Fresh information, including the timetable, for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding has emerged thanks to a city permit.
The celebrity wedding of the year is scheduled to commence at 5pm local time on Friday and continue into the early hours of Saturday morning, shutting down multiple blocks in central Manhattan during the bustling holiday weekend, reports The Mirror.
The application – for a “Special Event at MSG” – received approval on Wednesday evening from New York City’s permitting office, confirmed a spokesperson for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
From Friday afternoon onwards, numerous blocks around the venue will be closed to traffic and partially restricted for pedestrians, based on details released by police on Thursday afternoon.
View 4 ImagesA tent is erected outside Madison Square Garden on July 2, 2026 in New York City. A(Image: Getty Images)
The timetable, according to AP news, is understood to be as follows:.
Thursday July 2
6.30-9.30pm – Pre-party for 100 guests only.
10.30pm – End of day.
Friday July 8.
12.01am-11.59pm – Full street closure: W. 31st St between 7th ave / 8th ave.
12.01am – 12pm – Cabaret tent box trucks arrive and build starts / ends for main (2nd tent) 25ft x 180ft drive through tent.
2pm – Crew call.
3-5pm – Doors open / Guests arrive.
5pm- 12am – Event.
View 4 ImagesTaylor Swift (L) and US NFL football player Travis Kelce (R)(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Saturday July 9.
12.01-4am – Event cont.
4am-12pm – Tent strike and load out, full closure still in effect.
12pm-7pm – Load out continues / ends.
It appears Donna Kelce, mum of the Superbowl champion who’s tying the knot this Friday, is being left largely uninformed about many of the arrangements – and she’s perfectly content with that approach.
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.”
View 4 ImagesTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift (Image: Bruce Glikas, Bruce Glikas/WireImagevia Getty Images)
The source explained this was standard practice for all their closest family and friends: “That’s how it is with everybody, even the people really close to them. When they get to where they need to be, they’re told where they’re going next.”
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They noted that details have been distributed on a strictly limited basis amongst attendees: “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 pair are taking extensive measures to maintain maximum privacy around their special day.