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The 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras Festival is gearing up with unmissable parties across the city, building spaces to celebrate, connect,

and bring the LGBTQIA+ community together like never before.

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MARDI GRAS PARTY

Set yourself free at the biggest overnight LGBTQIA+ party in Australasia. Mardi Gras Party has been the beating heart of the Festival for over 40 years, bringing together over 10,000 people on the biggest night of Sydney’s party calendar.

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ULTRA VIOLET

Get ready for the ultimate LGBTQIA+ women’s event as we take over the grounds of the National Art School for Ultra Violet! Spread across four stages, the day-to-night party will feature international, interstate and local DJs, bands and performers spread across four fierce stages. Friends and chosen family approved, Ultra Violet is the LGBTQIA+ women’s event of the year.
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LANEWAY

It’s the big finsh you’ve all been waiting for… Laneway! The street party to sends off the Festival returns in 2025 taking over The Beresford and Hill Street on Sunday 2 March. As the only official Festival closing party, Laneway was born from a few milk crates on Hill Street to become the ultimate way to wrap up your Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations.

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HOT TRANS SUMMER

Feeling nautical? We’ve checked the forecast and are happy to declare 2025 a HOT TRANS SUMMER! Luxury venue Glass Island will set sail with an all trans and gender diverse line up, curated by and for the trans and gender diverse community.
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KAFTANA POOL PARTY

Let’s get frock’d! Kaftana Pool Party is back at ivy Pool in 2025 and this campery simply cannot be missed. Think swaying palm trees, looks and locks galore and a bar with the cocktails of your dreams… need more convincing? Didn’t think so.
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PARADISO POOL PARTY

Paradiso Pool Party is the ultimate ticket to soak up the best of Sydney summer. Come one, come all as Mardi Gras-goers from across the globe head to the hottest city pool for the official pool party of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. The cabanas are calling… it’s time to welcome in Parade week with renowned DJs and performances all night long.
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