The Lord Mayor's Show 2026

BGUK_3740715 - The 698th Lord Mayor of London is Alderman Bronek Masojada, of the Billingsgate ward. The City of London elects a new Lord Mayor every year. The Lord Mayor must have served as a Sheriff of the City, and since 1435 he or she has been chosen from among the City’s Aldermen. The election happens at Michaelmas, which is the 29th of September. The chosen candidate is then known as the ‘Lord Mayor Elect’ until the day before the Lord Mayor’s Show, when he or she is sworn into office in the Silent Ceremony outside St Paul's Cathedral. The Show then completes the appointment by conveying the new Lord Mayor to Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown. The 698th Lord Mayor of London succeeds Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley. Bronek is a global leader in the insurance industry and is also Chair of the East End Community Foundation, supporting work to improve life chances and employment prospects across East London. The Lord Mayor’s Show is the oldest, longest, best loved and least-rehearsed civic procession in the world. The Lord Mayor’s Show dates back to the early 13th century when King John granted that the City of London could appoint its own Mayor, but required that each newly-elected Mayor should travel upriver to distant Westminster and pledge his loyalty to the King.