Aston Villa Football Club Parade

Aston Villa Football Club are facing SC Freiburg in the UEFA Europe League final away at Istabul, Turkey on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 20:00.

To celebrate the final win, there will be a parade taking place in the streets of Birmingham City Centre on Thursday 21 May from 16:00 onwards.

buses will change their routes during the day and some may be closed. there will be temporary bus stops from 9:45-22:00.

National Express West Midlands bus services 8A, 8C, 829, 9, 126, X10, X8, 822, 12, 13, 23, 24, 82,87,101, will be affected and may not stop in their usual place.

NX West Midlands diversion routes:

Service 8A Towards Aston. Continue Icknield Street, left Heaton Street, at roundabout 4th exit to Great Hampton Street, left Well Street (Slow on turn, mind railings) to the normal line of route

Service 8C Towards Highgate Well Street, right Great Hampton Street, veer left off slip Hockley Circus, 1st exit at roundabout into Heaton Street to next roundabout, then 2nd exit Icknield Street and continue passing Warstone Lane to the normal line of route.

Services 829 to the City. Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left Holloway Circus, merge right to Queensway Tunnel, exit Great Charles Street, and normal route into Ci

Services 829 from City Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill left into St Chads Queensway use Tunnel, merge left out of tunnel along Suffolk Street Queensway, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Calthorpe Road to normal line of route

Service 9, 126, X10, To Birmingham Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left at Holloway Circus merge right to Queensway Tunnel, exit Great Charles Street, continue normal route to Colmore Row

Service 9, 126, X10, from Birmingham Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill, left into St Chads Queensway use Tunnel , exit Suffolk Street Queensway, at Holloway Circus, go right into Holloway Head continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Hagley Road to normal line of route

Service X8 To Birmingham Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left at Holloway Circus merge right to Queensway Tunnel, exit Great Charles Street, continue normal route to Colmore Row

Service X8 from Birmingham Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill, left into St Chads Queensway use Tunnel , exit Suffolk Street Queensway, at Holloway Circus, go right into Holloway Head continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Hagley Road to normal line of route

Services 822 to the City. Harborne Road, right Islington Row, left Bath Row/Holloway Head, continue Smallbrook Queensway to normal line of route

Services 822 from City Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill left into St Chads Queensway use Tunnel, merge left out of tunnels along Suffolk Street Queensway, right Holloway Head, continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Calthorpe Road to normal line of route

Service 12, 13, To Birmingham Hagley Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, left at Holloway Circus merge right to Queensway Tunnel, exit Great Charles Street, continue normal route to Colmore Row

Service 12, 13 from Birmingham Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street, right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill, left into St Chads Queensway use Tunnel , exit Suffolk Street Queensway, at Holloway Circus, go right into Holloway Head continue Bath Row, left Wheeleys Road, right Islington Row Middleway, left Hagley Road to normal line of route

Service 82, 87 towards City Spring Hill, at roundabout 3rd exit - right Ladywood Middleway, continue to Five Ways, then at Five Ways roundabout, 2nd exit Islington Row Middleway, left Bath Row, continue Holloway Head roundabout 2nd exit and continue Smallbrook Queensway to normal line of route as far as Colmore Row

Service 82, 87 from City Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill then left onto St Chads Queensway and right Old Snow Hill continue Old Snow Hill/Constitution Hill/Great Hampton St, left down slip to Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street at

Service 101 towards City Hingeston Street, left Icknield Street, at roundabout, left Heaton Street, at roundabout 4th exit to Great Hampton St continue Constitution Hill, left St Chads, right Snow Hill and continue to Colmore Row

Service 101 from City /Colmore Row, right Newhall Street, right Edmund Street right Livery Street, left Colmore Row into Snow Hill then left onto St Chads Queensway and right Old Snow Hill continue Old Snow Hill/Constitution Hill/Great Hampton St, use off slip to Hockley Circus, left Heaton Street at roundabout 2nd exit Icknield Street, right Hingeston Street

The Diamond 16A, 50 and 50A bus services are subject to diversions and could be following a dedicated diversion route.

From the start of service, a normal service is expected to be in operation between Wolverhampton Station and Edgbaston Village until further notice.

*Trams are expected to operate only between Wolverhampton Station and Bull Street/Grand Central, subject to possible service changes and final confirmation of times and stops from West Midlands Metro.

There are no planned metro works that is expected to cause a disruption to service.

For further details, please visit the West Midlands Metro or follow their social media channels to be informed of any changes to services.

There are no planned train disruption for for 21 May.

There will be a number of road closures and parking suspensions, including the following roads:

Branston Street, Hall Street, Warstone Lane, Frederick Street, Albion Street, Powell Street, Summer Hill Road, Sand Pits, Clement Street, St Vincent Street, Sheepcote Street, Grosvenor Street West, Ryland Street, Broad Street and Centenary Square.

The roads will be closed from around 10:00 in the morning until about 22:00 at night. They may open earlier if it's safe.

Access to some car parks and buildings on these roads might be hard to get to during this time. 

The roads in Birmingham will be much busier than normal because of a parade and some road closures.