Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Find out how you and your community can celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The traditional May bank holiday has be moved to the beginning of June in honour of the Jubilee weekend, creating an extra Bank Holiday

70 years of The Queen's reign

The Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952 and her coronation took place on 2 June 1953. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977, her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002 and her Diamond Jubilee (60 years) in 2012. Never before has a British monarch celebrated 70 years on the throne, with Queen Victoria’s reign being the second longest at 63 years

Find out how you and your community can celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee:

Events in Leicester and Leicestershire
Planning an event or street party?
Tell us about your event
Platinum Jubilee events map
Beacon lighting Thursday 2 June
Apply for funding
How schools, colleges, and universities can get involved
Primary school art competition
Community and business awards
70 at 70 – Platinum Jubilee Garden Party
Plant a tree for the Jubilee
National events
Watch royal jubilee celebrations online

You can download, print, and display this A3 poster in your workplace or public place to let others know how they can get involved:

Events in Leicester and Leicestershire

Platinum Jubilee weekend, which runs from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June, will be filled with exciting events, but 2022 should be a year of celebration for the whole country.

In Leicestershire, communities, civic groups, emergency services, schools, colleges and universities, and businesses can come together to celebrate the historic milestone by holding street parties, tea parties, concerts, community fetes, carnivals and parades, barbeques, religious services, open gardens or litter picks.

Funding is available for certain types of events. Check to see if you could apply for funding for your event.

Planning an event or street party?

To close a street or road to traffic, you must complete sections 3 and 4 of the event registration form.

All fees associated with the legal application have been waived for Queen’s Jubilee events and the application time reduced to 6 weeks.

The deadline to submit your application for a road closure is Friday 15 April 2022.

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