Mardi Gras 2022

What is Mardi Gras?

The Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is a festival held in Sydney, which is attended by hundreds of thousands of people from all around Australia and abroad. It is the biggest pride event held in the entire Oceanic region! The event has grown from gay rights parades which have been happening in Sydney since 1978. Many marching groups and floats promote LGBTQI rights, issues or themes. More recently, participants now include groups of servicemen and women, police, firefighters and other emergency service workers.

Looking ahead, the future of our rainbow family is growing brighter than ever! 

This year, the Mardi Gras parade will be held in the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, March 5th. With over 6500 people marching and 160+ glittering floats, this year’s event will be a do-not-miss spectacular! The theme for this year’s celebrations is UNITED WE SHINE. This theme is representative of the LGBTQI+ communities shining brighter together, and by standing up against hate and inequality together, the message of love and inclusion can and will be heard far and wide.

Here at Funtasia, we are supporters of the LGBTQI+ community. As members of the ACON association and participants in the Welcome Here movement, we would like to let everyone know that LGBTQI diversity is welcomed and celebrated in our stores. All of our staff at Penrith, West Ryde and Wagga Wagga have been trained in body health and safety, sexual health and safety, and the spectrum of gender and sexual identities. We are here for you!

In Wagga Wagga, they will be holding the annual Fitzmaurice Mardi Party on Thursday 10th March between 4pm and 9pm on Fitzmaurice Street. Funtasia will be providing space for NSW Health to provide sexual health information from 4pm till 6pm. We also have lots of exciting things happening inside our Wagga Wagga store. Massive 20% off sale store wide from 5pm to 7pm for all who are dressed to impress and be sure not to miss our vibrator races, winner gets a free pleasure product! We hope to see many of you there.

Now is the time for us to unite. Now is our time to shine!

For more information, please visit 

www.mardigras.com.au

www.welcomehere.org.au

www.shopfitzmaurice.com.au