Royal Adelaide Show gate prices up by $10 as tickets go on sale

Pre-sale tickets are now on sale for the Royal Adelaide Show – and prices have jumped, in some cases by almost 50 per cent. Find out how you can pay less.

Hudson Shawyer, 5, Mila Gunaksa, 5, and Florence Fuller, 10, are all set for the Royal Adelaide Show next month. Picture: Brett Hartwig

Prices to this year’s Royal Adelaide Show have risen steeply – with gate prices up by up to $10 on last year’s prices.

For example, during the week a family will pay $80, up $10 (a rise of more than 14pc) and $90, also up by $10 (a 12pc rise) on the weekend, if they buy their tickets at the gate.

An adult ticket is now $36, up $7 (24pc increase) on weekdays, and $42, up $9, (27pc rise), on weekends.

While children will pay $26.50 at the gate during the week, up $8 (43pc) and $30.50, up $10 (48pc) on weekends.

But showgoers can save $10 by pre-purchasing tickets.

Pre-sale tickets are $26 for adults on weekdays and $32 on weekends while entry for children is $16.50 on weekdays and $20.50 on weekends.

Visitors can pre-purchase passes up until the day of their intended visit, depending

on availability.

Royal Adelaide Show chief executive Will Rayner encouraged people to purchase tickets ahead of time, particularly for prime time days that were at risk of selling out.

The Royal Adelaide Show will be returning to Wayville from September 2-10, with a popular children’s character set to make a highly-anticipated debut.

This year’s event will feature characters from popular kid’s TV show Bluey for the very first time.

Florence Fuller, 10, is all set for the Royal Adelaide Show next month. Picture: Brett Hartwig

Other elements of the show include live performances, interactive animal opportunities, local food tastings and a nightly firework display.

“The show will bring together more than 4500 animals, 50 carnival rides, more than 330 commercial exhibitors and over 400 different showbags,” chief executive Will Rayner said.

”It was incredible to witness attendance numbers return to pre-Covid levels in 2022 and we hope to see that number continue to grow this year.

Showbag prices will be published in The Sunday Mail so families know what to expect before their visit.

Food and ride prices are subject to individual vendors and will be known a week out from the start of the show.