South Australians and visitors heading to the Barossa to soak up the AFL Gather Round can catch a free hop-on-hop-off bus, connecting footy fans to towns, wineries and businesses across the iconic wine region.
The 'Bounce Around the Barossa' service runs each day of Gather Round and has returned this year to provide a free and safe option for people to enjoy world-class hospitality paired with action-packed footy in the region.
Travellers can stop and experience more than 55 local businesses and townships, stay for a tasting, enjoy a long lunch and get behind Barossa traders.
This year's initiative builds on the inaugural Bounce Around the Barossa, with more than 4,000 trips taken last year and 45 local businesses and townships covered.
Available to anyone, with or without a Gather Round footy ticket, services will run daily from 10am to 4pm across three dedicated loops - South, East and West.
The South Route departs from the Gawler Railway Station, stopping at Lyndoch Town Centre, Jacob's Creek, St Hugo and Grant Burge wineries and finishing in Tanunda's main street, before returning to Gawler.
The East Route leaves Tanunda before visiting Artisans of Barossa, Lambert Estate, Yalumba and Melba's Chocolates before stopping at Angaston. It will then continue to Provenance, Kaesler Wines, Pirathon and Barossa Valley Chocolate Company before returning to Tanunda.
The West Route departs Tanunda heading to the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company, Pirathon, Kaesler Wines and Provenance Barossa before stopping at Nuriootpa, then Maggie Beer's Farm Shop, Seppeltsfield Estate and Marananga.
The Barossa Food and Wine Village - a feast of flavour, fun and footy transforming Tanunda's main street - is a post-match option the service will cover on Saturday.
Last year footy fans and visitors spent almost $5 million in the Barossa over the course of the weekend, part of Gather Round's almost $114 million economic boost for South Australia.
This weekend's Barossa Park matches follow a $45.7 million upgrade to the Lyndoch Oval venue - jointly delivered by the State Government and The Barossa Council - transforming the site ahead of the 2025 AFL Gather Round.
Visitors and locals are also reminded to take advantage of the new travel app Explore South Australia, which makes it even easier for local and interstate footy fans to discover the best of the state and everything AFL Gather Round has to offer.
