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Category: Party ActivitiesLocation: AdelaideListings: 40

Top picks for group activities in Adelaide

Top picks are the highest-rated activities of each type that publish a starting price.

Best-rated by activity type

Bowling
Archie Brothers Rundle Place
4.6(619)
Adelaide CBD
From $52 per person
Escape Rooms
Fox in a Box Adelaide
5.0(1,638)
Adelaide CBDGroups up to 66
From $40 per person
Go Karts
Drift City Elizabeth
4.7(301)
Elizabeth
From $35 per person
Laser Tag
Kartmania
4.5(759)
Gepps CrossGroups up to 48
From $58 per person
Paint & Sip
Studio Vino Pirie Street
4.9(328)
Adelaide CBDGroups up to 36
From $55 per person
Wine, Gin & Beer Experiences
Hahndorf Hill Winery
4.8(234)
HahndorfGroups up to 30
From $25 per person

More well-reviewed activities, compared

The next highest-rated activities that publish a starting price, with group size and cost side by side.

Activity	Type	Area	Group size	From
Deluxe Ebike Tours 5.0(101)	Type:Segway & E-Bike Tours	Area:McLaren Vale	Group size:Up to 14	Price:From $220pp
Paintball Park 4.9(2,101)	Type:Paintball	Area:Edinburgh North	Group size:–	Price:From $35pp
Dolphin Sanctuary Kayak Tours 4.9(1,913)	Type:Water Sports	Area:Port Adelaide	Group size:–	Price:From $75pp
Paintelaide 4.9(144)	Type:Paint & Sip	Area:Prospect	Group size:Up to 30	Price:From $57pp
The Potters' Shed 4.9(70)	Type:Paint & Sip	Area:Royal Park	Group size:Up to 50	Price:From $67pp
TreeClimb Adelaide 4.8(1,991)	Type:Abseiling & Canyoning	Area:Adelaide CBD	Group size:–	Price:From $52pp
Escape Hunt Adelaide 4.8(1,697)	Type:Escape Rooms	Area:Adelaide CBD	Group size:Up to 30	Price:From $40pp
Temptation Sailing 4.8(1,056)	Type:Wildlife & Nature Experiences	Area:Glenelg	Group size:Up to 50	Price:From $92pp
Beyond Bouldering Kent Town 4.8(361)	Type:Abseiling & Canyoning	Area:Kent Town	Group size:–	Price:From $25pp
Paintball Sports Kuitpo Forest 4.8(181)	Type:Paintball	Area:Kuitpo	Group size:Up to 200	Price:From $30pp

Lower-cost options

Lowest per-person prices

Walkerville Bowling and Community Club
WalkervilleGroups up to 112
From $20 per person
The d'Arenberg Cube
McLaren Vale
From $20 per person
Beyond Bouldering Kent Town
Kent Town
From $25 per person
Hahndorf Hill Winery
HahndorfGroups up to 30
From $25 per person
Holey Moley Adelaide
Adelaide CBD
From $25 per person

Party Activities: What to Consider

Adelaide's group activities sit closer together than most people expect. The compact CBD grid holds bowling and arcade bars, escape and challenge rooms, mini golf and paint and sip studios within a few blocks, while the Park Lands that ring it add a treetop ropes course and the zoo. Further out the formats get bigger and louder, from go-karts and laser tag in the north and west to bushland paintball at Kuitpo and tastings in McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills.

Before you lock in a plan, sort out a few things with the operator:

Group minimums. Several operators start private packages at eight or ten people, and a smaller party may be folded into a public session instead.
What the headline covers. Most figures here run from $25 per person to $52 per person, so check whether food, a hosted area, shoes or safety gear sit inside it.
Age rules. Children are welcome at many indoor venues, but some studios and distillery doors take adults only.
Weather. Paintball, kayaking, ropes courses and bowls greens are all outdoors, so ask what happens on a heatwave day or a wet winter afternoon.
Getting home. A tasting in McLaren Vale or Hahndorf needs a bus, a driver or nearby rooms sorted well before the day.

From there, the pages for bowling, escape rooms and go-karts go into each kind of outing in more depth.

CBD & North Adelaide carries the widest spread for a night out: bowling and arcade bars around Rundle Place, escape rooms off Hindley Street and Rundle Mall, and indoor mini golf on Pulteney Street.
The Western Suburbs suit noisier groups, with electric karts at Hindmarsh, a trampoline park at Marleston, a pottery studio at Royal Park and tours of the old Adelaide Gaol at Thebarton.
The Northern Suburbs hold the larger outdoor formats: karting and a laser tag maze at Gepps Cross, electric karts at Elizabeth and refereed paintball at Edinburgh North.
Along the Western Beaches, Glenelg pairs a beachside amusement centre with dolphin sailing, and West Beach adds a high-ropes tower.
Port Adelaide is where guided kayak groups set off into the Dolphin Sanctuary mangroves.
McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills are where the tastings sit, from wine blending to cheese and chocolate pairings.

What groups tend to spend

Bowling, laser tag and electric karting packages tend to open at $35 per person, with hosted CBD bowling and arcade packages from $52 per person.
Lawn bowls is the gentlest spend, with group games from $20 per person or $25 per person.
Paint and sip and pottery studios sit higher, from $55 per person to $67 per person, because a tutor runs the whole class.
A guided e-bike day around cellar doors with lunch starts at $220 per person, so it suits a small group making a day of it.
Some operators price the room rather than the guest, such as a studio party package from $400 per group.

Working with the Adelaide seasons

Summer is hot and dry, so book paintball, kayaking or ropes for the morning and ask about shade and water.
Most of the rain falls between roughly May and September, which makes the indoor CBD and western options the safer winter booking.
The Adelaide Hills run cooler and wetter than the plains, so pack layers for a Hahndorf tasting even when the city is mild.
The lead-up to Christmas and the school holidays are the busy stretch, so lock in work party and kids' party dates early.

Common Questions About Party Activities

What group activities can we do without leaving the Adelaide CBD?

Inside the city grid you can choose between bowling and arcade bars, escape and challenge rooms, indoor mini golf and paint and sip studios. The Park Lands around the grid add a treetop ropes course and the zoo, and the River Torrens has barbecue boats on its north side.

How much should we budget per head for an Adelaide group outing?

Most activities open between $25 per person and $52 per person. Lawn bowls can start from $20 per person, while a guided e-bike tour of McLaren Vale cellar doors with lunch starts from $220 per person.

Which Adelaide activities still work when it rains?

Bowling, escape rooms, mini golf, indoor karting, trampolining, bouldering, studio classes and the city tastings are all indoors. Book those for winter, when most of Adelaide's rain falls, and keep the paddles, ropes courses and paintball for drier months.

Can children join, or are some Adelaide activities adults only?

Many venues welcome kids, including the bowling centres, karting tracks, the zoo, the ropes courses and the trampoline park. Distillery doors, tastings and some ceramics studios are for adults, so check the age rule before inviting a mixed group.

How do we handle transport for a tasting outing on Adelaide's edge?

McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills sit at the city's edge, so book a bus or a driver, or look at rooms nearby, before you confirm numbers. Tastings in the CBD or the inner north are easier to get home from.