Tickets to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras events go on sale to the general public at 10am AEDT Monday 20 November. Mardi Gras Members will get early access to tickets from 10am Wednesday 15 November. “Our Future is not just a theme but a call to action, a bold invitation to define and shape our path forward as a community. SYDNEY MARDI GRAS EVENTS; Sydney Mardi Gras Events. Mardi Gras Party 01 Mar 2025 Parade 24 Feb 2025 Blak & Deadly: The First Nations Gala Concert 27 Feb 2025 Parade dancers entertain in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade as part of Sydney WorldPride on February 25, 2023. (Jenny Evans/Getty Images) Headlining the 10,000 reveller party is The theme of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Free to Be. The 78ers are a group of LGBTIQ+ activists who marched in the original Sydney Mardi Gras on 24 June 1978. 24 June 1978: Most recent: 1 March 2025: Participants: 16,500 (Parade 2019) [1] The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is an event in Sydney, Tickets and full details at mardigras.org.au #mardigras2024 PARTY & MUSIC YOUTH MARDI GRAS + VISUAL ART & PERFORMANCE TALKS & IDEAS LIVESTREAM SEE WEBSITE FOR TIME / VENUES February March SAT 24 Here is where Sydney and Australian Pride shines bright. When: 16 February, 2024. 6:00am-7:15am Locations: Bondi Beach, Taylor Square, Victoria Park, Hordern Pavillion & Sydney Town Hall . Progress Pride Flag Raising . An event that is fairly self-explanatory, put this on the list as the event that officially kicks off the Mardi Gras Festival. The Mardi Gras Parade. When: Saturday, March 1, 6:45pm to 11pm Where: Oxford St, Flinders St and Anzac Parade, Sydney Tickets: free, with tickets to special parade viewing areas, more info (some sold out) The Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is now in its 47th year and is the jewel in the crown of the two-week Mardi Gras festival. Stick around for the Mardi Gras CEO and Co-Chairs catch-up (12:20 pm), where you’ll get the latest on the organisation’s vision and future. From there, pay a visit to the Dykes on Bikes stall to meet the legends who kick off every Mardi Gras Parade, and head to Trans Summer Camp, a welcoming space for transgender and gender-diverse Sydney Mardi Gras 2024 will see more than 200 floats and 12,000 marchers celebrate LGBTQ+ pride on Oxford Street on March 2. On Saturday night, tens of thousands of spectators will line Oxford 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. Kick off Mardi Gras 24 with out Sanctuary Britney Party! Celebrating the relaunch of Britney Spears Fantasy fragrance, come along for a night of Britney shows, bangers and giveaways! Dress in your best Britney inspired LEWKS and you could walk away with a bottle all of your own! 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 When is Sydney Mardi Gras in 2025? This year, Sydney Mardi Gras falls on Friday, February 14 until Sunday, Mar 2, 2025. When is the Sydney Mardi Gras parade in 2025? The main event of Mardi Gras is the parade. This year, the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade SYDNEY MARDI GRAS EVENTS; Sydney Mardi Gras Events. Mardi Gras Party 01 Mar 2025 Parade 24 Feb 2025 Blak & Deadly: The First Nations Gala Concert 27 Feb 2025 Time. 21:00 to 02:00. Location. ivy . 330 George St, Sydney NSW 2000. Gadigal Land Get those cameras ready because the parade kicks off at 6:30pm, featuring colourful floats designed after this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras theme: “Free to Be.” Make sure you’ve got some energy left for the massive Mardi Gras Party (photo: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras). 11 PM: All roads lead to Hordern Pavilion 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. We're not free until we're all free to be. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Set your true self free as the Mardi Gras magic makes it's way down the heritage-listed Parade route for one of the largest LGBTQIA+ nighttime parades in the world. 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.
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