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Sydney WorldPride to showcase the best in queer art and culture

Described as ‘a mega Mardi Gras’, Sydney WorldPride features a carefully curated cultural program and artists from around the world.

10 Nov 2022 18:00

Richard Watts

All Arts

Marri Madung Butbut (Many Brave Hearts): First Nations Gathering Space will be ‘immersing people in First Nations culture through a queer lens’ as part of Sydney WorldPride. Image: Supplied.

Sydney will host a global celebration of queer pride in February 2023, with the first Sydney WorldPride taking place from 17 February to 5 March.

The 17-day event on Eora country marks the first WorldPride ever held in the southern hemisphere.

Coinciding with the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney WorldPride features a broad-ranging cultural program co-curated by Ben Graetz, Festival Creative Director – First Nations, and Daniel Clarke, Festival Creative Director – WorldPride Arts.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts