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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 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 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 Parade: Applications to march in the 2025 Parade open today, 15 August, with up to 200 floats anticipated to take the streets. New for 2025, Airline Partner Qantas will provide up to a total of $25,000 worth of flights for interstate and regional groups, supporting them to participate in the 2025 Parade. MobTix returns for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025, presented in partnership with ACON’s First Nations Health Programs. Sydney Mardi Gras is committed to working closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to celebrate and elevate First Nations LGBTQIA+SB culture. When is the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras? The festival is being held from February 14 to March 2, with this year’s theme, “free to be”, inspiring events, floats and revellers throughout the fortnight. 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 The 2025 parade will be led by Dykes on Bikes as is Mardi Gras tradition. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper After the parade, the official Mardi Gras party will take place at Hordern Pavilion This event, hosted at the City Recital Hall, will celebrate Blak and Queer excellence, with performances that honour First Nations culture and LGBTQIA+SB identities. Also new for 2025 is Mardi Gras + Qtopia, an exciting collaboration with Sydney Mardi Gras Community Partner Qtopia Sydney—the world’s largest centre for queer history and culture. 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. 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! We asked them what Free to be meant to them, what they’re looking forward to most about the 2025 Festival and their favourite Mardi Gras memory in the interviews below. Aunty Kooncha 04 Nov 2024 After the Parade, Romy, Honey Dijon, Hayla and Leland are headlining the 2025 Mardi Gras Party. The epic after party runs for eight hours at the Hordern Pavilion and surrounding venues. For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Mardi Gras 2025 se tient, cette année, le 4 mars prochain. Mais au juste, que célèbre-t-on ce jour-là ? Pourquoi un mardi et pas un autre jour ? Pourquoi se déguise-t-on pour Mardi Gras ? Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras returns for a spectacular 2025 season full of parades, parties, and show-stopping performances. This year, the Mardi Gras theme is ‘free to be’, honouring the decades-long fight for equality and celebrating a future of visibility and acceptance for Australia’s queer community. 150+ ARTISTS, BRAND NEW PARTY AND A KYLIE-THEMED RIDE- WELCOME TO SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2025. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is set to make 2025 one for the history books, announcing a jaw-dropping line-up of over 150 artists across its signature events, from the iconic Mardi Gras Party to the dazzling return of Fair Day. mardigras.org.au. Mardi Gras Fair Day returns to Victoria Park on Sunday (photo supplied). 8. Mardi Gras Fair Day. One of the most anticipated Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 events is the welcome return of Fair Day. the long-held tradition for Mardi Gras took a year off last year due to the discovery of asbestos in Victoria Park’s Mulch. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will be held from 14 February to 2 March 2025, with festival events held at various times and locations across Sydney. Visit mardigras.org.au for information and tickets. All applications will be assessed by Sydney Mardi Gras based on their relevance to the LGBTQIA+ community, contribution to the broader Sydney Mardi Gras Festival, if the event(s) take place during Feb and/or March 2025, are run by, employ and/or engage LGBTQIA+ people and align with the Sydney Mardi Gras ethical framework. Mardi Gras 2025 in photos 37 Images Tens of thousands of spectators are lining the streets of Oxford Street to watch the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade.
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