The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is in its 47th year and it's bigger and gayer than ever (yes, that is possible). We're free to be whoever, whenever and wherever. Hosts: Courtney Act and Mon Schafter. Senator Lydia Thorpe takes part in Mardi Gras dressed as Wonder Woman. ( ABC News: Jack Fisher ) Confetti and sparkles started flying when the participants of the very first Mardi Gras in 1978 In Australia, the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade will be streamed live on ABC on TV and on their iView streaming service, which is totally free to watch. Coverage is set to start at 7.30pm AEDT. Abroad? Join the ABC, the exclusive broadcast partner, for coverage of pride, progress, and community during the 2025 Mardi Gras celebrations. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to shimmy, shake and embrace its way once again up Oxford St in Sydney, with the ABC there to capture all the colour and celebration on Saturday Where To Watch The 2025 Mardi Gras Parade. The 2025 Mardi Gras Parade will be broadcast live on ABC TV and streamed on ABC iView on Saturday, March 2, from 7:30 pm. Where Is The 2025 Mardi Gras Parade? The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade. More than 200,000 people have taken to Sydney’s Oxford Street to celebrate the 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who m The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade returns to Oxford Street on Saturday, March 1, 2025, and the ABC will broadcast the event live at 7:30 Pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. Here’s the Lowdown: Courtney Act and Mon Schafter will host the broadcast, with Jeremy Fernandez and Mel Buttle reporting from the [] On Saturday ABC screens the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade once again. NITV is also getting in the mood, having screened a number of LGBTQIA+ titles this week, all can still be seen at SBS on Demand, with a few more to come. ABC: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 7:30pm Saturday March 1 ABC Hosts: The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to shimmy, shake and embrace its way once again up Oxford St in Sydney, with the ABC there to capture all the colour and celebration on Saturday 1 March at 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. Sydney's 45th Mardi Gras parade, Saturday, February 25, 2023. ABC News: Kevin Nguyen (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to shimmy, shake and embrace its way up Oxford St once again, with the ABC there to capture all the colour and celebration on Saturday, March 1 at 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. 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 The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade returns to Oxford Street on Saturday, March 1, 2025, and the ABC will broadcast the event live at 7:30 PM on ABC TV and ABC iview. Here’s the Lowdown: Courtney Act and Mon Schafter will host the broadcast, with Jeremy Fernandez and Mel Buttle reporting from the parade route. The broadcast will The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will be held on Saturday night. (ABC News: Mridula Amin) The parade dates back to 1978, when homosexuality was still illegal in NSW. The new footage of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in 1978 shows crowds of revellers clad in capes and flags, contrasted with violent arrests by police. abc.net.au/news The ABC is again hosting the live broadcast of the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade with a lineup of queer talent tonight. Tonight, this year’s Mardi Gras Parade will see thousands of people march and dance up Oxford Street in Sydney. Poster for the first Mardi Gras in Sydney, 1978, designed by Chris Jones.(Supplied: Ken Davis)The event would mark the ninth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, an uprising that led to New footage of the first Sydney Mardi Gras parade shows crowds of revellers clad in capes and flags dancing down Oxford Street, contrasted with violent arrests by police in Kings Cross.
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