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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 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. Sydney is expected to be buzzing for one of the biggest nights in the city's social calendar today as thousands are anticipated to march in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. 2025 Pride Basketball Australia Tournament 28 Feb 2025 Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days 14 Feb 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 is here! Free to party, 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 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 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 world-renowned Parade returns to Oxford Street to celebrate Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ 46th anniversary. This dazzling display of LGBTQIA+ excellence showcases the beauty and strength of pride and self-expression as we continue the fight for equality. Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 Dates. Friday 14th February – Sunday 2nd March 2025 – The 47th edition of Sydney’s Mardi Gras celebrations return with the theme “Free to Be”. The main parade is held on Saturday 1st March, 2025. Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 Parade The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival will return to Sydney in 2025 for three weeks’ worth of pride celebrations, the organisation behind it announced on Thursday as it revealed the theme and dates. The 17-day celebration will begin on Friday, February 14, and culminate in the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, March 1. 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. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is an event in Sydney, New South Wales attended by hundreds of thousands of people from around Australia and overseas. One of the largest LGBT festivals in the world , Mardi Gras is the largest Pride event in Oceania . Mardi Gras Parade. Date: Sat February 25 Location: Gadigal Land, Oxford Street and Surrounds Time: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm. Praise be, the Mardi Gras Parade is back where it belongs – On Oxford Street! In celebration of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ 45th anniversary, the event returns to its homeland after a few years at the SCG. 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule . Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Cape Town Pride Parade & Mardi Gras. Saturday, 01 March 2025 – 11:00 to 21:00 Pride provides a platform for every part of Cape Town’s LGBT+ community to raise 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 queer community taking over downtown Sydney for a colorful When is Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Many people believe that Mardi Gras is a single day of celebration. Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday” is actually the climax for the Carnival season. Formal Gay Balls and walking parades begin on the twelfth night of Christmas (Kings Night – Jan 6th). Most of the larger balls begin a week or two before Fat 25 February: Mardi Gras Parade Diamond Club; 25 February: Mardi Gras Party; 26 February: Mardi Gras Laneway; 26 February: Domain Dance Party; 1 March: Mardi Gras Kaftana Pool Party; 1-3 March: Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference; 2 March: Blak & Deadly: The First Nations Gala Concert; 3 March: Ultra Violet; 3 March: Mardi Gras Laugh Out Proud Sunshine Coast Mardi Gras: June 2025 (date to be confirmed) The 4th annual Sunshine Coast Mardi Gras will showcase the sunny LGBTIQ+ community and celebrates diversity in a family-friendly event. So get ready to party into the night at the famous Aussie World and hosted by some of the regions top personalities, with a range of performances ️🧡💛💚💙💜The Countdown to Cape Town Pride 2025 has begun! 💜💙💚💛🧡 ️ Three months to go until the Cape Town Pride March and Mardi Gras on Saturday 1st March 2025. The March kicks off in de Waterkant at 11.00 and is free for everyone. Doors to Mardi Gras at Green Point Track open at 11.00 for those not marching.
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