The Lord Mayor’s Show 2019
The Lord Mayor’s Show is possibly the best-known London annual events whose history dates back to the 16th century. Every year a new Lord Mayor is appointed and a public parade takes place to celebrate the inauguration ceremony.
The show is named after the Lord Mayor of the ‘City of London’, a distinct city and ceremonial county within Greater London. The City is London’s financial district, informally known as ‘the Square Mile’.
The Lord Mayor’s Show is centred on a street parade, a light-hearted combination of traditional British pageantry and elements of carnival. On the day after being sworn in, the Lord Mayor and several others participate in a procession from Guildhall, via Mansion House and St Paul’s Cathedral, in the heart of the City of London, to the Royal Courts of Justice on the edge of the City of Westminster, where the new Lord Mayor swears allegiance to the Crown.
This year the procession is accompanied by a lively range of performances and family activities in the Show Zones at Paternoster Square and Bloomberg Arcade.
Video of highlights from the Lord Mayor’s Show 2018
Who will be in the procession?
This year (2019) the event takes place on Saturday 9 November. Over 6,500 people, 120 horses and 60 decorated floats will be on show in a major spectacle that dates back to the 13th century.
1: Band of the Scots Guards Military band
2: The London Regiment Military band
3: Thriplow Village
4: Haberdashers’ Adams
5: Knightsbridge School & Place2Be
6: Durham University
7: Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps
8: Cambridgeshire Float
9: CCCUK (China Chamber of Commerce in the UK) Float
10: Worshipful Company of Farmers
11: Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust
12: Gog & Magog / Guild of Freemen Float
13: Kingston & Malden Scout & Guide Band
14: Girlguiding London and South East London
15: CCA Art Bus
16: Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools Float
17: Warburtons Float
18: Bread Street Ward Float
19: Band of the RAF Regiment Military band
20: Royal Air Force Military unit
21: Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 600 Squadron Military unit
22: Royal Air Force Military unit
23: Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters Float
24: Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, Elstree Float
25: Lord Mayor’s Appeal Charity Partners Float
26: Air Cadets and Air Cadets Band, London Area Cadets band
27: Automobile Association Float
28: Worshipful Company of Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers Float
29: Worshipful Company of Mercers Float
30: Modern Livery Companies Float
31: Royal Yeomanry Military unit
32: Band of the Royal Yeomanry Military band
33: 71 Signal Regiment, 68 Signal Squadron Military unit
34: 3 Military Intelligence Battalion Military unit
35: FANY Military unit
36: 151 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps Military unit
37: 103 Battalion REME Military unit
38: Army Cadet Force (Middlesex & NW London, SW) Cadets band
39: Fortnum & Mason Float
40: Mizuho Float
41: City Bridge Trust Float
42: Blenheim Chalcot Float
43: UK Export Finance / DIT Float
44: Zunft zur Waag and Band Float
45: Worshipful Company of Feltmakers Float
46: United Wards’ Club with Rotary International in GB & Ireland
47: Prostate Cancer UK Float
48: Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, London, Float
49: Variety, the Children’s Charity Float
50: Medina Marching Band
51: G Company, 7th Batallion The Rifles Military unit
52: B Company 4th Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Military unit
53: B Company 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment Military unit
54: 144 Parachute Medical Squadron Military unit
55: University of London Officer Training Corps Military unit
56: 1st Claygate Scout & Guide Band Civilian band
57: Worshipful Company of City of London Solicitors
58: C S Hodges & Son Float
59: State Bank of India Float
60: The Cook & The Butler Event Company / National Bakery School Float
61: Ratesetter Float
62: St Sebastianus Guild Band Civilian band
63: Bank of England Float
64: J B Riney & Co Float
65: Metro Bank Float
66: Dogs Trust Float
67: British Red Cross Float
68: Household Troops Band of the Salvation Army Civilian band
69: 106 Regiment Royal Artillery, 265 Battery Military unit
70: 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment Military unit
71: 135 Geographic Squadron RE Military unit
72: 256 (City of London) Field Hospital RAMC Military unit
73: 253 Pro Company Royal Military Police Military unit
74: London Bugle Band – Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade Civilian band
75: Hyperion Insurance Group Float
76: Fenwick Float
77: Help for Heroes
78: Rwanda High Commission Float
79: London Underground Emergency Response Unit Float
80: Mill Hill School CCF Corps of Drums Cadets band
81: Hampton School CCF Cadet force
82: Worshipful Company of Insurers Float
83: City of London Corporation – Recycling in the City Float
84: Worshipful Company of Paviors Float
85: Goodenough College Float
86: Corps of Drums Society Civilian band
87: Tregothnan Float
88: Welcome to Yorkshire Float
89: Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London
90: Arriva London Float
91: City of London Corporation – City Schools Float
92: Band of HM Royal Marines Military band
93: Royal Navy Military unit
94: Royal Naval Reserve (HMS President) Military unit
95: Royal Marines Military unit
96: Royal Marines Reserve (City of London) Military unit
97: 131 Independent Commando Sqn RE Military unit
98: Sea Cadets and Sea Cadets Band, London Area Cadets band
99: British Airways Float
100: Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK
101: Bart’s Hospital Volunteers Float
102: City, University of London
103: St John Ambulance Float
104: Coleraine Fife and Drum Band Civilian band
105: Canary Wharf Group Float
106: Zhejiang UK Association with Walk for Peace Foundation
107: Taylors of Harrogate / Yorkshire Tea Float
108: ASDAN
109: Eddie Stobart Logistics Float
110: Mansion House Party Civic
111: Christ’s Hospital School Band Civilian band
112: King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery Military unit
113: CLC / G of F / R Soc St G / UWC Carriage
114: The Great Twelve Carriage
115: Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers Carriage
116: Worshipful Company of World Traders Carriage
117: Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Carriage
118: Deputation of the LM & Sheriffs’ Committee Carriage
119: Chief Commoner, Chamberlain and Commissioner Carriage
120: City High Officers Carriage
121: Town Clerk and Aldermen below the Chair Carriage
122: Aldermen below the Chair Carriage
123: Aldermen below the Chair Carriage
124: Aldermen below and past the Chair Carriage
125: Aldermen past the Chair Carriage
126: Honourable Artillery Company Military band
127: Sheriff (Non-aldermanic) Carriage
128: Sheriff (Aldermanic) Carriage
129: Late Lord Mayor Carriage
130: Lady Mayoress Carriage
131: Light Cavalry, HAC Military unit
132: Pageantmaster Civic
133: Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment Band Military band
134: City Marshal Civic
135: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Civic
136: Company of Pikemen & Musketeers, HAC Military unit
137: Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment Military unit
138: Tack and Coach Support Vehicles Float
139: Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment Military unit
140: King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery Military unit
141: Support Taxi Float
142: 103 Battalion REME Military unit
143: City of London Corporation – Cleansing Float
If you are an organisation attending the Lord Mayor’s Show Event Transportation is a major concern. Contact A-B 24/7 to discuss how we can help you with your transportation logistics.
Lord Mayor’s Show Event Transportation
When does it start and end?
This year the show starts on Saturday the 9th November at 11 am. To get the best views the organisers recommend getting there by 10:15.
Residents of the City of London you can expect road closures and diversions during the 11th , you might be able to get in and out before 9 am but after that you’ll have to wait until the show is finished later on on the day, probably after 3 or 4pm. So it’s best to plan ahead, and if you are using public transport it will be very busy and bus routes will be subject to diversion.
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Lord Mayor’s Show Event Transportation Bookings start now
If you require Lord Mayor’s Show Event Transportation, and would like to book a van or truck to get your equipment, props etc to the show please contact us well in advance of the event. We can advise you on suitable pickup and delivery times from locations anywhere in the country to arrive on time at the centre of London. We will also arrange for pickup of your items from the City of London, or from any central London location.
