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 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. 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 17-day celebration culminates in the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Community groups from around the country will gather on Oxford St, Flinders St, and Anzac Pde for the spectacular march, with their float concepts drawing on the 2025 theme, FREE TO BE. 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 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP Over 11,000 participants are expected to descend on Sydney's streets on Saturday When: 2 March 2025. The official Mardi Gras closing party sees Hill Street and its resident dance-pub The Beresford transform into an epic street party featuring the best house, disco and pop. This event was born from a few milk crates on Hill Street to become the ultimate way to wrap up your Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations. 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. 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. The main parade is held on Saturday 1st March, 2025. Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 Parade. Saturday 1st March, 2025 – The 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade takes over Oxford Street for one of the most spectacular parades featuring elaborate floats, famous faces and over the top dance routines! Watch the Mardi Gras Parade live on ABC iview. On Saturday, you can watch the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade on ABC TV from 7:30 pm this evening in your timezone. ABC iview will stream the Parade telecast live on Saturday, March 1, from 7:30 pm AEDT. After the Parade, Romy, Honey Dijon, Hayla and Leland are headlining the 2025 Mardi Gras Party. 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 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Set your true self free as the Mardi Gras magic makes it's way down the heritage-listed Parade route for one of the largest LGBTQIA+ nighttime parades in the world. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2025-KEY INFORMATION. Written and compiled with assistance of GeminiAI. Sydney ,24 February,2025 “We’re not free until we’re all free to be.” Event Details: Date: Saturday, 1 March 2025; Time: 6:45 PM – 11:00 PM; Location: Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade, Sydney; Theme: FREE TO BE 🚀 FINALE 2025: The Ultimate Closing Party 🚀. 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 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. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras returns for a spectacular 2025 season full of parades, parties, and show-stopping performances. This year, the Mardi Gras theme is ‘free to be’, honouring the decades-long fight for equality and celebrating a future of visibility and acceptance for Australia’s queer community. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Limited Level 2, 81-83 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia ABN 87 102 451 785 T + 61 2 9383 0900 | W: mardigras.org.au The Mardi Gras is best known for the Pride Parade and Party, but also has many other fun events, including the Sissy Ball, Mardi Gras Film Festival, Fair Day, pool parties, exhibitions, live performances, comedy acts, talks and presentations and so much more. Make sure to come and visit the Mardi Gras if you are in Sydney during February / March. The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival returns from 14 February to 2 March 2025 with the theme FREE TO BE. Drinks and hospitality companies including Absolut, Brookvale Union, Applejack, Squealing Pig and Archie Rose are joining the celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride, culture and community.
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