PA Media Performers in bright yellow floral costumes pose on the parade route.PA Media

Dancers in bright costumes were among the thousands of parade performers

London’s annual New Year’s Day Parade has brought a burst of colour and music to the capital.

Marching bands, dance troupes and pearly kings and queens were among the thousands of participants celebrating the new year.

The parade began in Piccadilly and moved down Regent Street, then on to Pall Mall and Whitehall before finishing at Westminster.

Huge inflatables bobbed along the route among an international range of performers including Latin-American dancers and dhol drummers.

Marching bands processed along the route which was lined by crowds of people

Pearly kings and queens took part in the parade