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Melbourne, VIC · Spring

AFL Grand Final

Last Saturday of September (typically)

The AFL Grand Final is the biggest single day on the Australian sporting calendar: around 100,000 fans inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the last Saturday of September, and millions more watching the country's most-viewed sporting broadcast. Victoria takes a public holiday on the Friday before, when the Grand Final Parade fills the CBD.

Tickets are scarce, tied largely to club membership and AFL reserves, but Grand Final week in Melbourne is an event in itself: the parade, open training sessions and live sites across the city. If you are anywhere in Victoria that weekend, the game will find you.

  • Sport
  • Major Event
When
Last Saturday of September (typically)
How often
Every year
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Crowd
Approx. 100,000
Entry
Paid
Setting
Outdoor
Public holiday
Grand Final Friday (VIC public holiday)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)Approx. 100,000Official event site

Dates shown follow the event's typical pattern; exact dates change each year, so confirm on the official site before booking travel.

Getting there by bus

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One-way trip

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