Swift often hosts her starry circle of friends at her famous Rhode Island house since buying it in 2013
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Taylor Swift and her pals always have a marvelous time in Rhode Island.
In 2013, the pop star purchased an estate in an exclusive area on the Rhode Island coast, previously owned by socialite Rebekah Harkness (whose lavish lifestyle and eccentric habits inspired the song “The Last Great American Dynasty”).
The singer has famously hosted her own blowout bashes at the residence, attended by her A-list friends including Blake Lively, Ed Sheeran, Gigi Hadid, Selena Gomez and more. Recently, Swift and a few friends — including her boyfriend Travis Kelce, Lively, Hadid, Bradley Cooper and Jason Kelce — met up for a get-together in Rhode Island.
With all her besties reuniting in the state, see the best photos of Swift and her circle partying it up at the Holiday House over the years.
Start of an Era
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The second edition of Swift’s Fourth of July celebrations in Rhode Island featured guests including Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Lena Dunham, Ingrid Michaelson, The Giver costar Odeya Rush, Gossip Girl‘s Jessica Szohr, Jaime King, Jessica Stam and more.
A few days after the Fourth, King posted a group photo on Instagram of Swift and her crew on a boat.
Jump Then Fall
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The next year, she added more stars to her invite list, including Gigi Hadid, Serayah, Martha Hunt and the Haim sisters.
End Gamers
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Longtime friend and four-time collaborator Ed Sheeran also spent several Independence Days at Swift’s Rhode Island home (famously taking a stand for the British in a red coat one year). The “Thinking Out Loud” singer’s date-iversary with wife Cherry Seaborn is on the Fourth, as the two linked up when Sheeran invited Seaborn to Swift’s party in 2015.
Flamingo Pink
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Swift and her friends — including then-boyfriend Calvin Harris — lounged on supersized floats in the home’s expansive pool.
Clear Blue Water
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Her biggest Fourth of July celebration in 2016 saw her supermodel friends — Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, Hadid, Hunt, Ruby Rose and more — pull up to the Rhode Island home. The girl pack posed for a cute picture after taking a dip in the Atlantic.
Triple Threat
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In matching red-white-and-blue swimsuits, Swift, Hadid and Delevingne showed off their patriotism with a backdrop of the Atlantic.
Ready for Takeoff
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Kloss lifted Hadid, who braced herself with an arm around Swift, for a silly photo during a particularly windy moment after sunset.
Coupled Up
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At the 2016 bash, pal Brit LaManna (far right, on her husband’s lap) shared a snap of Swift and her then-beau Tom Hiddleston and Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, all striking the same pose.
I’ll Duet If You Duet
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Swift’s childhood friend Abigail Anderson Berard has remained in her life as the pop star has become the biggest star on the planet — and has obviously been more than welcome at her Rhode Island house.
Live Band
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Sheeran and Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba serenaded the attendees at the 2016 celebration.
Bonfire Friends
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After a long day of partying, Swift, Rose, Delevingne, Hadid and another friend cozied up by the bonfire.
Took a Polaroid of Us
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In 2023, Swift hosted her friends again in Rhode Island for Fourth of July. The bash was smaller in scale, but the attendees — the Haim sisters, Gomez, Ashley Avignone and Sydney Ness — were closer than ever.
Miss Americanas
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“Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies,” wrote Swift under a photo of the girls lying on the backyard lawn.
Couples and Kids
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Though Swift’s blockbuster European tour kept her from hosting her renowned July 4th bash in 2024, she did still manage to wind down her summer by the sea, surrounded by friends. In photos first shared by TMZ, boyfriend Travis Kelce was in town to spend time with Swift; other A-list pals there for the party included Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Kelce’s brother Jason Kelce and his wife Kyle, Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany, and Bradley Cooper (who is dating Swift’s pal Gigi Hadid) and his daughter.
