Leeds United fans will have the chance to salute the club’s promotion-winning heroes during an open-top bus parade.
Fresh from clinching a return to the Premier League, Daniel Farke and his squad will make their way around a loop of Leeds city centre next Monday, May 5.
Large crowds are expected to turn out to show their appreciation for Leeds’s manager and players.
The parade will follow a mile-long route that will take in the full length of the Headrow as well as City Square, Boar Lane, New Market Street and parts of Wellington Street and Vicar Lane.
The Whites are scheduled to arrive in the city centre at around 1pm, with the parade expected to last between an hour and an hour-and-a-half.
Due to the high number of fans likely to attend, there will be no single focal point for the event. Instead, supporters are being encouraged to line as much of the route as possible. Farke and his players will be ‘on the mic’ and interacting with fans throughout the parade.
People who cannot make it to the event will be able to follow proceedings via a live stream on the club’s LUTV channel.
The parade has been organised by Leeds City Council in conjunction with the club, and with support from agencies including West Yorkshire Police.
A programme of road closures and other traffic restrictions is due to be in place across much of the city centre from 8am to 5pm on Monday. Emergency service access will be maintained throughout this time.
The size of the expected turnout means people coming into the city centre – for the parade or other reasons – are being asked to carefully plan their journeys in advance.
The park and ride sites at Temple Green and Stourton will be operating on the day, with First running inbound buses from there to the city centre between 10am and 1pm and return services between 2.30pm and 5.30pm.
