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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. We’re back! The 2025 Festival returns 14 February – 2 March 2025. It’s time! 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. Location: Oxford Street, Flinders Street, Anzac ParadeParade: Sydney CBD, Darlinghurst, Moore Park and surroundsDate: Saturday 2 March 2024All Mardi Gras Parade attendees, including ticketholders to Diamond Club, Accessible Viewing Area, Sideshow, Club Cindy, and Ruby Road, are encouraged to plan their trip to and from Parade before heading out on Saturday 2 March 2024. Date: Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 Time: 10:00 PM - 10:00 AM Location: HOME The Venue, Sydney. Prepare for liftoff as FINALE: Closing Party takes you on an out-of-this-world journey to close out Sydney Mardi Gras like never before! 🌌 . The Party to End All Parties Hundreds of thousands of people expected to flock to Sydney’s CBD for Mardi Gras, one of the world’s biggest LGBTQI events. Credit: 7NEWS One of the floats groups marching in the parade will be the 78ers, a group of LGBTQI community members who participated in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in 1978, as well as the subsequent protests that followed. Mardi Gras is the most colourful event on Sydney’s cultural calendar, and it's back from 14 February to 2 March, 2025 with rainbow hues, bottomless brunches, all-night dance parties and, of course, the iconic Sydney Mardi Gras parade. This year's Sydney Mardi Gras events centre around the theme Free To Be, celebrating the history and work 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. 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. The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival will run from February 14 to March 2. It has adopted the theme “FREE TO BE” for 2025. This year’s festival includes over 80 events. Past headliners have included Kylie and Cher, so expect a sizzling lineup. Updated March 2, 2025 — 6.54am first published at 12.04am. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras chief executive Gil Beckwith said it was a night to celebrate “the strength, beauty and Make the most of your Sydney Mardi Gras long weekend with three nights of hotel accommodation and tickets to three festival-favourite events: Club Cindy (Roadside) viewing platform for the Parade on Saturday, Mardi Gras Party on Saturday night, and Laneway Street party on Sunday. 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. Watch free on iView (Australia restricted) Unlock iView and watch anywhere with NordVPN Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2025 on Saturday, March 1 Starts 7.30pm AEDT / 8.30am GMT / 3.30am ET Watch the 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. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is scheduled from February 14 to March 2, 2025, with the Parade set for Saturday, March 1, 2025. Who is performing at Mardi Gras 2025? Headliners for the Mardi Gras Party include Grammy-winning DJ Honey Dijon and UK musician Romy, known from The xx. 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 Sydney WorldPride hit Blak & Deadly: The First Nations Gala Concert is back!. Lighting up City Recital Hall on Thursday 27 February 2025, Faboriginal Steven Oliver returns as host of this night of rainbow variety performance, joined by Aria-award winning hitmaker Emily Wurramara and R&B force of nature Becca Hatch. 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 [] Bursting at the sequinned seams, our expansive Festival program celebrates the entire LGBTQIA+ community, with over 100 electrifying community events, dance parties, theatre and music, culminating with the globally renowned Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 2 March 2024. Tickets to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras events go
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