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Sydney Mardi Gras announces exciting headliners + huge festival program for 2025 Plus: Fair Day is back in action, the latest on the Kylie Minogue clash, and more Written by The 2025 Mardi Gras Party will be headlined by two proudly queer international performers and will deliver more than eight hours of music across six venues in The Entertainment Quarter. Queer English indie rocker turned dance pop artist Romy Madley Croft, best known as a vocalist for the xx , will be performing under her solo project Romy at 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 Two Mardi Gras Party headliners unveiled Following the Mardi Gras Parade on March 1, 2025, the Party will host more than eight hours of music across the six venues at the Entertainment Quarter. US DJ Honey Dijon and English singer-songwriter Romy, who’s one third of UK group the xx and released her solo dance-pop album Mid Air last year, will 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! headlined by honey dijon (us), exclusive live sydney performance by romy (uk), hayla (uk) and leland (us) and friends! joined by cosmo’s midnight, fat tony (uk), just her (uk), dj paulette (uk), alex taylor, amanda louise, atomic kiss, baby ruin (tas), bria, daws (vic), dj hamo, enn, jawbreakers (vic), neesha alexander (qld), the cast of the first nations show & the cast of the mardi gras At the Hordern Pavilion, the already-announced iconic headliners Honey Dijon (US), Romy (UK) for an exclusive live performance in Sydney, the dancefloor with over 40 years of Mardi Gras Party legacy will feature DAWS, and the legendary DJ Paulette (UK), DAWS, Alex Taylor and a special performance from The Cast of the Mardi Gras Community Show. 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 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2024 has announced the headliners for the 2024 festival. Adam Lambert will be leading the Mardi Gras Party at the Hordern Pavilion on 2 March at the annual Pride event, with American singer-songwriter Ultra Naté supporting. The pop star’s performance is not the only thing expected to dazzle Sydney on Saturday night, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to flock to the city for Mardi Gras, one of the world’s biggest LGBTQI events. The 2025 Mardi Gras theme is “free to be” and will feature 180 floats and 11,000 marchers in its 47th year. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2024 is set to surpass all expectations, presenting a colossal line-up of over 150 performers across the Festival’s key events. This year’s festival brilliantly showcases an array of global stars, comedians, drag and performance artists, and top-tier international and local DJs, reflecting the rich diversity and dynamic energy of the LGBTQIA+ community. Celebrate the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras Festival from February 14 to March 2! This year’s theme, “Free to Be,” invites the LGBTQIA+ community to come together and celebrate pride, diversity, and self-expression. Don’t miss iconic events like Fair Day (Feb 16), the dazzling Mardi Gras Parade (Mar 1), the Mardi Gras Party (Mar 1) and the [] Gil Beckwith, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO, said “Each year, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras brings people from all corners of the globe together for a celebration of community, visibility, and progress. The 2025 festival embodies this spirit, reflecting the resilience, creativity, and unity of our LGBTQIA+ communities. Featuring party-starting headliners, Kito, Laneway has cemented its place as the ultimate way to wrap up Sydney’s Mardi Gras celebrations. “Laneway is the gritty, we wanna be where @haylasings is 🫶 introducing your #mardigrasparty forecourt headline performer, grammy nominated uk icon hayla 🖤 hayla joins already announced headliners @honeydijon and @romyromyromy (live), with the full lineup coming soon 🖤 mardi gras party is taking over 6 venues for an all night dance party on 1 march 2025 & tix are selling fast 🥵 first release: sold out 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. American singer Adam Lambert is headlining the 2024 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party. The two-week festival kicks off in mid-February. Sydney Mardi Gras 2024 headliner announced. By In its 46th year the Mardi Gras Parade will fill Oxford St, Flinders St and Anzac Parade in Sydney with more than 200 floats and 12,000 marchers on March 2 from 6pm until 11pm. Each year, Sydney’s Mardi Gras celebrations culminate in a massive parade. Floats representing every corner of the LGBTQ+ community are on display, with thousands of performers and attendees singing, dancing, and celebrating loudly and proudly. 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.
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