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Oh we are so back Everyone's favourite Festival kick-off returns to Victoria Park on Sunday 16 February! The rampant rainbow extravaganza brings together every corner of our communities, with dapper dogs, DJs and dancefloors joining over 200 food, retail and community stalls to keep the celebrations going all day long. As street parking around Victoria Park is extremely limited, we recommend taking public transport. Head to Transport NSW to plan your journey. INDUSTRIAL ACTION UPDATE: Due to ongoing industrial action attendees travelling by train are urged to check transportnsw.info alerts and live travel apps before leaving home for the latest advice on Mardi Gras Fair Day is back to kick off Sydney's LGBTQIA+ festival in Victoria Park on Sunday, February 16. More than 70,000 people are expected to join the fun. Go to the content Go to the footer 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. Kick off your Sydney Mardi Gras experience with Fair Day at Victoria Park. Bringing all pockets of the queer community together, Fair Day is a truly special experience. With market stalls, food trucks, drinks, live performances and dancing, it’s easy to see why it took out the award for Best Live Event in NSW, 2023. Here is where Sydney and Australian Pride shines bright. When: 16 February, 2024. 6:00am-7:15am Locations: Bondi Beach, Taylor Square, Victoria Park, Hordern Pavillion & Sydney Town Hall . Progress Pride Flag Raising . An event that is fairly self-explanatory, put this on the list as the event that officially kicks off the Mardi Gras Festival. 5 Tips for Enjoying the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade. My friend Andre who is a Mardi Gras veteran has shared his top 5 tips. Position is everything! Planned to arrive early enough and secure a good spot to see the parade. Keep in mind facilities (toilets, mainly) as you wouldn’t want to walk for blocks when nature calls! 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. Fair Day: Kick off Gay Mardi Gras in Sydney’s Victoria Park with this massive, free community event featuring live performances, food stalls, and LGBTQ+ organizations. Parade: The crown jewel of Mardi Gras, featuring flamboyant floats and over 12,000 participants marching through the streets of Sydney. 2025’s parade will be on March 2. Fair Day at Victoria Park, part of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, is a vibrant celebration for the LGBTQIA+ community. The event features over 200 food, retail, and community stalls, six stages, and six bars. Highlights include the First Nations Circle, Doggywood, Trans Camp, Karaoke Cave, and Drag King Games. After a year’s hiatus, Fair Day roars back to life in 2025, Victoria Park will be filled with the energy, diversity and joy that only Sydney Mardi Gras can deliver. The free community event sees over 70,000 people enjoy the rich tapestry of activities, from the dynamic First Nations Circle and the beloved Doggywood pageant and newcomers Trans Mardi Gras Fair Day returns to Victoria Park on Sunday (photo supplied). 8. Mardi Gras Fair Day. One of the most anticipated Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 events is the welcome return of Fair Day. the long-held tradition for Mardi Gras took a year off last year due to the discovery of asbestos in Victoria Park’s Mulch. Fair Day at Sydney Mardi Gras 2026. Fair Day, is Mardi Gras’ free family-friendly carnival of rainbow festivities, featuring a host of activities for the young and old, the tame and the bold! Stay close to Victoria Park. The Old Clare Hotel has spacious rooms, a great rooftop bar and gorgeous pool. The Event. Awaiting Dates. [a] It includes a variety of events such as the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade and Party, Bondi Beach Drag Races, Harbour Party, the academic discussion panel Queer Thinking, Mardi Gras Film Festival, as well as Fair Day, which attracts 70,000 people to Victoria Park, Sydney. 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 That legacy lives on at Pullman Sydney Hyde Park, perched right across from Hyde Park and within confetti-throwing distance of the Oxford Street parade head. Each year, Pullman Sydney Hyde Park goes full-throttle on Mardi Gras, with exclusive cocktail hours and curated party packages. FAIR DAY CELEBRATIONS KICK OFF THE 2022 SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL! Come one, come all to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day, proudly presented in partnership with American Express. The biggest and best-loved free community event of the season returns to Sydney’s picturesque Victoria Park on Sunday 20 February for an 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. Obviously, the City of Sydney can't endanger people's health by going ahead at Victoria Park, but I really feel for the queer community for whom the fair is the highlight of Mardi Gras, particularly rainbow families. I can only imagine how stressed small business stall-holders must be, too! Mardi Gras Fair Day. Sunday, February 20 Victoria Park The biggest and most colourful event of the opening weekend of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022, Fair Day, returns to Victoria Park on Sunday 20 February for a full day of entertainment and picnicking in the sun.
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