Kannerparad | Ville de Luxembourg

Children's and Youth Parade

The "Kannerparad" is a parade for children and young people. Held every two years, it is organised by CAPEL (Creative Learning Centre) – a branch of the City of Luxembourg's Service Foyers scolaires (Childcare Department). Every parade centres on a different theme.

A host of artists and bands also take part, making the Kannerparad an unparalleled, multicultural street-theatre and dance spectacular, filled with fun and funnies!

Admission is free!

2025: "PLIC!"

The City of Luxembourg is proud to present the Kannerparad in the city centre on Saturday, 7 June 2025. This year's theme? "PLIC!" Many months of enthusiasm and commitment have gone into preparing for the parade. It is made up of groups of children and young people who have let loose with their imagination and creativity, on this year's theme, "Plic!".

Come and cheer for the youngsters, and let yourself be carried away by this captivating spectacle! Join in and dance with the various groups of children, young people and artists in this delightfully unique, multicultural street show.

The parade starts at 15:00 in Place d’Armes. It will then proceed around the Place before splitting into two separate formations that will eventually converge and continue through the city's pedestrian zone.

Practical information

Parade start: 15:00, in Place d'Armes
Route: From Place d’Armes: Rue Chimay, Rue Louvigny, Rue Philippe II, Rue de la Poste, Place d’Armes, Rue des Capucins, Grand-Rue, Rue Beck, Place Emile Hamilius, Rue Aldringen
Parade finish: 16:30, at the intersection of Rue Aldringen and Grand Rue
Closing show: 17:00, in the municipal park near Villa Louvigny

Participants

Boîte à Clous ASBL
The Tiramisù Béreldange childcare centres
The Barbara Bonnevoie-Gasperich-Rollingergrund-Tuntange childcare centres
The Verger-Bonnevoie childcare centre
The Eich childcare centre
The Gasperich childcare centre
The Henri VII childcare centre, Limpertsberg

2023's theme: "Coucou!"

Saturday, 1 July 2023 saw the triumphant return of the grand Youth Parade in Luxembourg City. That year's parade – the ninth of its kind – followed on from the previous one held in 2021. The children and youth taking part in the parade spent months preparing for the event, giving free rein to their imagination and creativity around the theme, "Coucou!". For the parade, the streets in the city centre became a giant stage for 10 groups of children and young people, each of which joyfully presented their own interpretation of "Coucou!".

The parade started at 15:00 in Place d'Armes, and then split into two separate formations that eventually converged in the streets of the city. It then proceeded through the pedestrian zone before ending at Place Émile Hamilius. To mark the close of the parade, all the participants joined the throngs of spectators to attend a concert featuring Gyrophare, in the municipal park near the Villa Louvigny.