Here’s Why You Need to be at Morphettville This Boxing Day

Boxing Day Family Fun at Morphettville

Having fun on Boxing Day at Morphettville is something the whole family can bet on and this year is bigger than ever!

After all the Christmas organisation and planning, Boxing Day is a day where you want to sit back and relax. Morphettville is taking on all the hard work and planning for you by entertaining the kids all day, while you enjoy some trackside fun too.

There are so many free activities available for young and old that your kids wont know which way to turn. With multiple play areas and a myriad of food and beverage offerings, everyone will be happy!

family boxing day activities

The kiddos will be star struck with a live stage performance from the Nickelodeon phenomenon, Paw Patrol! Join Ryder, Chase and Marshall as they dance, sing and bring their adventures to life.

Iconic children’s entertainer, Peter Combe and his ‘Belly Flop in a Pizza Band’ will also dazzle the children with his hits ‘Mr Clicketty Cane’, ‘Spaghetti Bolognese’, ‘Juicy, Juicy Green Grass’ and ‘Newspaper Mama’.

For the young fashionistas SAJC will also host a junior ‘Fashions on the Field’ competition, so be sure to get your children ‘race ready’.

If that’s not already enough, did we also mention pony rides? Stable Stars will host a FREE kids club zone for children to enjoy. You will find pony rides with Archie and his friends, life-size games, dress ups, a colouring-in area, and a Stable Stars passport activity booklet with prizes to be won.

family boxing day activities

Ohh and don’t think that the ‘big kids’ have been forgotten… A super screen showing live coverage of the Boxing Day Ashes Test match will be setup next to the home straight so you don’t miss any of the action. A number of delicious food trucks will also be on site to tantalise the tastebuds!

This year SAJC are also introducing a family picnic package – featuring a reserved, shaded picnic space next to the track, bottle of wine, antipasto box and two fruit boxes for just $60!

Don’t horse around on Boxing Day, put Morphettville in your calendar for a daytime event where the whole family can come together and enjoy themselves trackside!

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