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Promenade's Main Dining Room and Front Yard Beach Bar will ONLY be accessed by Mardi Gras Beach Party ticket holders. Guests need to have pre purchased a ticket from www.mardigras.org.au. From 2pm-8pm guests can reserve a table. Service from 2pm-late. Guests can order food and drinks from our special a la carte Mardi Gras menu. Club Cindy: Member-priced ticket from $49+BF; 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 Mardi Gras Party. Billed as the Grand Dame of the entire month. This is the official Mardi Gras Party, sometimes referred to as the After Party (because it takes place, well, after the Parade finishes). It takes place in a large park – usually Moore Park, which is cordoned off from the public and has several stages installed for a party that 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. Please note that standard ticket limits apply (6 for Bondi Beach Party and 4 for Live & Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert), these limits include any tickets purchased as part of previous sales. Mardi Gras Members will receive one (1) guaranteed entry into the Pride March without needing to enter the ballot, if you wish to secure The Bondi Beach Party was added to the line-up in 2023 during Sydney WorldPride and held again in 2024 as part of Mardi Gras. However, it was confirmed in November that it would not be held in 2025. This came after a low attendance rate in 2024 and Sydney Mardi Gras facing financial difficulties. A glittering extravaganza To commemorate the start of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025, join us by the shores of Bondi Beach on Gadigal, Bidjigal and Birrabirragal Lands. Free to join, First Nations First Light marks the official commencement of the annual LGBTQIA+SB celebrations welcoming festival-goers onto the unceded and sacred Lands and honours the longest As the sun rises over Bondi Beach on the first official day of the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, LGBTQIA+SB Elders from Gadigal, Birrabirragal and Bidjigal Land will hold a free to join Welcome to Country ceremony named First Nations First Light. Bondi Beach Party has been dropped following this year’s lacklustre attendance numbers. It was attended by 6000 people despite having a capacity of 15,000 . However, there will still be more than 80 events across the three weeks of Mardi Gras 2025, including Sissy Ball; Laneway; Hot Trans Summer; Blak & Deadly: The First Nations Gala Concert 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 beach was back as we turned one of the most iconic shores into a queer paradise for Bondi Beach Party – Sydney Mardi Gras edition. With more camp and colour than ever before and a Beach backdrop nearly as beautiful as you – we had to take some snazzy shots! MARDI GRAS PARTY. Set yourself free at the biggest overnight LGBTQIA+ party in Australasia. 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 party calendar. Learn more British pop icon Sophie Ellis-Bextor has been announced as the headline performer of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ Bondi Beach Party on Saturday 24 February 2024. Known for her electrifying blend of disco pop and electronica, Ellis-Bextor will bring her distinctive sound to the iconic sands of Bondi Beach, joining a stellar line-up of Party event in Sydney, NSW, Australia by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday, February 24 2024 with 1.5K people interested and 722 people going. The beach was back as we turned one of the most iconic shores into a queer paradise for Bondi Beach Party – Sydney Mardi Gras edition. With more camp and colour than ever before and a Beach backdrop nearly as beautiful as you – we had to take some snazzy shots! The sun, the sand and shore will be transformed into a queer paradise for Bondi Beach Party - Sydney Mardi Gras Edition. Join 15,000 people for the biggest party of the 2024 Festival as we land on the iconic shores for Bondi Beach Party.
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