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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) is an LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit member-based organisation that produces the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Festival and several other events and supportive initiatives throughout the year. SGLMG is a registered charity and does not have a funding or grants program. 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 early bird gets the first package! Start planning your 2026 Sydney Mardi Gras visit now and get access to popular tickets, convenient accommodation and travel extras all in one place through Sydney Mardi Gras Packages - the official package provider for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. 2026 Sydney Mardi Gras packages are A proud partner of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for 10 consecutive years, University of Sydney is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all genders and sexualities. Learn more about how the University enables a place of work and learning where everyone can thrive and be their authentic selves! 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. 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 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. 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 From literature and storytelling to live music and messages of support, W Sydney is celebrating creative expression, fostering meaningful conversations, and amplifying diverse voices this Mardi Gras. Start the celebrations with Queer Lit, taking over W Sydney's Living Room 'Secret Space' from Monday 24 February - Sunday 2 March. 1. Decorate the Office 💜💚💛. Decorate! Mardi Gras is all about big flashy colors. Turn the holiday into a team building exercise by decorating the office or a specific shared space, such as the kitchen or break room. Check out the incredible artists making Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 a festival for the ages! MARDI GRAS PARTY. The Mardi Gras Party 2025 is here to light up Sydney with a night of unparalleled energy and music. Across six incredible spaces, experience over 8 hours of world-class DJs, jaw-dropping performances, and the electric spirit of the longest 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 As a global city, the City of Sydney is proud to support Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and showcase its diversity to the world. First recognising Mardi Gras as a major festival in 2008, the City of Sydney provided $120,000 in sponsorship in recognition of its significance as a hallmark event and positive impact on the NSW economy. ACON. ACON is Australia’s largest HIV and sexuality and gender diverse health organisation. ACON’s head office is in Sydney and they also have offices in regional centres across New South Wales, providing services and programs locally, state-wide and nationally. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to shimmy, shake and embrace its way once again up Oxford St in Sydney, with the ABC there to capture all the colour and celebration on Saturday Non-stop virtual and in-person parades, conferences and concerts, from Friday 17 February until Sunday 5 March 2023 Sydney’s 2021 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is just around the corner, coming up on Sat 6 March. It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year!. One of the most exciting and significant events on the Australian social calendar (they call it Gay Christmas for a reason!), it’s a fabulous excuse to bring your team together for some fun while celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. 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. 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.
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