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Sydney is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends in years as the international WorldPride event officially opens and Mardi Gras returns to its historic home. The ABC has announced a talented and diverse group of presenters who will host the Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert and the 45th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert will kick off on Friday, 24th February, at 7.30pm and will be broadcast on ABC TV, ABC iview, and live 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! Non-stop virtual and in-person parades, conferences and concerts, from Friday 17 February until Sunday 5 March 2023 Sydney Mardi Gras festivities are going supersized with a citywide glow-up in 2023 and Sydney's queen of pop is coming home Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert will be hosted by Casey Donovan The ABC has announced the group of presenters who will host the Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert and the 45th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, all set to celebrate community and pride in back-to-back events. Meanwhile, Kylie Minogue and recent Grammy-award winner Kim Petras are set to perform at the Opening Concert; a Mardi Gras fair will be hosted at Victoria Park in Chippendale in Sydney's inner-city; and a WorldPride Human Rights Conference at the Darling Harbour's International Convention and Exhibition Centre for three days in early March. WorldPride kicks off with Kylie Minogue headlining opening concert. By Olivia Ireland. February 24, 2023 — 10.01pm Sydney Mardi Gras CEO Albert Kruger says WorldPride would allow Australians In short: Crowds lined Oxford Street, Flinders Parade and Anzac Parade on Saturday night for this Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. NSW Police officers were allowed to march, despite Australia’s Queen of Pop Kylie Minogue built a bridge between her concert and Mardi Gras celebrations from the stage of her opening Sydney show at Qudos Bank Arena. See the pictures. After Australia’s Queen of Pop Kylie Minogue built a bridge between her concert and Mardi Gras celebrations from the stage of her opening Sydney show at Qudos Bank Arena. See the pictures. After 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 To commemorate the start of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025, join us by the shores of Bondi Beach on Gadigal, Bidjigal and Birrabirragal Lands. Free to join, First Nations First Light marks the official commencement of the annual LGBTQIA+SB celebrations welcoming festival-goers onto the unceded and sacred Lands and honours the longest Gil Beckwith, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO, said “Each year, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras brings people from all corners of the globe together for a celebration of community, visibility, and progress. The 2025 festival embodies this spirit, reflecting the resilience, creativity, and unity of our LGBTQIA+ communities. 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. Australia’s Queen of Pop Kylie Minogue built a bridge between her concert and Mardi Gras celebrations from the stage of her opening Sydney show at Qudos Bank Arena. See the pictures. After Jeremy is one of the ABC’s most high-profile and versatile presenters, hosting everything from rolling news to state and federal elections and live broadcasts of New Year’s Eve and the Sydney Mardi Gras. He co-hosted the Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert broadcast for the ABC and was a host and moderator at the award-winning SWP Human Crowds packed out the Domain in Sydney to witness a galaxy of stars, including Kylie Minogue and Jessica Mauboy, take to the stage for the WorldPride opening concert last night.. It is the first – 2 x dedicated social media posts via Sydney Mardi Gras channels – Dedicated event listing page on the Sydney Mardi Gras website – 1 x dedicated mention in the Sydney Mardi Gras Newsletter – Inclusion in the social media, newsletter and website ‘What’s On Today’ – Use of the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras Festival Events branding pack 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.
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