Past Events › Parade

City of Leeds Pipe Band is once again taking part in the brilliant Pudsey Carnival! 2018 marks thirty consecutive years of Pudsey Carnival, but few people know that the Pudsey Carnival actually began in 1898. It started initially to showcase the town and secure it a Charter Status – Which was awarded in 1889 by Queen Victoria -the Carnival stopped shortly…

A Wondrous Spectacle The Great Knaresborough Bed Race is something different: it is part fancy dress pageant and part gruelling time trial over a 2.4 mile course, ending with a swim through the icy waters of the River Nidd. First staged in 1966, Bed Race has spawned other similar events in the USA, Germany, New Zealand and elsewhere in the…

2019 is the 36th year of the Otley Carnival. This day-long event is a celebration of the town and its residents aimed at giving local children a day to remember. The event is held on the third Saturday of June every year. The event starts with a parade comprising numerous colourful floats, walking tableaux, various bands and a variety of vehicles.…

The Holbeck Gala is a fantastic local event, taking place each year on the first Saturday in July on Holbeck Moor. The City of Leeds Pipe Band are once again taking part in this event, leading the parade that winds through Holbeck to onto Holbeck Moor.

Always a great event and a firm family favourite, the East Morton Gala is a mixture of entertainment, stalls, good food, great cakes and bagpipes*.   The City of Leeds Pipe Band will be in attendance, taking part in the parade and doing a turn in the arena.   *Not the official words of the organiser!

The Meanwood Somme memorial event will be marking the 104th anniversary of the Somme Battle that took place between 01 July and 18 November 1916.   The City of Leeds Pipe Band will take part in the short parade in Meanwood from Holy Trinity down Memorial Drive to the Memorial for a service of Remembrance.