Lord Mayor’s Show 2026: Spectacular 800-year-old procession takes over London’s Square Mile

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City of London closed to traffic for spectacular parade of the Lord Mayor’s Show

Thousands of spectators have descended on the City of London for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show.

A procession of brightly-coloured floats and performers are lighting up the Square Mile for the historic event.

The three-mile parade features over 6,500 participants, 250 horses, and more than 50 decorated floats.

The 800-year tradition kicked off with the 698th Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Bronek Masojada, climbing into a golden coach to make his way through the City to Westminster to pledge his loyalty to the crown.

The new Lord Mayor represents the Billingsgate ward, and took office this week in the Silent Ceremony.

The show takes place inside the City of London, the most historic part of the capital also known as the Square Mile.

It has its own Lord Mayor, who is separate from the Mayor of London, and who holds a ceremonial and ambassadorial role to promote the UK’s financial and professional services to the world.

On Saturday, the show started at 11am from Mansion House and was proceeding through a set route around the Square Mile.

It is free to spectate and you don’t need a ticket to get into the City.

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