As thousands of people prepare to parade down Sydney's streets this weekend, a tiny Queensland cattle town where more than half the electorate voted "no" in the same-sex marriage plebiscite is hosting its first ever Mardi Gras party.

The Post Office Hotel in Cloncurry, a town of fewer than 3000 people, will celebrate all things LGBTQI+ this weekend with drag queen bingo, costume competitions and a live-stream of Sydney's Mardi Gras parade.

The outback pub has been transformed for Mardi Gras.

Publican Trevor Jones, who took a bucking bull float to Sydney's 2016 parade, said there had been "a bit of negative talk around town but nothing too major".

"The response has been very positive and the majority of the town is excited to take part in something they haven't witnessed before," he said.