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Learn a simple yet joyful collective dance with professional dancers at this free workshop in the Sydney Opera House Centre for Creativity. Through the Free to Dance program Sydney Opera House will also partner with local LGBTIQA+ community groups participating in the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade, providing rehearsal space and choreography support. All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). 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 For the first time in Mardi Gras’ history, a specially designed Sydney Opera House float will roll up Oxford Street in tonight’s world-famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade. Titled Out at the House, the glittering Sydney Opera House float features a 10-metre sparkling replica of the famous sails, a glitter cannon and a 70-strong group of marching Presented by Sydney Opera House “I’m 36, I’m a comedian, and I’m about to kill my boyfriend” After years of swiping, a permanently single, professionally neurotic stand-up finally meets Mr Right – and then does everything wrong. 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! 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. Join your host, international comedy and cabaret star Reuben Kaye, as he throws open the doors to Australia’s most famous cultural icon — the Sydney Opera House — for a late-night celebration for the ages. Originally conceived for 2023’s Sydney WorldPride, Opera Up Late is a wild ride through the world of opera with a decidedly queer Join your host, international comedy and cabaret star Reuben Kaye, as he throws open the doors to Australia’s most famous cultural icon – the Sydney Opera House – for a late-night celebration for the ages. One of the hits of 2023’s Sydney WorldPride, Opera Up Late is a wild ride through the world of opera with a decidedly queer lens Where: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House When: Tuesday 25 February 2025, 8pm Cost: From $59.90 + booking fee, available via Sydney Opera House website. An Evening Without Kate Bush – Mardi Gras Celebration Embark on a journey through music from classic queer films by the power and elegance of the Sydney Cello Quartet as part of Queer Screen’s 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival. To celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras 2024, sustainable fashion designers Sally Jackson and Gary Bigeni will facilitate a weekend of workshops for adults and kids to create unique and custom-made tote bags for your Mardi Gras celebrations. Ages 5+ | To celebrate Sydney Pride 2024, sustainable fashion designers Sally Jackson and Gary Bigeni will facilitate a weekend of workshops for kids and families to create unique and custom-made costumes for Mardi Gras. 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 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 Kyle Schneider, who was on the Sydney Opera House float, said he was "really excited" to attend his first Mardi Gras. "It's just a great time for everyone to come together and celebrate and allow everyone to be who they are. It's such a beautiful experience," he said. Huge crowds packed the streets to watch this year's celebrations. “Mardi Gras is about inclusion. It’s about celebrating identity, expressing identity, and like, celebrating human nature,” he told AFP before the march. Kyle Schneider, who was on the Sydney Opera House float, said he was “really excited” to attend his first Mardi Gras. Kyle Schneider, who was on the Sydney Opera House float, said he was "really excited" to attend his first Mardi Gras. "It's just a great time for everyone to come together and celebrate and allow everyone to be who they are. It's such a beautiful experience," he said. Huge crowds packed the streets to watch this year's celebrations. Winning Sydney Opera House Mardi Gras 2020 Float supported by EnergyAustralia Image: Nino Tamburri Winning Sydney Opera House Mardi Gras 2020 Float supported by EnergyAustralia Tree Planting Day with EnergyAustralia to contribute to carbon offset
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