
Countdown to the 2024 Festival
Ready for our future? The countdown is on for the 2024 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival – kicking off 16 February. From working at Sydney Mardi Gras, volunteering with us or hosting a stall at Fair Day – there’s so many ways you can get involved with the 2024 Festival.

Latest News
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2024 Parade date and Festival theme announced
The streets of Sydney will once again shine with pride and diversity as the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade returns to Oxford St, Flinders St and Anzac Pde on Saturday 2 March 2024. This year, the parade is centred around the 2024 Festival theme Our Future…
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LGBTQIA+ groups throw support behind the Yes vote on the Voice
Almost six years after the national postal survey on marriage equality, LGBTQIA+ groups around the country have united in support of the Voice to parliament.
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Now and the next 45 years
Welcome to a very special installment of Queer Thinking – Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras are celebrating our 45th anniversary in 2023 and over this four-part series we’re taking you on a journey through time as we tell the full story of one of the largest pride movements in the world. From the protest of 1978, […]

Celebrating the first WorldPride in the Southern Hemisphere
This year over a million Festival attendees celebrated LGBTQIA+SB pride, excellence and self-expression at the first WorldPride in the Southern Hemisphere. Learn more about the impact and re-live every moment below.

Sydney WorldPride 2023
Official After Movie
2024 Festival dates: 16 Feb – 3 March
First Nations People
We are committed to working closely with First Nations communities to celebrate and elevate First Nations LGBTQIA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy culture.


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Brought to you with pride
Our festival would not be possible without the support of our partners who have an ongoing commitment to the community and what it stands for.