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Nations United, it's Mardi Gras!
Once a year, Sydney celebrates glitter on the highway, and whether you're a boy who likes boys, a girl who likes girls or even a boy who likes to dress as a girl, Mardi Gras is the time to party. Even if you prefer your liaisons to shoot straighter than an arrow, there's plenty of fun to be had in the city.
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Slide
Darlinghurst
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Tucked away by day behind solid bronze doors, this venue comes alive at night. Known as one of Oxford Street's classier establishments, Slide plays host to a range of activities throughout Mardi Gras. Cabaret nights through the week and El Circo on Sundays are sure to raise the stunning glass ceiling.
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The Polo Lounge and Supper Club
Darlinghurst
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A Mardi Gras favourite, this venue has a schedule chock-full of events. Burlesque performers, singer-songwriters and disco divas are all on the list to appear throughout the festival. Camp comedian Bob Downe hosts a weekly cabaret show from February 19 and Australian icon Toni Lamond is booked to belt out some old-school classics on March 1.
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Civic Hotel
Sydney
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Marilyn Monroe, man-style hits The Civic during Mardi Gras. Drag star Courtney Act joins Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical performer Trevor Ashley to present Gentlemen Prefer Blokes. The musical comedy pokes fun at everyone from Sarah Palin to the Minogue sisters. Tickets are $44.95 and the run of seven shows starts February 26.
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The Midnight Shift
Darlinghurst
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This Oxford Street institution is the place to be for hilarious drag shows and pumping dance parties. Sunday March 8 brings international DJs to the decks for a post-parade spectacular, Indulgence. Expect to see leather-filled fetish displays and hoards of saucy groovers.
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Sly Fox
Enmore
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Popular with skint drinkers and poor pool sharks, this hotel is renowned for cheap cocktails and free entertainment. Hosting events such as Smutty Salsa: A Girl Fiesta and regular rounds of Bingay, it's well worth a visit during Mardi Gras season.
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AB Hotel
Glebe
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Previously playing host to local performers such as Jeannie Little and Monica Trapaga, this hotel has imported American drag star Miss Coco Peru to headline their 2009 Mardi Gras celebrations. The laughs will surely continue with another American act, Lounge-zilla, set to present a strictly adults-only comedic cabaret.
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ARQ Nightclub
Darlinghurst
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Bust a move on the dance floor with other beautifully buffed bodies or compete in the Drag for Dollars competitions at this Darlinghurst favourite. Spread over two levels, this late-night party spot was built for DJ-fuelled gyration.
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