Gallery
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
Laneway! The street party to send off the Festival returns in 2025 featuring Kito and Lady Shaka, taking over The Beresford and Hill Street on Sunday 2 March. As the only official Festival closing party, Laneway was born from a few milk crates on Hill Street to become the ultimate way to wrap up your Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations. Laneway is where Mardi Gras says goodbye with style. What started as a small gathering on milk crates has grown into one of the hottest tickets of the festival. This year’s lineup features Kito, Lady Shaka, Inaya Day, Corey Craig, and many more bringing house, disco, and pop vibes across multiple stages. As the only official Festival closing party, Laneway was born from a few milk crates on Hill Street to become the ultimate way to wrap up your Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations. From top to bottom, The Beresford and Hill Street will bring you the best of house, disco and pop. More than 10,000 people were expected to party until dawn at the marque eight-hour Mardi Gras Party rave at Moore Park. Photo: AAP An official closing party, dubbed Laneway, will close out the Equality Australia said Mardi Gras was a celebration of how far the community had come while sadly marking an uptick in verbal abuse, threats of violence and assaults. dubbed Laneway, will Kylie Minogue was a surprise guest at the 2019 Mardi Gras. Credit: James Brickwood. Laneway, a party at Surry Hills venue The Beresford and adjoining Hill Street on Sunday, will be the final major Mardi Gras Party: Exclusive access to Mardi Gras Member Fast Pass ticket ($189+BF) which includes express entry and admission into the event; Laneway: Member-priced VIP ticket from $109+BF; Ultra Violet: Member-priced ticket from $79+BF “Laneway is the gritty, glittery, and gloriously fun finale to Mardi Gras—a little raw, a lot fabulous, and completely unforgettable,” says Mardi Gras CEO Gil Beckwith. “It’s the 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 Get ready for the big finish at Laneway! From a few milk crates on Hill Street to the renowned Festival finisher – Laneway is the ultimate way to end your Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations. Taking over community favourite The Beresford from top to bottom, and spilling out onto Hill Street, don't miss the glittering gutter street party vibes at LANEWAY. Kick-ons were sorted as our community showed up for one final hurrah at Laneway. From a few milk crates on Hill Street to the renowned Festival finisher – Laneway was the ultimate way to end your Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations, taking over community favourite The Beresford from top to bottom, and spilling out onto Hill Street. Come together . for the love of cinema. Queer Screen’s 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival returns to cinemas across Sydney 13-27 February and On Demand Australia-wide 28 February-10 March. Don’t miss almost 150 of the world’s best LGBTIQ+ films featuring stars like Alan Cumming, Murray Bartlett, Dylan O’Brien, Bette Midler, Ben Whishaw, Theo Germaine, Whoopi Goldberg, Juan Pablo di Pac Paradiso Pool Party is the ultimate ticket to soak up the best of Sydney summer. Come one, come all as Mardi Gras-goers from across the globe head to the hottest city pool for the official pool party of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. The cabanas are calling it’s time to welcome in Parade week with renowned DJs and performances all night long. Sunday 2nd March, 2025 – Laneway is the official closing party for the annual Sydney Mardi Gras festival and parade. Laneway features the hottest DJs, surprise live performances, an eclectic mix of indoor and outdoor party spaces to dance, strut or take the edge off the night before. The party runs from 2 pm to 10 pm. we wanna be where @haylasings is 🫶 introducing your #mardigrasparty forecourt headline performer, grammy nominated uk icon hayla 🖤 hayla joins already announced headliners @honeydijon and @romyromyromy (live), with the full lineup coming soon 🖤 mardi gras party is taking over 6 venues for an all night dance party on 1 march 2025 & tix are selling fast 🥵 first release: sold out That's where Mardi Gras' Laneway comes in, taking over The Beresford and the adjoining Hill Street on Sunday, March 3. Bringing the party to multiple levels of the Surry Hills pub and the bustling outdoor stage will be a bunch of local favourites on the DJ decks, including Atomic Kiss, Dan Azzo and Charlie Villas — all joined by a very Make the most of your Sydney Mardi Gras long weekend with three nights of hotel accommodation and tickets to three festival-favourite events: Club Cindy (Roadside) viewing platform for the Parade on Saturday, Mardi Gras Party on Saturday night, and Laneway Street party on Sunday. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges that our events take place on Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Darug and Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin. Mardi Gras is almost upon us, and so is the 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF25)! Gay and lesbian film festivals have been around in Sydney since 1978, and officially a highlight of Mardi Gras since 1986. This year, MGFF25 will run from the 13-27 February in cinema and until the 10 March on demand. Event in Sydney, NSW, Australia by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Sunday, March 3 2024 with 496 people interested and 223 people going.
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |