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 A proud partner of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for 10 consecutive years, University of Sydney is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all genders and sexualities. Learn more about how the University enables a place of work and learning where everyone can thrive and be their authentic selves! Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Ltd | Mardi Gras Arts Ltd. Level 2, 81-83 Oxford Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 +61 (0) 2 9383 0900. membership@mardigrasarts.org.au 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 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Sydney is expected to be buzzing for one of the biggest nights in the city's social calendar today as thousands are anticipated to march in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Happy Mardi Gras Sydney! Need a logo? Crowdsource a custom logo design on DesignCrowd or make your own logo using the BrandCrowd Mardi Gras Logo Maker. Want more logo inspiration? 40 Stunning Queen Logo Ideas To Rule The World Rainbow Logo Maker. Sydney Logo Maker. 32 Hot Pink Logo Design Ideas To Make You Blush 42 Bull Logos To Charge Up Your 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. Sydney is buzzing as one of the biggest nights in the city's social calendar gets underway, with thousands set to march in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. we wanna be where @haylasings is 🫶 introducing your #mardigrasparty forecourt headline performer, grammy nominated uk icon hayla 🖤 hayla joins already announced headliners @honeydijon and @romyromyromy (live), with the full lineup coming soon 🖤 mardi gras party is taking over 6 venues for an all night dance party on 1 march 2025 & tix are selling fast 🥵 first release: sold out As we move through February, Sydney prepares to light up with the colour, energy, and vibrancy of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. More than just a parade, this globally recognised event is a celebration of love, inclusivity, and pride, serving as a beacon of hope and acceptance. At Saxton As a global city, the City of Sydney is proud to support Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and showcase its diversity to the world. First recognising Mardi Gras as a major festival in 2008, the City of Sydney provided $120,000 in sponsorship in recognition of its significance as a hallmark event and positive impact on the NSW economy. Born to bridge a bond with houses in Aotearoa, Legendary Mother of Australian Ballroom Benji Ra brought Sissy Ball to the Sydney Mardi Gras scene in 2018. Now recognised as a global stage for the excellence, embodiment and fantasy of the ballroom scene down under, the Ball’s second curator Godmother Kilia took it to new heights. Go behind the scenes as the Sydney Swans march in the 2025 Mardi Gras parade. At Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, our partnerships are vitally important to us. Our family of partners provide critical investment in our organisation to enable us to put on two significant events in NSW for free – Parade and Fair Day. 🏳️🌈 Our annual Mardi Gras Weekend event is the biggest and hottest of the year. VENUE: Space Nightclub, L2 27 Liverpool St, Sydney. DJs: Your favourite ED resident DJs plus special guest International DJ BEN MANSON (FR). SOUND: Eric Lui & Graeme Petrie. LIGHTING/LASERS: Eric Lui & Man Lie----- Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) is an LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit member-based organisation that produces the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Festival and several other events and supportive initiatives throughout the year. 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. Attending the Progress Pride flag raising ceremony were Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organisers, key members of rainbow communities, participants of the first Mardi Gras protest in 1978 known as the 78ers, representatives from Sydney’s LGBTIQA+ groups and other official supporters of the celebrations.
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