Mardi Gras Parties

Mardi Gras runs from mid-February to the first week in March in Sydney - but if you can't be there for some or any of it, you can still join in the spirit for Mardi Gras and have your own Mardi Gras-themed parties.

Mardi Gras Party Costumes and Decorations

Let's face it - while you need some decorations for the venue, the main thing you decorate for Mardi Gras is yourself. It's a chance to be adventurous in every way.

• Parties Online - Sydney-based party products store in operation since 1991. They specialise in themed and coloured tableware, balloons, costumes and more. See their
  • Mardi Gras Decorations and Costumes
  • Mardi Gras costumes - Masculine
  • Mardi Gras Costumes - Feminine
  • Face and body paint - paint yourself in any colour of the rainbow and more. Top it off with some coloured or glitter hair spray
  • Feather boas and headresses - let it go to your head!
  • Coloured themes - the major colours for Mardi Gras are Green, Gold, Purple

• Party Products Australia - Over 6,000 party supplies online, including balloons, tableware, and decorations, with fast, flat rate Australia wide delivery.
   
• Party Supplies Now - is a specialised party supply online shop with two warehouses in Queensland and deliver Australia-wide. They have lots of products with an emphasis on impressive and dramatic decorations
   
• Costume Box - Thousands of Fancy Dress costumes for adults for all occasions. Most costumes dispatched within 24 hours. All costumes displayed are in stock. See their...
  • Sexy Costumes
  • Morphsuits show off your curves while covering them up - morphsuits come in a variety of colours and patterns.
  • Plus-size costumes a good range for bigger men and women
  • Boots, Shoes and Hosiery
     
• BuyCostumes (US store) - The world's largest online costume and party store with over 14,000 products. Based in the US, ships to Australia. See their Mardi Gras costumes, wigs, masks and more. 

Mardi Activities

• You need lots of music - make sure you have open space for dancing - and karaoke!
• Decorate a platform or stage like a mardi gras float.
• Have a party on parade night and have the real parade on a big screen.
• Prizes for best costumes, eg
  • best male costume (by a man, by a woman)
  • best female costume (by a woman, by a man)
  • best drag costumes
  • best group costumes
• Food and drink should be cocktail-style - nobody is going to sit down with a knife and fork.