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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 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. 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 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 Sydney Mardi Gras parade and official after-party are iconic events held each year in NSW that promise to be unforgettable celebrations of love, diversity, and acceptance for the queer community. The events are held over three weekends and form part of a Mardi Gras season in which multiple official and unofficial events are held. Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade had Mardi Gras Parade. When: 1 March 2025. In 2025, the Mardi Gras Parade returns to Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade, centred around the theme 'Our Future'. As always, the parade will be led by the beloved Dykes on Bikes, First Nations and 78er floats. One of Sydney’s most colourful nights will be in full swing this weekend as thousands are expected to descend on the streets to celebrate the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Dykes on Bikes open this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. (ABC News: Jack Fisher) The group is the country's longest-running female motorcycle club, and one of the country's oldest 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade alert Important Event Information With major road closures from 3.30pm and tens of thousands of people expected to line the streets for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade the best way to get to and from the event is by public transport. Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2025 on Saturday, March 1; Starts 7.30pm AEDT / 8.30am GMT / 3.30am ET; Watch the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, one of the biggest cultural events of the year in Australia, to The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Set your true self free as the Mardi Gras magic makes it's way down the heritage-listed Parade route for one of the largest LGBTQIA+ nighttime parades in the world. The Mardi Gras Parade, which takes place on Saturday, March 1, is part of the broader Sydney Mardi Gras Festival, running from February 14 to March 2. Now in its 47th year, the festival spans 17 days of international performances, parties, theatre, community events, and more, celebrating LGBTQIA+ pride and visibility. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival culminates in the renowned Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, an LGBTQIA+ rights protest and celebration of sexuality. The parade features more than 12,500 entrants in colourful costumes and elaborate floats, who represent a community group, topical theme or political message. PLAN YOUR PARADE EXPERIENCE. Location: Oxford Street, Flinders Street, Anzac Parade Parade – Sydney CBD, Darlinghurst, Moore Park and surrounds. Date: Saturday 1 March 2025 All Mardi Gras Parade attendees, including ticketholders to Taylor Square Takeover, Accessible Viewing Area, Sideshow and Club Cindy are encouraged to plan their trip to and from Parade before heading out on Saturday 1 Bursting at the sequinned seams, our expansive Festival program celebrates the entire LGBTQIA+ community, with over 100 electrifying community events, dance parties, theatre and music, culminating with the globally renowned Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 2 March 2024. The Mardi Gras Parade. When: Saturday, March 1, 6:45pm to 11pm Where: Oxford St, Flinders St and Anzac Parade, Sydney Tickets: free, with tickets to special parade viewing areas, more info (some sold out) The Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is now in its 47th year and is the jewel in the crown of the two-week Mardi Gras festival. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will be held on Saturday night. ( ABC News: Mridula Amin ) The parade dates back to 1978, when homosexuality was still illegal in NSW. The 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade saw over 11,000 participants from the LGBTQI spectrum broadcasting a message of pride, with a big crowd joining them lined up on Oxford Street or 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.
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