What's so special about Australia's Mardi Gras?

The annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is the centrepiece of the entire Mardi Gras festival. And this weekend's (Saturday 2 March 2019) parade is expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people, all around Australia. But what is Mardi Gras and why is it significant?

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Published 1 March 2019 6:15pm

Updated 29 February 2020 12:08pm

Presented by Uma Rishi, SBS Nepali, Evan Young

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SBS has broadcast Sydney Mardi Gras parade on television since 2014.

Prior to 2014, SBS broadcast a "Mardi Gras season" on its world movies channel on Foxtel celebrating L-G-B-T-I-Q+ films.

That story by Evan Young, Uma Rishi for SBS News, produced by (in-language broadcaster) for SBS (language program)

A live stream of the 2019 Sydney Mardi Gras parade will be available on SBS On Demand and the SBS Twitter account on Saturday March the 2nd.