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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. WorldPride 2023 coincided with the 50th Anniversary of the first Australian Gay Pride Week, 45th Anniversary of the first Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and 5th Anniversary of Marriage Equality in Australia. According to the bid document the stated objective of WorldPride Sydney 2023 is to celebrate the diversity of culture and identity in the 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! Everything you need to know for the Sydney Mardi Gras and WorldPride opening concert. By Greta Stonehouse. Topic: LGBT. Thu 23 Feb 2023 Thursday 23 February 2023 Thu 23 Feb 2023 at 6:10pm. WorldPride will span over 17 days with over 300 events across Sydney. In 2019, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was successful in winning the bid to host WorldPride in Sydney in 2023, having Following their submission to host WorldPride 2023, Sydney Mardi Gras won over territories such as Montreal, Canada and Houston, Texas. It will mark the first time WorldPride has been held in the Southern Hemisphere or Asia Pacific. Essentially, Sydney WorldPride is mega Mardi Gras. If you’ve never been to Mardi Gras, 2023 is the year. Sydney WorldPride is an inclusive event. There’s an accessible viewing area at the Mardi Gras Parade that includes a free shuttle to and from public transport, low sensory zones and flat road-level access. Find out more about accessibility at Sydney WorldPride. RELATED: Sydney WorldPride Tickets Are Now On Sale in the U.S. and Canada 25 February: Mardi Gras Party - Enter an adult playground of music and performance at the official Mardi Gras Party, where pleasure awaits you and 10,000+ of your new and old friends at the biggest and longest-running LGBTQIA+ party in the Southern Hemisphere. 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. Sydney Mardi Gras Parade WorldPride will bring over one million visitors to Sydney from all over the globe, for a festival which will include significant new events on top of the annual Mardi Gras program. In 2019 Sydney’s Mardi Gras festival made a $131.1 Million contribution to the NSW economy by bringing over 68,000 visitors to Sydney from interstate and around 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 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2025 on Saturday, March 1; Starts 7.30pm AEDT / 8.30am GMT / 3.30am ET; Watch the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, one of the biggest cultural events of the year in Australia, to Mardi Gras Fair Day | Image: WorldPride Mardi Gras Fair Day. Date: Sun February 19 Location: Gadigal Land, Victoria Park Time: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm. One of the festival’s best-loved events, mardi gras Fair Day brings over 200 different retailers and stalls together for a colourful exploration of food, fashion and entertainment. 2021’s WorldPride will be hosted by Copenhagen, and for 2023 Sydney is in the running along with Montreal and Houston. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Sydney WorldPride will incorporate all the beloved Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras experiences like the Parade, Party, Fair Day and Sissy Ball, but supersized into 200+ event festival. Fat Tuesday is March 4, marking the traditional end of Carnival and the celebration of Mardi Gras. If a trip to New Orleans isn’t in the cards this year, that doesn’t mean you have to skip the celebration altogether. Here are seven Mardi Gras parties and festivals to attend around the region. Samedi Gras 2025. March 1, 11 a.m. Join the ABC, the exclusive broadcast partner, for coverage of pride, progress, and community during the 2025 Mardi Gras celebrations. In 2023, Sydney is welcoming back travelers with a bang by hosting WorldPride 2023 to mark the 45th anniversary of its first Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and the fifth year of Australian Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities and there are lots of ways UNSW students and staff can get involved and celebrate on and off campus. 10.00am - 9.00pm SGLMG and Sydney WorldPride will work in close partnership to deliver the full 2023 Mardi Gras Festival, Parade and Party and the extensive WorldPride programme. Once WorldPride is complete, the Sydney WorldPride entity will be wound up, and any surplus transferred to the SGLMG Public Fund for the benefit of the community.
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