The parade route will stretch for 9km around Islington giving fans a chance to witness the team
The Arsenal open-top bus parade route has been announced, and fans can expect a host of exciting features. The parade is set to take place on Sunday, May 31, from 2pm.
Arsenal won their first Premier League trophy in 22 years this season and will be displaying it to fans. They are also hoping to have the Champions League trophy alongside it after playing in the final on Saturday, May 30.
The parade is expected to draw in a minimum of 500,000 people, but it is likely to be even more than that. These are the key facts you need to know about how the parade is set to work.
Route details
Arsenal have not confirmed the starting point of the route, but it is likely to be the Emirates Stadium. Access to the stadium is closed to fans, and there won’t be any space to gather around Drayton Park, Hornsey Road, and Benwell Road, as you will not be able to see the team from those locations.
Starting at 2pm, the route stretches for 9km, going up Holloway Road, around Seven Sisters, through Blackstock Road onto Newington Green, then all the way down Essex Road before turning right at Angel station onto Upper Street.
The route does not pass by the stadium. The bus will not stop anywhere for a traditional trophy lift, as has been the case in the previous parades. The buses will be moving continuously. Arsenal have encouraged fans to spread themselves along the route and to arrive early.
What to expect
There will be four open-top buses driving along. A team full of the Arsenal first team, a second bus full of the men’s team staff, then a women’s team bus with the Fifa Women’s Champions Cup. The final bus will be full of supporters from Community programmes and a selection of staff. There will be DJs and special guests on the buses.
Road closures
Road closures are expected to come into effect from approximately 4am on Sunday, May 31, until approximately 8pm, although this may be later depending on what is safe to do at the time.
All roads, including side roads and along the route, will be subject to temporary closures and parking suspensions. A full list of closures can be found on the Islington Council website.
Some of the roads affected:
- Almeida Street
- Ambler Road, between Blackstock Road and No. 24
- Arvon Road, between Drayton Park and Witherington Road
- Ashby Grove, between Essex Road and Red House Square
- Athenaeum Court, between Petherton Road and Nos. 31–32 Orwell Court (No. 77 Petherton Road)
- Axminster Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Windsor Road
- Balls Pond Road, between Newington Green Road and Henshall Street
- Barnsbury Street, between Upper Street and College Cross
- Battishill Street
- Benwell Road, between Drayton Park and Bryantwood Road
- Beresford Road
- Berners Road
- Berriman Road, between Seven Sisters Road and No. 44
- Biddestone Road, between Caledonian Road and the access road for Buckmaster House, Loraine Estate
- Bingham Street
- Blackstock Road, between Seven Sisters Road and No. 164
- Bowman’s Mews
- Britannia Row, between Essex Road and Terling Walk
- Brownswood Road, between Blackstock Road and Finsbury Park Road
- Bryantwood Road
- Caledonian Road, between Camden Road and No. 570
- Camden Passage, between Upper Street and Islington High Street
- Camden Road, between Holloway Road and No. 353
- Canonbury Road and the eastern arm of Highbury Corner, between Holloway Road/St. Paul’s Road/the northern arm of Highbury Corner and Compton Avenue
- Catherall Road, between Collins Road and Nos. 1–39
- Charlton Place
- Chatterton Road, between Blackstock Road and No. 5
- Chillingworth Road, between Liverpool Road and No. 6
- Church Road, between Essex Road and Red House Square
- Clephane Road, between Essex Road and No. 30
- Colebrooke Place
- Colebrooke Row, between Essex Road and Bridel Mews
- Coleridge Road, between Seven Sisters Road and No. 7
- Collins Road, between Green Lanes and Park View Estate
- Compton Terrace
- Corsica Street, between Holloway Road/St. Paul’s Road/the northern arm of Highbury Corner and No. 4 Corsica Street
- Crane Grove
- Cross Street, between Essex Road and Halton Road
- Cross Street, between Upper Street and Florence Street
- Dibden Street
- Digswell Street
- Dove Road, between Essex Road and Henshall Street
- Drayton Park, between Holloway Road and No. 68
- Durham Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Carew Close
- Eburne Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Hercules Street
- Eden Grove, between Holloway Road and Eastwood Close
- Elder Walk
- Elliott’s Place
- Englefield Road, between Essex Road and Crowland Terrace
- Essex Road
- Esther Anne Place
- Ferntower Road, between Petherton Road and No. 72
- Fieldway Crescent, between Holloway Road and Horsell Road
- Finsbury Park Road, between Mountgrove Road and No. 107
- Florence Street, the east-west arm
- Fonthill Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Biggerstaff Street
- Furlong Road
- Gaskin Street
- Georges Road, between Holloway Road and No. 15
- Gillespie Road, between Blackstock Road and Vale Row
- Goodwin Street
- Green Lanes (Arakan House entry road)
- Green Lanes, between Queen’s Drive and No. 141
- Greenman Street
- Grosvenor Avenue, between Newington Green Road and No. 57
- Halliford Street, between Essex Road and Clare Lane
- Halton Cross Street
- Herrick Road, between Mountgrove Road and No. 16
- Hertslet Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Mayton Street
- Highbury Corner (A1 and A1200)
- Highbury New Park, between its northern junction with Highbury Quadrant and Nos. 273–316 Highbury New Park
- Highbury Place, between Highbury Corner and No. 3
- Highbury Quadrant (northern arm), between Green Lanes and No. 403
- Holloway Road, between Tufnell Park Road and Drayton Park
- Holloway Road, between Drayton Park and Highbury Corner
- Hornsey Road, between Mayton Street and the Holloway Fire Station
- Hornsey Street, between Holloway Road and Culverin Court
- Horsell Road, between Drayton Park and Witherington Road
- Isledon Road, between Seven Sisters Road and the private driveway for No. 201
- Islington Green
- Islington High Street, between Duncan Street and Islington Green
- Islington Park Street, between Upper Street and College Cross
- Jackson Road, between Holloway Road and Dunford Road
- King’s Crescent, between Mountgrove Road and No. 29
- Laycock Street
- Leconfield Road, between Petherton Road and No. 6
- Liverpool Road, between Holloway Road and No. 553
- Loraine Road, between Holloway Road and No. 9
- Madras Place, between Holloway Road and Ringcroft Street
- Marquess Road
- Medina Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Medina Grove
- Mildmay Avenue
- Mildmay Grove North, between Newington Green Road and No. 21
- Mildmay Grove South, between Newington Green Road and No. 16
- Mitchison Road, between Essex Road and No. 9
- Monsell Road, between Blackstock Road and No. 3
- Moon Street
- Morgan Road
- Mountgrove Road
- Napier Terrace
- Newington Barrow Way, the arm between Seven Sisters Road and Heather Close
- Newington Green Road, between Pyrland Road and St Paul’s Road
- Northampton Grove
- Northampton Park, between St Paul’s Place and No. 12
- Northampton Street, between Essex Road and The Ivories (Nos. 6–8 Northampton Street)
- Northchurch Road, between Essex Road and Crowland Terrace
- Ockendon Road, between Essex Road and No. 69
- Orleston Road
- Packington Street, between Essex Road and Cruden Street
- Palmer Place
- Parkfield Street
- Parkhurst Road, between Holloway Road and Louis Close
- Petherton Road, between Green Lanes and the Highbury Estate access road
- Pickering Street
- Playford Road
- Poet’s Road, between Petherton Road and No. 1
- Pooles Park, between Seven Sisters Road and Carville Street
- Popham Street
- Pyrland Road, between its junction with Petherton Road and No. 70
- Richmond Grove, between Upper Street and Islington Town Hall
- Rock Street
- Ronalds Road, between Holloway Road and Horsell Road
- Rotherfield Street, between Essex Road and No. 138
- Salterton Road, between Seven Sisters Road and the southern access road for Bennett Court Estate
- Seven Sisters Road, between Finsbury Park Road and Holloway Road
- Shelley Place
- Somerfield Road, between Blackstock Road and Finsbury Park Road
- Sonderburg Road
- St Paul’s Place
- Statham Grove, between Green Lanes and Salween House, Green Lanes
- Station Place
- Stoke Newington Church Street, between Green Lanes and Clissold Crescent
- Stroud Green Road, between Seven Sisters Road and Wells Terrace
- Studd Street
- Wakeham Street
- Waterloo Terrace
- Whadcoat Street
- Whistler Street (western arm), between Drayton Park and No. 23
- Wicks Place
- Wilberforce Road, between Mountgrove Road and No. 126
- Windsor Street
- Wyatt Road, between Mountgrove Road and No. 45
- Yonge Park, between Seven Sisters Road and No. 9
Public transport
Bus routes will be extremely busy, and due to the number of road closures, they are expected to be diverted. Several stations around the area will be closed or will only operate exit-only. Highbury and Islington will be open for exit only. The London Overground will stop there, but the Victoria line service will not. Canonbury will operate an exit-only system.
Supporters travelling towards Crystal Palace, West Croydon or Stratford are encouraged to use Dalston Kingsland or Dalston Junction. Holloway Road station will be closed. Finsbury Park will be open as normal. Drayton Park and Essex Road will be closed.
All supporters are encouraged to check Transport for London and the National Rail website for updates and delays. For full details, visit Arsenal’s FAQ.
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