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Get Ready For TS12: The Life Of A Showgirl With These 8 Taylor Swift-Themed Sydney Events

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Contributor | Urban List, Sydney, NSW
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Taylor Swift sent the world into a frenzy after announcing her new album on Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights Podcast on 12 August 2025 at 12:12am local time. The Life Of A Showgirl marks Tay-Tay’s twelfth studio album (aka TS12), and like all the other Swifties, we couldn’t be more keen. 

While we’re all waiting for the album to drop, we’ve decided to fill our calendar with as many Taylor Swift-themed events in Sydney as possible. From tribute shows and friendship bracelet workshops to candlelight concerts, cat cafes, glittery showgirl events and more. 

...Ready for it? Here are the best Taylor Swift-themed events in and around Sydney. 

Candlelight: Tribute To Taylor Swift

St Stephen's Uniting Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney CBD | Friday 22 August–Friday 5 December, from 8.30pm 

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Taylor Swift’s biggest chart-toppers like Love Story, All Too Well and Blank Space are reimagined by a string quartet in the multi-sensory musical experience, Candlelight: Tribute To Taylor Swift. Expect echoing symphonies bouncing around a historic Sydney church in a beautiful rendition of all our favourite tunes. Tickets start at $39.50. Book online.

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Bread & Butter Poetry Slam

Marrickville Library Pavilion, 313 Marrickville Road, Marrickville | Once a month on Thursday, from 6.30pm 

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In honour of Taylor’s most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department, why not go see a live slam poetry gig? Once a month, on a Thursday evening, Marrickville Library Pavilion fills with keen wordsmiths, just like our gal Tay-Tay. If you have a thing for clever clauses, this is the event to get around. The next event is Thursday 25 September and tickets start at $7 for early birds or $10 otherwise. Book online

Viva Showgirls 

Cardea, Shop 2, T3.01/300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo | Sunday 14 September, 6pm–8pm

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Witness the life of a showgirl at Cardea Barangaroo’s Viva Showgirls night with dazzling burlesque performances inspired by the roaring 1920s. This glitzy, glamorous night will bring you right back to the vibes of The Eras Tour with high-energy performances, sparkling costumes and stunning songs. General admission for bar seating is $40, or indulge in dinner and a show with priority seating for $120pp. Book online.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tribute

The Canopy Stage, 30–16 Birdwood Lane, Lane Cove | Friday 26 September, from 6pm 

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Part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, this family-friendly Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tribute lasts almost as long as an actual T-Swift concert. Spanning three hours at Lane Cove’s Canopy Stage, sing along to Taylor’s top tracks like Shake It Off, Anti Hero, I Knew You Were Trouble and more. Come dressed in your best Eras outfit and don’t forget your friendship bracelets to swap with other Swifties. Book online. 

Let’s Dance: Swifties Club Party

Liberty Hall, 220 Errol Flynn Boulevard, Moore Park | Sunday 19 October, 12pm–3pm and 5pm–8pm

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The ultimate Swifties dance club is heading to Sydney’s Liberty Hall on Sunday 19 October for an all-ages day party from 12pm and 18+ night party from 5pm. Tay mash-ups will be playing under the mirrorball, and Dancing With The Stars winner Jessica Raffa will be teaching Taylor-inspired dance moves.

There’ll also be an Eras-inspired photobooth, airbrush glitter tattoos, friendship bracelets, and themed food and drink specials like the Bad Blood cocktail and Lavender Haze mocktail. 

Ticket proceeds help support Share The Dignity, a non-profit working to end period poverty in Australia. Book online from $29.27 in a Besties 2-pack or $35.07 for a single ticket. 

Meet Taylor At Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds, 1–5 Wheat Road, Sydney CBD | Open Monday–Sunday, 10am–4pm

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If you can’t wait to see Taylor in the flesh again, you can meet her right now at Madame Tussauds in Darling Harbour. Well, kind of. Thirteen super life-like Taylor wax figures have launched in thirteen cities across four continents, each with their own unique outfit and accessories inspired by The Eras Tour. 

Her pals Harry Styles and Zendaya are also hanging out at Tussauds alongside over 50 other famous figures. Entry tickets are $36 for children aged 2-15 and $49 for 16+. Book online.

Taylor Swift Trivia

Windsor Leagues Club, George Street & Rifle Range Road, South Windsor | Tuesday 28 October, 7pm–9.30pm 

Think you know everything about Tay? Test your knowledge at a Taylor Swift Trivia night hosted by Thinker Themed Trivia. Long story short, all the questions will be based on Taylor’s music catalogue, with Eras Tour references thrown in too. And in true mysterious T-Swift fashion, there’s a hidden question to figure out on the night. Tickets are free—round up your fellow Swifties and book a table online. 

Catmosphere Cat Cafe

66 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills | Open every day except Tuesdays

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It's no secret Taylor loves her feline trio: Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button, so visiting Sydney's OG cat cafe seems like the right thing to do at a time like this. Cuddle up with cuties at Catmosphere Cat Cafe in Kittyland, The Cat Lounge, a tiki-themed Treehouse or a Catflix Cat Cinema. The venue supports rescue cats and kittens by providing a safe space for displaced cuties while they await adoption—maybe your place is their new home... Book online.

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