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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 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? Stream the Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025 free on ABC iview and ABC TV from 7.30pm Saturday, March 1. Posted Yesterday at 1:03am Fri 28 Feb 2025 at 1:03am , updated 16h ago 16 hours ago The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade. As one of the largest LGBTQIA+ parades in the world, the event will feature over 200 floats, including those from Dykes on Bikes, LGBTQIA+SB First Nations communities, and the beloved 78ers—the activists who led the first Mardi Gras 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 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 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 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. Mardi Gras teased a “final performer” will also drop on Feburary 14, just a week before the February 24 party. Sydney singer-songwriter MAY-A will headline UltraViolet on Saturday, February 17. She’ll join a lineup of DJs as the popular LGBTQIA+ women’s party makes a Mardi Gras debut. Watch the Mardi Gras Parade live on ABC iview. On Saturday, you can watch the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade on ABC TV from 7:30 pm this evening in your timezone. ABC iview will stream the Parade telecast live on Saturday, March 1, from 7:30 pm AEDT. After the Parade, Romy, Honey Dijon, Hayla and Leland are headlining the 2025 Mardi Gras Party. When is Sydney Mardi Gras in 2025? This year, Sydney Mardi Gras falls on Friday, February 14 until Sunday, Mar 2, 2025. When is the Sydney Mardi Gras parade in 2025? The main event of Mardi Gras is the parade. This year, the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is set to take over Oxford Street, Flinders Street and Anzac Parade Saturday 1 March 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. New footage of the first Sydney Mardi Gras parade shows crowds of revellers clad in capes and flags dancing down Oxford Street, contrasted with 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: Check out the incredible artists making Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 a festival for the ages! MARDI GRAS PARTY. The Mardi Gras Party 2025 is here to light up Sydney with a night of unparalleled energy and music. Across six incredible spaces, experience over 8 hours of world-class DJs, jaw-dropping performances, and the electric spirit of the longest SBS Director of Television and Online Content, Marshall Heald said: “SBS is proud to be the official broadcast partner for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for the eighth year running. Mardi Gras is a celebration of diversity, inclusion and acceptance, which is at the core of what we do at SBS with our programming. This year’s history 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's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is upon us – having officially kicked off on Valentine's Day and culminating this Saturday 2 March for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. But aside from the parade, there are plenty of events popping up around town from a variety of queer groups, brands and people who know how to party. Courtney Act, Mon Schafter, Jeremy Fernandez & Mel Buttle join annual celebrations along Oxford St. 7:30pm Saturday on ABC. The Wonders Of Europe SBS Steven Spielberg: The New Hollywood Prodigy SBS Space Invaders 9 Movie: Get Shorty 9 RuPaul's Drag Race Stan Sydney’s Mardi Gras events have officially commenced as the Progress Pride Flag was raised on Friday night. The 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras is hosting over 100 events from February 14 to March 2, featuring a mix of wild parties, political talks, comedy acts, musical performances, art installations, and more.
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