Going to Sydney for the first time during the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras! Anyone else? (X-post)

So, I initially booked my first ever solo trip and first non-North American trip to Sydney for a couple of weeks (25Feb through 12Mar). But I told a bff about it and he is joining me. I'm just curious if there are other ppl here going too. Maybe it might be cool to form a group to meet up with?US: We're both young fun guys from Texas (Dallas and Austin).