Next year's Gather Round, which will be held in Round 4 of the 2024 AFL season, will kick off with the Crows taking on Melbourne at Adelaide Oval on Thursday 4 April.
Other highlights over the four-day festival of footy will be two matches at Mount Barker which will showcase the best of Adelaide Hills food and wine, a Saturday double-header at Adelaide Oval, and two matches at Norwood Oval.
The popular Food and Wine Festival on The Parade will also return on the Sunday (April 7), along with the family-friendly free Footy Festival at Elder Park which will include screening of all the matches, food trucks and interactive games and activities.
The 2024 Gather Round fixture is:
Thursday 4 April - Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACDT
Friday 5 April - Brisbane v North Melbourne, Norwood Oval, 4.40pm ACDT
Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm ACDT
Saturday 6 April - Sydney v West Coast, Mount Barker, 1pm ACDT
Carlton v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval 3.50pm ACDT
Geelong v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm ACDT
Sunday 7 April - Gold Coast v Greater Western Sydney, Mount Barker, noon ACST
Richmond v St Kilda, Norwood Oval, 2.50pm ACST
Collingwood v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval, 4.40pm ACST
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said last year’s Gather Round created football history with all 18 clubs in the one state at the one time.
“South Australia really turned it on, and we are excited to bring fans a bigger and better experience in 2024,” Mr Dillon said.
“Last year’s Gather Round had the wonderful feel of a Grand Final week, from the footy festival and the zip line over the Torrens, to the community engagement activities and all the open training sessions the clubs held around the town, it was just an incredibly fun atmosphere which we are looking to top next season.”
Club and AFL members will once again have free access to their club’s match, a new family ticket will be introduced where kids go free, and a discounted multi-day pass will also be available.
Full ticketing information for 2024 Gather Round will be released in the coming weeks.
This year’s inaugural 2023 Gather Round was an incredible success for South Australia, contributing more than $83 million to the state’s economy and generating more than 150,000 visitor nights.
All nine matches were sold out, with 268,000 fans attending matches, including more than 40,000 people from interstate.
For more information visit South Australia's 2024 Gather Round website.
