Royal Adelaide Show

Last updated October 2026

South Australia's nine-day agricultural show at Wayville with farm animals, showbags and fireworks; next held 4 to 12 September 2027.

The Royal Adelaide Show is South Australia's annual agricultural show, run over nine days at the Adelaide Showground in Wayville by the not-for-profit Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA. The 2026 Show has finished; the next Show is 4 to 12 September 2027. The organisers list attractions such as Aggie's Farm, the Farm Yard Nursery, the Learning Centre and Golden Grains, plus livestock pavilions, cookery and wood chopping competitions, showbags, and the Night Shift in the Main Arena with fireworks. The Show promotes 100 free things to do inside the grounds. Children 4 years and under enter free and do not need a ticket. In 2026 tickets were sold online and at Drakes Supermarkets, with no ticket boxes at the gate and card-only payment; 2027 ticket prices are not yet published on its website as of October 2026. In 2026 the gates opened at 9am and closed at 11pm. Check the website closer to September for 2027 hours and ticket details.

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 17 October 2026.