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As such, the first Mardi Gras march was a major civil rights milestone beyond the gay community. About 3,000 people marched in an incident-free parade in 1979. Michelle Arrow on first Gay Mardi Gras 0:58 As such that first Mardi Gras march was a major civil rights milestone beyond the gay community. Up to 3,000 people marched in an incident-free parade in 1979. In 1980 a key new element was introduced – the post-parade party. The face of the modern Mardi Gras we know today was taking shape. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival culminates in the renowned Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, an LGBTQIA+ rights protest and celebration of sexuality. The parade features more than 12,500 entrants in colourful costumes and elaborate floats, who represent a community group, topical theme or political message. Poster for the first Mardi Gras in Sydney, 1978, designed by Chris Jones.(Supplied: Ken Davis) Someone at the club said there was a gay rights march happening outside, so Trixie went down to The first Mardi Gras held on June 24, 1978 was planned as an addition to the morning demonstration to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York in 1969. At the time, the lesbian and gay community in San Francisco were fighting the Briggs Initiative, which was a push to remove anyone who supported lesbian and gay rights from the What happened at the first gay Australian Mardi Gras? In June 1978 the 9th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the newly-formed Gay Solidarity Group organised a daytime march and an evening parade in Sydney. This was the first Australian gay and lesbian Mardi Gras parade. The parade moved down Oxford Street, but at Hyde Park police blocked On the eve of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) has unearthed footage of the original march not seen in almost 50 years. The vision It was the first-ever Sydney Mardi Gras. Earlier that year, Ken Davis and Anne Talve, two Sydney-based gay activists, received a letter from San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day committee asking to support the 9th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade. It wasn’t only gay men and lesbians who joined the first Mardi Gras. Many others took part in support of the fight against injustice including Kings Cross residents, First Nations peoples, rough sleepers and sex workers. Another 125 people were arrested at marches and rallies held later the same year to support dropping the charges. The NFSA marks the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras with recently discovered news file footage from the first Mardi Gras and subsequent lesbian and gay rights protests in Sydney in June 1978. Guest contributor Ken Davis , one of the organisers of the first Mardi Gras, recalls how the event came about and the 'Drop the Charges' campaign We’re back world, the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is set for 14 February to 2 March 2025. Celebrating 47 years in 2025, get ready for 17 days of unforgettable moments, international performers, parties, theatre, community events and more. We're not free until we're all free to be. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Set your true self free as the Mardi Gras magic makes it's way down the heritage-listed Parade route for one of the largest LGBTQIA+ nighttime parades in the world. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2025-KEY INFORMATION. Written and compiled with assistance of GeminiAI. Sydney ,24 February,2025 “We’re not free until we’re all free to be.” Event Details: Date: Saturday, 1 March 2025; Time: 6:45 PM – 11:00 PM; Location: Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade, Sydney; Theme: FREE TO BE • The first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on June 24th, 1978 • Protest at Darlinghurst and Central Police Stations, 25th June 1978 • Protest at Central Court Sydney, 26th June 1978 • March from Martin Place to Darlinghurst Police Station, 15th July 1978 • March to Taylor Square and Hyde Park, 27th August 1978. Are you a 78er? The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 2024. Mardi Gras is held each year from mid-February to the first week of March and brings in spectators from across the city, country and world The roar of dozens of motorbikes carrying women and rainbow flags, or "Dykes on Bikes", kicked off the parade, followed by the First Nations Community Float and the 78ers -- a group of activists who marched in Sydney's first Mardi Gras event in 1978. Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 is here! Free to party, free to celebrate, free to laugh, free to be Festival-favourites, revamped returns and new queens on the block join the line-up for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025! Sydney's Oxford Street was buzzing on Saturday night as thousands of revellers clapped, cheered and danced to celebrate the 47th annual Mardi Gras parade. More than 10,000 people marched with all Tonight, more than 12,000 participants and thousands more spectators will gather in Sydney for the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade. The newly-discovered footage , shot by Ten Eyewitness News on the night of June 24, 1978, and recently digitised and restored by the NFSA shows the origin story of the long-running event almost 50 years ago.
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