Police today warned dog owners to keep their pets away from Notting Hill Carnival this weekend. In a message aimed at owners of dangerous pitbull-type dogs, police said they would seize animals they considered a threat to safety at the event. At last year's Carnival, police seized 20 suspected pitbulls.
“It's the one time you can be a bit naked — go as far with that as your heart will let you. Wear things that are sheer, with strings, and are short!” She has a few rules: “Do not be an idiot — do not wear high heels to Carnival. Always trainers. You want to be able to run around.
Notting Hill Carnival is free to attend, although certain events and after-parties may be ticketed. For example, Panorama, the UK's biggest steel pan competition on the Saturday, requires a ticket.
This year we will return the Sunday to the children, encouraging increased participation with a range of family-friendly activities and events, with the main event being children's mas.
Bring cash - Not all food and drinks stalls are guaranteed to take card payments and cashpoints in the area will be busy. Check the TfL website - You'll find live updates as some tube stations may be closed at short notice due to overcrowding.
Which is the best day to go on a Notting Hill Carnival?
Which is the better day at Carnival? If you're after a more chilled NHC experience, go for family day on Sunday, or if you like the sound of a hard-partying parade, make sure to go on Carnival Monday. The festivities kick off with an opening ceremony on Sunday morning, with the parade starting at 10am.
“Carnival hasn't always been welcoming to LGBTQ+ folks. There's people happily spewing homophobic slurs on a mic to crowds who find it funny and it encourages some to get violent too.” But there's also hope that things are getting better and Notting Hill still holds such cultural significance.
The number of crimes occurring at Carnival has risen slightly over recent years. Traditionally, the vast majority of offences have been related to theft and drugs. The number of violent incidents, however, is rising. This year there were 15 reports of violent injuries involving a knife or blade.
Pack lightweight plastic ponchos and umbrellas to combat the rain, while a good hat and some sunscreen will help if the sun does shine. A lightweight shawl or scarf would also be useful if it gets cold or to protect your shoulders against the sun.
Notting Hill Carnival organisers Carnival Village Trust on Wednesday held a post-event residents meeting to discuss the future of the festival, which saw multiple arrests, non-fatal stabbings, and attacks on police officers including one female PC who was sexually assaulted, this year.
At this event blending in with the crowd would be a travesty, so go all out with bold and bright colours. As for the bottoms, shorts are the better choice for this event because you'll be walking around a lot and your legs will need that freedom.
Follow the crowds through Notting Hill and Kensington's W10 and W11. The three-and-a-half-mile route across west London starts near Westbourne Park tube station down Chepstow Road to Westbourne Grove and then up to Ladbroke Grove, looping down Kensal Road back to Westbourne Park.
What should a white person wear to Notting Hill Carnival?
Though neon brights are the order of the day for most Notting Hill Carnival attendees, don't feel discouraged if your personal style is more colour-averse; you can still party as hard as the rest in an all-black ensemble.
If you had newly landed on our shores, then heard that there had been eight stabbings and 75 attacks on police officers (including sexual assaults) at a major public festival, you might imagine it would be some kind of national scandal.
Eight men were hurt in stabbings at the weekend and there were 308 arrests, with 57 for alleged assaults on police. Carnival organisers say those carrying out violence "have nothing to do with Notting Hill Carnival and its values".
The level of violence at Notting Hill Carnival is “unacceptable and unsustainable” the Metropolitan Police Federation has said, as images emerged of men brandishing machetes on the streets of west London.
Nor is it a part of the religious carnival season associated with Catholic Lent. Instead Notting Hill Carnival is a Caribbean Carnival that celebrates London's Afro-Caribbean community. Notting Hill Carnival first began in 1966 and has been held annually ever since.
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual street festival that comes around on the final weekend of August to celebrate the culture, arts, and heritage of Caribbean people.
While many carnivals across Europe come from religious tradition, Notting Hill Carnival has a different origin. The first ever 'Caribbean Carnival' was held in St Pancras town hall in 1959.
Well, it is a street party, so it makes sense to wear streetwear. Carnival is the perfect opportunity to break out some of the flashier, more hypebeast-y streetwear garms you might have hiding in your closet.
Traditionally the main emphasis is on an array of varied Caribbean foods. 'Jamaican Jerk Chicken' is King , and the smell of a jerk pit is the immediate 'scent of Notting Hill Carnival'. Look out for that, also Trinidadian 'Roti', and Guyanese 'Pepper Pot' are a must try.
Notting Hill Carnival takes place over the August bank holiday weekend, on Sunday, August 27 and Monday, August 28. Festivities officially start at around 10am on Sunday and 10:30am on Monday, with music blaring until around 7pm, and activities on until 8:30pm.
