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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 first Mardi Gras was a protest in 1978, coordinated in solidarity with other gay and lesbian groups around the world on the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in the United States. The 17-day celebration culminates in the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Community groups from around the country will gather on Oxford St, Flinders St, and Anzac Pde for the spectacular march, with their float concepts drawing on the 2025 theme, FREE TO BE. 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. Applications are now open to join the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade!. The world-renowned Sydney Mardi Gras Parade returns to Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025, and we’re inviting our communities to bring to life the 2025 Festival theme Free to be! The 17-day celebration culminates in the world-famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, 1 March 2025. Community groups from around the country will gather on Oxford St, Flinders St, and Anzac Pde for the spectacular march, with their float concepts drawing on the 2025 theme, FREE TO BE. This event, hosted at the City Recital Hall, will celebrate Blak and Queer excellence, with performances that honour First Nations culture and LGBTQIA+SB identities. Also new for 2025 is Mardi Gras + Qtopia, an exciting collaboration with Sydney Mardi Gras Community Partner Qtopia Sydney—the world’s largest centre for queer history and culture. Mardi Gras organisers are preparing for a "leaner" parade this year after last year's event saw a drop in attendance from an expected 250,000 to a reported 120,000. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras runs from 14 February to 2 March 2025. Mardi Gras Members will get first access to tickets from 10.00am (AEDT) – Monday 11 November 2024. The program goes on sale at 10.00am (AEDT) – Friday 15 November 2024. For more information and full program, visit: www.mardigras.org.au for details. 3 March 2025. Over the weekend, thousands came together to celebrate pride at the 47th edition of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. What began as a protest for LGBTQIA+ rights continues as an iconic pillar in the community as a platform for advocacy, connection, visibility, and celebration. Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2025 on Saturday, March 1 The Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is one of the biggest LGBTQIA+ events in the world and the largest Pride event in Oceania, with the Sydney WorldPride Festival Report. Sydney WorldPride was more than a Festival – it was a milestone in the 45-year movement that is Sydney Mardi Gras, a conversation starter, a reminder of our wins and the fight ahead, and now – a memory of a time when Sydney was re-opened to the world for a global family reunion, and a legacy that will live on for decades to come. Taiwan Pride is the largest event of its type in Asia with tens of thousands of visitors descending on the city for the festivities. The four-day event includes a pride parade, a pride village, a drag fest and many, many parties. More queer events: Sydney Mardi Gras releases 2025 lineup How Madrid’s MADO became one of the world’s biggest prides Cape Town Pride Parade & Mardi Gras. Saturday, 01 March 2025 – 11:00 to 21:00 Cape Town Pride Festival 2025. 06 February – 02 March 2025. View Events. Take a The Mardi Gras is the final event of the 2025 Pride month calendar. This years event will be the biggest ever Pride event the City has ever seen. with visitors from the LGBTI+ communities from around the globe. Cape Town Pride once again comes together as the rainbow community of Africa. With such an exciting lineup and promise of unforgettable memories, the Cape Town Pride Parade and Mardi Gras 2025 is the perfect way to kick off the year with love, inclusivity, and unity. Whether you’re marching in the parade, shopping at the Pride Village Market, or soaking in the live performances at Mardi Gras, this event is not to be Get ready to set free pride, diversity, and unbridled joy as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade returns on Saturday 1 March 2025. With over 10,000 marchers and more than 180 spectacular floats, this year's Parade is a dazzling celebration of the 2025 Festival theme, FREE TO BE, honouring the LGBTQIA+ community's resilience, creativity, and unwavering pursuit of Winning entrants may also be promoted on Canva and Sydney Mardi Gras social media channels. Successful applicants will need to submit a project acquittal to Sydney Mardi Gras and Canva before the 31st of March 2025. Failure to do so may disqualify your organisation from future Mardi Gras Grants Programmes. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is proud to be participating once again in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. A contingent of 80 PWDA members will march, wheel, and roll down Oxford Street, under the theme: "Proud and Free to be Me."
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