Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Wedding Schedule Revealed in City Permit
The celebration at Madison Square Garden might go all night long.
Police set up barricades around Madison Square Garden on July 2, 2026, in New York City. According to reports, several permits have been filed with New York City around the venue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding in the area.
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The news agency reported Thursday (July 2) — one day before the couple’s nuptials at Madison Square Garden — that a city permit granting the couple permission to tie the knot at the New York City arena shows a 5 p.m. ET start time for the wedding, which is described as the “main event” in the document. The timeframe suggests that the celebration might continue as late as 4 a.m. the following morning.
The permit also confirms that 100 guests are expected to arrive at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday for a “pre-party celebration,” which officials told AP is the pop star and football player’s rehearsal dinner.
Billboard has reached out to Swift’s rep for comment.
The development comes as numerous personnel are actively preparing MSG and the surrounding area for the festivities. The permit also apparently outlines that there will be a full street closure near the venue overnight as workers set up multiple entrance and drive-through tents.
Many of Swift’s famous pals have been spotted in the area in recent days, including Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Aaron Dessner and Camila Cabello. The couple reportedly initially told guests to be in New York City on the day of the wedding, but withheld the exact location, which George Kittle basically confirmed in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight.
“I actually asked Travis [where it is] last night, and he laughed at me,” the San Francisco 49ers tight end told the outlet on June 24. “I’m half expecting there just to be a jumbo jet on a runway, and they put us on a plane somewhere.”
One way Swift and Kelce kicked off their wedding weekend was by donating $26 million to a slew of charities located in NYC, Nashville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Reading, Pa., all cities that have held personal significance for the couple.
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