Cruising
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.
Please register for this event on bearessentials.com.au if you would like to be in the Harbour City Bears 2026 Mardi Gras Parade entry.
Note that this DOES NOT guarantee you a place- we will be selecting from this list of registrations randomly until all places are gone.
HCB members and kindred members will get priority over the general public, so don't forget to log in or use the kindred code to increase your chances.
If you are selected you will receive an email to confirm and make payment, likely in late January.
Where? Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
When? Saturday 28 February 2026
How Much?
$50 for members
$50 for kindred members
$100 for non-members
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