Create your own Royal Adelaide Show experience
Though the Royal Adelaide Show has been cancelled for the second year running (thanks COVID), it doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the showtime experience.
From thrill-seeking activities to foodie adventures and animal experiences, we’ve come up with ways to keep the spirit of the show alive for the young, and the young at heart. And yes, it includes showbags!
Rides and sideshow entertainment
The Show isn’t the Show without head-spinning rides and arcade games that win you giant stuffed animals, right? While the Big Dipper and Gravitron might be off limits this year, here are some fun alternatives that will pretty much guarantee equal thrills.
Wallis Carnival Drive-in Nights
Roll up to the Gepps Cross Mainline Drive-in this September and enjoy games, showbags, animals, face painters, and Show food like Dagwood Dogs and doughnuts.
There’ll also be a movie screening to entertain the whole family. The Wallis Carnival Drive-in Nights are being held on Saturday, 4 September and Sunday, 5 September, as well as Saturday, 11 September and Sunday, 12 September.
Gates open at 5pm with movies commencing at 7pm. Admission is $25 per car, and food and showbags are available for purchase.
Funtopia, Prospect
An indoor adventure playground featuring multi-level play equipment, rock climbing walls and an enclosed baby world, the brightly-coloured Funtopia will keep children entertained for hours.
As for the grownups, there’s coffee and cheeky alcoholic beverages to enjoy, plus a cafe with an assortment of food and sweet treats. RAA members can receive 20% off Climbing World and Playground World passes.
The Beachouse, Glenelg
Packed with loads of attractions across two levels, including waterslides, arcade games, a carousel and bumper cars and boats, The Beachouse is the perfect one-stop shop for a fun-filled family day.
Just like sideshow antics at the Show, ticketed games offer you the chance to win prizes. Best of all, there’s no entry fee. RAA members receive 15% off all packages, time cards and credits and 10% on birthday party ride packages (conditions apply).
TreeClimb, Adelaide City
Thrill seekers missing the adrenaline rush that comes from show rides, should head to Australia’s first inner-city aerial adventure park, set within the picturesque Adelaide City Parklands. TreeClimb offers 70 obstacles to swing, leap, climb and fly through across eight courses that are suitable for all ages and abilities. RAA members save 15% on all bookings.
BOUNCE Inc., Marleston
Featuring more than 50 interconnected trampolines, obstacle courses, wall climbs and dodgeball courts, BOUNCE Inc. is a massive indoor adventure park that provides an adrenaline rush for all ages.
It’s also your chance to pretend you’re a gymnast for a day, or get a taste of extreme sports without the hard landing. RAA members save up to 18% on single adult passes Monday to Friday and $7.90 on Awesome Foursome tickets during weekends and school holidays (conditions apply).