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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! 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 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 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. The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is one of Australia's biggest tourist drawcards, [14] with the parade and dance party attracting many international and domestic tourists. It is New South Wales' second-largest annual event in terms of economic impact, [ 15 ] generating an annual income of about A$ 30 million for the state. 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 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival is culminating in a big party on Saturday. South Australia was the first Australian state to decriminalise male homosexuality in 1975, but it 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. The Mardi Gras parade will start on the northern end of Oxford Street, Darlinghurst at about 7pm, moving through Flinders Street before finishing at Anzac Parade, Moore Park at about 11pm. A reveller delivers a high strut while taking part in the 35th Sydney Mardi Gras parade on Oxford Street in 2013. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy)Where else can I watch Mardi Gras parade? 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. 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. 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. 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). In February’s sunny Sydney, it means Mardi Gras is fast approaching! Instagram/sydneymardigras. For those who don’t know, Mardi Gras is Sydney’s internationally renowned Gay Pride Celebration. The hype and the turnout for Sydney’s annual Mardi Gras gives San Francisco’s Gay Pride a run for its money. Mardi Gras has come a long way since the first Sydney Mardi Gras and reflecting those changes participants represent all walks of LGBTQI community in Australia. You have groups from the Australian Defence Force, police officers, firefighters, emergency services personnel and more. Sydney WorldPride Festival Report. Sydney WorldPride was more than a Festival – it was a milestone in the 45-year movement that is Sydney Mardi Gras, a conversation starter, a reminder of our wins and the fight ahead, and now – a memory of a time when Sydney was re-opened to the world for a global family reunion, and a legacy that will live on for decades to come. From Melbourne’s famed winelands to the diverse landscapes of Tasmania and Adelaide’s eclectic treasures, ending with Sydney Mardi Gras. Australia’s spectacular natural environment, multicultural communities, excellent food and wine, its weather and the friendliness and openness of its people make it one of the world’s most attractive
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