Lord Mayor's Show

Don't confuse the Lord Mayor of the City of London:

with the Mayor of London:

the Lord Mayor is a much better dresser, even though the he "rules" over only a small portion of London. And with that sartorial splendor comes the chance to really dress up and throw one heck of a party–the Lord Mayor's Show.

This year's show is November 7th, starting with a parade and military aircraft flyover at 11am at Mansion House, then to St. Paul's Cathdral, then on to the Royal Courts of Justice where the new Lord Mayor is sworn in. Afterwards, at 5pm the new Lord Mayor gets to light the fuse of a fireworks display on the Thames between Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges.