Get ready for the most colourful, joyful New Year’s Day yet! The London Parade returns on 1 January 2026, bringing families, communities and borough pride together for an unforgettable celebration, and this year, the borough competition is bigger and brighter than ever.
To celebrate creativity and community spirit, a prize fund will be awarded to the top-performing boroughs:
🥇 1st Place: £15,000
🥈 2nd Place: £10,000
🥉 3rd Place: £5,000
And because every borough brings heart, talent and incredible effort, all non-winning participating boroughs will receive £2,000 to support their local charities. Every team goes home with funding and every community benefits.
This adds to the Parade’s remarkable achievement of raising over £2.5 million for local charities through the years, helping to make London an even more supportive, vibrant and connected city.
Families can look forward to colourful performances, big smiles and brilliant community pride from across the capital, including:
Barnet
Camden
Enfield
Hackney
Havering
Lewisham
Merton
Redbridge
Sutton
City of Westminster
The London Parade is one of the city’s favourite New Year’s traditions, a place where families, friends, neighbours and visitors gather to celebrate everything that makes London special. From dancers and drummers to giant inflatables and borough performances, there’s excitement for all ages.
🎉 Date: 1 January 2026
📍 Location: Central London
👨👩👧👦 Perfect for: Families, friends, visitors and proud Londoners
Join us as we cheer on London’s boroughs, support local charities and kick off the New Year with colour, kindness and community spirit. Whether you’re watching from the crowd or following online, your support helps make London shine even brighter.
Let’s make this the happiest, most exciting London Parade yet!
