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 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? 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. 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 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 [] 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. 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 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. 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 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 Kylie Minogue made sure fans knew she was touching down at Sydney Airport on Friday.. While many celebrities wear dark clothes to keep their arrival in Australian under wraps, the award-winning The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is an event in Sydney, the parade was filmed by the ABC TV and shown on Sunday 6 March at 8.30 pm. 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 The Mardi Gras Parade. When: Saturday, March 1, 6:45pm to 11pm Where: Oxford St, Flinders St and Anzac Parade, Sydney Tickets: free, with tickets to special parade viewing areas, more info (some sold out) The Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is now in its 47th year and is the jewel in the crown of the two-week Mardi Gras festival. 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. 79K Followers, 1,931 Following, 3,057 Posts - Sydney Mardi Gras (@sydneymardigras) on Instagram: "2025 FESTIVAL: 14 FEB - 2 MARCH TICKETS ON SALE NOW! "
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