Not to be missed! So make a day of it in Covent Garden, on Thursday, 22nd June. Arrive in good time – the ceremony starts at 4.30pm. Flamboyant Rent Collecting With Panache! “The annual Rent Ceremony is a weird and wonderful occasion when the Chairman and Trustees march around the Piazza, accompanied by the Town Crier and a jazz … Continue reading Thursday 22 June 2017: The Covent Garden Marching Band Heads The Big Parade for the 20th Annual Rent Collecting Ceremony – A Spectacle to Behold!