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2025 Pride Basketball Australia Tournament 28 Feb 2025 Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days 14 Feb 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 is here! Free to party, 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 The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is an event in Sydney, New South Wales attended by hundreds of thousands of people from around Australia and overseas. One of the largest LGBT festivals in the world , Mardi Gras is the largest Pride event in Oceania . 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. Sydney is expected to be buzzing for one of the biggest nights in the city's social calendar today as thousands are anticipated to march in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP Over 11,000 participants are expected to descend on Sydney's streets on Saturday However in 2023, Mardi Gras organisers made a triumphant return to Oxford Street once more, just in time for WorldPride, What is the history of Mardi Gras in Australia? About Sydney Mardi Gras. Sydney's Mardi Gras has grown to become one of the most popular carnival events in the world.It began on Saturday 24 June 1978 at 10 pm – a chilly winter's night (remember in Australia the seasons are reversed). 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. One of Sydney’s most colourful nights will be in full swing this weekend as thousands are expected to descend on the streets to celebrate the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Big Chief Demond Melancon hand beading a part of his Mardi Gras Indian suit. (C)2019 GILES CLEMENT/DEMOND MELANCON. In 2008, after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, Melancon returned to masking. Watch free on iView (Australia restricted) Unlock iView and watch anywhere with NordVPN Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2025 on Saturday, March 1 Starts 7.30pm AEDT / 8.30am GMT / 3.30am ET Watch the Dylan Hoskins, who was with the First Nations float, said the evening was more than just an event, it was about bringing people together during a time of division. "Mardi Gras is about inclusion. It's about celebrating identity, expressing identity, and like, celebrating human nature," he told AFP before the march. Virgin Australia X Ovolo Hotels Ultimate Mardi Gras Brunch, Saturday 1st March. Kick off Mardi Gras in style with Virgin Australia and Ovolo Hotels’ Pride Flight Recovery Brunch at Ovolo Woolloomooloo on Saturday, 1 March. Expect bottomless cocktails, indulgent eats, live entertainment, and epic giveaways in a glamorous, high-energy setting. Originating from the traditional pre-Lenten celebrations, Mardi Gras has evolved into a symbol of unity and empowerment. In Australia, the festival gained prominence in the late 1970s as a platform for advocating LGBTQIA+ rights. Over the years, it has become a dazzling display of pride, resilience, and the collective spirit of the community Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the 47th annual Mardi Gras parade, transforming the Australian city into a vibrant sea of colour and costumes. More than 10,000 people -- many of them painted in glitter makeup -- and 180 floats rolled down a packed Oxford Street, lighting up the vibrant heart of Sydney Dylan Hoskins, who was with the First Nations float, said the evening was more than just an event, it was about bringing people together during a time of division. "Mardi Gras is about inclusion. It's about celebrating identity, expressing identity, and like, celebrating human nature," he told AFP before the march. Albanese, the first sitting Prime Minister to march in the parade in 2023, reflected on the progress of LGBTQI+ rights in Australia, acknowledging that while strides have been made, there is still work to be done. “I’ve been coming to Mardi Gras for many decades now—just about every year since 1984,” he said. “But it’s fun. Dylan Hoskins, who was with the First Nations float, said the evening was more than just an event, it was about bringing people together during a time of division. "Mardi Gras is about inclusion. It's about celebrating identity, expressing identity, and like, celebrating human nature," he told AFP before the march. "I just thought, wow, they're incredible. Australia's longest-running female-identified motorcycle club, has been part of Sydney Mardi Gras since 1988 and has led the parade since 1991
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