The festival featured the first Queer Thinking day of talks at the Seymour Centre, an evening with Tipping the Velvet author Sarah Waters, dinner at Taronga Zoo, and Drag Races on Bondi Beach with Vanessa Wagner.Ĭhief of Parade was New York transgender fashion icon Amanda Lepore. 10,000 Parade participants and Mardi Gras members partook in a special outdoor carnival event in Moore Park after the procession. George Michael, Kelly Rowland and Adam Lambert were the star headliners at the 2010 Party. George loved Sydney so much he stayed for several weeks after Mardi Gras season ended.Ģ010's 'Decadance' Sleaze Ball in October attracted almost 5,000 people and was the last one staged to date. It had become ‘the fundraiser that didn’t raise funds'. The final Sleaze filled the Forum and the Dome at Fox Studios, with shows by Zoe Badwi and Mary Kiani. 'Mardi Gras makes our city sparkle like no one else can.
