King Charles III's coronation: Everything you need to know

A weekend of celebrations will mark the King's coronation, marked with a bank holiday weekend from Saturday 6 May to Monday 8 May.

As well as a royal crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey, there will also be a procession, a big concert, community lunch events and a day of volunteering.

The concert, which is due to take place the day after the ceremony on 7 May, will be broadcast on the BBC and will feature "musical icons and contemporary stars".

It will also feature a "coronation choir" picked from amateur choirs, including from the National Health Service, refugee choirs, deaf-signing singers and LGBT singing groups.

When is the King's coronation happening?

Saturday 6 May: Coronation service in Westminster Abbey; coronation procession; Buckingham Palace balcony.

Sunday 7 May: Coronation Big Lunch street parties; concert and lightshow at Windsor Castle.

Monday 8 May: Extra bank holiday; Big Help Out encouraging people to get involved in local volunteering.

What will happen at the King's coronation?

The St Edward's Crown will be used in the coronation of King Charles III

King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May.

The ceremony will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and is expected to be much shorter than Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 - which was three hours long.

According to the palace it will be "a solemn religious service, as well as an occasion for celebration and pageantry".

Charles and Camilla will arrive at the Abbey in procession from Buckingham Palace.

During the ceremony, the King will swear an oath to uphold the law and the Church of England, and will be anointed, which means to be religiously blessed.

Special oil will be used to dab his hands, breast and head during the anointment.

After the service the King and Queen Consort will return to the palace in a larger ceremonial procession with other members of the Royal Family, in what's known as the Coronation Procession.

They will then make an appearance at the balcony alongside some family members.

In London, members of the public can watch the events on big screens in St. James's Park, Green Park and Hyde Park.

Further big screens will also be set up across the country, including Birmingham Centenary Square, Belfast City Hall and Cardiff Castle.

What's happening at the King's coronation concert?

Katy Perry and King Charles have met before when she was named an ambassador of the British Asian Trust

Buckingham Palace said the concert will take place on 7 May at 8PM, and will feature some of big music names.

The line-up for the concert, which will take place at Windsor Castle includes Katy Perry, Take That and Lionel Ritchie.

There will also be pre-recorded sketches from Tom Cruise, Bear Grylls, Sir Tom Jones and more, who will all aparently be revealing little-known facts about the new King.

And there will be a very special appearance from none other than Winnie the Pooh!

Community choirs and amateur singers from across the UK, such as refugee choirs, NHS choirs, LGBTQ+ singing groups and deaf signing choirs, will form a Coronation Choir.

The Coronation Choir will appear alongside The Virtual Choir, made up of singers from across the Commonwealth, for a special performance on the night.

Several thousand members of the public have been selected to receive a pair of free tickets for the concert through a national ballot held by the BBC.

There will also be a light show and landmarks across the UK are to be lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.

If you're not there to see if in person, don't worry! In London it will be shown on a big screen in St. James's Park and broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

How will the public get involved in the King's coronation?

Thousands held street parties and picnics to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022

People who haven't got a ticket for the concert on Sunday 7 May are being encouraged to have street parties and local get-togethers for the Coronation Big Lunch.

Thousands of street parties were held to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022 and the palace is expecting events to take place in streets, gardens and parks in every corner of the UK, with neighbours and communities being invited to share food and fun together.

Monday 8 May is a bank holiday and has the celebrations are focussed on the Big Help Out.

People are being encouraged to get involved in a volunteering project near where they live.

Here are just a few examples of other events that will be happening around the UK:

Coronation Ceilidh in Culrain: A ceilidh band and piper will be playing at Culrain & District Community Hall on Saturday

"Blitz Party" in Hereford: "The Shack Revolution" wedding venue will be turned into a World War Two bomb shelter, with live swing music, burlesque cabaret and vintage DJs

Brass Band Concert in Norwich: The Foden's Band will perform in St Andrews & Blackfriars Hall on Sunday for the royal occasion

Community Paddle in Enniskillen: Hundreds of paddlers will loop around the historic island town of Enniskillen on Monday

Coronation Ball in York: A black tie dance to a 20-piece band will be held at the Grand Assembly Rooms on Sunday

Foodies Festival in Cardiff: The touring celebrity food and music festival will take place at Bute Park across the weekend

Let us know in the comments if you know of anything exciting taking place in you area to mark the Coronation Weekend.