Adelaide will be alive with colour and fun at the end of September as everyone will want to find out who wins the AFL Grand Final. With two proud AFL football teams in the city. Adelaide and Port Adelaide. Everyone is sure to have an opinion.
And why not? Grand Final weekend is an awesome Spring weekend to get out and about. Whether it's in a park near the Torrens river, down at the beach at Glenelg or further south at Victor Harbour. Maybe it's a drive to the Barossa Valley for some quality wines and fun. Or you may prefer to hit up the awesome Adelaide restaurants, hotels and venues to watch the Grand finals. Whatever you do, make sure you get out this Grand Final Day and celebrate the footy finals with friends.
Grand Final Day Adelaide Ideas 2026
When the siren sounds for the big game to commence it's always good to make that Grand final experience that little better. Some of these Grand Final Day functions may help your team across the line! Many venues have the Grand Final live and loud on sports screens. Where will you watch the Grand Final?
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The Colonist
AFL Gather Round 2026
Perfectly positioned just minutes from Norwood Oval, The Colonist delivers a vibrant Gather Round base with free oysters Friday from 4pm, live music, and a buzzing weekend beer garden. Catch every game live, settle in between matches, and keep celebrations going well after the final siren.
Norwood's go-to Gather Round hub.
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Glenelg Pier Hotel
Gather Round
The Glenelg Pier Hotel is your seaside Gather Round destination, showing every moment live on the big screen with food, drinks, and a relaxed coastal atmosphere. Gather your crew and settle in as the action unfolds right by the beach, from first bounce through to the final siren.
Glenelg's coastal Gather Round hub.
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The Joiners
AFL Grand Final
Enjoy all the action of the AFL Grand Final on one of the biggest screens in Adelaide at the Joiners. Enjoy food and drinks specials. Don't miss a minute book a table for Grand Final Day Now!
Book a table for Grand Final Day
Things to do in Adelaide this Grand Final Day
From Adelaide to the surrounding suburbs make sure you are out and about this Grand Final Day. Here are some fun ideas to help you kick a goal or two.
| LOCATION | VENUE | EVENT | COMMENTS |
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| Glenelg | Glenelg Pier Hotel
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AFL Grand Final on the Big Screens | Enjoy the Glenelg beachside location and watch the AFL grand final in the Pier Bar on the sports screens. Also has accommodation options if you'd like to make a weekend of it. |
| Adelaide | Stamford Plaza Adelaide
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Grand Final Day | Gorgeous dining options and why not stay over on Grand Final Weekend and kick a goal or two. |
| Adelaide | The Stag Public House
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Footy on the Sports Screens | Grand Final Day gets better with a few refreshments. Barrack hard! |
| Hindmarsh | The Joiners
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Finals Live on the Big Screens | Food, Fun, Frothies and Finals. The Joiners has it all. The Big Sports screens will tuned into the Grand Finals. Come and enjoy the fun. |
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