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The organisation have already locked in dates for the 48th LGBTQIA+ celebration down under to return next year – with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras making its glittering returns 13 February – 1 March 2026. So mark it in your travel calendars and keep your eyes peeled on Guidetogay.com for all the updates. The dates are set for the biggest LGBTQIA+ celebration down under to return next year – with the 48th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras making its glittering returns 13 February – 1 March 2026. For more information, visit: www.mardigras.org.au for details. Image: Mardi Gras Parade 2025 – photo by Georgia Jane Griffiths The word "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday" in the French language. Celebrations include festivals, parades, dancing and feasting before the fasting starting on Ash Wednesday Days to Mardi Gras 2026. Tuesday, February 17th is day number 48 of the 2026 calendar year with 11 months, 16 days until Mardi Gras 2026. Calendar with 2026 Celebrations and Holidays of Australia. Mardi Gras. 17 Tue Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race. Mardi Gras and other holidays celebrated in Australia in the year 2026. 17 February 2026: Tuesday: Mardi Gras: 9 February 2027: Tuesday: Mardi Gras: 29 February Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras New South Wales; Pinocchio Day; 24 Tue World Bartender Day; Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras New South Wales; World Spay Day; 25 Wed Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras New South Wales; Pistol Patent Day; 26 Thu Thermos Day; Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras New South Wales; Letter to an Elder Day; Carpe Diem The theme of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Free to Be. The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is set to attract huge crowds on 1 March. Credit: AAP. Next Date; Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2025: 03/02/2025: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2026: 03/02/2026: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2027: 03 Stick around for the Mardi Gras CEO and Co-Chairs catch-up (12:20 pm), where you’ll get the latest on the organisation’s vision and future. From there, pay a visit to the Dykes on Bikes stall to meet the legends who kick off every Mardi Gras Parade, and head to Trans Summer Camp, a welcoming space for transgender and gender-diverse To allow for greater inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community it represents (including those identifying as bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual), on 17 November 2011 the festival and event organisers changed the event name to "Sydney Mardi Gras". On the same date the organisation reverted to its former name, "Sydney Gay & Lesbian 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. The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is proudly supported by Principal Partner American Express, Presenting Partner Coles Group and Government Partner of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival, the City of Sydney. THE DETAILS. Festival dates: 14 Feb – 2 March 2025 Parade date: 1 March 2025 Festival theme: FREE TO BE 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. Mardi Gras+: Entries to host your event as part of the open-access Festival program ‘Mardi Gras+’ open today, 15 August. Sydney Mardi Gras also announces the return of American Express as Principal Partner of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for the 2025 and 2026 Festivals. Samuel Barnett stars in this award-winning show, playing during the Sydney Mardi Gras (photo supplied). 4. Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen. The Sydney Opera House will be getting involved in the Sydney Mardi Gras this year by hosting this darkly comedic one-man show starring Tony and Olivier-nominated actor Samuel Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-380: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 5: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 The early bird gets the first package! Start planning your 2026 Sydney Mardi Gras visit now and get access to popular tickets, convenient accommodation and travel extras all in one place through Sydney Mardi Gras Packages - the official package provider for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. 2026 Sydney Mardi Gras packages are Join us as we remember the past, reflect on the present and look to the future. During the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, we gather at sunrise to commemorate those in our communities we’ve lost, celebrate the progress we’ve made toward a stronger society, and re-commit to ending bigotry and prejudice in all its forms. Experience a week in another world with this epic Mardi Gras highlight package including seven nights' hotel accommodation, Sydney Harbour helicopter and Hunter Valley wine tours plus VIP access to: Sissy Ball, Taylor Square Takeover, Mardi Gras Party and Laneway.
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