Marshalling Area The access-controlled area where Entrants are marshalled prior to starting the Parade. Also known as “Start Area”. This includes specific areas within Hyde Park South, Liverpool Street, College Street and Wentworth Avenue. Parade The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade which will be held on The Mardi Gras marshalling area in Hyde Park. Credit: Flavio Brancaleone. 36 / 37. Deirdre Doo, Chase Doll and Pink Ivvy. Credit: Dion Georgopoulos. 37 / 37. Accessible Parade Viewing Area. The only exclusive Mardi Gras parade viewing area that isn’t ticketed is for people with disability to enjoy the parade. Tickets are free with online registration, granting guests access to an unobstructed view with accessible portable toilets and dedicated volunteers and security. marshalling area via foot. Consider storing any equipment, costumes, decorations or participant related items on your float that can be unloaded once stationary inside the marshalling area. Designated Meeting Point: Establish a designated meeting point within the marshalling area for your participants. This will ensure a safe meeting point in Huge crowds have lined the streets of Sydney for the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. participants finished off their make up looks while in the marshalling area in Hyde Park. •The Mardi Gras Parade will happen on Saturday 2nd of March 2024 •3:00pm: The Marshalling Area opens •The Marshalling Area is located at Hyde Park. This is where I will meet my float and the other people marching with me. My float organizer will tell me what time to arrive. Sydney Mardi Gras said it is anticipating about 250,000 spectators and 10,000 marchers across 180 floats this year. The parade's Accessible Viewing Area is on Flinders Street and is free "The Mardi Gras parade is the biggest event in the WorldPride festival. We're nearing the end of the floats to leave the marshalling area at Hyde Park. Wrapping up the rear are: Western Sydney We will meet at Town Hall prior to the march, and move to the marshalling area at Hyde Park, where we will mingle with other floats before moving to Oxford Street and marching to the end of the parade route. Please notify us if you require special accomodations for accessibility. 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.Multi-coloured milk crates provided the background for a DJ on Oxford Street.Parade participants finished off their make up looks while in the marshalling area in Hyde Park.There was time for last looks as some brought Marshalling Area The access-controlled area where Entrants are marshalled prior to starting the Parade. Also known as “Start Area”. This includes specific areas within Hyde Park South, Liverpool Street, College Street and Wentworth Avenue. Parade The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade which will be held on Wagga Mardi Gras Start Marshalling Volunteers will be at your assigned block to help ensure proper line-up. MEDIA: The Parade may be recorded and broadcasted on television, as well as photographed from various media outlets. 13. CAN I USE THE MARDI GRAS LOGO ON OUR COSTUMES OR FLOAT? No, this is a trademarked logo and cannot be used on any floats, signs or costumes without the written approval of Sydney Mardi Gras. 14. DO I NEED MUSIC LICENSING FOR THE EVENT? Sydney Mardi Gras covers music licensing for the event and broadcast so float groups do not that your vehicle has everything strapped down and secured until you reach the Marshalling area. Check the route you intend to take to and from Parade and ensure you are informed about road closures and how to enter your marshalling street. Sydney Mardi Gras will provide a map for how to enter your assigned marshalling area street. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. 128 likes, 5 comments - matformarrickville on March 1, 2025: "This amazing guy and I met 20 years ago in the Mardi Gras marshalling area. As far as how the ways of the universe goes, this was pretty solid. Love is a lesson in gratitude and there isn’t a day goes by that I don’t strive to have more of it. Love you mister! So proud of you.". Gay Pride Australia - Mardi Gras Parade Entry 2023 It's A Small World. Uniting will be providing a non-sensory zone tent at Hyde Park South, Mardi Gras Marshalling Area, to help those overwhelmed by the noise and distractions. Vaimoana Kengike works with Ability Links NSW – where Uniting employs ‘Linkers’ in south-west Sydney to work closely with people with disabilities, their families and carers to support Of course, everyone involved in making Mardi Gras happen is a winner in our eyes. Mardi Gras is a community organisation made possible by and for the community. Thank you to all the people behind the scenes of our festival. Volunteers, staff, contractors, suppliers – each doing their essential part to help make Mardi Gras magic. Tens of thousands of people from across Australia turned up to watch more than 10,000 participants and 180 floats in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
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