SES at the Royal Adelaide Show 2026
📅 5-13 September 2026
🕘 9:00am - 9:00pm Friday and Saturday
🕘 9:00am - 8:00pm Sunday to Thursday
📍 Adelaide Showground, 39 Goodwood Road, Wayville
📌 SES Stand Location: G30
Join the South Australian State Emergency Service at the Royal Adelaide Show and discover how to prepare for storms, floods, heatwaves and other emergencies.
Visit the SES stand and:
- Check out the SES Storm House
- Put your knowledge to the test with our Weather Preparedness Quiz
- Check out our drone display
- Take a seat in our UTV and grab a photo
- Snap a photo with family and friends
- Kids can dress up in SES uniforms and helmets
- Try our kid-safe chainsaws
- Meet Paddy the Platypus
Our volunteers will be on hand throughout the Show to share practical preparedness tips, answer your questions and talk about the important role SES volunteers play in keeping South Australians safe.
Meet Paddy
Come and meet everyone's favourite SES mascot, Paddy the Platypus, during his daily appearances at the SES stand.
Paddy Appearance Times
- Saturday, 5th of September at 10:00 AM and 13:00 PM
- Monday, 7th September at 15:00 PM and 17:30 PM
- Sunday, 13th September at 10:00 AM and 13:00 PM
Appearance times subject to change.
Come and say hello, learn something new, and see how prepared you are for South Australia's changing weather.
For more information about the Royal Adelaide Show, visit: www.theshow.com.au