Mardi Gras Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:04:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Mardi Gras Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras 32 32 The 2025 Mardi Gras Theme & Dates Have Been Announced! /news/the-2025-mardi-gras-theme-dates-have-been-announced/232503 /news/the-2025-mardi-gras-theme-dates-have-been-announced/232503#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:04:51 +0000 /?p=232503 The theme and 2025 dates for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival have been announced! Mardi Gras will return to Sydney from February 14 – March 2 next year, marking its 47th ...

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Mardi Gras Received $1.1 Million Injection To Run 2024 Festival, 2025 Plans Revealed /news/mardi-gras-2024-injection/230834 Tue, 14 May 2024 06:34:17 +0000 /?p=230834 Festivities for the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras are expected to be stripped back significantly following a recovery package of $1.1million from the NSW Government and City of ...

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Before A Fall: An Art Exhibition That Questions Pride /artsentertainment/before-a-fall-an-art-exhibition-that-questions-pride/220921 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:06:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=220921 Before a fall is the second part of a common axiom warning of the dangers of too much pride; it is also the title of the eighth solo art exhibition by ...

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My First Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/my-first-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras/220856 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:03:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=220856 Do you remember the anticipation of your very first Mardi Gras? You finally make that fateful decision to attend the biggest, gayest celebration of queer culture and togetherness on the ...

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Pull! Pull! Pull!: Inclusive Sydney Sporting Clubs /artsentertainment/pull-pull-pull-inclusive-sydney-sporting-clubs/210914 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:48:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210914 These were the cries that could be heard emanating from Glebe’s Victoria Park, as Mardi Gras Fair Day – the annual all-day rainbow extravaganza which kicks off the Mardi Gras ...

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What’s On: Apollo the Party /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-apollo-the-party/210673 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:54:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210673 March 6, 2pm, The Metro Theatre, 624 George St, Sydney Apollo is the must-do, must-see, must-be-at day party.  It’s the finale you’ve been waiting for, a chance to make new ...

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What’s On: Wendy Saddington Appreciation Society Happening /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-wendy-saddington-appreciation-society-happening/210670 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:47:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210670 March 6, East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, 34/40 Burton St, Darlinghurst Wendy Saddington was an underground queer icon and Australia’s first female rock star, performing alongside wild drag pioneers, ...

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What’s On: Yesterday’s Heroes – The Golden Age of Gay /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-yesterdays-heroes-the-golden-age-of-gay/210667 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:40:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210667 March 5, Room 205, 205 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst The gay liberation movement gained traction in the early 1970s, heralding a golden age of gay that was to last until the ...

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Our Mardi Gras Heroes  /news/our-mardi-gras-heroes/210555 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:25:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210555 In a community filled with larger-than-life personalities, it can be pretty hard to stand out; sometimes the spotlight sweeps over the true superstars.  Hospitality group and ally to the LGBTQI+ ...

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What’s On: Big Thick Energy /artsentertainment/scene-events/big-thick-energy/210628 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:36:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210628 March 3 – 6, Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, 39 Burton St, Darlinghurst A four-day festival celebrating all bodies, Big Thick Energy is the brainchild of performance artist and booty ...

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What’s On: Surry Hills Picnic 2022 /artsentertainment/scene-events/surry-hills-picnic-2022/210623 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:04:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210623 March 4 – 6 Surry Hills Picnic is an annual, community celebration connecting local businesses, venues and performers with residents, visitors and workers. You can picnic in a participating venue ...

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Concerns Raised That Mardi Gras At SCG Prices Out Some LGBT Community Members /news/concerns-raised-that-mardi-gras-at-scg-prices-out-some-lgbt-community-members/210606 /news/concerns-raised-that-mardi-gras-at-scg-prices-out-some-lgbt-community-members/210606#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:55:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210606 This Saturday, March 5, the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for the second year in a row.   In ...

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What’s On: Check Out The Coolest Mardi Gras Parties In Sydney /artsentertainment/whats-on-check-out-the-coolest-mardi-gras-parties-in-sydney/210568 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:34:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210568 With Mardi Gras weekend coming up fast, here are some parties to shake that fruity booty. The Imperial Hotel  (March 2 – 7) 35 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville Sydney’s home of ...

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Will It Rain On Our Parade? Sydney Mardi Gras Says March Will Go Ahead /news/will-it-rain-on-our-parade-sydney-mardi-gras-says-march-will-go-ahead/210579 /news/will-it-rain-on-our-parade-sydney-mardi-gras-says-march-will-go-ahead/210579#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:41:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210579 For the last week, Sydney has been hit with what seems like a never-ending deluge of torrential rain, and it isn’t over yet. With the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi ...

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HOMO Presents: Official Mardi Gras Underwear Party /artsentertainment/scene-events/homo-presents-official-mardi-gras-underwear-party/210504 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:31:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210504 March 3, Home the Venue The official Mardi Gras Underwear Party is here! After two huge sell-out events in Melbourne, HOMO arrives in Sydney as the Official Mardi Gras Underwear ...

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What’s On: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2022 /news/whats-on-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-parade-2022/210431 Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:24:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210431 March 5,  Sydney Cricket Ground at 6pm In his first live performance in Australia for a decade, singer-songwriter Darren Hayes returns home to head up a superstar line-up for the ...

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What’s On: Merivale Mardi Gras 2022 /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-merivale-mardi-gras-2022/210394 Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:29:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210394 Till Mar 6 at various venues Merivale and Absolut are spreading love and pride across their venues throughout Mardi Gras with a range of fun and inclusive events. POOF DOOF ...

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What’s On: Queer Art After Hours /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-queer-art-after-hours/210390 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:43:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210390 March 2 – Art Gallery of NSW – 5pm Discover the ground-breaking and the glamorous in an explosion of innovative performance art, installations, collection stories, music and gallery tours inspired by this ...

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What’s On: Obsessed Boylesque /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-obsessed-boylesque/210387 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:04:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210387 March 1: Featuring Mr Boylesque Australia 2018 Rhys Lightning and taking place at the iconic Stonewall Hotel, Obsessed Boylesque is a theatrical experience not to be missed.

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What’s On: Cockatiel /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-cockatiel/210354 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:58:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=210354 Feb 26 – 27 In his award-winning debut, Melbourne’s “rising star of standup” (The Music) Charlie Lewin takes us from Catholic boys’ school all the way to Grindr. Bending genre ...

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