Mass skates are popular across Europe
Hundreds of skaters will gather in Hyde Park on Wednesday before racing through London for the start of the summer season.
Those confident on eight wheels will be taking to the roads from 1900 BST on the north bank of the Serpentine.
The event marks the return of London Skate, a weekly fixture which sees proficient skaters aged 18 and over thundering through the city.
From Hyde Park they will skate through the West End, Holborn and Bishopsgate for the two-hour event.
The session ends at Spitalfields Market in east London where a party complete with firespinners, graffiti artists and bands will be held to mark the end of the first week's skate.
Fifteen volunteer marshals will guide the skaters on the way to ensure they are keeping up and there will be a quick refresher before the start for those feeling a bit wobbly.
Our aim is to beat the congestion charge one way or another
Skater Asha Kirkby
The event is free but organisers ask that participants are at least confident enough to be able to keep up.
More and more skaters can be seen practising their skills in Hyde Park as the weather warms up.
Other mass skates in London include the Friday Night Skate, reputed to be the biggest in England, and the TNT One World Skate from Hyde Park Corner to Tower Bridge on 6 June.
Asha Kirkby from Skatefresh said they wanted to get more and more Londoners out of their cars and onto a pair of skates.
She added: "Our aim is to beat the congestion charge one way or another."
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