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! 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 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. Mardi Gras Party has been the beating heart of the Festival for over 40 years, bringing together over 10,000 people on the biggest night of Sydney’s party calendar. International, interstate and local artists, DJs and performers will keep you going for 8 hours as the dark night turns to dawn. 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. Sydney Mardi Gras said it is anticipating about 250,000 spectators and 10,000 marchers across 180 floats this year. The Mardi Gras party will take place at Hordern Pavilion in Moore Park from The 78ers are people who took part in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on 24 June 1978. More than 10,000 people were expected to party until dawn at the marquee eight-hour Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 as it happened: Thousands line Oxford Street to celebrate city’s LGBTQ community By Megan Gorrey , Nick Newling and Lucy Macken Updated March 1, 2025 — 11.17pm first Mardi Gras Party has been the beating heart of the Festival for over 40 years, bringing together over 10,000 people on the biggest night of Sydney's queer party calendar. International, interstate and local artists, DJs and performers will keep you going for 8 hours as the dark night turns to dawn. 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. Time. 16:00 to 23:00. Location. ivy Pool Club . 320 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Gadigal Land. Open in Google Maps 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. Sydney is buzzing with excitement as the 47th Sydney Mardi Gras Festival reaches its grand finale this weekend. With a lineup of events that promises unforgettable moments, it’s time to plan your weekend and soak up the energy of Mardi Gras. From the iconic Parade to the legendary after-party and the much-loved Laneway event, here’s [] Fast-pass express entry into Mardi Gras Party* Remember the PADAM PATROL is for valid Mardi Gras Party ticketholders only, and does not get you into Mardi Gras Party just to Mardi Gras Party! Seats on the PADAM PATROL are very limited. *with valid Mardi Gras Party General Admission ticket. 18+ Mardi Gras Events 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! Paradiso Pool Party is the ultimate ticket to soak up the best of Sydney summer. Come one, come all as Mardi Gras-goers from across the globe head to the hottest city pool for the official pool party of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. The cabanas are calling it’s time to welcome in Parade week with renowned DJs and performances from 1pm For years, FINALE has been the talk of Sydney Mardi Gras, selling out and setting the standard for epic closing parties. In 2025, we’re raising the bar higher than ever with our boldest, most extravagant celebration yet at HOME The Venue – Sydney’s largest superclub. MobTix returns for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025, presented in partnership with ACON’s First Nations Health Programs. Sydney Mardi Gras is committed to working closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to celebrate and elevate First Nations LGBTQIA+SB culture. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ history and culture. [22]The term Mardi Gras derives from the celebration on Mardi (French for "Tuesday") when Gras (French for "fat") is eaten prior to the Christian abstinence period of Lent preceding Easter.
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