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Over 400 Events of Pure Queer Joy. The seventeen-day extravaganza saw a raft of Sydney WorldPride signature events, a curated suite of WorldPride Arts and WorldPride Sports as well as Pride Amplified (the Festival’s open-access program) join the much-loved Sydney Mardi Gras signature events – Parade, Party, Fair Day and more. 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 3 March 2025. Over the weekend, thousands came together to celebrate pride at the 47th edition of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. What began as a protest for LGBTQIA+ rights continues as an iconic pillar in the community as a platform for advocacy, connection, visibility, and celebration. The iconic Sydney Mardi Gras Parade will be held on Saturday 25 February from 6pm-11pm on Oxford Street. The CEO of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Albert Kruger, said it is a time for First up is the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade the evening of February 25, illuminating Oxford Street from Hyde Park to Moore Park with more than 200 floats and 12,000 marchers. Expect fireworks and More than a million people are expected to participate in Sydney WorldPride and the festival will feature much-loved events including Fair Day, pool parties, the world-famous Mardi Gras Parade coming home to Oxford Street and the iconic Mardi Gras Party, returning for the first time since 2020. The jam-packed program, announced today, includes: 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. Following their submission to host WorldPride 2023, Sydney Mardi Gras won over territories such as Montreal, Canada and Houston, Texas. It will mark the first time WorldPride has been held in the Southern Hemisphere or Asia Pacific. Essentially, Sydney WorldPride is mega Mardi Gras. If you’ve never been to Mardi Gras, 2023 is the year. A reveller delivers a high strut while taking part in the 35th Sydney Mardi Gras parade on Oxford Street in 2013. Read more about Sydney WorldPride and pride AAP, CNN and the BBC World The city has been adorned with rainbows and events have been taking place this week for the supercharged version of the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which celebrates LGBTQIA+ visibility and The Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is one of the biggest LGBTQIA+ events in the world and the largest Pride event in Oceania, with the queer community taking over downtown Sydney for a colorful The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is an event in Sydney, New South Wales attended by hundreds of thousands of people from around Australia and overseas. One of the largest LGBT festivals in the world, Mardi Gras is the largest Pride event in Oceania. The 47th annual Sydney Mardi Gras parade features an incredible amount of diversity (photo: Sydney Mardi Gras). Best Mardi Gras Parade Viewing Areas. There are four main ticketed viewing areas for the ultimate experience during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Taylor Square Takeover (presented by American Express) Get ready to set free pride, diversity, and unbridled joy as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade returns on Saturday 1 March 2025. With over 10,000 marchers and more than 180 spectacular floats, this year's Parade is a dazzling celebration of the 2025 Festival theme, FREE TO BE, honouring the LGBTQIA+ community's resilience, creativity, and unwavering pursuit of The Mardi Gras parade stands as a powerful symbol of LGBTQIA+ pride and resilience,showcasing the rich diversity within the community. More than 180 communities and corporations participated, representing a wide spectrum of identities and experiences. 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 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. Traditionally, Pride month in the Northern Hemisphere takes place in June, however, this year, the event has been rejigged to coincide with the timing of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The 2023 festival of inclusivity also marks the first time that the event has taken place in the Southern Hemisphere and it comes at a good time. Brisbane Comedy Festival: 23 April - 25 May 2025** Comic musings, side-splitting stories and tear-inducing tales Brisbane Comedy Festival returns in 2024, bursting at the seams to host a hand-picked selection of the funniest folk in the country. Big Gay Day: May 2025 (date to be confirmed) Brisbane’s biggest and best rainbow festival is back 24 February to 5 March: Pride Villages (free event) – Crown, Riley and Oxford Street partial closures. 25 February: Mardi Gras Parade Sideshow - Welcome to the show! ! Celebrate our grand return to Oxford Street with a ticket to the all-ages Parade Sideshow – take your pick of grandstand seating or fenced standing are
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