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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 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. Also new for 2025 is Mardi Gras + Qtopia, an exciting collaboration with Qtopia Sydney, the world’s largest centre for queer history and culture; and the Sydney Opera House will present Feeling 3 Night Mardi Gras Package; 4 Night Mardi Gras Package; 7 Night Mardi Gras Package; Experience Sydney; Photo Galleries; Get involved. Ways to Contribute; Volunteers; Artists and Producers; Work with Us; Support Networks; Our Partners; Become a Partner; Become a Member; About Us. Who we are. History; Strategic Plan; Our Committees; 2024 Police Mardi Gras + The Mardi Gras + open-access program showcases the creativity of LGBTQIA+ artists, communities, and venues across Sydney. This year’s standouts include the glittering Solid Pink Disco featuring drag superstar Trixie Mattel, where vibrant pink fashion and infectious party vibes combine for the ultimate dancefloor experience. Mardi Gras Party. When: 1 March 2025. Let loose at the biggest overnight LGBTQIA+ party in Australasia, featuring Honey Dijon, Romy (Live) and Hayla. The Mardi Gras Party has been the beating heart of the festival for over 40 years, bringing together more than 10,000 people on the biggest night of Sydney’s party calendar. Laneway. When: 2 The overarching theme in Mardi Gras' 47th year: "free to be", which nods to the fight for equality, while also championing individuality and the strength of community. "Each year, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras brings people from all corners of the globe together for a celebration of community, visibility and progress. The 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras program goes on sale at 10am AEDT, Friday 15 November. Festival dates: 14 Feb – 2 March 2025. Parade date: 1 March 2025. Festival theme: FREE TO BE. mardigras.org.au. FREE TO BE. SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS 2025. 14 FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH . Abercrombie has teamed up with some of Sydney’s most sought-after LGBTQIA+ tastemakers and party institutions to curate a Mardi Gras program that celebrates individuality, diversity and connection under the theme FREE TO BE. Samuel Barnett stars in this award-winning show, playing during the Sydney Mardi Gras (photo supplied). 4. Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen. The Sydney Opera House will be getting involved in the Sydney Mardi Gras this year by hosting this darkly comedic one-man show starring Tony and Olivier-nominated actor Samuel 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. Gil Beckwith, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO, said “Each year, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras brings people from all corners of the globe together for a celebration of community, visibility, and progress. The 2025 festival embodies this spirit, reflecting the resilience, creativity, and unity of our LGBTQIA+ communities. 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. Sydney Mardi Gras supports the Companion Card program and you can access your complimentary Companion Card ticket through our official ticketing providers. You can create an accessible Companion Card booking by submitting a request/enquiry on the individual event listings on Moshtix (by clicking ‘Accessibility’ next to the event name) or Queer Thinking, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ program of talks that brings together trailblazers, provocateurs and thought leaders from across the world for two days of inspiring discourse returns to Carriageworks on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February. Sydney Mardi Gras supports the Companion Card program and you can access your complimentary Companion Card ticket through our official ticketing providers. You can create an accessible Companion Card booking by submitting a request/enquiry on the individual event listings on Moshtix (by clicking ‘Accessibility’ next to the event name) or 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. Get those cameras ready because the parade kicks off at 6:30pm, featuring colourful floats designed after this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras theme: “Free to Be.” Make sure you’ve got some energy left for the massive Mardi Gras Party (photo: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras). 11 PM: All roads lead to Hordern Pavilion Presented by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and the Art Gallery of New South Wales Join us in celebrating the diversity, resilience and creativity of the LGBTQIA+ community at this special event. A platform for LGBTQIA+ artists, performers and storytellers, the annual Queer Art After Hours at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is a testament
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