Sydney WorldPride 2023 Guide

Rainbow Republic – 5th March 2023

As 17 days of Sydney WorldPride come to an end, we dance ahead. Six hours of live music, DJs and performances await you at The Domain, for a queer mega mix of international and local acts. With food outlets and bars on site, dance the day into night as we come together for one last time, handing the baton to WorldPride Taiwan 2025.

• Sunday, March 5th – Immediately following the Pride March, everyone will descend into the Domain for the Closing Ceremony concert. There will be fun for the whole family and a truly inclusive program of events for all LGBTQ+ communities and their friends.

Worldpride will combine with the Sydney Mardi Gras for a bumper 17-day extravaganza across the city. Mainstay Mardi Gras events such as Fair Day, the Mardi Gras Parade, and the after parties will also go ahead. Sydney is already full during the month of March as the end of Summer season and Mardi Gras fills the city to capacity.

Sydney Worldpride Guide & Events

Sydney Paradiso Pool Party

• Monday, February 20th, 2023 – The Iconic pool Sydney Pride pool party returns to The Ivy for an epic all day and night event.
• This has to be the sexiest party of the year and tickets are like golddust!

Mardi Gras Parade – Hyde Park, Oxford Street, Entertainment Quarter

• Saturday, February 25th – Join over 500,000 fabulous people as they unite for a glittering Pride parade in the heart of Sydney’s LGBTQ district. The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade is an event that stops the nation and reverberates around the world.  
• The Parade brings the city to a standstill, with hundreds and thousands lining the streets in support of the dazzling spectacle of sparkles and self-expression. Mardi Gras welcomes the community in a fabulous festivity of love that knows no bounds.
• Stay close to Hyde Park. Check out the Sheraton Grand, with views of the park. The hotel is right on the doorstep of the busy gay bars on Oxford Street.

Pride Villages

• Friday, February – Sunday, March 5, 2023 For ten days, Sydney Pride Villages will become home to daily stalls, performances, dining and a place to connect with friends and family in between WorldPride events.
• Located along Oxford Street and Crown Street. 

Mardi Gras Party – Entertainment Quarter

• Saturday, February 25th –Join international and local partygoers at the largest LGBT+ party in the Southern Hemisphere. Each year the Mardi Gras Party bursts with music, light and performance across stunning fantasy worlds for you to immerse yourself. (Program to be confirmed)

Laneway – Beresford Hotel & Surrounding Laneways

• Sunday, February 26th – Laneway, a cherished tradition of the Mardi Gras Festival, has evolved from a couple of milk crates and a portable stereo on Hill Street, Surry Hills, to a full-blown street party. Expect live music, diva drop-ins, pop-up drag shows and world-class DJs across a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces.
• Stay close to the venue in Surry Hills. Feel like a local in your own apartment at the Best Western Plus Hotel Stellar, offering full suite amenities and just steps from the bustling and vibrant gay scene.

World Pride March – Sydney Harbour Bridge

• Sunday, March 5th – Be part of this historical moment where gays walk side by side with friends, families and allies across one of our most famous icons; the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Fifty thousand people will march across the bridge in a spectacular solidarity act and come together as one.

Fair Day in Victoria Park

• Sunday, February 19th, 2023 – Join over 80,000 people in Victoria Park for a free, fun-filled celebration of Australia’s gay communities with delicious food, rides, market stalls, comedy, dance and live music to boot.
• Whether you are in the mood for a picnic or a party, whether you’re eight or 85, Fair Day offers something for everyone, kicking off the fortnight to come.
• Stay close to Victoria Park. The Old Clare Hotel has spacious rooms, a great rooftop bar and gorgeous pool.

Gay Sydney during WorldPride

• Darlinghurst – In Sydney, bustling inner-city Darlinghurst is the focal point of the annual Mardi Gras festival and home to some of Australia’s longest-running and best-known LGBTQ bars, such as The Colombian and the Stonewall Hotel, where you can catch drag shows and dance on podiums until late.
• The neighbouring suburbs of Surry Hills and Potts Point are queer hubs, too; both spots are known for their concentrations of top restaurants and their well-dressed residents.
• Newtown  – (10 Mins drive from Sydney city centre) –  Think of Newtown as Darlinghurst’s wonderfully weird bohemian cousin. Newtown’s main thoroughfare, King Street, has long been a popular hangout for students, artists, musicians and members of the LGBTQ community, while its leafy backstreets and pretty old terrace houses attract hip families and young professionals. Newtown also boasts some of the best casual dining in Sydney. In nearby Erskineville, the Imperial Hotel has been an LGBTQ meeting spot since the 1980s.

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