Arsenal Celebrate Premier League Title With Open-Top Bus Parade Through North London

Arsenal celebrated their first Premier League title in 22 years with an open-top bus parade through north London, with the Gunners ending three successive second-placed finishes by going the distance in 2025/26 and finishing on 85 points, seven more than second-placed Manchester City.

“- Published Hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans filled north London's streets for a jubilant celebration of the club's first Premier League title in 22 years”

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The parade route was described as a five-mile loop through Islington, circling Emirates Stadium, and the BBC said the players waved to crowds from open-top buses as they travelled.

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The Guardian placed the moment as the Arsenal bus turned off Blackstock Road towards Newington Green, with a heaving crowd ready and phones out as the Premier League champions came past.

The BBC also said the victory parade came a day after the men’s team lost a nail-biting Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain in a penalty shootout in Budapest, and it was joined by the women’s team, who lifted the first-ever Fifa Women’s Champions Cup earlier in the season.

The BBC said hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans filled north London’s streets for the jubilant celebration, with flags waving and fans reaching their arms out towards buses as they travelled along the parade route.

Metropolitan Police called the parade one of its largest policing operations of the year, deploying more than 500 officers alongside specialist search and drone teams, and the BBC added that as of 21:00 BST 16 people had been arrested around the parade area.

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The BBC also reported that the fire service issued warnings after a stray flare caused a small fire at a hotel and about 75 people were rescued "from incidents at height," and it quoted London Fire Brigade’s strategic event commander Pat Goulbourne.

In the same BBC report, Goulbourne said: "Fortunately, the fire caused only a small amount of damage to the exterior of the building," and he added that pyrotechnics were believed to have triggered fire alarms at several other locations in the area.

The BBC captured fans’ personal timelines, including Joe saying, "We've been knocking on the door for the last four seasons and we've finally done it," and Trey adding that it felt surreal to come up against such a good team with PSG.

“After Arsenal won the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years, the club have been celebrating with their fans with an open-top bus parade in London”

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The Independent described the parade as thousands of Arsenal fans lining the streets around the Emirates Stadium and filling the air with bright red smoke after the Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

TalkSPORT reported that Gabriel released a message moments before the Premier League title parade on Instagram, writing: "It's painful, but I’m proud of this team and everything we achieved together this season."

TalkSPORT also said Gabriel’s Champions League final penalty was skied over the crossbar in the shootout, and it quoted his call to fans: "You deserve to celebrate this journey with us and enjoy the parade today!"