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Although the parade route only takes 30 minutes to complete, official festivities will begin at 6:45pm and end at 11pm. There will be a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony before the parade starts. The 47th annual Sydney Mardi Gras parade features an incredible amount of diversity (photo: Sydney Mardi Gras). Best Mardi Gras Parade Viewing Areas 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 Road closure and Parade Maps: PDF map - Mardi Gras Parade 2025 road closure and clearway map (pdf 1.4MB) Interactive web map - TfNSW Interactive road closure and clearways map to easily view the closures in place for the parade. Parade route - Check out the Mardi Gras parade route map ; Eastern suburbs route diversions. Route 304: Sydney's 46th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is held on Saturday 2 March. The parade travels down Oxford and Flinders Streets to Moore Park. More than 200 floats will take part this year. One of Sydney’s most colourful nights will be in full swing this weekend as thousands are expected to descend on the streets to celebrate the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Sydney Cricket Ground Towards Bondi Junction Moore Park Bus Interchange To Moore Park: Prince Alfred Park Pool, Chalmers St, Stand A Pedestrian walking route Event day road closure from 12pm to 11:30pm Central Station Light rail Mardi Gras Parade Taxi rank Drop off area Event Shuttle bus stop Regular route bus stop Parking Mardi Gras Parade After 16 days of performances, parties and events, the 2025 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival will culminate in its annual parade this Saturday night – setting the streets of the CBD alive with colour and celebrations. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade takes place on the final Saturday of the festival, so the next one is estimated to take place on Saturday 1st March 2025. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade route. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade honors the same path that the bold group in 1978 took – mainly along Oxford Street from Taylor Square to Hyde Park. The Mardi Gras Parade is the finale of the program. Over 300,000 people line the 1.7km long parade route to watch the 8500 participants march, dance and ride their way past. 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 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. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade is a celebration of love, equality, inclusion and pride – most of all, it’s for everyone. We have a free accessible Parade viewing area which has the following features: Flat accessible site. Unobstructed view of the Parade. Please note that there will be a fence separating the viewing area and the Parade route. 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 is expected to be buzzing for one of the biggest nights in the city's social calendar today as thousands are anticipated to march in the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Get those cameras ready because the parade kicks off at 6:30pm, featuring colourful floats designed after this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras theme: “Free to Be.” Make sure you’ve got some energy left for the massive Mardi Gras Party (photo: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras). 11 PM: All roads lead to Hordern Pavilion ABOUT MARDI GRAS Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) is an LGBTQIA+ organisation that hosts the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Festival. There are also other events and supportive initiatives throughout the year. SGLMG began in 1978 as a political protest for equality and now: -celebrates LGBTQIA+ identity-advocates for equality 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule . SCHEDULES & ROUTES. Pearl River Lions Parade 1:00pm view map ; New Orleans East; Krewe of Nefertiti 1:00pm view map ; Friday Feb 1982's Mardi Gras Parade route, showed the starting area beside the Town Hall. The Parade began along George and Liverpool Streets, then onto Oxford and Flinders Streets and into Moore Park. Mardi Gras route, Mardi Gras Guide (Sydney: The Sydney Star, 1982), courtesy Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives PARADE START AREA No public access to Hyde Park South, Liverpool St, College St or Wentworth Ave To Entertainment Quarter parking and Hordern Pavillion College St pedestrian crossing to Stanley St available until 6pm Museum Station closes 5pm Saturday to 4am Sunday ST JAMES STATION SURRY HILLS LIGHT RAIL CENTRAL LIGHT RAIL MOORE MARDI GRAS
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