RCB's 18-Year Wait Ends: Bengaluru Gears Up for Grand Victory Parade

Summary: RCB Finally Lifts the Trophy at Tata IPL 2025. The first-time winners will celebrate in Bengaluru with a Victory Parade on June 4.

After 18 seasons of near misses and grief, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally won their maiden IPL title in 2025 by defeating Punjab Kings in a dramatic final. The long-awaited achievement has spurred huge jubilation across Bengaluru, and the team is poised to honour the event with a grand victory parade on June 4.

The celebration begins at 3:30 PM IST, starting from Vidhana Soudha and ending at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Before the parade, the team will land at HAL Airport around 1:30 PM and is expected to meet Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah between 4 PM and 5 PM.

The main event at Chinnaswamy Stadium kicks off at 6 PM, and fans who can't be there in person can catch the entire celebration live on Star Sports Network or JioHotStar.

The city has already been buzzing, with fans flooding onto the streets in districts such as MG Road, Indiranagar, and Koramangala, singing the team's iconic slogan, Ee Sala Cup Namdu.

With the parade, RCB not only celebrates a long-awaited victory, but also pays thanks to its royally loyal fans, the "12th Man Army," with a touching message: "Loyalty is Royalty, and today the crown is yours."