We’re back! The 2025 Festival returns 14 February – 2 March 2025. It’s time! We’re back world, the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is set for 14 February to 2 March 2025. Celebrating 47 years in 2025, get ready for 17 days of unforgettable moments, international performers, parties, theatre, community events and more. 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. The iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival will return to Sydney from 14 February – 2 March 2025, ready to bedazzle the emerald city with a celebration of pride and diversity. FREE TO BE will be the central theme for 2025 festivities. 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! 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 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 . When and where is the 2025 Mardi 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 The 2025 Festival promises to bring unforgettable moments, radiant performances, and vibrant events that honour the past, celebrate the present and inspire a future of inclusivity and acceptance. The 17-day celebration culminates in the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. 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. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade takes place on the final Saturday of the festival, so the next one is estimated to take place on Saturday 1st March 2025. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade route. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade honors the same path that the bold group in 1978 took – mainly along Oxford Street from Taylor Square to Hyde Park. Each Mardi Gras Parade has a unique history and theme. MARDI GRAS? Mardi Gras 2025; Future Mardi Gras Dates; Family Gras; 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule . Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-381: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 4: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 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. Join us for the Pride Basketball Australia Tournament, Australia’s premier 3-day basketball event for the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies. This tournament is open to adults of any sexual orientation or gender. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025 Festival Dates, Parade & Party The Mardi Gras is best known for the Pride Parade and Party, but also has many other fun events, including the Sissy Ball, Mardi Gras Film Festival, Fair Day, pool parties, exhibitions, live performances, comedy acts, talks and presentations and so much more. Beaufort’s Mardi Gras is set to take place March 1st and March 2nd, 2025! Beaufort’s Mardi Gras Carnival Weekend is a two -day celebration with feasts, parades, costumes, masks, and revelry. Mardi Gras Event Schedule. Saturday March 1st – 11 – 5 pm – Street Carnival & Parade More plastic and blonde than ever. Trixie is kicking off your Mardi Gras weekend in Style at the biggest club in Australia with incredible production! It’s time for her to enter her blonde era with an evolved party to match! Welcome to Solid Pink Disco: Blonde Ball. What a way to kick off the end of Summer! Mardi Gras + Party; Performance Posted 4 Feb 2025 4 Feb 2025 ABC TV and ABC iview’s live broadcast all Australians have the opportunity to take part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and celebrate Australia’s
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