WorldPride celebrations began for thousands of scantily clad revelers who flocked to a star-studded outdoor dance event the day after Sydney’s Mardi Gras.
Sunday’s Domain Dance Party was one of the biggest events of the two-week festival celebrating all things LGBTQIA+.
Appropriately themed as ‘Summer Sweat’, revelers at Sydney’s Domain donned colourful, spicy and bold attire as they soaked up the sun.
But after a long day of partying at the seven-hour dance party headlined by American superstar Kelly Rowland and local talents DJ Suri, Isis Muretech and DJ Du Jour, some took a new approach to cool off.
A young woman was caught wandering into a public water fountain before being helped out of the water by her mates.
The crowd donned casual clothing in keeping with the Mardi Gras and WorldPride tradition
Make sure you catch my good side: a partygoer took a moment to snap a selfie from a very unique angle
Appropriately themed as ‘Summer Sweat’, revelers at Sydney’s Domain Dance Party donned racy and bold attire
Pretty in pink: Bright and bold were the themes of the day at Sunday’s Domain Dance Party
Dressed to impress: Revelers heading out on a Sunday weren’t afraid to wear very little clothing
The Domain Dance Party on Sunday was one of Australia’s largest LGBTQIA+ events ever
After a day in the sun, this young woman cools off in a public fountain
Maybe not a good idea? She is eventually helped out of the water by a mate
A leather-clad reveler takes to the cool grass after a day of festivities in the summer heat
The warm summer evening brought thousands out in bright and fun outfits
WorldPride celebrations in Sydney have entered a second week in a row and there’s no sign of the party slowing down
Others, looking a little worse as the warm summer day turned to night, plopped down on the cool grass and fell asleep on park benches.
The party started at 3 pm while the sun was still setting and ended at 10 pm.
Police with sniffer dogs lined the entrances while ticket holders lined up for the action.
The audience donned plain and unique clothing and no outfit was too outrageous or colorful for the occasion.
Last night, Sydney’s Oxford Street was awash in glitter as more than 300,000 revelers celebrated Mardi Gras – the crown jewel of the WorldPride program.
Good night! All the partying got a little too much for this partygoer who fell asleep on a park bench
Like an angel: this scantily clad reveler goes home from a long day dancing on a storm
Budgy smugglers were a popular choice of clothing in the hot summer sun
The seven-hour event included DJs, dancers and ‘surprise acts’
But the real fun was at the parade’s official after-party, which spanned the Hordern Pavilion, Liberty Hall, Watson’s and the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney’s east and featured all-night programming at the Forecourt, Peter Finch Lawn and The Courts .
The official Mardi Gras after-party was described as an “adult playground of music and performances” and a place where “fun awaits you and more than 10,000 of your friends new and old at the largest and longest-running LGBTQIA+ party in the South. hemisphere. ‘.
The nightly extravaganza featured a program filled with DJs and performers dancing to every genre of party music from house to nu-disco and was headlined by British pop trio Sugababes.
The party ended at 8am with revelers pouring out of the many venues welcomed by a sunny Sunday morning.
Two revelers try to find their way home after a long, action-packed day
A police sniffer dog approaches a black-clad reveler for the dance
In the photo, the police are chatting with a young woman while the sniffer dog watches
Bright colors and skimpy clothing were popular at the party that is part of the WorldPride event
These two angels line up for security checks before entering the party
Crowds embraced the late summer heat at the Sunday dance party in the Domain
Lingerie, parakeet smugglers and leotards were common outfits for many.
NSW Police, who marched several officers at the Mardi Gras parade, praised the event, saying that the spectators were generally well behaved, with only four arrests and a few officers suffering minor injuries during the night.
One officer is believed to have suffered a broken nose during an Oxford Street arrest, while a second officer suffered abrasions and a black eye after being attacked while on his way to Moore Park. The investigation continues to identify those responsible.
More than 900 officers attended the event to keep an eye on people during the celebrations.
WorldPride continues for another week and ends on Sunday with a historic march across the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
The event has been dubbed Sydney’s largest event since the 2000 Olympics and is expected to welcome more than half a million people at the approximately 300 events.
WorldPride continues for another week and ends this Sunday with a historic march across the Sydney Harbor Bridge
This year’s WorldPride has been named Sydney’s biggest event since the 2000 Olympics
Slip, Slop, Slack: A Domain Dance Party attendee applies sunscreen during Sunday’s popular event