Source: South Australia Police
As part of ‘Gather Round 2026’ the Adelaide Oval precinct is a Declared Public Precinct (DPP) from 11.30am to 11.30pm each day from Thursday 9 April to Sunday 12 April 2026.
The declaration provides South Australia Police with additional powers to help maintain public safety and order within the defined area, including metal detector searches, drug searches, ordering people to leave or banning people from the area.
Declared area:
- Northern boundary of Pennington Terrace and Montefiore Hill from Montefiore Road to King William Road.
- Eastern boundary of King William Road from Pennington Terrace to the southern River Torrens bank.
- Southern boundary of the River Torrens to Montefiore Road.
- Western boundary of Montefiore Road to Pennington Terrace.
The Gather Round DPP is in addition to the already established North Terrace and Riverbank DPP.
For further information on Declared Public Precincts, please visit SAPOL – Declared Public Precincts.