A pageant featuring over 5,000 people from across the UK and the Commonwealth will take place against the backdrop of Buckingham Palace. A service of thanksgiving for the Queen's reign will take place on Thursday, June 2, 2022. It will see competitors aged eight and over try to create the perfect dessert for the Platinum Pudding campaign. The finale will be joined by national treasures from the world of the performing arts, entertainment, fashion, business and media, including Jeremy Irons, Bill Bailey and Gok Wan. Year 7 students from Solway Community School, Silloth, West Cumbria as part of Ideas Foundation Commonwealth of Kindness project. Elaborate costumed figures representing the Four Nations and The Queens Beast s will take audiences back in time. They will be imagining the Coronation in Afro-Caribbean carnival-style. You can also submit details for your event, street party or other activity to be added to the map. The Platinum Jubilee Pageant announced the major household British brands, as well as leading international companies, who have become partners of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Were also supplying water refill points to eliminate the need for plastic water bottles.Bikes are a big feature of the Pageant! Communities across the UK will find a connection to the Peoples Pageant. A detailed sustainability and CO2 Analysis Report is being completed by A Greener Festival on behalf of the Pageant. Every planting is being recorded on a digital Queens Green Canopy map. We thank you for your interest. My warmest thanks go to all those who have worked so hard to ensure the success of this particularly special sporting event, and I wish each athlete and team every success. A celebration of weddings from around the Commonwealth will be interpreted in inter-generational Asian/Bollywood mela style. MahoganyFormed in 1989, Mahogany Carnival Arts is a group of artists based in Harlesden, London. There will be an impressive Flypast to coincide with the Royal Familys balcony appearance. Find out more at: www.queensjubileebeacons.com. It will combine street arts, theatre, music, circus, carnival and costume and celebrate the service of The Queens reign, as well as honour the collective service of people and communities across the country. Their jazz-based street band will provide audiences with toe tapping tunes and fantastic percussion. And we want you to get involved! Working with young dancers from Tottenham-based street dance company Steppaz and with elaborate bespoke zero-waste costumes from award-winning London-based fashion house Teatum Jones, Cirque Bijous mobile circus structure is sustainably powered and showcases the talent of tomorrow. The Platinum Jubilee Pageant will follow all the Government Covid-19 guidelines. They will be playing music from Burna Boy to Alison Hinda, and Ezra Collective to Toast all based around the theme of togetherness.Dancers from Oi Musica, based in Edinburgh, will be in full flow along the Pageant route, with their incredible Southern U.S Style souzaphones. In 1897, beacons were lit to celebrate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee. This act will feature an outburst of performer groups from across the UK who have all created their own unique pieces for the Pageant: TriggerBristol-based Trigger is an independent arts organisation, who create events that put audiences at the centre of the action. The Jubilee weekend will start with a bang as the Queens Birthday Parade - officially known as Trooping the Colour - is held. To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, events and initiatives will take place throughout the year, culminating in a four day UK bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. For the first time ever, rival creatives from Britains oldest carnival tradition are collaborating to interpret The Crown, Royal Heraldry, and the Royal Yacht Britannia.Their performance will be split into two Great British parts Happy and Glorious. Water refill points are available at St James Park, St James Park Station, Charing Cross Station, Embankment Station and Victoria Station. We are dedicated to minimising our material wastage. The Queens commitment to public service is celebrated through silk banners, and mass choreography involving key workers and their communities. During the ceremony, there will be an opportunity to watch the event via large screens, set up in St James Park and many more members of the public will be able to watch the spectacle live on BBC and Sky television, not just in the UK but overseas too. The Time of Our Lives is a vibrant display of British life since 1952, moving through a transformation of popular culture over the last 70 years.With a cast of thousands, each decade is brought to life through the popular music and dance styles, fashion, youth culture and classic vehicles of the times. Entries for the huge pudding competition, organised by Fortnum & Mason, opened on January 10, 2022. And the display will end with an RAF fly-past watched by members of the Royal Family from the Palace balcony. More than 6,000 military personnel, performers, key workers and volunteers will unite to tell the story of the seven decades in the awe-inspiring festival of creativity. Their piece will feature an array of colourful costumes followed by a giant wire frame sculpture of The Queen. This will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2022. When is the Big Windsor lunch at Windsor Castle and whos going? More information will be released over the coming months about the route, how to view the pageant and how to get involved.For all enquiries click here: Registered Address: 7 Savoy Court, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0EX, Correspondence Address: 114 St. Martins Lane, London United Kingdom, WC2N 4BE, You can now download the digital programme for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Working with schools from the UK and Commonwealth, the Ideas Foundation is reaching over 1,000 children with their creative brief to create posters on the themes of community, kindness and a love for nature - a Commonwealth of Kindness. It was restored in 2021 and has been rung on 8 occasions since, but this is the 1st royal occasion it will be rung. Principal Beacon - to be lit on the 2nd Junein a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The finale will take place just outside Buckingham Palace around Queen Victoria Memorial. A 4m cake will take centre stage as maypole dancers in Saris surround the scene. Platinum Jubilee Beacons: The United Kingdoms long tradition of celebrating Royal Jubilees, Weddings and Coronations with the lighting of beacons will continueforthe Platinum Jubilee. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "The four days of celebrations will include public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on The Queens 70 years of service.". They will be roaring down The Mall depicting The Queens ascension whilst on Royal tour in Kenya. Each of these partners are united by a common focus to nurture the creative sector and honour Her Majesty, as well as belief in the Pageants values and its commitments to sustainability, diversity and inclusion and a unique celebration for the world in 2022. Among the Platinum Jubilee festivities is a four-day Bank Holiday weekend scheduled for the first week of June with a catalogue of events for Brits to take part in. Dont forget to follow us on social media and tag us in your posts on the day!TwitterInstagramFacebook#PlatinumJubileeOn the 5th June, we will also be running an exclusive backstage access livestream from 13.00 14.00 BST on our Twitter and Facebook channels. We recommend arriving early as the area will be busy. Its full of ideas on what types of events or activities you could organise, a handy checklist to help you think of everything and even some suggestions on how to ensure your event can have a lasting impact. The Pageant, taking place on the 5th June 2022, has been created to bring a once-in- a- lifetime experience to millions of people, in celebration of The Queens 70-year reign as well as the collective service of our country and communities. A finale like no other will form around the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace with all parts of the Pageant leading to this moment. We are working with many different organisations to help ensure we can deliver our vision and ambitions. Were proud to be working with NCS who are providing volunteers across the Pageant. I hope this Jubilee will bring together families and friends, neighbours and communities. Over ten million people across the UK are expected to be joining the celebrations to share friendship, food and fun at Big Jubilee Lunches as part of this nationwide act of community friendship. More than 1,500 towns, villages and cities throughout the UK, and each capital of the Commonwealth countries, will also join the fun. There are numerous ways you can get involved in the Pageant. The expectation is that tickets will sell quickly so please click below to book your tickets now. It will be a live concert bringing together some of the worlds biggest entertainers to celebrate the most significant moments from The Queens reign. Great Paul, the largest church bell in the country, will be rung for the Service. This celebration piece takes pride in our country's attitude to diversity and LGBTQIA+ identities. You can also download it from this QR code:You can now download the digital programme for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant by scanning this QR code on your mobile device: This programme provides the full running order for the Pageant and find out more about the people involved in delivering this historical event. All screens in these locations are available for the public and will be showing the BBCs broadcast of the Pageant.Please bear in mind the big screen locations in London have limited capacity.There will be other locations to watch the events locally. It has been a splendid and beloved sight at royal coronations, jubilees, and events since it was built in 1762 and has not been seen on the streets of London for over 20 years. Marking the reawakening of the creative sector and drawing on talent from every part of the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth, the Pageant will combine pomp and ceremony, street arts, theatre, music, circus and costumes. The projects are Save Me Trust, The Queens Green Canopy and Wheels for Wellbeing. It will be a military spectacle, celebrating the UK Armed Forces from all three Services, along with military personnel from across the Commonwealth including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Ghana, Belize, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, and beyond. The Pageant will bring to life iconic moments from The Queens reign as well as showcasing our changing society over thepast 70 years. Global Grooves will weave together creative elements musical phrasing, and dance movements that tell the story of todays Greater Manchester, proudly sharing its story on the global stage. All events leading up to the four-day Bank Holiday weekend, as well as the Platinum Jubilee itself, will be broadcast on television. The celebration will see famous faces from the world of entertainment brought together to perform for a night of musical tributes to celebrate the Jubilee. More than 1,400 groups have already decided to join in, signing up for a pack full of tips for for organising the special event through the Big Lunch website. Platinum Party at the Palace: Hosts Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp will lead live coverage of the Platinum Party at the Palace and air live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and across the BBC network. NutkhutFounded in 2003 in London, Nutkhut creates imaginative, stunning performance and installation reimagining the old and telling the new. DCMS are managing the public areas. There will be food and drink concessions in St James Park. The Platinum Jubilee Pageant has been generously funded by a significant contribution from The Gosling Foundation, as a tribute to Her Majesty in memory of their Founder, the late Sir Donald Gosling. We recommend arriving early as the area will be busy. Feeding our several-thousand strong team and performers is a huge task! Find out more about our partners below or find out how to become a partner by contacting partnerships@platinumpageant.com. In the UK you can watch the Pageant on TV on BBC, ITV and Sky on Sunday 5th June, along with all of the other Jubilee programming over the weekend.If youd like to watch the Pageant in person then head down to Whitehall or the Mall to watch the procession these areas are managed by DCMS and are not ticketed. I wish to convey my deepest sympathy and condolences to his family and to the people of Japan at this difficult time. More details will be provided at a later date and while The Queen wont personally travel in the regal Gold State Carriage, there will be a fabulous surprise. Queens Jubilee bank holiday opening times 2022: All the changes for shops including Waitrose, Tesco and John Lewis. And now for the first time, the BBC have released artist visuals of the impressive setting and stage where the acts will perform. In these testing times, it is my hope that you can draw strength and inspiration from what we share, as we work together towards a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future for all. And for me and my family, even with one familiar laugh missing this year, there will be joy in Christmas, as we have the chance to reminisce, and see anew the wonder of the festive season through the eyes of our young children, of whom we were delighted t. The people of Barbados have held a special place in my heart. In Edinburgh, screens will be placed in Princes Street Gardens. Weve learned how to apply inclusive principles to our event where we can, ensuring anyone who wants to can take part in, or view, the Pageant on 5th June can do so. Happy shall be a street dance parade with over 80 dancers depicting celebrations, jubilee parties and Royal Weddings whilst Glorious will feature a magnificent carnival float reflecting Royal Insignia, The Commonwealth and Pomp and Splendour.