Police will have a strong presence in the city on Sunday to ensure community safety as six major events coincide.
Police have been working with event organisers within the Adelaide CBD with the bulk of events taking place between Elder Park, King William Road and Victoria Square.
Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens said tens of thousands of people are expected in the city throughout the day.
"Police will have additional resources to ensure public safety and the capacity to boost numbers if needed," Commissioner Stevens said.
"Everyone has the right to participate in these activities safely and police will have a highly visible presence in all parts of the city and North Adelaide to ensure this occurs.
"While SAPOL supports the right for peaceful protest and freedom of expression, police will have zero tolerance for anti-social, racist or violent behaviour.
"For those events which have not been planned in conjunction with police, any inflammatory conduct or criminal offending will be dealt with quickly to ensure public safety."
Starting the day with a Morning of Mourning at Elder Park from 7:30am the Women's Tour Down Under (TDU) race will kick off nearby on King William Road at 10am. Survival Day 2025 events will be held at Victoria Square, with a march down King William Street at 11 and events continuing at the Square. The Men's TDU will be held from 1:30pm and Aus Lights on the River, including the Respecting Country Parade will begin at 5pm.
"Many of the events will occur in the Declared Public Precinct, meaning police can conduct a metal detector search of a person and any property in their possession for the presence of weapons," Commissioner Stevens said.
Police also have the power to:
- carry out general drug detection in relation to any person within the precinct,
- order a person or group posing a risk to public safety to leave the declared public precinct
- ban a person who commits an offence of a kind that may pose a risk to public safety and order or behaves in an offensive or disorderly manner within the precinct (for up to 24 hours).
- remove children from the declared public precinct who are in danger of physical harm or abuse, behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner, or otherwise committing or about to commit an offence.
Road closures will be in place to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, so motorists are encouraged to check www.traffic.sa.gov.au
