Anzac Day 2024 – Commemorative activities and road closures
Anzac Day is observed annually on 25 April and commemorates the anniversary of the Dardanelles Campaign Landing in 1915.
The theme for this year’s Anzac Day Commemorations is the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) which marks the 25th anniversary of the Australian-led deployment of more than 5,000 personnel to the 22-nation regional force to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took place in East Timor from 1999–2000.
The Returned and Services League of South Australia (RSL SA) is responsible for the delivery of Anzac Day activities in the City of Adelaide, in partnership with the City of Adelaide and the South Australian Government.
Commemorative activities
Anzac Eve Youth Vigil
Anzac Day Dawn Service
Light Horse Memorial Service
Anzac Day Commemorative March
The Anzac Day Commemorative March will commence from the intersection of Gawler Place and North Terrace and travel west on North Terrace, north on King William Road/ Sir Edwin Smith Avenue to the Cross of Sacrifice in Pennington Gardens East.
Anzac Day Service of Remembrance at the Cross of Sacrifice
From the conclusion of the Anzac Day Commemorative March, Anzac Day Service of Remembrance provides a significant finale to the commemorations, with the Dawn Service representing a funeral, the March representing the walk to the grave site and the service at the Cross of Sacrifice representing the burial.
Road closures
To accommodate the expected public attendance, the following road closures are in place:
Wednesday 24 April, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
- North Terrace (single lane closure only) between King William Road and Kintore Avenue
Thursday 25 April, 3:30 am to 12:00 pm
- Kintore Avenue between Morgan Thomas Lane and North Terrace
Thursday 25 April, 4:00 am to 12:00 pm
- North Terrace between Pulteney Street and King William Street
Thursday 25 April, 4:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Victoria Drive between Kintore Avenue and King William Road
Thursday 25 April, 7:00 am to 12:00 pm
- North Terrace between Frome Street and Victoria Street
- Pulteney Street between North Terrace and Flinders Street
- Austin Street between Pulteney Street and North Terrace
- Hindmarsh Square/Mogata between Grenfell Street and Pirie Street
- Hindmarsh Square/Mogata oof Pulteney Street
- Rundle Street between Pulteney Street and Synagogue Place
- Grenfell Street between Gawler Place and Frome Street
- Austin Street between North Terrace and Pulteney Street
- Gawler Place between Rundle Mall and North Terrace
- Charles Place between Rundle Mall and North Terrace
- Twin Street between Grenfell Street and Rundle Mall
- Hyde Street between Grenfell Street and a point 50 meters south
- Pirie Street between Hyde Street and Frome Street
- Rundle Street from Pulteney Street to a point 75 meters east
- York Street from Pulteney Street to a point 26 meters east
Thursday 25 April, 7:00 am to 1:00 pm
- King William Street between Currie Street North Terrace
- King William Road between North Terrace and Kermode Street
- Sir Edwin Smith Avenue between King William Road and Kermode Street
- War Memorial Drive between Frome Road and Sir Edwin Smith Avenue
- War Memorial Drive between the Riverbank Bridge and King William Road
- Pennington Terrace between King William Road and Sir Edwin Smith Avenue
Public transport
Adelaide Metro will run extra services on Anzac Day, Thursday 25 April, to help get passengers to and from the city for the Dawn Service and Anzac Day Commemorative March.
Free travel will be available across all Adelaide Metro services for past and present military personnel who are in uniform, people wearing service medals and people carrying a war veteran’s identification card.
Full public transport information for the day can be found on the Adelaide Metro website.
More information
For more information on Anzac Day, visit the RSL South Australia website.