Notting Hill Carnival

The Notting Hill Carnival, is held every August Bank Holiday, on the Sunday and Monday of the last weekend in August and was, until a couple of years ago, officially the biggest street party in Europe. It celebrates the diverse cultures which make up Britain’s identity. It’s loud, vibrant and full of people of all ages dancing and grinding to the beat.

On the Sunday (children’s carnival day) and Monday (main adult carnival day) Soca, Calypso, Hip Hop and RnB, Reggae, Samba and Salsa, tunes blast from speakers large and small. Crowds fifteen deep, with whistles blowing watch the floats go by and there is a lot of dancing in the streets. The air is thick with the smell of BBQ in places, and hundreds of stalls line the streets, selling delicious jerk chicken, barbeque corn and plenty of sugar cane so it is a great place to sample some authentic Caribbean cuisine