Mardi Gras Parade
Oxford St and Surrounds
Sat 28 Feb '26
Overview
It starts as a heartbeat — one that's echoed through this city since 1978.
Then the bass drops: the roar of the crowd, the thunder of the Dykes on Bikes, the shimmer of sequins under streetlights. From that first rev to the final float, you can feel it rising — an energy that's wild, defiant, and beautifully alive.
Over 200 floats and 12,000 marchers will bring the night to life, together, they'll transform Sydney's most famous streets into a…
It starts as a heartbeat — one that's echoed through this city since 1978.
Then the bass drops: the roar of the crowd, the thunder of the Dykes on Bikes, the shimmer of sequins under streetlights. From that first rev to the final float, you can feel it rising — an energy that's wild, defiant, and beautifully alive.
Over 200 floats and 12,000 marchers will bring the night to life, together, they'll transform Sydney's most famous streets into a dazzling current of queer celebration and activism.
Join hundreds of thousands of people from Hyde Park to Moore Park as the Parade turns the city electric — a living, breathing spectacle of love, unity, and ecstatic joy.
From free viewing areas to premium grandstands and Accessible Viewing Zones with inclusive amenities and shuttle transfers, the Parade is for everyone — because joy means more when it's shared.
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)