Manchester Day 2022 - route, map, parade times and everything you need to know

Manchester Day makes its huge return this weekend - with a day of fun activities on Sunday, June 19, as well as the eagerly-anticipated parade through the city centre. Returning after a three-year hiatus, thousands are expected to head into Manchester to watch the day of celebrations.

This year, the event is themed around Manchester's young people, and people from across the city will host an epic day of sounds, moves and eye-popping outfits. The grand parade will wind its way through the city centre in a riot of music, colour and dance.

Organisers are pulling out all the stops to make sure the city centre will be buzzing all day long with plenty of things to see and do, as well as making sure the iconic Manchester Day Parade is the most memorable yet. This year's parade will draw strongly on ideas of Mancunian identity.

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That will include stories past and present - in what organisers say will be a parade in which everyone in the city, whether they're taking part in the parade or watching it, can recognise themselves. Each of the main floats has a story that reflects Manchester's place in the world, as seen by the diverse communities that make up the city.

Here's our guide to everything you need to know about Manchester Day 2022

This year the Parade will start and finish at the same spot at the foot of Deansgate, at the crossroads with Liverpool Road by the Hilton Tower.

It will all start at 1pm and the parade will snake all the way up to the top of Deansgate, before turning on to St Mary's Gate (where Marks and Spencer is). It will then turn right onto Cross Street, past the Royal Exchange Theatre and King Street, before turning right onto