Apollo Is The Dance Party That Defines Sydney Mardi Gras

APOLLO THE PARTY · SUNDAY 7 MARCH 2027

SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL

THE METRO THEATRE SYDNEY · 2PM TO 10PM

TICKETS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2027

THE MOST HIGH-OCTANE PARTY OF SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS 2027 HAS LANDED

The spectacular Apollo Party returns for its biggest and most over-the-top party yet for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2027 Festival!

YOUR OFFICIAL INVITATION TO
APOLLO THE PARTY: MARDI GRAS 2027

Mardi Gras Saturday is a ritual but on Sunday 7 March 2027, Apollo Sunday is your resurrection. It’s where our galaxy meets your north star and you orbit our legendary dance floor. We don’t just close the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. We blow the roof of it.

Apollo is a euphoric and high-octane dance party held on the last Sunday of Mardi Gras. We’re famous for our enormous production and hands-in-the-air anthems across multiple spaces. You’ll be howling for more. And then some.

When: Sunday 7 March 2027
Time: 2pm to 10pm
Where: The Metro Theatre Sydney
Essentials: Sunglasses, stamina, annual leave

Tickets always go fast.
On sale 10am 25 September 2026.
Register now.

The view of the laser, lighting and huge party production of Apollo during the closing party of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival.

This very special crowd of Apollo devotees danced, sang and had the most amazing time during Apollo The Party, the official closing event of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival.

Crowded dance floor at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras with large green glowing spheres, disco balls, and blue laser lights

The beautiful, bright and wonderful costumes and gorgeous crowd attending the sold-out Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

The sold-out and world famous Apollo The Party in full tilt at peak hour during ihe closing weekend of the world-renowned Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival at The Metro Theatre.

The fabulous costumes from partygoers attending the famous Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

The laser and lighting seen from the sold-out dance floor of Apollo The Party, a massive gay dance party held during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The sold-out crowd at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre goes absolutely wild with men on shoulders dancing to the high-energy music.

The hunky, gorgeous and shirtless crowd at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

Crowds watching the dancefloor, production, lasers and lighting at the famous Apollo Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival at The Metro Theatre.

Rainbow lasers light up the packed dancefloor at the annual Apollo The Party, held during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

The gorgeous crowd of women and men at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

The world-famous confetti storm thunders over the sold-out crowd during the final track of Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival at The Metro Theatre.

The gorgeous crowd at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

Four muscly, gorgeous men get ready to dance, party and have the most fun of their lives at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

Apollo The Party is about creating extraordinary memories, fun and excitement as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival comes to a close.

Five beautiful shirtless men get ready to party hard at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

The dance floor at the sold out Apollo party during the Sydney Mardi Gras at the famous Metro Theatre, one of the festival's most popular and most sought after events.

The extraordinary crowd of fun, amazing and beautiful men and women who come to dance at Apollo The Party during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at The Metro Theatre.

The packed dancefloor at the Apollo: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival during its finale, showing the massive crowd and shirtless men.

When the sun comes up, the real party starts

Apollo is the heartbeat of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras: it’s one of the festival’s biggest and most famous dance parties and is a place for every gay, lesbian, queer, questioning, curious and their friends.

It’s the day after the night before — the afterparty and recovery for the Mardi Gras Party — a high-energy playground of epic anthems, pumping trance, disco hits, vocal house, classics, never-heard-before remixes, sing-alongs and OMG-moments across multiple spaces. Mardi Gras isn’t over until we say it is. Welcome to the biggest Sunday on the gay calendar. 😍

Legends are made here, legends are born here and it’s where all legends come to play. What is the best Mardi Gras party? You’ve just found it.