Cake Picnic 2026: Inside Sydney's giant cake party

Hundreds of bakers head to the city's botanic gardens to share and savour their colourful creations.

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It's the viral event that's already sold out dates in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets in Dubai, London and Mexico City were harder to come by than a double-yolk egg.

And now it's landed on Australian shores, with a Melbourne event earlier this month boasting 1,600 cakes in one sitting.

"I had no idea that I could ever go on tour for cake," laughs Cake Picnic founder Elisa Sunga, part-time hobby baker and full-time Google employee.

"People go on tour for music and whatnot, but for cake?