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! The Festival will wrap with the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Festival theme: Free to be The 2025 Festival theme Free to be is a celebration of the strides toward true LGBTQIA+ equality while also acting as a global reminder that our fight is far from over, and that we are not truly free until we are all free Today, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is one of Australia’s most famous and well-loved events, bringing thousands of visitors to Sydney to join in the celebrations. It captures the imagination of Australia’s LGBTQI and mainstream communities, taking over the city for weeks on end, culminating in the world-famous Parade: a colourful and Mardi Gras organisers are preparing for a "leaner" parade this year after last year's event saw a drop in attendance from an expected 250,000 to a reported 120,000. The theme of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Free to Be. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is regarded internationally as one of the world's biggest and best LGBTQI marches and festivals, and has been described as an "absolute once-in-a-lifetime must for every travelling gay man". [118] Mardi Gras is featured in the programmes of tour operators which target the gay market. [48] The official dates for the Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 festival season will be February 14, 2025, to Sunday, March 2, 2025 The Mardi Gras season kicks off with Fair Day, which will be held on Sunday, February 16. The parade and official after-party are confirmed to be on Saturday, March 1. In 2025, Mardi Gras Festival runs from Friday, February 14 to Sunday, March 2 — with the Mardi Gras Parade itself falling on Saturday, March 1 in 2025. Where does Mardi Gras take place in Sydney? Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Mardi Gras Party has been the beating heart of the Festival for over 40 years, bringing together over 10,000 people on the biggest night of Sydney's queer party calendar. International, interstate and local artists, DJs and performers will keep you going for 8 hours as the dark night turns to dawn. Happy Mardi Gras, Australia! “Mardi Gras is not a parade. Mardi Gras is not girls flashing on French Quarter balconies. Mardi Gras is not an alcoholic binge.” — Chris Rose “Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras = bad idea!” — Nikki Sixx “C’mon take me to the Mardi Gras, where the people sing and play.” — Paul Simon “Mardi Gras, baby. Happy Mardi Gras from @themarciahines 濾 . 🌟🔥 Grab your tix to the steamiest spin cycle yet! 🧺💦 @briefsfactory Dirty Laundry is fluffing up the @sydneyspiegeltent for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras from 20 Feb! 🌈🎉 Be titillated, tantalized, and thoroughly wrung out! 🤩👠 Join the irresistible Briefs boys, led by the dazzling Fez Faanana aka Shivanana, for a night Happy Mardi Gras, Australia!. Happy Mardi Gras! 🥳🌈 Oxford Street is filling up quickly, great viewing available at Anzac Parade in Moore Park. Follow instructions, stay safe & enjoy the Parade. — Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (@sydneymardigras) March 1, 2025 Happy Mardi Gras to everyone celebrating tomorrow! Big love, from the MINI Australia family Mardi Gras, a vibrant and joyous celebration steeped in tradition, is a time for revelry, feasting, and the shedding of inhibitions. As the world watches in awe of the colorful parades, elaborate costumes, and infectious energy that define this festive occasion, it’s natural to want to join in the merriment. 32 Likes, TikTok video from ABC Australia (@abc): “Happy Mardi Gras! This is how our show comes together #BTS #MardiGras #SydneyMardiGras”. BTS at Mardi Grasoriginal sound - ABC Australia. Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) is perhaps the most-flamboyant holiday in America and has become a global phenomenon due to its universal appeal with colorful decorations and wild partying. In celebration of this most-unique holiday, we have featured some famous quotes about Mardi Gras that span its entire rich and intriguing history!
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