The scenic skyway in the Blue Mountains has swapped its traditional yellow for a rainbow to celebrate Sydney WorldPride. DavinaSmith9 speaks with Axel Moline from scenicworld_aus about the importance of the floating flag. 9News MORE:
The event will have opening and closing ceremonies, along with parades, festivals, theatre, art and a human rights conference aiming to support and amplify the voices of marginalised people within the community.
Cities need to compete to host, with Sydney successfully winning the bid in 2019 - beating out Houston in Texas and Montreal in Canada.Sydney will be the first city in the southern hemisphere to host and this year's celebration lines up with the 45th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras Parade in Australia.
The bash will be held Ivy Pool Club, where ticketholders will get the chance to dance the night away to some of the country's biggest musical acts.WorldPride Opening Concert - February 24 Labelled the "biggest event" in the WorldPride calendar, glittery spectators will watch on as 12,500 people and over 200 floats make their way along a path forged by civil rights activists in the late 70s.The Afterparty is held in Moore Park's Horden Pavilion and in recent years has been headlined by international superstars Sam Smith and Dua Lipa.
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