Nine Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras That Aren't Just Watching the Parade

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Nine Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras That Aren't Just Watching the Parade

Dance with drag queens to the early morning, don a kaftan for a poolside soirée or get down with 12,000 other Sydneysiders at an epic party.

Sissy Ball 2019

Carriageworks will host a vogue dance floor inspired by NYC's legendary ballrooms.

Mardi Gras Festival Club

Keep the Mardi Gras celebrations going all night with DJs, drag and burlesque.

Queer Art After Hours 2019

Celebrate Mardi Gras with a night of queer art, music and drinks at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Strictly Kaftan Party

Don your best kaftan for this poolside Mardi Gras party.

Mardi Gras Parade and Party 2019

Australia's biggest LGBTQI+ celebration takes over Sydney on the first Saturday of March.

Blackout Mardi Gras After-Party

Hit The Lansdowne post-parade for one one, but two incluse parties headed up by Saturgay and All Sorts.

Club Briefs

This adults-only show features the world's best queer cabaret and circus artists.

Requiem Mass: A Queer Divine Rite

Hear the Sydney Chamber Choir in an all-new work celebrating LGBTQI+ identity.

Mardi Gras Film Festival 2019

Sydney's annual celebration of queer cinema returns with high-profile biopics, werewolf thrillers and a lesbian love story that was initially banned in Kenya.

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