

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: Can you feel it?

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.

This is Ecstatica — the 48th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, lighting up Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade on Saturday 28 February 2026.

Over 200 floats and 12,000 marchers will bring the night to life — led proudly by our 78ers, First Nations LGBTQIA+SB communities, and the fearless icons who continue to shape our story. Together, they’ll transform Sydney’s most famous streets into a dazzling current of queer celebration and activism — a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how bright we burn when we rise together.

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.

This is our party.
This is our power.

This is Ecstatica.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/surry-hills/2026-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-parade/200029207853102
- **Event Categories**: parades, mardi-gras, parties, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1776

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mardigras.org.au/event/parade/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=surry+hills-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Surry Hills
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Oxford St, Sydney NSW, Australia
- **lat**: -33.88506
- **long**: 151.2269
- **full address**: Oxford St, Sydney NSW, Australia, 248 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia, Surry Hills

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (https://allevents.in/org/sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras/651233)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/8adeaff05bcac7033d08d8679ef2f2df04313017b32aaf443326128ecb1235c1-rimg-w1200-h798-dc160503-gmir?v=1772145394
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/f175ebdbe003cf3a84d374212ece19a6f60a84fc73f4ba6c0703dd780d066bf8-rimg-w300-h300-dc060101-gmir?v=1772145394

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Oxford St, Sydney NSW, Australia, 248 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia, Surry Hills
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** parades, mardi-gras, parties, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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