The AFL has today announced the return of the Virgin Australia Footy Festival and Toyota Grand Final Parade for 2022, bringing fans closer to the action than ever before.
The Virgin Australia Footy Festival - with free entry for everyone - returns to Yarra Park at the MCG from Wednesday 21 September through Saturday 24 September, while the Toyota Grand Final Parade will once again take place on Grand Final Eve – Friday 23 September.
The parade has been reimagined for better viewing and overall experience for fans, families, and passers-by who are out and about enjoying the Grand Final public holiday.
The Parade will be held in the morning and, for the first time, feature a hybrid model that will bring the Melbourne CBD and Yarra Park precinct to life.
Kicking off with a boat parade on the Yarra, fans will line the banks of the Yarra and watch as their favourite AFL stars, club mascots, NAB AFL Auskickers, the Toyota AFL Premiership Cup and the two competing Grand Final teams cruise down the river.
They’ll then dock at the Birrarung Marr banks where the traditional Toyota HiLux motorcade continues across the William Barrack Bridge before concluding outside Gate 3 at the MCG where both teams will be presented onto the Main Stage in front of a sea of fans enjoying the celebrations at the Footy Festival.
Attendees will hear from their favourite AFL heroes including, for the first time, the captains and coaches in the pre-Grand Final press conference on the Main Stage.
The Grand Final public holiday Friday will be a supersized fan event around the MCG
precinct with the Footy Festival, Toyota Grand Final Parade and four NAB AFLW matches
to draw the afternoon to a close including a double-header at Punt Road Oval.
- Western Bulldogs vs Kangaroos 12:40pm, Swinburne Centre Punt Road Oval
- Collingwood vs Essendon 3:10pm, AIA Centre (Olympic Park oval)
- Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn 5:10pm, Swinburne Centre Punt Road Oval
- Carlton vs Melbourne 7:30pm, Ikon Park
Further details of the free Footy Festival, including player appearances, giveaways, activities for adults and kids, food and beverage offerings and surrounding events will be released shortly.
For more information head to www.afl.com.au/footy-festival
For more information head to www.afl.com.au/footy-festival
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