Anzac Day 2025 – Commemorative activities and road closures
Anzac Day is observed annually on 25 April and commemorates the anniversary of the Dardanelles Campaign Landing in 1915.
This year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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 and public transport
Find out the details of road closures across the city and public transport options for Anzac Day.
To accommodate the expected public attendance, the following road closures are in place:
Thursday 24 April, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
- North Terrace (single lane closure, eastbound carriageway) between King William Road and Kintore Avenue
Friday 25 April, 3:30 am to 12:00 pm
- Kintore Avenue between Morgan Thomas Lane and North Terrace
Friday 25 April, 4:00 am to 12:00 pm
- North Terrace between Pulteney Street and King William Street
Friday 25 April, 7:00 am to 9:30 am
- Victoria Drive between King William Road and the Adelaide University Footbridge
Friday 25 April, 7:00 am to 9:30 am
- East Terrace (single lane closure, southbound carriageway) between Botanic Road and Rundle Road
Friday 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
- 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
- Stephens 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
Friday 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 from Sir Edwin Smith Avenue to a point 180 meters east
- War Memorial Drive between the Riverbank Bridge and King William Road
- Pennington Terrace between Abbott Lane and Sir Edwin Smith Avenue
Friday 25 April, 7:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Montefiore Road (single lane closure, eastern carriageway) from Montefiore Hill to a point 150 meters south.
Adelaide Metro will run additional train, tram and bus services on Anzac Day (Friday, 25 April) to help passengers get to and from the city for the Anzac Day Dawn Service and Commemorative March.
Current and former serving military personnel wearing their uniform and people wearing service medals or carrying a Department for Veteran Affairs identification card can travel free across all Adelaide Mero services throughout the day.
A free and accessible shuttle will operate between the National War Memorial on King William Road to Victoria Square after the Anzac Day march. The Digger Shuttle will run in a clockwise direction every 15 minutes after the march from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
Due to Anzac Day crowds and commemorations in the city, from first service to 1:00 pm trams will not run to the Botanic Gardens or Festival Plaza stops, while Glenelg services will terminate at Rundle Mall and Entertainment Centre services will terminate at Adelaide Railway Station.
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.