Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 as it happened: Thousands line Oxford Street to celebrate city’s LGBTQ community By Megan Gorrey , Nick Newling and Lucy Macken Updated March 1, 2025 — 11.17pm first Revellers at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 2024. Credit: Jenny Evans/Getty Images We will be bringing you updates from the Hyde Park marshalling area before the march kicks off 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 Sydney is set to be awash in glitter and colour as crowds hit the CBD for the 47th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. See all the pictures here. Revellers took to the streets ahead of the 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 Sydney Morning Herald Entertainment There is only one place in Sydney on Mardi Gras night to rival Oxford Street for sequins, fishnets, glitter and bare skin: Qudos Bank Arena foyer half an In 2025, Mardi Gras Festival runs from Friday, February 14 to Sunday, March 2 — with the Mardi Gras Parade itself falling on Saturday, March 1 in 2025. Where does Mardi Gras take place in Sydney? 2,735 likes, 10 comments - sydneymorningherald on March 1, 2025: "Music is blasting from nearly every door on Oxford Street and all balconies and windows are packed as Sydney comes alive for Mardi Gras. See more at the link in bio. Photos: @dion_georgopoulos, Getty Images ". Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) members are set to vote on whether police will be allowed to attend the major event at this Saturday’s annual general meeting, The Sydney Morning Herald Mardi Gras took on tremendous significance. AIDS activist Bill Whittaker noted, that ‘many of us know people who just wanted to live until one more Mardi Gras, it was so important in their lives. And they did, and still do’. 2. Sydney Mardi Gras today. Mardi Gras has grown to be one of the major events of the Sydney calendar. Megan Gorrey is the Sydney editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, covering urban affairs. Connect via Twitter or email . Nick Newling is a reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. On Wednesday morning, Mardi Gras chief executive Gil Beckwith said alternatives for Fair Day would be assessed, but the event had been 12 months in the planning and it was unlikely the When is the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras? The Sydney Morning Herald will be running live coverage of the event throughout the night, with journalists and photographers on the ground. You can also Mardi Gras 2025 in photos 37 Images Tens of thousands of spectators are lining the streets of Oxford Street to watch the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade. Sydney Morning Herald. Everything you need to know for the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras. When is the 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras? The festival is being held from February 14 to March 2, with this year Mardi Gras has kicked off with a rainbow bang, with thousands lining up along Oxford Street to catch a glimpse of the famous Mardi Gras parade, and some famous faces spotted in the crowd. In the days following the Sydney Morning Herald published the names, occupations and addresses of people facing charges. [12] In 1997 a small group of people who were part of the 1978 events contributed to planning the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Mardi Gras parade in 1998. The theme for the 47th annual parade is “free to be”. Sydney Mardi Gras chief executive Gil Beckwith said it was a night to celebrate the “strength, beauty and resilience of our LGBTQIA+ Members of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have narrowly voted against three contentious resolutions that would have prevented NSW Police from marching in the 2025 parade. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Board said having police participate in the march “could intensify the current feelings of sorrow and distress” in the LGBTQ community grieving over the
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