The post parade party is one of the largest ongoing party events in the country.
Mardi Gras Party attendances at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion / Royal Hall of Industries peaked in 1998 with 27,000 tickets sold.
In the years since 17,000 to 20,000 tickets are consistently sold, an increase over the first Parade Ball held in 1980 at the Paddington Town Hall, a BYO event which attracted 700 guests.
Although, by the late first decade of the 21st century, ticket sales has begun to fall, with the 2012 post parade party selling out at 15,300 tickets; and ticket sales a little lower again in 2013.

The 2010 party was not held on the night of the parade and was later described by the organisers as human error during scheduling.

Several well known local and international artists have performed at the Party and include:
1990 – Sam Backo, Marcia Hines
1991 – Tina Arena
1994 – John Paul Young, Kylie Minogue
1995 – Boy George
1996 – Trudi Valentine, Thelma Houston
1997 – Chaka Khan, Village People
1998 – Jimmy Somerville, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue
1999 – Dannii Minogue, Marcia Hines, Erin Hamilton, Jimmy Barnes
2001 – Vanessa Amorosi, Sheena Easton, Christine Anu
2002 – Human Nature, Bardot, Deborah Cox, Lorna Luft
2003 – Suzanne Palmer, Joan Rivers, Brandon Gaukel
2005 – Tina Arena, Nicki French, Darren Hayes, Courtney Act
2006 – Baby Marcelo, Jimmy Somerville, Mary Kiani, Xenza
2007 – Young Divas, Boy George, Dannii Minogue, Log Log Binks
2008 – Cyndi Lauper, Walter Hanna, Olivia Newton-John
2009 – Alison Jiear, Tina Arena, Miami Horror
2010 – George Michael, Kelly Rowland, Adam Lambert, Amanda Lepore
2011 – Wynter Gordon, Calvin Harris, Alexis Jordan, Frankie Knuckles, Larry Tee, Bob Downe
2012 – Kylie Minogue, RuPaul, Sneaky Sound System, Shauna Jensen, Sam Sparro
2013 – Loreen, Delta Goodrem, Heather Small, The Presets, Jake Shears
2014 – Tina Arena, Courtney Act, Samantha Jade, Marcia Hines, Nathan Mahon, Adam George
2015 – Dannii Minogue, Nick Jonas, Jessica Mauboy, Jake Shears, Betty Who, Rufus Wainwright, Courtney Act
2016 – Conchita Wurst, Deborah Cox, Courtney Act
2017 – Client Liaison, The Veronicas, Steve Grand, Nat Conway, Greg Gould
2018 – Cher, Starley, Seann Miley Moore
2019 – Kim Petras, Jake Shears, Leiomy Maldonado, PNAU, Courtney Act, Paul Capsis.

2020 – Dua Lipa, Kesha, Pabllo Vittar, Sam Smith
The post parade party is one of the largest ongoing party events in the country. Mardi Gras Party attendances at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion / Royal Hall of Industries peaked in 1998 with 27,000 tickets sold. In the years since 17,000 to 20,000 tickets are consistently sold, an increase over the first Parade Ball held in 1980 at the Paddington Town Hall, a BYO event which attracted 700 guests. Although, by the late first decade of the 21st century, ticket sales has begun to fall, with the 2012 post parade party selling out at 15,300 tickets; and ticket sales a little lower again in 2013.
The 2010 party was not held on the night of the parade and was later described by the organisers as human error during scheduling.
Several well known local and international artists have performed at the Party and include:
1990 – Sam Backo, Marcia Hines
1991 – Tina Arena
1994 – John Paul Young, Kylie Minogue
1995 – Boy George
1996 – Trudi Valentine, Thelma Houston
1997 – Chaka Khan, Village People
1998 – Jimmy Somerville, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue
1999 – Dannii Minogue, Marcia Hines, Erin Hamilton, Jimmy Barnes
2001 – Vanessa Amorosi, Sheena Easton, Christine Anu
2002 – Human Nature, Bardot, Deborah Cox, Lorna Luft
2003 – Suzanne Palmer, Joan Rivers, Brandon Gaukel
2005 – Tina Arena, Nicki French, Darren Hayes, Courtney Act
2006 – Baby Marcelo, Jimmy Somerville, Mary Kiani, Xenza
2007 – Young Divas, Boy George, Dannii Minogue, Log Log Binks
2008 – Cyndi Lauper, Walter Hanna, Olivia Newton-John
2009 – Alison Jiear, Tina Arena, Miami Horror
2010 – George Michael, Kelly Rowland, Adam Lambert, Amanda Lepore
2011 – Wynter Gordon, Calvin Harris, Alexis Jordan, Frankie Knuckles, Larry Tee, Bob Downe
2012 – Kylie Minogue, RuPaul, Sneaky Sound System, Shauna Jensen, Sam Sparro
2013 – Loreen, Delta Goodrem, Heather Small, The Presets, Jake Shears
2014 – Tina Arena, Courtney Act, Samantha Jade, Marcia Hines, Nathan Mahon, Adam George
2015 – Dannii Minogue, Nick Jonas, Jessica Mauboy, Jake Shears, Betty Who, Rufus Wainwright, Courtney Act
2016 – Conchita Wurst, Deborah Cox, Courtney Act
2017 – Client Liaison, The Veronicas, Steve Grand, Nat Conway, Greg Gould
2018 – Cher, Starley, Seann Miley Moore
2019 – Kim Petras, Jake Shears, Leiomy Maldonado, PNAU, Courtney Act, Paul Capsis.
2020 – Dua Lipa, Kesha, Pabllo Vittar, Sam Smith
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