A city permit obtained by The Associated Press has revealed the schedule for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, set to take place at Madison Square Garden on July 3. The event, described as the showbiz wedding of the year, will begin at 5 p.m. local time Friday and extend into the early hours of Saturday morning, closing several blocks in Manhattan during the busy holiday weekend. The application for a “Special Event at MSG” was approved Wednesday night by New York City’s permitting office, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Street Closures and Event Timeline
Beginning Friday afternoon, several blocks surrounding the arena will be off-limits to vehicles and partially closed to pedestrians, according to information shared by police on Thursday afternoon. The full street closure for W. 31st St between 7th Ave and 8th Ave will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
The schedule, as per the permit, includes:
- Thursday July 2: 6:30-9:30 p.m. - Pre-party for 100 guests only; 10:30 p.m. - End of day
- Friday July 3: 12:01 a.m.-11:59 p.m. - Full street closure; 12:01 a.m.-12 p.m. - Cabaret tent box trucks arrive and build starts/ends for main tent (25ft x 180ft drive-through tent); 2 p.m. - Crew call; 3-5 p.m. - Doors open/Guests arrive; 5 p.m.-12 a.m. - Event
- Saturday July 4: 12:01-4 a.m. - Event continues; 4 a.m.-12 p.m. - Tent strike and load out, full closure still in effect; 12 p.m.-7 p.m. - Load out continues/ends
Privacy Measures and Guest Information
According to reports, Donna Kelce, the mother of the Super Bowl star, is being kept in the dark about many plans and prefers it that way. A source told the Daily Mail: “They actually haven’t told Donna very much, she is just going with the flow. They’re letting her know where she needs to be and when she needs to be there. They have a driver for her.”
The source added that information is shared on a “need to know” basis among guests: “So she doesn’t really know a lot about the plans, because she hasn’t been told. I think that’s their way of making sure that things aren’t leaked. Everyone is on a ‘need to know’ basis. I think she likes it that way. It’s not a stress. Travis told her what type of clothes she’d need and basically everything is going to be easy for her. She’s very excited to experience it as it happens, with some mystery along the way.”
The couple is going to great lengths to keep their big day as private as possible, with the permit revealing only the logistical details of the event.
