Ballgowns and Books Event

The most extravagant book signing in the Southern Hemisphere.

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To guarantee a space please pre-book, the pre-book parking system closes at 11:59 pm the day before an event.

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Plan your trip

Attendees are encouraged to plan their trip and consider all the available travel options ahead of time.

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Location

Sydney Showground

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Ballgowns and Books Event

Ballgowns and Books Event is a fantasy romance book convention showcasing more than 150+ international authors hosted by WSJ & USAT bestselling author, Jaymin Eve, and USAT and International Bestselling author, Tate James.

The event has an elite guest list of NYT, WSJ, USAT, and International Bestselling authors spanning across the romance and fantasy genre. Attendees can expect to be transported to a magical wonderland designed to bring your favourite books to life with dragons, unicorns, a fae forest and even glittering crowns. Throw away all notions of a stuffy book signing – BABE is an event where everyone can be a princess, and happily ever after starts with a book, and ends with meeting your favourite authors.

Date and time

Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June 2025

stadium  Sydney Showground

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bus_alert  Getting there

Consider all available travel options to Sydney Olympic Park ahead of time. Plan your trip at transportnsw.info

Allow for extra travel time to and from the event as traffic may be heavier than usual. Find real-time traffic conditions at livetraffic.com