Overview
You've run around scavenger hunting with sharks, drinking cocktails with clownfish and dancing against the glass with rays (what, you didn't? Oh...), now it's time to take your after hours tomfoolery to the halls of the almost famous. The Festivalists are moving their next Hijinks party from the Sydney Aquarium next door to Madame Tussauds wax museum.
The Festivalists are ditching the daytime Darling Harbour crowd for one creepy, glamorous party after closing time, dubbed '15 Minutes of Fame' on Friday, May 29. "No kids. No tourists. No C-listers." WE'RE IN. Deliberately going well OTT as an dramatically super-glam red carpet party, Hijinks will feature five pop-up bars (yep, five), interactive games and performances by drag artists, comedians, dancers and impersonators. And yes, dressing up as a celeb is encouraged.
You'll be able to taunt the flamin' galahs about the place with Alf Stewart, meet Eddie Mabo, Albert Einstein and Henry Lawson or snuggle up to the recently-revealed Ryan Gosling (with his 'interactive abs')...
You can have mad chats with Barack Obama, take dumb selfies with Taylor Swift, Madonna and Miley Cyrus and suss out the wax museum's brand new resident — Chris Hemsworth (good attempt, don't know about that hair though).
Be sure to shoot the breeze with MT's wax sculptors, compete for Best Celebrity, get some form of makeover or just victoriously taunt celebrities who are shorter than you.
Tickets are just $25 (normal daytime entry is $40) and include a complimentary Little Creatures beer or Stoli vodka cocktail on arrival (you'll have to bring cashola for more drinkies). You're advised to allocate 90 minutes to go through the venue. Any Ryan Gosling-loving cousins of yours who are under 18 aren't allowed, so you'll have to bring 'em back in the daytime.
The next Hijinks is happening from 6.30pm on Friday, May 29 at Madame Tussauds, Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour. For more info and tickets, head over here.