Sydney is the home of the Mardi Gras festival, parade and party.
Mardi Gras of course, is the event that you should do at least once in your gay travel lifetime. What are you waiting for?
Rainbow Tourism’s focus is not just on Mardi Gras events but rather to showcase the very best that gay Sydney and the rest of New South Wales have to offer overseas and interstate travellers.
So come for Mardi Gras, but stay awhile and play. Check out this action video!
Q. I am looking for an all inclusive package so I can meet locals and really enjoy the event with no worries
A. Check out our Spring Fling Package – 6 days / 5 nights with party and parade stand tickets included.
Q. I need help with accommodation – before, during and after Mardi Gras – that won’t break my budget as a solo overseas traveller. Can you help?
A. Just ask Dee or Mark, the Rainbow Tourism concierges. We have rates for all categories of accommodation -from great bargains to indulgent – and we have contacts for post-Mardi Gras parties and R&R destinations inside New South Wales all the way up the coastline to Far North Queensland.
The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras has grown from a local gay pride event to being arguably the most spectacular gay and lesbian event in the world.
Here are some key dates for Feb/Mar 2011.
- Parade and Party – Saturday 5 March 2011
- Harbour Party – Sunday 17 February 2011
- Fair Day – Sunday 20 February 2011
- Queer Thinking cultural festival - Saturday 19 February 2011
- For all the dates check the Mardi Gras Website
For bookings
- If travelling from North America contact Rainbow Tourism Travelscene in LA.
- For rest of the world of general inquiries contact Rainbow Tourism in Sydney.




