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Thousands of tourists are flying into the city for the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrations which have been turbo-charged with the city hosting World Pride at the same time. The mural was painted by artist Scott Marsh and showed a man lounging in leather gear while wearing a bear head, he is reclining on a Pride flag. A police investigation is underway after vandals defaced a controversial “kink and BDSM-inspired” WorldPride mural in Sydney’s CBD overnight, following calls from locals to take it down. The mural featured a 'bear' of a man wearing a harness and a furry character on his a head while being reclined on a couch with a pride flag and a can of beer. It was commissioned by a consortium of independently operated retail, hospitality and entertainment businesses around York, Clarence and Kent Streets to promote local shops during the A recently painted mural at one of Sydney's busiest bus stations has received backlash with the city hosting the internationally renowned event which runs in conjunction with Mardi Gras. Indigenous Sydney drag performer Felicia Foxx has appeared on a stunning Mardi Gras mural, one of five around the country honouring queer activists and artists. Ahead of Mardi Gras, Instagram partnered with LGBTIQ+ creators and artist to install the five murals Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth and Brisbane to champion each city’s “Rising In 2023 Dylan Mooney’s 혚혵혪혭혭 혛혩혳혪혷혪혯혨 40 metre mural was commissioned for Sydney WorldPride. The work celebrates love, community, and queer joy. Located in Darlinghurst, keep an eye out for Dylan's mural over the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival this weekend. A controversial mural has been graffitied with black paint during Sydney's 2023 WorldPride festival. The mural is of a Vladimir Putin with teddy bear mask drinking a white Russian in bondage Associate Professor Lee Wallace, Director of the Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre at the University of Sydney, said: “The Centre is extremely proud to be part of Rainbow City with a mural of lights and to be commemorating 45 years of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which has always countered violence and Each mural features a quote from the featured creator (s) sharing what they ‘Rise’ for, which is the theme of Mardi Gras 2021. The QR code on each mural takes viewers to the ‘Safe & Strong 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 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. Today A same-sex couple have been immortalised in a Mardi Gras mural in Sydney — but they’ve endured a lot to get to where they are today. Rhian Deutrom. 3 min read. March 2, 2019 - 8:58AM. The University of Sydney is proud to participate in the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG).. This year marks the University of Sydney’s 10th year in the SGLMG parade, and is an opportunity to celebrate how much the LGBTQIA+ community has achieved in creating a more inclusive place to learn, work and grow. MobTix returns for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025, presented in partnership with ACON’s First Nations Health Programs. Sydney Mardi Gras is committed to working closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to celebrate and elevate First Nations LGBTQIA+SB culture. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges that our events take place on Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Darug and Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin. Non-stop virtual and in-person parades, conferences and concerts, from Friday 17 February until Sunday 5 March 2023 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges that our events take place on Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Darug and Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin. The original Mardi Gras was a time of protest. More than 50 people were arrested, with many more beaten and others outed by the media in 1978. The marches for Pride in Protest aim to bring people
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