Vivi Shin attended her first Mardi Gras festival in Sydney, Australia. She was impressed by the huge crowds of nearly 500,000 people and wide variety of colors. She arrived early in the afternoon to see the crowds gathering and explore exhibitions, before the parade started at 7:30pm. However, due to the large crowds, she had difficulty seeing the parade and left after an hour. The street parties afterward were also very crowded. While she would have liked to see more of the parade, she still enjoyed experiencing the diverse and festive atmosphere of Mardi Gras.

1. Happy
Mardi Gras 2020
06 Mar 2020 STRIM S-LOG
Vivi Shin —
Product Designer at STRIM

2. "Don't ever be
afraid to show
off your true
colors."
#sydney
#mardi_gras_2020
#LGBT

3. Hi there,
I’m a product designer just
moved to Sydney recently.
This log is about my first
experience of Mardi Gras.
My impression in a sentence,
“There are tons of
colors I haven’t
recognized so far.”

4. Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras, is an annual LGBT
pride parade and festival in
Sydney, Australia, with hundreds of
thousands of people from around
Australia and overseas. Last year,
2019, the attendance for parade was
almost 500,000. Such a huge festival
worldwide!

5. The theme for Mardi Gras
2020 is... WHAT MATTERS!.
Mardi Gras started in the spirit of
protest, and this year is about..
WHAT MATTERS!

6. WHAT MATTERS to you?
What are you willing to
fight for?
Who will you fight for,
and what are you going
to do?
Captions from Mardi
Gras 2020

7. So, here is a map for you.
The parade starts at 7:30pm lasts
until 11pm on Oxford street. So, I
met my friend in the middle of the
city around 4pm to see the crowd.

8. Rainbow Flag on Elizabeth Street

9. Carnival costume at Hyde Park

10. Pinky people at Hyde Park

11. We finally arrived at the main street
and were able to see Happy Mardi
Gras sign. It’s only been around 4
pm, but there were already a lot of
people waiting for the parade.

12. Wearing rainbow and waiting for the parade!

13. He is so beautiful though.

14. Enjoy exhibition as well
Thanks to walking around the street,
we came across an art exhibition
from Bonds, an Australian 100 years
underwear brand.

15. There was a cute photoshoot event
where they took free photoshoot and
gave out print out. We didn’t try it but
still was able to see many photos of
others.

16. Beautiful Wall of Pride

17. I like colorful lighting :)

18. On the way of getting out the
exhibition, we’ve got these free water
bottles with rainbow as well. It felt so
warm and welcomed. :)

19. 5:30pm, 2 hours before.
So crowded!
We were there earlier, but had time eating
and wandering around a bit. So we didn’t
take a seat, which was definitely regretful.
😩

20. Quick Tip for Parade.
Go to a parade 2-3 hours
ahead to occupy the
frontline of the fence.
Otherwise you will only see people’s head...

21. After a while, I felt jealous them
watching the parade from the height.
Since we couldn’t see anything from
the street… But as far as I heard from
my housemate, they couldn’t see it
well like us. 😂
Should it be good to watch
from the apartment?

22. 7:00pm, 30 min before.
Greeting started!
Getting ready to start the parade, people are
greeting us on motocycles. 🎊

23. 7:30pm, on time
Parade Started!

24. Senior citizen’s color of pride

25. Splendid sculptures

26. Don’t forget our homeless.

27. Take these Mardi Gras moments!

28. Oh, Yeah!

29. 8:30pm, 1 hours after.
Out of the parade.
We knew it was too early to leave, but really
we couldn’t see anything because of a lot of
people. So we just decided to leave to go
other house party. Next time, we should
definitely take the seat in advance. 😭

30. House party on the street, which was crazy!

31. Full of people on the street.
9:00pm, on the street.
Full of people and police.
You should keep in mind that you can’t
cross over the street during the parade. So
you should go around. On the way, we’ve
met this crazy scene with full of people on
Oxford street...🤪

32. Well, It could have been
nicer if we saw the whole
parade until the end, but it
was still great to feel the
festival mood and diverse
identities out there. ◼
"Openness may not
completely disarm
prejudice, but it's a
good place to start."
--Jason Collins, first openly
gay athlete in U.S. pro sports

33. I shop
_Parade that has.
Multiple Colors_
therefore I am.
Vivi Shin —
Product Designer at STRIM

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