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.
Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop
Dreamie Craft Studio, Shop 7/79 Quay Street, Haymarket | Daily
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A true Swiftie pre-game starts with making a stack of friendship bracelets. Dreamie Craft Studio’s Friendship Bracelet Making Workshop lets you create your own designs from a huge set of rainbow beads—perfect for bracelet swapping at your next Taylor Swift-themed event. You could craft 12-bead designs, lyric predictions, or orange and green patterns in honour of the new era. Suitable for all skill levels and ages, tickets start at $35. Book online.
Forever & Always: A Celebration of Taylor
The Kent Hotel, 59 Beaumont Street, Hamilton | Friday 15 August, from 9.30 pm
If you took a getaway car from Sydney, you’d end up at a mega Taylor celebration at The Kent Hotel in Newcastle. Presented by Superficial, Forever & Always is a touring party with live DJs playing T’s bangers back-to-back. Final release tickets are $33.45 and are almost sold out. Book online.
The Country Superstar Experience
Home The Venue, 101/1–5 Wheat Road, Sydney CBD | Friday 22 August, 8pm–1am
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Dust off those cowboy boots beneath your bed for a wild-western-themed shindig featuring country anthems from Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Noah Kahan and Zach Bryan, plus live tribute performances to Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. This bootscootin' event is a nod to Tay’s Fearless and Speak Now country era, which is probably not the vibe of TS12, but hey, you never know. Tickets are $45, book online.
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.
Shake It Off: The Taylor Swift Experience
EVAN Theatre, Panthers Precinct, 123 Mulgoa Road, Penrith | Sunday 24 August, from 2.30pm
Image credit: Shake It Off: The Taylor Swift Experience | Ticketek
Before August slips away into a moment in time, catch Taylor’s biggest Eras Tour numbers live in a tribute show by the talented Mia Isoardi. Playing everything from her glitter gel pen smash hits to alternative rock anthems and country classics, this Taylor Swift Experience is the stuff of your wildest dreams. Whether you missed the Eras Tour or want to reminisce on the good old times, book tickets online now for $35.35.
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Bread & Butter Poetry Slam
Marrickville Library Pavilion, 313 Marrickville Road, Marrickville | Once a month on Thursday, from 6.30pm
Image credit: Bread & Butter Poetry Slam | Instagram
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 14 August 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
Image credit: Cardea | Instagram
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
Image credit: Let's Dance: Swifties Club | Supplied
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
Image credit: Madame Tussauds | Instagram
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
Image credit: Catmosphere | Instagram
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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