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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 . In Australia, Mardi Gras is celebrated as a way of bringing together queer communities, acknowledging the legacy of those who came before us, and continuing to call for change. As Dr Robinson The theme of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Free to Be. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is a 17-day celebration of Australia's . LGBTIQ+. community. 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! History of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The first Mardi Gras occurred on 24th June 1978, as an event to celebrate gay and lesbian culture and to protest the discrimination they faced every day. However, the march down Oxford Street ended with police arrests and violence against the protestors. Sydney Mardi Gras today. Mardi Gras has grown to be one of the major events of the Sydney calendar. Today it is a festival held over several weeks, culminating in a parade that attracts more than 200,000 participants and spectators. The survival and success of Mardi Gras represents a remarkable and defining change in public attitudes. 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. "Mardi Gras had become a defining moment in the nation's gay rights history. South Australia was the first Australian state to decriminalise male homosexuality in 1975, but it took 22 years 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 The political impact of the Mardi Gras parades was also evident in the achievement in 1985 by the Gay & Lesbian Immigration Task Force of recognition of same sex “inter-dependent” relationships for Australian immigration, ahead of almost all other countries. The Mardi Gras Parade. So, on to the main event. A lot of people come to Mardi Gras in Sydney just for the Parade, which is fair enough. Weaving along Oxford Street as a cacophony of joyful noise and bright colours, this takes place on the final Saturday of the festival (the first Saturday in March). Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) is an LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit member-based organisation that produces the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Festival and several other events and supportive initiatives throughout the year. Australia's bicentennial year. An Aboriginal float leads the Parade with a gay Indigenous man dressed as Captain Cook. 60 floats participate while a crowd of 20,000 look on. The Sydney Gay Mardi Gras Association's name changes to Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Association. When is Mardi Gras in Sydney? Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, is celebrated annually, typically in late February to early March. The festival culminates in the famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, which usually takes place on the first Saturday of March. Sydney is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends in years as the international WorldPride event officially opens and Mardi Gras returns to its historic home. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025 will take place from February 14 to March 2, 2025, with the main Parade happening on Saturday, March 1, 2025.This iconic event celebrates LGBTQIA+ pride and culture with a wide range of activities, including parades, parties, and performances throughout the festival period. 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. 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. a weak Australian dollar
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