Vital funds will be raised for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance when bikers from across the nation and beyond converge on Scarborough this weekend.
Goldwing motorcycles sporting neon lights will transport a fleet of riders on a procession around Marine Drive, illuminating both sides of the shoreline, before the night is closed out with a show-stopping fireworks display around 9.30pm.
Before the evening's parade, which gets underway around 8pm, there will be a static display of the motorcycles, running from 12pm to 4pm, on West Pier and Foreshore Road.
Event organiser, Danielle Reed, said:
“During the day, we'll have a setup of bikes on the West Pier and along the Foreshore Road.
"There'll be numerous exhibitors there. We're hoping to have face painters, kids, entertainment.
"The Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Oliver's Mount will be there, and then on the evening, it's the parade, 8:00 PM followed by the fireworks.
"We now can confirm we have got all of the pier and everything will be as it always is."
Foreshore Road, Sandside, Marine Drive and Royal Albert Drive will be closed from 7.30pm on Saturday until between 9.30pm and 10pm while the event takes place.
The static display of bikes is on West Pier 12pm-4pm.
Rob Scott is from Yorkshire Air Ambulance:
"Massive day. Yeah. It's one of the biggest events in Scarborough, I think. Yeah. Throughout the year now.
"And for us, it's a phenomenal amount of money that we raise every year.
"Everything's gone up in the world since, especially since COVID.
"Our prices have gone up, fuel's gone up, helicopter prices have gone up.
"So yeah, indeed, [we need] every penny we can get."
Paddy then takes to the This is the Coast Stage, outside the lifeboat station, from 6.30pm with a mini disco for the kids on stage, before Tom Hooper joins him to prepare for Rover Reporter waving the huge chequered flag to set the Parade off at 8.
The glittering Goldwing Light Parade & Fireworks Display has become a popular tradition for Scarborough, bringing thousands of bike fans from around the UK to the South Bay for a free seafront party. Goldwing motorcycles sporting neon lights transport a fleet of riders on a procession around the Marine Drive, illuminating both sides of the shoreline, before the night is closed out with a show-stopping fireworks display.
Awards will be given out around 6.30pm.
OFFICIAL PARADE ROUTE
The parade will leave West Pier at around 8pm and head along Foreshore Road to Spa Bridge.
It will then go right round the roundabout there and then back along Foreshore Road.
Bikes will keep going past West Pier onto Sandside and then enter the Luna Park roundabout.
Then straight on there to get onto Marine Drive, then Royal Albert Drive, then Peasholm Gap - eventually reaching Peasholm Park roundabout.
They go right round that and return along Peasholm Gap, Royal Albert Drive, Marine Drive and Sandside - finishing back where they started on West Pier at about 8.30pm.
Please note that the public will be asked to leave West Pier entrance as we approach 8pm and all the bikes start getting prepared for the parade. Once all the bikes have returned after the parade, the public will be allowed back on West Pier.
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