April 29 – Liverpool will celebrate the club’s 20th top-flight title, equalling their storied English Premier League rivals Manchester United, with a traditional open-top bus parade through the city on May 26.
The celebratory procession will follow a nine-mile route through Liverpool, traveling along Queens Drive and The Strand before concluding at Blundell Street. City officials expect more than 200,000 fans to line the streets to honour their championship-winning heroes.
Organised by Liverpool City Council, the parade is anticipated to last between three and five hours. Council leader Liam Robinson expressed the city’s enthusiasm: “We’re delighted to officially invite Liverpool Football Club to parade around the city on 26 May. A Liverpool victory parade is more than football – it’s a celebration of our city’s pride, passion and community spirit.”
Robinson noted it would be a “bumper weekend in Liverpool,” adding that substantial preparation work has already been completed behind the scenes.
The event will be free to attend, with Liverpool FC covering all security costs and additional expenses. With hundreds of thousands of supporters expected to descend on Merseyside, authorities are urging fans to plan their travel and parking arrangements carefully.
Chief Inspector Chris Barnes from Merseyside Police advised that rolling road closures will accommodate the parade, with some disruption inevitable. “We would ask motorists to be patient or avoid the area of the parade route where possible,” he stated.
“Officers will be providing a reassuring presence along the route to ensure that the day is not only one to remember, but also an enjoyable and safe event for all those attending the parade.”
Officials have announced that pyrotechnics and flares will not be permitted during the celebrations – a directive that many anticipate will be challenging to enforce given the scale and enthusiasm of the expected crowd, and the fact that the team’s bus arrival on Saturday versus Tottenham Hotspur was completed in a red mist of flares.
This long-awaited celebration holds special significance for Liverpool supporters, as their previous EPL triumph during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was marked only by unauthorised gatherings and the team lifting the trophy in an empty Anfield.
This will be the first opportunity for the club and their fanbase to properly celebrate a league title together since the pandemic restrictions were lifted.
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