When is the Arsenal trophy parade and what is the route?
Arsenal’s trophy parade starts at 2pm Sunday from Drayton Park, honouring both men’s and women’s first teams, with a route along Seven Sisters Road, Newington Green Road, and Upper Street, ending near Highbury & Islington station. Road closures and heavy transport demand are expected from 4am to 8pm, with players soon reporting for World Cup duty.
Arsenal will celebrate their long-awaited Premier League title with a public parade through Islington on Sunday, marking the club’s first league triumph in 22 years despite their heartbreaking Champions League final defeat on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain. Sunday’s event, due to begin at 2pm local time, will honour both the men’s and women’s first teams, who secured domestic and continental silverware earlier this season. The Gunners’ men’s side claimed the Barclays Premier League trophy with victory over Crystal Palace on the final day of the league campaign, while the women’s team lifted the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in a season that also included their Women’s Champions League success last year.
The procession will set off from Drayton Park on Holloway Road before travelling east along Seven Sisters Road towards Blackstock Road and Mountgrove Road. The route continues south through Petherton Road, Beresford Road and Newington Green Road, passing Angel Underground station before turning north onto Upper Street. From there, the convoy will proceed to Highbury & Islington station and return via Holloway Road, with Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park and adjoining roads closed to traffic throughout the afternoon. Club officials have urged supporters not to gather near the stadium or on Hornsey Road, Benwell Road and Drayton Park, warning that the buses will not be visible from those areas.
Significant road closures and parking suspensions are expected between 4am and 8pm, with Transport for London and National Rail advising fans to allow extra travel time and check for live service updates. Multiple tube and bus stations in the vicinity are likely to experience heavy demand, further complicating journeys home after the event. The parade coincides with the start of international duty for several first-team players, who will soon report to their national squads ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which begins on 11 June. With recovery and preparation priorities now shifting, Sunday’s celebration offers one final opportunity for the first-team squad to share the stage with supporters before the close season.
Despite the disappointment of a penalty-shootout loss in Budapest, the club has elected to proceed with the parade as a tribute to the historic domestic achievement, recognising the collective effort across both squads. The event will provide a fitting end to a season that delivered trophies for Arsenal’s men and women, even as the men fell just short of an unprecedented domestic and European double.
