Parade of Nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony , held on 4 April 2018 , 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into Carrara Stadium in the host city of Gold Coast , Australia . Following tradition , the host of the previous games , Scotland enters first , followed by the rest of the European countries competing . Following this , all countries parade in alphabetical order from their respective regions . After the European countries enter , countries from Africa , the Americas , Asia , the Caribbean , and lastly Oceania march in . The host nation of Australia enters last . Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country 's name
2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations