Lord Mayor's Show

The Lord Mayor’s Show will see 7,000 people, 200 horses and around 150 floats take part in a three mile-long procession to mark the Lord Mayor’s first full day in office.

Thousands of onlookers will line the route – from Mansion House to the Royal Courts of Justice and back – to enjoy the spectacle and welcome the new Lord Mayor, travelling in the gleaming state coach.

The procession sets off from Mansion House at 11am, when the bands of the Coldstream and Grenadier Guards turn the corner from Princes Street to march past the new Lord Mayor on the balcony, the BBC cameras overhead and the very busy crowd all around Bank junction.

It will take the bands 12 minutes to march from there to St Paul’s, so if you are in the usual grandstands area then your procession starts at 11:13. After another 15 minutes the bands will reach the Royal Courts of Justice so if you are standing at the Aldwych end, your procession starts at 11:26.