Everything you need to know ahead of LFC's parade

Reuters Red confetti in the air in front of the Liverpool bus in 2019. Players raise their arms in celebration on the open-top bus.Reuters
Liverpool FC's trophy parade will follow a similar route to 2019 including driving along The Strand and Queens Drive

Hundreds of thousands of Liverpool fans are expected to watch the club's Premier League open top bus parade through the city.

The bank holiday celebration marks Liverpool Football Club winning its 20th English league title win.

The Reds clinched the victory after beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield last month.

The parade takes place on 26 May during what is expected to be a busy weekend for Liverpool with BBC's Radio 1 Big Weekend also happening.

What time does the trophy parade start and finish?

The 15km (10-mile) parade is scheduled to start at 14:30 BST on 26 May from Allerton Maze.

It is expected to last anywhere between three to five hours, but this is subject to change.

Anyone hoping to head to Liverpool to watch the parade is being encouraged by Liverpool City Council to plan their routes in advance as there will be a number of road closures in place.

Route map

Liverpool City Council Map of Liverpool with a thick red line which highlights where the Liverpool parade bus will pass.Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council has issued a map highlighting all points where the Liverpool FC bus will pass during its parade

Full details of Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade were released last week with the bus due to follow a similar route to 2019.

The victory parade route will start at Allerton Maze and will travel north bound on Queens Drive towards the Fiveways roundabout and Rocket flyover. From there it will journey along:

• Queens Drive

• Mill Bank

• West Derby Road

• Islington

• Leeds Street

• The Strand

• Blundell Street (finishes here)

Road closures

Several roads will be closed including The Strand northbound from the Upper Parliament Street/Great George Street junction to Leeds Street/Great Howard Street junction from 04.00 – 22.00, or until it is safe to re-open.

The southbound lane will be closed from approx. 12.00 – 20.00, again subject to crowd safety requirements.

Additionally, Leeds Street City bound will be closed from 12.00 until approx. 20.00.

Drivers are advised to avoid the route and use public transport to get to the city centre.

Where can I watch the parade?

There are no dedicated viewing areas but there will be animation across the route this year, the council has confirmed.

The council has confirmed it is not able to provide specific accessible viewing areas, but have made it a long route to allow as many people as possible to watch it.

The BBC website will be bringing you all the latest updates and live stream from the parade on Monday.

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Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected at the parade on Bank Holiday Monday

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