Thousands brave freezing temperatures for London's spectacular New Year's Day parade

Evening Standard

Thousands of revellers lined the streets of London to watch the capital's dazzling New Year's Day parade as the party atmosphere rolled on into 2026.More than 8,000 performers took part in the spectacular procession from Piccadilly to Whitehall, treating crowds to marching bands, acrobats and eye-catching floats.

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00:19Either, but you never know, with Joe and Swazi it could be anything.

00:24So what have you got for us this time, Joe and Swazi?

00:26What's up there at the other end of the parade?

00:30Boogie storm, anyway, there we go.

00:32Who are we looking at here?

00:34Another wonderful marching band making its way along Piccadilly.

00:36Going to be with us before too long here in the performance arena at the end of the parade.

00:41Making their way there past the Royal Academy of Arts.

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01:09the winners last year of the London Borough competition. They're the current holders of

01:13the trophy. And as I look at that wonderful float they've got going through there. Isn't that

01:20spectacular? Yep.

01:39That baby dinosaur still on the prowl. Are you sure it's a dinosaur? I think it probably is.

01:58It's like a little...

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02:39I did ask them to please make them nice and shiny, clean them up, make them look their best.

02:51And, you know, I think my team did a pretty good job, don't you?

02:55You Hollywood stars, you do like your cars, don't you?

02:58Oh, yeah.

02:59There we go.

03:00Anyway, they're Aston Martins, British brand at least.

03:03I think he's very cute.

03:04This one, not quite so cute, although he looks pretty friendly, don't you think?

03:11He looks friendly, maybe not quite as cuddly as him.

03:13Veiled over last year.

03:14Now, that's the last time we're going to mention last year.

03:17Here we have our cheerleader balloon coming down.

03:20That's being handled down the parade route.

03:23It's a very stocky cheerleader, isn't it?

03:24But anyway, it's being handled down.

03:27What did they offer there?

03:28Oh, yeah, up there in top end of North London.

03:31200 parks.

03:32Are there really?

03:33Yes.

03:34Here's a more of Carnival del Pueblo.

03:46Well, there we are.

03:47There's back to the beginning, back to the arch.

03:49And I'm trying to work out what's actually coming through.

03:52Oh, I know what that is.

03:53Anybody can tell.

03:54That is Hamley.

03:55It certainly is.

03:57Which likes to call itself, and may well be, the greatest toy store in the world.

04:02I think it absolutely is.

04:03It certainly is the greatest in London.

04:05I don't know how long it's been going, but it's been going an awful long time.

04:08That's absolutely.

04:14Thank you very much.

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