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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 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 theme of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Free to Be. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP. When is the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras? The festival is being held from February 14 to March 2, with this year’s theme, “free to be”, inspiring events, floats and revellers throughout the fortnight. 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 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 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 Revellers at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 2024. Credit: Jenny Evans/Getty Images We will be bringing you updates from the Hyde Park marshalling area before the march kicks off The official dates for the Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 festival season will be February 14, 2025, to Sunday, March 2, 2025 The Mardi Gras season kicks off with Fair Day, which will be held on Sunday, February 16. The parade and official after-party are confirmed to be on Saturday, March 1. 5 Tips for Enjoying the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade. My friend Andre who is a Mardi Gras veteran has shared his top 5 tips. Position is everything! Planned to arrive early enough and secure a good spot to see the parade. Keep in mind facilities (toilets, mainly) as you wouldn’t want to walk for blocks when nature calls! 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. Mardi Gras has kicked off with a rainbow bang, with thousands lining up along Oxford Street to catch a glimpse of the famous Mardi Gras parade, and some famous faces spotted in the crowd. The streets of Sydney burst into a kaleidoscope of colour on Saturday, 1 March 2025, as the 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade took over. With the theme Free To Be, this year’s event was a dazzling celebration of self-expression and progress. Over 200,000 spectators lined Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade [] Welcome to our live coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. More than 10,000 marchers are gathering at Hyde Park before tonight’s festivities. Mardi Gras 2025 in photos 37 Images Tens of thousands of spectators are lining the streets of Oxford Street to watch the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade. VIP PARADE VIEWING Saturday 29 February. Enjoy amazing views of the Parade at our VIP viewing areas: DIAMOND CLUB at Taylor Square! Elevate your Mardi Gras experience with an unparalleled view of the tremendous Parade, with VIP access to a private bar and gourmet food, plus special guest DJs to soundtrack this night of nights with your favourite dance and pop hits. When is the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras? The festival is being held from February 14 to March 2, with this year’s theme, “free to be”, inspiring events, floats and revellers throughout the fortnight. Huge crowds lined the streets of Sydney on Saturday evening for the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Tens of thousands of people from across Australia turned up to watch more than Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the 47th annual Mardi Gras parade, transforming the Australian city into a vibrant sea of colour and costumes. More than 10,000 people -- many of them painted in glitter makeup -- and 180 floats rolled down a packed Oxford Street, lighting up the vibrant heart of Sydney An estimated 200,000 people have lined the streets of Sydney for the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Added18 hours ago A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 27-year
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