Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will go ahead next year with a COVID-safe celebration at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with spectators seated for a scaled-down parade.
A maximum of 23,000 spectators will be allowed into the SCG, as the parade moves away from the traditional large floats and instead focuses on the “outlandish pageantry of costumes, puppetry and props”.
The event, which will take place on 6 March, will be ticketed, with prices starting at $15 for children or concession card holders.
Mardi Gras CEO Albert Kruger said it was important that Mardi Gras give the community a…
