Telecommunications company Optus has been named as the Premier Network partner with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2022 and 2024, and Sydney WorldPride 2023. Optus managing director marketing […]
News and event updates
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Your 2022 Festival line-up is here!
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival makes a grand return this month (18 February – 6 March) with a jam-packed program of events, performances, exhibitions and community activities. […]
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An update on our 2022 Festival
Last week the NSW Government extended the Public Health Order prohibiting singing and dancing until at least February 28. Because of this extension, Paradiso Pool Party, Kaftana Pool Party and Sissy Ball can no […]
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An important update on Party 2022
It’s with very heavy hearts we must advise that Party will no longer take place in 2022. The team at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has worked tirelessly with NSW […]
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Creating Inclusive Workplaces
Written by CEO Albert Kruger LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the workplace plays a vital role in making sure everyone feels safe and comfortable in bringing their whole selves to work. The […]
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2021 ANNUAL REPORT
THE YEAR TO RISE A MESSAGE FROM CEO ALBERT KRUGER Throughout 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to test our country, sending many of us into lockdowns and long periods of […]
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Today is World AIDS Day
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was formed in 1978 when the police violently descended on a street festival bravely celebrating gay rights when homosexuality was still illegal. From that […]
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Mardi Gras has enjoyed a fantastic partnership with SBS
Mardi Gras has enjoyed a fantastic partnership with SBS over the last eight years and while this chapter is coming to a close, we are proud of all we have […]
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Sydney Mardi Gras comes home to the ABC
The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will be broadcast on ABC Radio and ABC Television from next year in a three-year deal announced today. The ABC has also […]