Events - January
Date: January 1
Time: 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm
Venue: West End of London

First started in 1987, London’s New Year’s Day Parade has raised or donated nearly a million pounds to a wide range of London based charities. The London New Year’s Day Parade is a very popular event where more than 10,000 performers representing 20 countries worldwide participate. More than half a million spectators line the 2 mile route and around 200 million viewers watch the event.

As Big Ben strikes 12 noon, the Parade starts in Parliament Square and finishes at 3 pm at Berkeley Street, Piccadilly. The 2 mile Parade route is as follows:

• Parliament Square
• Whitehall
• Trafalgar Square
• Pall Mall
• Regent Street
• Piccadilly Circus
• Piccadilly, up to the junction with Berkeley Street

For better viewing, it is recommended to be there along the route by 11:00 am. The celebration starts from 11:15 am by celebrity commentators.

Access:
Nearest Tube Stations
On the Parade route:

• Westminster
• Piccadilly Circus
• Charing Cross

Near the Parade route:

• Embankment
• St. James’s Park
• GreenPark

For more information you can visit www.londonparade.co.uk