It is the first time WorldPride, which was first staged in 2000 and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community, has been held in the southern hemisphere.
If you missed the fun, glamour, excitement, passion and history lessons, fear not as we've distilled the afternoon and night into a photo gallery for you.
The crowd went wild for Jessica Mauboy, who performed her Eurovision hit We Got Love. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) A choir paid tribute to the 1978ers who helped shape Australia's modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Revellers started to fill into The Domain to stake their places from 3pm onwards. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) The concert also included performances from Charli XCX, House of Slé, Electric Fields and Deborah Cheetham Fraillon. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Kylie acknowledged the crowd's "amazing" energy as she worked through a medley of her hits. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) The global festival symbolises inclusivity and acceptance and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community in all its glory. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Jeremy Fernandez did not hold back on the sparkles when he led the ABC coverage for the WorldPride opening concert. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Revellers brought the fun to The Domain in the afternoon, long before the evening performance began. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Revellers who were lucky enough to purchase some of the 20,000 available tickets were all grins. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Sydney now joins New York and Copenhagen as cities that have successfully competed to host WorldPride. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Crowds were kept entertained with lip-syncing competitions, drag dances, and guest speakers before the concert began. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Kylie Minogue, who has performed at numerous Mardi Gras events in the past, was joined on stage by her sister Dannii to perform All The Lovers. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Aboriginal opera singer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon treated the crowd to an impressive vocal performance. (ABC News) England's Charli XCX wowed the crowd at the Sydney WorldPride opening concert. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Vrushub, centre, and his friends travelled from Melbourne and Canberra for the concert. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen) Drag star Courtney Act also paid tribute to the 1978ers. (ABC News: Kevin Nguyen)
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