London's New Year's Day Parade

A pearly queen at the 2019 parade
A giant balloon at LNYDP

The London New Year's Day Parade (LNYDP) is an annual parade through the streets of the West End of London on 1 January. The parade first took place in 1987,[1] as the Lord Mayor of Westminster's Big Parade. The parade was renamed in 1994, and for 2000 only it was called the Millennium Parade.

The parade went virtual in 2021 but returned live for 2022, albeit scaled-down, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] 500,000 spectators attended the 2023 parade.[3]

  1. ^ "London New Year's Day parade marks 30 years". BBC News. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ^ "London's New Year's Day Parade Returns For 2022, But With Some Big Changes". Londonist. 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ Chantler-Hicks, Lydia (1 January 2023). "Huge crowds turn out for London's New Year's Day Parade". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 January 2023.