to Norwood Oval and Barossa Park matches from a stop opposite or adjacent the Macca’s Footy Festival on King William Road.
For matches at Barossa Park, additional Gawler train services will operate before and after matches. These services will connect with a special shuttle service transporting fans to and from Gawler Railway Station and Barossa Park.
The South Australian Tourism Commission will also be running a free bus shuttle service, Bounce Around the Barossa. This service will provide ‘hop on, hop off’ travel between businesses and townships across the Barossa.
For full details on travel options, please visit Adelaide Metro
