Fans sing We Are the Champions with the team members in the parade.

Becki and Sonny Hendricks from Yorktown, Virginia, USA have come over specifically to watch the parade tonight.

They initially came over after watching the Welcome to Wrexham show to attend the game against Notts County.

They made friends here and as soon as Wrexham secured promotion, they bought their tickets for a second trip to join in tonight’s celebrations.

Mrs Hendricks said: “We love it here. We got out picture with Phil Parkinson, so that was kind of cool.

Mr Hendricks said: “We want to celebrate with the awesome people of Wrexham.”

“We’ve made new friends, and hope they are lifelong friends and this will be an annual trip.”

Ryan Peters has been a Wrexham supporter for 24 years, first started attending games with his grandfather.

"There's many ups and downs," he said.

"My grandad always said he'd never see us get out of this league. Sadly, he passed on a few years ago, so it's a very bittersweet moment now, a very emotionally charged moment."

Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on BBC Radio Wales

I’m not sure excited is the word, I’m thinking of surreal. I’m never quite sure where people get their estimates of these crowds, if the rest of the city is as densely populated as this stretch of road is, then I think 15,000 is probably an underestimate.

It’s way, way more of an event than I was anticipating, I’ve got to be honest with you.

The buses are on their travels with some famous faces joining the festivities.

BBC Journalist Andrew Richards in Wrexham

A rendition of ‘We’ve got Super Paul Mullin’ has just broken out from the crowd gathered outside the Turf pub.

And I've just found two of him...

Wrexham executive director Humphrey Ker believes the club can repeat promotion success in League Two next season.

The club, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have ended a 15-year EFL exile.

After celebrating the National League title they have set their sights high.

"We feel the sky's the limit for Wrexham because you look at the crowds we had in the stadium all season," said Ker.

"You look at the crowds that were outside the stadium, people that couldn't get a ticket that just wanted to be in town and close to the stadium and close to the action."

Read more: 'Sky's the limit' for star-owned Wrexham targeting back-to-back promotions

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This is how Wrexham's players celebrated with fans and their Hollywood owners after securing promotion back to the Football League.

Joel and Laura Wallan from Christchurch in New Zealand just arrived in Wrexham.

They included it in their itinerary for a UK holiday after following it on the Welcome to Wrexham documentary.

Joel Wallan said: “The TV show- it’s about the football but the local fans and the community… it seems like they’ve always had strong support… but after some adversity years ago and…mismanagement- it deserves to be in the football league.”

“I’m heading to the shop to buy a Wrexham shirt, it’s a pretty nice kit.”

Gemma Owen, head of women's football operations at Wrexham, has been talking to BBC Radio Wales about the inclusion of Wales' women's team in today's parade.

"I’m looking forward to it," she said of the parade."

"I’ve heard a lot of people are coming down to watch and to wave us around and I think it’ll be a pretty surreal experience certainly for myself but maybe for the girls and the staff as well to be in and amongst all that along our men’s team and we feel really honoured and privileged to be part of it all."

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They are on the bus with Wrexham's promotion-winning women's team...

Manager Phil Parkinson says the celebration for Wrexham's National League promotion "is for the supporters" and that fans are the most important people for any club.

If you are just joining us... Welcome to Wrexham... the third oldest football club in the world.

This is what it means.

BBC Journalist Andrew Richards in Wrexham

The excitement is building outside the Racecourse. We’ve got people in bucket hats, flags and scarves. Youngsters on shoulders making a racket with clappers and vuvuzelas. There is a party in town!

May 1978. Nottingham Forest were newly crowned First Division champions, Ipswich beat Arsenal to win the FA Cup while Liverpool were European Cup champions for a second time.

In Wrexham, crowds packed the streets of the town to celebrate a memorable season for the football club as Arfon Griffiths’ side secured the Third Division title to gain promotion to the second tier of the Football League for the first - and only time, in their history.

Captain Gareth Davies, forwards Bobby Shinton and Dixie McNeil were among the Wrexham stars who celebrated on an open bus tour to proudly show off the Third Division trophy as well as the Welsh Cup.

Arguably one of the finest sides in the club’s history, inevitably there will be comparisons with the stars of 2023.

Dixie McNeil, Wrexham player-turned-manager and now club president said the parade will be "mayhem".

"I think it'll be quite noisy to say the least and with the weather being fine they'll [the fans] will all be out watching the buses go by.

"It's brilliant for everybody in the town," he said.

"To me, I'm just delighted, but I'm more pleased for the young children that are coming through."

Wrexham band The Declan Swans featured in the documentary with their song 'It's Always Sunny In Wrexham.'

Drummer Mark Jones said: "We're just three normal lads with normal jobs. It's gone chaotic - in a good way - since the documentary."

Looking forward to the parade, he added: "It's going to be amazing. The route will be packed all the way through town."