This Saturday (7 June) is already a great celebration of Warsaw. The 4th Mermaid Parade will take place. Warsaw residents will see on that day a parade of 20 different mermaids prepared by districts and municipal units.

The parade will be accompanied by street theatres, artistic and musical shows, retro cyclists and samba dancers. At Hoover Square, the Singing Children of Wilanów will perform a repertoire of songs about Warsaw, including Sen o Warszawie; Warszawa da się lubić; Jak przygoda to tylko w Warszawie; Warszawa, ja i ty; Piosenka o mojej Warszawie.

Route: de Gaulle Roundabout - Nowy Świat - Krakowskie Przedmieście - Castle Square.

PROGRAMME

The event will kick off at 1pm when, from aboard a London bus, the Mistress of Ceremonies will greet attendees and announce the attractions. Following the inauguration, the entire procession will set off towards Castle Square, stopping at three points along the way:

- approx. 13:50 - at the Copernicus Monument: animations by theatre artists and samba show,
- approx. 14:30 - at the Bristol Hotel: performance by the Singin' Birds band from the hotel balcony,
- approx. 14:50 - Hoover Square: artistic show.

- approx.15:00 - Finale of the event at St Anne's Church. Two Mermaids - a spherical one and a floral one - will enter the Castle Square. The others will leave along Miodowa Street. Meanwhile, street theatres and musical groups will appear on the square: RitmoBloco, Etno Scena, Bloco Pomerania and the Nadarzyn Orchestra.

At 3.15pm, the Mistress and Master of Ceremonies will invite the audience to a concert and announce next year's parade, and at 3.20pm, Carla Fernandes will start the concert on stage.

We invite the whole family to celebrate together - let the Mermaid once again unite the people of Warsaw in a colourful and joyful parade!