Lord Mayor’s Show
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The Lord Mayor’s Show is a historic annual civic parade in the City of London, featuring elaborate pageantry, processions, and ceremonies to mark the inauguration of the new Lord Mayor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| #LordMayorsShow | 1 |
| Lord Mayor’s Show canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2067854 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Mayor’s Show Context triple: [Lord Mayor of London, hasAssociatedEvent, Lord Mayor’s Show]
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A.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
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B.
Lord Mayor’s Parlour
The Lord Mayor’s Parlour is the ceremonial office and reception room used by the Lord Mayor within Manchester Town Hall.
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C.
Robin Hood Festival
The Robin Hood Festival is an annual themed event in Sherwood Forest celebrating the legendary outlaw with historical reenactments, performances, and family activities.
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D.
Palatine Street Fest
Palatine Street Fest is an annual summer community festival in downtown Palatine, Illinois, featuring live music, food, family activities, and local vendors.
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E.
Cranleigh Carnival
Cranleigh Carnival is a local community festival held in the village of Cranleigh in Surrey, England, featuring parades, entertainment, and family-oriented activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Mayor’s Show Target entity description: The Lord Mayor’s Show is a historic annual civic parade in the City of London, featuring elaborate pageantry, processions, and ceremonies to mark the inauguration of the new Lord Mayor.
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A.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
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B.
Lord Mayor’s Parlour
The Lord Mayor’s Parlour is the ceremonial office and reception room used by the Lord Mayor within Manchester Town Hall.
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C.
Robin Hood Festival
The Robin Hood Festival is an annual themed event in Sherwood Forest celebrating the legendary outlaw with historical reenactments, performances, and family activities.
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D.
Palatine Street Fest
Palatine Street Fest is an annual summer community festival in downtown Palatine, Illinois, featuring live music, food, family activities, and local vendors.
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E.
Cranleigh Carnival
Cranleigh Carnival is a local community festival held in the village of Cranleigh in Surrey, England, featuring parades, entertainment, and family-oriented activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual civic parade
ⓘ
civic ceremony ⓘ public festival ⓘ |
| attracts | large crowds of spectators ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
BBC Radio
ⓘ
BBC television services ⓘ
surface form:
BBC Television
|
| ceremonialAct | Lord Mayor swears allegiance before the Lord Chief Justice ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Saturday ⓘ |
| follows |
Silent Ceremony
ⓘ
swearing-in of the Lord Mayor at Guildhall ⓘ |
| foundedBy | King John of England ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | civic pageant ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Lord Mayor’s coach
ⓘ
ceremonial speeches ⓘ floats ⓘ military bands ⓘ pageantry ⓘ procession ⓘ river pageant (in some years) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
charity fundraising
ⓘ
gold State Coach of the Lord Mayor ⓘ historic liveries and uniforms ⓘ marching bands ⓘ military displays ⓘ |
| hashtag |
Lord Mayor’s Show
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
#LordMayorsShow
|
| hasMainParticipant |
Court of Aldermen
ⓘ
surface form:
Aldermen of the City of London
Livery companies of the City of London ⓘ
surface form:
Livery Companies of the City of London
Lord Mayor of London ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Mayor of the City of London
Sheriff of the City of London ⓘ
surface form:
Sheriffs of the City of London
charities ⓘ civic organisations ⓘ military units ⓘ |
| inception | 1215 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | royal charter of 1215 ⓘ |
| location |
City of London
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| organisedBy |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| purpose | inauguration of the Lord Mayor of the City of London ⓘ |
| route |
along the Strand and Fleet Street
ⓘ
from Guildhall to the Royal Courts of Justice ⓘ via the Mansion House ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the oldest civic processions in the world
ⓘ
symbol of the autonomy of the City of London ⓘ |
| traditionSince | 13th century ⓘ |
| typicalMonthOfOccurrence | November ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Mayor’s Show Description of subject: The Lord Mayor’s Show is a historic annual civic parade in the City of London, featuring elaborate pageantry, processions, and ceremonies to mark the inauguration of the new Lord Mayor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
#LordMayorsShow