Notting
Hill Carnival
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The
Lowdown: Started by homesick immigrants from Trinidad in the 1950s,
the Notting Hill Carnival is now Europe's biggest street party, attracting a staggering two million revelers over three days. Saturday is the steel band competition and Sunday the Kids Carnival, with the main
event — hundreds of floats, thumping music, and amazing
costumes — on Monday drawing the largest crowds to this very fashionable part of London.
When: Three days, Saturday to the last Monday in August;
free.
Where: Notting Hill, W11
Contact: 0870-059-1111; lnhc.org.uk |
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