Summer in London just wouldn't be summer in London without Notting Hill Carnival. Taking place on August bank holiday weekend each year since 1966, it’s grown into Europe’s largest street festival, attracting more than two and half million people annually. With parades, masquerade, floats, dancing, steel bands and soundsystems, as well as the outstanding Caribbean food stalls, Carnival is a feast for the senses.
Soak up the electrifying sounds of soca music, dancehall, calypso, house, hip hop and much more at one of Carnival’s many static sound systems dotted around the parade route. If you’re after a more family-friendly Carnival experience, Sunday is the best day to bring children.
