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UPark Central Market
UPark Central Market
- UPark Central Market car park is owned by the City of Adelaide and managed by UPark in consultation with the Adelaide Central Market Authority.
- Car parking fees are designed to encourage short-term parking and support the traders within the Adelaide Central Market precinct.
- Prioritising short-term parking ensures accessibility for customers, supports visitation and is an important element of the customer experience.
- Drive up hourly rates are from Monday 18 November 2024:

- A vast majority of shoppers park in UPark Central Market – CX Tracker survey results remain steady with around 80-90% usually parking onsite.
FAQ's
700 parking spaces:
- 260 parking spaces removed as part of the Market Square Redevelopment Project.
- 260 parking spaces rebuilt as part of the Market Square Redevelopment Project.
- 960 car parks will be available at the conclusion of the Market Square Redevelopment Project.
No, Market Square will operate a private car park within the basement to facilitate the parking requirements for their Stakeholders.
Yes:
- 1 Hour FREE, during market trading hours, if you sign-up to UPark Plus using promocode MARKETLOVERS
- 3 Hours FREE, Friday night after 5pm and Saturday during market trading hours, if you validate your entry ticket or UPark Plus access card/licence plate at The Market Stall.
- Increase long term parking fees.
- Convert UPark Plus daily parkers to Online Prebooking to directly manage long term parker bay limits.
- Traffic Management is deployed by ACMA (Adelaide Central Market Management Authority) during Christmas to ensure easy ingress/egress from Gouger Street, noting 63% of car park users enter via Gouger.
- ACMA, UPark and City of Adelaide work closely to ensure signage, onsite personnel and traffic management are in place for city event road closures that impact the Market i.e. Christmas Pageant road closures.
- Creation of UPark Andrew Street as an ancillary to UPark Adelaide Central Market, which maintains the same tariff structure for short term parking.
- ACMA promotes other off street parking options at peak times of demand, like Christmas week.

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