Event information
- When
- 13 February 2026 - 1 March 2026
- Where
Various locations, Sydney NSW
- Categories
- Festivals and Celebrations
- Community Event
- Concert or Performance
- Accessibility
- Welcomes people with access needs
- Cost
- $0.00 to $200.00
- Facilities
- Bar
- Car park
- Family Friendly
- Pop Up Wine Bar
- Public Toilet
Overview of this event
This is Mardi Gras unleashed – a full-bodied celebration of queer brilliance, delicious chaos, and pure, unfiltered pride. Festivities kick off with the Progress Pride Flag Raising at Sydney Town Hall, where the Progress Pride Flag flies high– a bright, defiant signal that the festival has officially begun. Then it's game on: Ultra Violet at City Recital Hall brings fierce femme energy and luminous beats; Black Cherry turns up the trans joy with unapologetic heat and hypnotic rhythm. Fair Day is the community heart — dogs, drag, lovers, legends, and laughter filling Victoria Park with all shades of fabulous. Then it's Laugh Out Proud, where the comedy's sharp, the crowd's loud, and no one's safe from a punchline.
When the sun hits right, slip into something scandalous for Kaftana and Paradiso Pool Parties — two aquatic dreams where the fashion's as wet as the cocktails. Then feast your senses at the Mardi Gala Ball: Taste the Love — Sydney's most glamorous dinner party, where indulgence, style, and a little mischief meet under the chandeliers. Finally, all roads lead to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Glitter Club (Taylor Square Takeover), the world's most joyous street spectacular, our reimagined and iconic Party — before the final, gloriously messy send-off at Laneway. This is Ecstatica— wild, proud, and utterly unstoppable.
Contact details
Information about this event is managed by the event coordinator and is subject to change. Contact the event coordinator for more information.
Getting there
Various locations, Sydney NSW
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