Aberdeen Football Club Cup Winners Parade

Following Aberdeen Football Club's win over Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday 24 May, a victory parade will take place on Sunday 25 May. 

Supporters will be able to watch the open top bus parade as it makes its way to Aberdeen Town House, led by Texo Deeside Caledonia pipe band. 

The parade will begin at 12noon at Albyn Place, following Union Street, Union Terrace, Schoolhill and Broad Street, and will finish at Aberdeen Town House, where the first team players will make a balcony appearance with Aberdeen Lord Provost, Dr David Cameron. 

Please remember to remain on the pavements at all times to allow the parade to pass safely. Do not climb on structures or put yourself or others in danger. 

The temporary road restrictions will be in place on Sunday 25th May: 

Roads closed from 11am to 12:30pm: 

  • Albyn Place (between Albyn Grove and Alford Place)
  • Alford Place (between Albyn Place and Rubislaw Place) 

Roads closed from 11:45am to 4pm: 

  • Albyn Place from its junction with Rubislaw Place to its junction with Alford Place/Holburn Junction/Union Street
  • Union Street from its junction with Alford Place/Holburn Junction to Union Bridge
  • Holburn Street from its junction with Justice Mill Lane to Holburn Junction
  • Rose Street from its junction with Union Street to its junction with Thistle Street
  • Chapel Street from Thistle Street to Union Street
  • Bon Accord Terrace at its junction with Justice Mill Lane to its junction with Union Street
  • Union Row at its junction with Union Street with its junction with Union Wynd
  • South Silver Street to its junction with Union Street with its junction with Diamond Lane
  • Crown Street to its junction with Union Street to its junction with Langstane Place/Windmill Brae
  • Bridge Street to its junction with Union Street to its junction with Wapping Street
  • Union Terrace full length
  • Diamond Place to its junction with Union Street to its junction with Diamond Street
  • Rosemount Viaduct from its junction with Skene Street to its junction with Denburn Viaduct
  • Denburn Viaduct full length
  • Blackfriars Street full length
  • St Andrews Street from its junction with Blackfriars Street and Charlotte Street/Crooked Lane
  • Schoolhill full length
  • Floormill Lane from its junction with Upperkirkgate
  • Gallowgate from its junction with Upperkirkgate to its junction with Littlejohn Street
  • Broad Street from its junction with Upperkirkgate to its junction with Union Street
  • Queen Street from its junction with Broad Street
  • Broad Street from its junction with Netherkirkgate
  • Union Street from its junction with Market Street to its junction with Adelphi
  • Castle Street from its junction with Union Street/Broad Street to its junction with Marischal Street
  • King Street from its junction with Castle Street to its junction with West North Street/East North Street 

Suspension of no right turns from 11:45am to 4pm: 

  • From King Street onto West North Street
  • From Holburn Street onto Willowbank Road (for buses only)
  • From Skene Street onto Rosemount Viaduct (for buses only) 

The one-way restriction will be suspended from 11:45am to 4pm on: 

  • Shiprow
  • Exchequer Row 

The existing 'access only' on Poultry Market Lane, at its junction with Queen Street, shall be suspended for police, court and vehicles requiring access to adjacent premises. 

Parking will be suspended from 6pm on Saturday 24th May to 1pm on Sunday 25th May at the following locations: 

  • Albyn Place (between its junctions with Albyn Grove and Holburn Street)
  • Victoria Street from its junction with Albyn Place to its junction with Waverley Place/Thistle Street
  • West side of Chapel Street (between its junctions with Thistle Street and Little Chapel Street to allow for temporary taxi rank)
  • Chapel Street from its junction with Union Street to its junction with Thistle Street
  • Union Terrace from its junction with Union Street and Rosemount Viaduct
  • St Andrews Street from its junction with Blackfriars Street and Charlotte Street/Crooked Lane
  • Schoolhill full length (including Pocket Park)
  • Wellington Place (between its junctions with Crown Street and South College Street to provide a bus diversion route)
  • Castle Street from its junction with Exchequer Row to its junction with Union Street
  • Exchequer Row from its junction with Castle Street to its junction with Shiprow
  • Queen Street whole, except procession vehicles

The taxi ranks at Back Wynd, Dee Street and Exchequer Row will be closed from 11:45am until the relevant parts of Union Street have reopened. 

All other taxi ranks will be open for business as normal apart from Chapel Street, which will be relocated on Chapel Street to outside the Holiday Inn Express. 

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