Victoria Park Pool

Fair
Day
2025

Join us at Victoria Park Pool as we kick off Fair Day – the dazzling start to Australia's biggest celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras!

Person swimming underwater with the pride flag

Published Mon, 6 Jan 2025

Australia's largest celebration of its diverse LGBTQIA+ communities, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras brings a burst of colour and creativity to the city each year.

Mardi Gras’ Fair Day returns to Victoria Park on Sunday 16 February 2025 with a rampant rainbow extravaganza!

Previous years have seen attendance to the event reach 70,000+, with over 1,000 through the gates to the pool.

What’s on at Victoria Park Pool

To celebrate the event, Victoria Park Pool are offering free entry to all aquatic and gym facilities until midday on the day (excluding group exercise classes).

Please note, for the safety and enjoyment of all patrons entering the pool, people identified by centre management as under the influence of alcohol will not be permitted entry into the centre.

Important information

Victoria Park Pool will experience increased patronage through the centre on event day, and lap swimming availability will be limited. We encourage the use of other City of Sydney pools for lap swimmers on this day.

Mardi Gras are working to cause the minimum disruption to the carpark use and will have security at the gate to ensure patrons' access.

Event info

Set up for Fair Day will begin on Wednesday 12 February, within the car parking area and there will be limited spots available for parking. On event day, the two accessible car spots will remain available, with drivers escorted to the car via the Parramatta Road entrance.

For more information on Fair Day, please visit the Mardi Gras website.