WorldPride 2023 Sydney: Your One Stop Guide
Huge global LGBTQIA+ festival WorldPride makes its first appearance in the Southern Hemisphere when it arrives in Sydney, officially taking place from February 17th to March 5th.
Here’s our guide to the 10 biggest, liveliest and boldest events from the 300+ events planned.
Queer Present
Karla Dickens’ Looking At You VII (2017).
The National Art School’s visual arts program for WorldPride kicks off with a block party on February 16 and visitors can view the group exhibition Braving Time: Contemporary Art in Queer Australia and a live mural commission from Luke Thurgate. National School of Art, until March 18th
choirboy
The Choirboy will perform at the Riverside Theatres.
Riverside’s National Theater of Parramatta is staging the Australian premiere of choirboy by the American playwright and moonlight Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney. The track follows a young gay black man as he navigates his way through prep school and features a stunning soundtrack of a cappella gospel hymns. Riverside Theaters, February 14-March 11
Mardi Gras Film Festival
Of an Age stars Hattie Hook, Thom Green and Elias Anton.Credit:ben king
The cinematic showcase celebrates 30 years of queer storytelling with 166 films being screened throughout its run, including Australian dramas of an agedanish romance The Venus Effect and the documentary film awarded with the Golden Lion All the beauty and the bloodshed. Various locations, February 15 to March 2
Opera until late
Benjamin Rasheed will be part of Opera Up Late at the Sydney Opera House.Credit:Daniel Boud
This nightly romp at Opera Australia was set to be a camp and a sassy evening as comedian Reuben Kaye hosted a mix of arias, drag and laughs with a program of music by Verdi and Mozart and tunes by Judy Garland, Stephen Sondheim and Lady Gaga . Sydney Opera House, 18 and 23 February
Mo’Ju with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Mo’Ju will perform as part of WorldPride.
ARIA Award nominee Wiradjuri and Filipino musician Mo’Ju give fans their first chance to hear the raw and soulful songs from their highly anticipated new album. Oro, Plata, MataSlated for release in March, at a one-night-only concert accompanied by the soaring sounds of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Sydney Opera House, February 21
The Dan Daw Show
Dan Daw will perform at the Seymour Centre.
Watch the Australian premiere of this acclaimed dance theater work by queer disabled artist Dan Daw. The National Dance Award nominated show is a tender exploration of kink, consent and intimacy. Seymour Center, 21-24 February
Marri Madung Butbut
The Huxleys – Will and Garrett Huxley – at Carriageworks.Credit:James Alcock
This First Nations gathering place takes on carriageworks in a riot of creativity. The opening disco, curated by visual and performance art duo The Huxleys, Joel Bray, whose show explores father figures and colonization dadand the fierce but fabulous competition between drag queens at Miss First Nation. Wagenwerk, 23.-28. February
Mardi Gras Parade
The Mardi Gras Parade returns to Oxford Street.Credit:James Alcock
The famous parade is a very welcome return to Oxford Street for the first time since 2020, with more than 200 floats and 12,500 marchers expected to spread pride, joy and LGBTQIA+ excellence as they celebrate this year’s party Theme “Gather, Dream, Amplify”. Oxford Street, February 25th
Bondi Beach Party
Pop star Nicole Scherzinger joins a lineup of Australian DJs.Credit:Frederic Monceau
The world’s most famous beach is transformed into an open-air club for 12,000 happy partygoers, with a musical list featuring American pop star Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls and an all-Australian DJ line-up featuring Dameeeela, Jarred Baker and Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy. Bondi Beach, March 4th
Republic of the Rainbow
Kim Petras performs at Coachella. Credit:AP
WorldPride’s final concert, Rainbow Republic, ensures the celebrations end on a high note. It features a pop-tacular lineup with sets from singing sensation Kim Petras, indie outfit Muna, Australian singer Peach PRC and more. The Domain, March 5th
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