Mardi Gras Parade
Special events

Colourful, outrageous and inspiring, Sydney Mardi Gras Parade is an unmissable night-time demonstration of LGBTQI pride and you are invited to be a part of it.

This is a free event.

  • When

    3 March

    7.45pm-10pm

  • Where

    Oxford and Flinders Streets
    Taylor Square,
    Darlinghurst, New South Wales

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    Wheel Chair Access

  • Cost

    Free

Need information about getting to the Parade and the best spots to watch? Click here for information about the Parade route.

Click here for the official Parade map.

In 1978 it started as a celebration that was met with police batons and prosecutions. More than three decades later, it has evolved into a riot of vibrant energy, outrageous floats, lavish costumes, stunning designs and wild dancing. 

Join us on March 3rd, from 7.45pm for one of Sydney’s most loved celebrations. As more than 9000 people make their way down Oxford and Flinders Streets in a rainbow extravaganza of LGBTQI pride, hundreds of thousands of spectactors line the Darlinghurst streets to watch the glittering procession of exotic costumes and political slogans. 

Grab a spot on the sidelines or watch the parade from the balcony of an Oxford St bar. Cheer as Dykes on Bikes rev their engines at the front of the parade. Copy the dance moves of the Asian marching boys. See gay and lesbian police officers march alongside student pride groups, and Jewish and Arabic gays and lesbians. Mix with queer lifesavers from Bondi Beach!

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