| Where: | London - starting at Piccadilly near the Ritz hotel |
| When: | 1st January |
| Time: | 11.45 |
The New Years Day Parade is an American style procession with marching bands, cheerleaders, street entertainers, vintage vehicles and clowns from several nations. Expect literally thousands of participants as they process along the two mile route from outside the Ritz Hotel, along Pall Mall and Whitehall, ending at Parliament Street around 3pm. Many London boroughs take part as well as American High Schools and community groups and organisations. It’s a real spectacular and absolutely huge!
Helpful Hints
It’s a free event but if you want a better than average view, grandstand tickets are bookable for a fee and you’ll get a good view of set-piece performances during the parade. The parade takes well over 2 hours to pass and you’ll find that it’s easier to get a good view later on when the crowd thins a little.
Click here for the event website : http://lnydp.com
i will come to see a new year’s day parade . please let me set day in madder sit thank you to which. free tickets .
Hi! Calendarcustoms doesn’t organise the New Years Day Parade – go to info@lnydp.com or phone + 44 (0) 203 275 0190 and they should be able to help . Best of luck getting your tickets and Happy New Year!
Averil
I went to see this today, and it is a massive parade, with bands, fancy dress, etc. It was cold and very wet, so I watched for a while and then sloped off in search of a cup of tea. But I saw a grey horse that had been painted with psychadelic patterns, and a piebald pony whose white patches had been coloured in – well worth going up to Trafalgar Square to see!
I saw this again today; it seems s much bigger event than it was. I found it too crowded to see much – but I was told there was less of a crush on other parts of the route. Thank
Nice to hear from you Paula- I wouldn’t be surprised if the crowd was bigger than normal after the enforced covid restrictions- hope it was still enjoyable. I’ve seen a few photos in the media and it was looking good- we were up in Scotland for Hogmanay this time and luckily t wasn’t wet up there!
Best wishes,
Averil