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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 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP Over 11,000 participants are expected to descend on Sydney's streets on Saturday Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. 48th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. 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! Dykes on Bikes open this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. (ABC News: Jack Fisher) The group is the country's longest-running female motorcycle club, and one of the country's oldest Though it has rained on several Mardi Gras parades (notably with heavy downpours prior to, and drizzle during, the parade in 1995, and heavy rainfall during the parade in 2004), this has never stopped the parade. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is regarded internationally as one of the world's biggest and best LGBTQI marches and festivals As Australia's largest LGBTQIA+ celebration, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras brings a burst of colour and creativity to the city each year. Running from 14 February to 2 March 2025, the blockbuster program this year includes more than 100 community events, dance parties, theatre and music, all taking place over 17 glorious summer days. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. 395,716 likes · 3,720 talking about this · 105,704 were here. ️ SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS ️⚧️ 2025 FESTIVAL: 14 FEB - 2 MARCH 2025 PARADE: 1 MARCH GET Join the live broadcast of the 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, exclusive on ABC iview and ABC TV. #MardiGrasABCStream Sydney Gay and Lesbian M 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. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Set your true self free as the Mardi Gras magic makes it's way down the heritage-listed Parade route for one of the largest LGBTQIA+ nighttime parades in the world. 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. Tickets to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras events go on sale to the general public at 10am AEDT Monday 20 November. Mardi Gras Members will get early access to tickets from 10am Wednesday 15 November. “Our Future is not just a theme but a call to action, a bold invitation to define and shape our path forward as a community. Applications are now open for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Grants proudly supported by Canva in 2025. As part of Canva and SGLMG’s ongoing commitment to inclusion and empowering the LGBTQIA+ community, these grants aim to foster creativity, inclusivity, and meaningful participation in the Parade. PLAN YOUR PARADE EXPERIENCE. Location: Oxford Street, Flinders Street, Anzac Parade Parade – Sydney CBD, Darlinghurst, Moore Park and surrounds. Date: Saturday 1 March 2025 All Mardi Gras Parade attendees, including ticketholders to Taylor Square Takeover, Accessible Viewing Area, Sideshow and Club Cindy are encouraged to plan their trip to and from Parade before heading out on Saturday 1 Sydney's Oxford Street was buzzing on Saturday night as thousands of revellers clapped, cheered and danced to celebrate the 47th annual Mardi Gras parade. More than 10,000 people marched with all 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. 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! parade. The cards told us it would be a night to remember, and with 200,000 of you on our streets celebrating pride- it absolutely was! As always, our fearless protectors, Dykes on Bikes, the First Nations Community Float and our beloved 78ers led the way for over 12,000 marchers as they bring to life the 2024 Festival theme Our Future 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!
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