What: Notting Hill Carnival
Where: Notting Hill
When: 25th & 26th August 2024 (Bank holiday weekend)
Why:
Notting Hill Carnival is bright, bold and bangingly good fun. The Carnival has been going since 1966, filling the streets of Notting Hill with a gregarious celebration of Caribbean culture. Dancers clad in sometimes outrageous but always colourful outfits strut their stuff along a route followed by floats, steel and samba bands with astonishingly loud sound systems. You won’t be able to stop your hips from swaying to the rhythm.
The live stages are focal points of Carnival, where you’ll enjoy a great line-up of artists some of whom are local, some traditional Calypsonians, and some surprise superstar show stoppers.
Matthew Phillip, CEO Notting Hill Carnival Ltd says it is “a living, breathing showcase of how immigration has transformed the UK into a global cultural powerhouse.”
Best of all, it’s all free to watch. Get there early to grab your spot and be part of the party.
Find out more: Notting Hill Carnival website