'Wednesday' Is Taking Over an Australian Island for One Spooky Winter Evening — and You Can Head Along
Sydney's Cockatoo Island is becoming 'Wednesday' Island, hosting a one-night-only fan festival dedicated to the Netflix hit.
If you've always had a fondness for the creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky, the idea of spending an evening stepping into anything Addams Family-related probably sounds like a dream. Whether you first discovered pop culture's eeriest family via the 90s films, through old episodes of the 60s TV show, in various animated guises over the years — including on the big screen — or thanks to Netflix's Wednesday, that fantasy can now become an IRL reality if you score admission to Wednesday Island.
When the streaming platform dropped the full trailer for Wednesday's second season on Thursday, July 10, 2025 Down Under (it was still Wednesday in the US, fittingly), it announced that it was creating a Wednesday experience in Australia. So, on Saturday, August 16, the platform is transforming Cockatoo Island / Wareamah in Sydney Harbour into a fan festival-hosting haven to the show. Now, just a day later, applications are now open to attend — and to be part of a setup that'll make you feel like you're at Nevermore Academy, complete with other activations, performances and more
The details remain vague even now that the timer on the pop-up's website has ended its countdown — it was whiling away the seconds until 12am on Friday, July 11, 2025 — but Cockatoo Island will celebrate all things Wednesday for a macabre winter evening. You need to be over 16 to head along. You'll also have to dress the part, too, so you'd best dust off your black-hued and gothic-looking outfits.
At present, applications are open for VIP double passes until Sunday, July 20, 2025. Thirty competition winners will score attendance, a merchandise pack, access to an exclusive viewing area, food and drink vouchers to use while they're there, and transport to and from Wednesday Island — via boat from Sydney, and also return economy flights to the Harbour City, and/or one night's accomodation, if you're located outside of metropolitan Sydney. You'll also be able to head along to a pre-festival event.
To enter for VIP tickets, you're asked to record a video of up to 30 seconds showing why you need to be hitting up Wednesday Island — and why, like Wednesday, you're an outcast.
After that, Wednesday fans will be able to go in the running for general admission tickets between Wednesday, July 23–Sunday, August 3, 2025. What that entails hasn't yet been revealed, but boat transport to and from the island, plus one food and one beverage token, will be included if you're selected.
Netflix is also bringing the Wednesday cast to Australia as part of a worldwide promotional tour, but how that will factor into Wednesday Island also hasn't been announced as yet.
As for watching the Jenna Ortega (Death of a Unicorn)-led and Tim Burton (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice)-executive produced series when it returns for its second season, you'll be doing that in two batches. Part one arrives on Wednesday, August 6, then part two on Wednesday, September 3.
Check out the full trailer for Wednesday season two below:
Wednesday Island is taking over Cockatoo Island in Sydney on Saturday, August 16. Head to the pop-up's website to apply for VIP double passes until Sunday, July 20, 2025, or to go in the running for general admission between Wednesday, July 23–Sunday, August 3, 2025 — or just for further information.
Wednesday season two arrives in two parts, with part one dropping on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 and part two on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, both via Netflix. Read our full review of Wednesday season one.
Images: Bernard Walsh, Helen Sloan and Jonathan Hession/Netflix © 2025.
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