Thousands flocked to Manchester for the epic day of music, dance and expression. This year’s parade, which started at Deansgate at 13:00, was about young people in Manchester and will be strongly based on the ideas of the Mancunian identity. After starting at the crossroads with Liverpool Road, he climbed to the top of Deansgate, before turning into the St Mary Gate (where Marks and Spencer is located). He then turned right onto Cross Street, past the Royal Exchange Theater and King Street, before turning right onto John Dalton Street and then back to Deansgate where he finished at around 2.30pm. READ MORE : Manchester Day 2022 – route, map, parade hours and everything you need to know The huge, 3.4 meter puppet Little Amal participated in the parade around 1:30 p.m. Other floats included a Queen Bee gondola, the Pepper Moth and one entitled The Power of the Future. Internationally acclaimed and award-winning production designer Dan Potra is the creative director behind this year’s parade and his previous work includes the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, three Commonwealth Games and production planning for the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. . We covered Manchester Day live. You can follow how it evolved in the following blog.