Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade

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.

Accessible viewing tickets