{"id":510205,"date":"2026-02-28T18:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/510205\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:40:10","slug":"glitter-rainbows-and-gummi-bears-sydney-mardi-gras-parade-2026-in-pictures-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/510205\/","title":{"rendered":"Glitter, rainbows and gummi bears: Sydney Mardi Gras parade 2026 \u2013 in pictures | Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russ Glyuas and Alberto Milles pose for a photograph. Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPAPhotograph: Sarah Wilson\/ EPA Photograph: Sarah Wilson\/EPAA member of the Asian Marching Boys and Friends Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">With more than 170 floats and 10,000 marchers, the 48th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebration was an explosion of colour.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAPPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAPPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAPPhotograph: Hollie Adams\/Reuters Photograph: Hollie Adams\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Dykes on bikes kick off the parade that travels along Oxford Street to Anzac Parade at Moore Park. The rain held off until the end of the parade this year \u2013 a welcome relief after the more than 100mm that fell in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/sydney\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney<\/a> just a few days before. As well as the parade, the festival hosts weeks of community events, parties and performances.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Izhar Khan\/ Getty Images Photograph: Izhar Khan\/GettyPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAPPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAPPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/AAP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Many politicians have participated in the Mardi Gras parade and this year was no exception. The lord mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, and the independent politician Alex Greenwich travelled along the route in a blue convertible while waving at the crowd; also spotted was the NSW education minister, Prue Car.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPAPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPAPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Extra security was deployed for this year\u2019s Mardi Gras, with NSW police saying they wanted to have a highly visible presence to ensure the safety of the thousands of visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPAPhotograph: Paul Braven\/EPA Photograph: Paul Braven\/EPAPhotograph: Izhar Khan\/ Getty Images Photograph: Izhar Khan\/Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Following on from Sydney WorldPride, which was held in 2023, the annual Mardi Gras festival has continued to grow in size. Businesses, bars and venues have been granted extended operating hours during the evening of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Izhar Khan\/ Getty Images Photograph: Izhar Khan\/GettyPhotograph: George Chan\/ Getty Images Photograph: George Chan\/GettyPhotograph: Sarah Wilson \/ AAP Photograph: Sarah Wilson\/AAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russ Glyuas and Alberto Milles pose for a photograph. 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