Manchester Day 2012 – Let’s Get This Party Started

Carrying on from my previous post, the party really begins now.

The parade started on Liverpool Road and travelled down Deansgate. From there, it went onto St Mary’s Gate then to Cross Street and Albert Square. Finally, it descended on Manchester Town Hall, making its way to Peter Street and then carried on back to Deansgate.

The route created a huge loop of the city centre, meaning the maximum amount of people possible could catch the parade and enjoy the party feel that surrounded the day.

All my photos were taken on Deansgate, just a little bit away from the official starting point of the parade. The photos will be published in a series of posts across the next week or so, as there are quite a few to show.

So lets start, it all began with a huge bang and puff of smoke to signal the start of the parade. These photos show that along with the dancers and performers that kicked the parade off and helped give a carnival feel to the streets of Manchester.

Feel free to leave comments, till next time.

Thanks

Steven

Manchester Day 2012 – The Calm Before The Parade

It’s time for sun, music and the carnival at Manchester Day 2012.

For the last three years Manchester City Centre has turned into a carnival one day every June, with the Manchester Day Parade celebrating Manchester, its history and all. This year the theme was ‘The Sky’s The Limit’ and it certainly delivered, it was bigger, bolder and livelier than ever before.

These photos are from the waiting/holding area for all the floats and performers for the parade on Liverpool Road. The public were able to walk down the street in the hours before the parade officially started, and were also able to get up close to the floats even before the party really began, which was great.

Enjoy the photos and get in that party mood, you know you want to. Click the image to enlarge them.

Feel free to leave comments, next time there will be photos from the actual parade route, see you then.

Thanks

Steven