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The City of Sydney and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras today announced that Sunday’s Fair Day event in Victoria Park will be cancelled. On Monday 12 February, following advice from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) about possible asbestos contamination in mulch, test results found bonded asbestos at Victoria Park. Mardi Gras Fair Day has been cancelled four days out from the event after asbestos was discovered in Victoria Park, near the city’s CBD. The organisers, City of Sydney, were informed of the site Two days before kicking off for 2024, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has announced that one of its beloved annual events has been cancelled, with Fair Day no longer happening this year. Usually attracting over 70,000 attendees, the free celebration was set to take over Victoria Park on Sunday, February 18, but has been scrapped after One of the most popular events in the Mardi Gras calendar has been cancelled by City of Sydney council after asbestos was found at the park hosting the event. The City of Sydney pulled the pin on The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day event scheduled for Sunday, which usually draws tens of thousands of revellers, was cancelled after traces of asbestos were found around the venue Mardi Gras event Fair Day has been cancelled this year after asbestos was found in mulch used at Victoria Park. What's next? More than 30 parks in the City of Sydney have been taped off as mulch 'It breaks our heart': City of Sydney council cancels Mardi Gras Fair Day event after bonded asbestos found at Victoria Park. A Mardi Gras event expected to have hosted more than 70,000 people has A major event on the Mardi Gras calendar has been cancelled over asbestos concerns at the park at which it was due to be held on Sunday. The City of Sydney has announced that Fair Day will no longer be going ahead due to advice from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) about possible asbestos contamination in mulch, after test results found bonded asbestos at Victoria Park. One of the most popular events in Sydney’s Mardi Gras calendar has been cancelled. This comes after asbestos was detected at the park where it is hosted. The City and Sydney Mardi Gras will continue to work together to deliver other events over the 17 days of the festival. “This is an incredibly disappointing decision, as Fair Day is a pivotal part of the Mardi Gras calendar. But we have to put the safety of our community first,” said Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO. Welcoming 70,000 people to an inner Sydney park for Fair Day cannot occur due to safety concerns about asbestos-tainted mulch, the City of Sydney says. the first weekend of Sydney Mardi Gras A Mardi Gras event truly like no other, the Zoo Walk with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a wholesome way to celebrate Mardi Gras and see one of the city’s favourite spots, Taronga Zoo. Perfect for those visiting from overseas, as it gives you a quintessential Sydney day out – but GAYER! Two days before kicking off for 2024, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has announced that one of its beloved annual events has been cancelled, with Fair Day no longer happening this year. Usually attracting over 70,000 attendees, the free celebration was set to take over Victoria Park on Sunday, February 18, but has been scrapped after 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! One of the most popular events in Sydney’s Mardi Gras calendar has been cancelled. This comes after asbestos was detected at the park where it is hosted. The 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras Fair Day has been cancelled after asbestos was discovered at the event site in Victoria Park. Organisers said the cancellation was “heartbreaking”, but assured the 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. Since its inception in 1857 by the Mistick Krewe of Comus, New Orleans Mardi Gras has either been canceled or massively scaled back 14 other times, according to the Historic New Orleans Collection Oh we are so back Everyone's favourite Festival kick-off returns to Victoria Park on Sunday 16 February! The rampant rainbow extravaganza brings together every corner of our communities, with dapper dogs, DJs and dancefloors joining over 200 food, retail and community stalls to keep the celebrations going all day long. A widespread asbestos contamination has now impacted a popular annual festival in Sydney. Mardi Gras Fair Day has been cancelled four days out from the event after asbestos was discovered in
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