London Pride 2023: Full info on parade route and road closures

Pride In London has confirmed the 2023 route for the annual parade in the capital. Celebrations will once again take place across the same path that marchers took during the first pride event in London.

Pride celebrations will take over the capital next Saturday (July 1). The theme for this year’s event is ‘Never March Alone,’ which aims to, in particular, support the transgender community as well as wider LGBT+ individuals.

2023 will see the capital’s annual pride parade return to its inaugural course. It will follow the path of the first march, which took place back in 1972.

The historic route was reintroduced last year amid the 50th-anniversary pride celebrations. Now, Pride In London has revealed it will hold celebrations across the same course for another year.

We break down everything Londoners need to know about this year’s pride festivities in the capital.

What is the route for London Pride 2023?

Those walking as part of the march will first assemble on Park Lane. However, the parade will actually start from Hyde Park Corner.

The pride procession will then travel down to Piccadilly Circus before turning into Haymarket. It will then pass Trafalgar Square before ending in Whitehall.

A full parade route is mapped out on the Pride In London website. There will also be event areas near the march path. Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, and Soho Square will all host celebrations of their own too.

Which roads will be closed for London Pride 2023?

There will be an array of road closures across the parade route so it can pass without disrupting traffic. The full road closures are available on the Pride In London website.

Roads throughout Soho between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road will be closed from 11am - 4am due to events happening in Soho Square. The following Soho roads have slightly different closure times:

• Archer Street - 9am - 4am 
• Dean Street - 6am - 4am 
• Golden Square - 6am - 4am 
• Soho Square - 6am - 4am 

The Knightsbridge A4 by Hyde Park Corner will be closed from 10am - 9.30pm. The Piccadilly leg of the A4 will also be closed from 10am - 9.30pm. This closure will also affect several nearby roads, which are listed below:

• Old Park Lane
• Down Street
• Brick Street 
• White Horse Street
• Half Moon Street
• Clarges Street 
• Bolton Street
• Stratton Street
• Mayfair Place
• Berkley Street

The following roads in the Park Lane area will be closed from 8am - 7pm on the parade day:

• Brook Gate
• Green Street
• Dunraven Street 
• Park Street 
• Wood’s Mews
• Upper Brooks Street 
• Culross Street
• Mount Street
• South Street
• Stanhope Gate
• Curzon Street 
• Derby Street 
• Pitt’s Head Mews
• Hertford Street 
• Down Street 
• Brick Street
• Old Park Lane
• Hamilton Place
• Park Lane 

The following central-based roads will be closed between 11am and 10.30pm:

• Langham Place
• Little Portland Street 
• Regent Street
• Great Castle Street
• Shaftesbury Avenue 
• Charing Cross Road
• William IV Street
• Strand
• Duncannon Street
• Northumberland Avenue
• Whitehall Place 
• Great Scotland Yard
• Horse Guards Avenue 
• The Mall 
• Cockspur Street
• Haymarket 
• Suffolk Street
• Suffolk Place
• Orange Street 
• Panton Street
• Jermyn Street
• Norris Street
• Carlton Street
• Charles II Street 
• Waterloo Place
• St James’ Square
• King Street 
• Bury Street 
• Ryder Street 
• Duke Street St James’
• Duke Of York Street