More than 50 Orange parades to take place in Glasgow TOMORROW in marchers' biggest weekend of the year

Scottish Sun

04-07-2025

Read on for all the details about the huge event across the city tomorrow
MARCHING ON More than 50 Orange parades to take place in Glasgow TOMORROW in marchers' biggest weekend of the year
THOUSANDS of marchers are set to descend on the streets of Glasgow tomorrow to take part in dozens of Orange Walks.
Almost 4,000 people are expected to march through the city on Saturday afternoon as 50 parades get underway.
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50 marches will be getting underway in Glasgow tomorrow
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Almost 4,000 people are expected to descend on the city
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The marches are part of the annual County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow Boyne celebration.
And tomorrow's event will be the Orange Order's biggest one of the year.
Each individual parade will start at a different point around the city, with each one heading towards the city centre.
But then four groups - from the north, west, east and south - will merge together at various points to form one large parade.
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Once they have all come together, the procession will then head towards Glasgow Green.
Some of the smaller parades will start as early as 8.25am, with some individual lodges expected to start their celebrations in their own area before heading to the city centre.
While others will immediately start in the surrounding areas of the city centre - including Springburn, Maryhill, Whiteinch, Dalmarnock, Drumchapel and Ibrox.
The north group will be made up of around 750 marchers and will kick off their parade at Corn Street, Cowcaddens, at 10.30am.
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From there, they will head along Garscube Road, then St George's Road, Charing Cross, and Sauchiehall Street.
Marchers will then travel along Blythswood Street, Blythswood Square, and West George Street before joining the main parade at Hope Street.
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The south group is set to be the largest, with around 1,500 people expected to join.
It will start at around 11.20am on Centre Street before heading along Commerce Street, King George V Bridge and Oswald Street before also merging at Hope Street.
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Around 900 marchers will for the east group, which is set to meet at Brook Street at 10.10am before heading along London Road, Bain Street, Gallowgate, and Moir Street to Glasgow Cross.
From there, participants will travel along High Street, George Street, Montrose Street, and Cochrane Street before merging with the other groups at the Colour Party.
The west group is expected to have around 530 marchers who will all meet at 10.30am at Kelvin Way.
They will all then head along Sauchiehall Street, to Blythswood Street, Blythswood Square, before turning down West George Street.
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They will also merge with the main parade at Hope Street.
This means that once all of the groups merge to form the main parade, it will head along West George Street, Nelson Mandela Place, West George Street, George Square North, and George Street.
It will then turn down High Street through Glasgow Cross and into Saltmarket and into Glasgow Green via the McLennan Arch.
After this, the parade will then head back the way it came before each group heads back to its original meeting points.
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Orange Walk in Hamilton
GLASGOW isn't the only location that will see numerous streets closed due to an Orange Walk.
An estimated 6,500 marchers are set to descend on Hamilton in South Lanarkshire for a huge parade organised by the County Grand Lodge of Central Scotland.
It is due to kick off at 1pm tomorrow, sparking major road chaos across the area.
The procession will snake its way from Meikle Earnock Park to Beckford Street, with roads along the route facing closures and traffic misery.
Cops will be out in force to manage the parade, while South Lanarkshire Council has warned drivers to expect serious disruption between 1pm and 3.30pm and are advising people to use alternative routes.
Coaches could clog up Swisscot Avenue as participants get dropped off before the march begins.
Meanwhile, Almada Street and Beckford Street will be shut during the event, adding to the traffic turmoil.
It is set to travel the following route: Meikle Earnock Park
Neilsland Drive
Meikle Earnock Road
Annsfield Road
Strathaven Road
Low Waters Road
Portland Place
Gateside Street
Quarry Street
Brandon Street
Leechlee Road
Cadzow Street
Muir Street
Almada Street
Beckford Street
Many of the groups will then have their own celebrations in their local Orange halls in the early evening.
But as a result of the huge parade, Glasgow City Council has warned that there will be a number of road closures and parking restrictions in place.
The local authority has revealed that almost 50 roads will be locked down across the city.
Drivers will not be able to access the roads between 4am/5am and 4pm on the day of the marches.
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Motorists have been urged to use alternative routes to get around the city or avoid the areas.
Officials have released the full list of closures, which will be managed by Police Scotland.
The following roads will be closed between 5am and 4pm on July 5:
Albion Street - between George Street and Blackfriars Street
Anchor Lane - for its full length
Bell Street - between Albion Street and Watson Street.
Bridgegate - between King Street and Saltmarket
Cochrane Street - for its full length
College Street - at its junction with High Street
Duke Street - between John Knox Street and George Street
Dundas Street - for its full length
Gallowgate - between Trongate and Watson Street
George Square - (all sides) for its full length
George Street - for its full length
Greendyke Street - for its full length
High Street - for its full length
Ingram Street - between Albion Street and High Street
Ingram Street - between Queen Street and Glassford Street
King Street - (southbound only), between Bridgegate and Osbourne Street
London Road - between James Morrison Street and Saltmarket
Montrose Street - between Richmond Street and Ingram Street (access to car park remains open)
Nelson Mandela Place - for its full length
Nelson Street - between Bridge Street and Commerce Street
North Hanover Street - between Cathedral Street and George Square
North Portland - Street between Richmond Street and George Street
Parsonage Row - at its junction with High Street
Saltmarket - for its full length
Shuttle Street - for its full length
St Andrews Street - for its full length
Trongate - between Albion Street and High Street
West George Street - between West Nile Street and George Square
The following roads will be closed between 4am and 4pm on July 5:
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