9 d. ago Colourful floats and glamorous outfits bring 'a piece of the Caribbean to London' on the second day of Notting Hill Carnival

Revellers of Notting Hill Carnival paraded the streets in glamorous and eccentric outfits alongside colourful floats to celebrate the annual Caribbean festival.

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9 d. ago Photos show thousands celebrating Caribbean culture at London's Notting Hill Carnival

Revellers are parading in colorful costumes through the streets of Notting Hill, in west London, for the annual carnival which started in 1966 and is one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe celebrating Caribbean culture.

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9 d. ago 10 pictures show Notting Hill Carnival celebrations as West London streets 'feel like the Caribbean'

10 pictures show Notting Hill Carnival celebrations as West London streets 'feel like the Caribbean'  My London

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9 d. ago Notting Hill Carnival live: Thousands join London's festival of Caribbean culture

Notting Hill Carnival live: Thousands join London's festival of Caribbean culture  BBC

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9 d. ago Revellers to flock to Notting Hill Carnival for final day of partying

The children’s day parade took place on Sunday and will be followed by the main event on Monday.

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1 week ago Colourful costumes and music fill streets for Notting Hill Carnival

The festival began early on Sunday with the J’ouvert celebration where people covered each other in paint, coloured powder and chocolate.

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1 week ago Carnival revellers squirt paint as part of colourful Caribbean celebration

Children’s day is set to take place on Sunday and is followed by the main event on Monday.

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1 week ago ‘Not everyone can handle it!’ Discover the raunchy, relentless sounds taking over Caribbean carnivals

At Notting Hill carnival this weekend you’ll hear the sound of bouyon and dennery segment, mutated subgenres full of sexualised lyrics. The creators explain how this deliriously fun music went viralAt this year’s Fête de la Musique in Paris, British ravers who had streamed over to enjoy the annual street party – think Notting Hill carnival without the procession – found themselves hearing, and then swiftly dancing to, a wildly uptempo tune called Bouwéy.Built from a languid vocal at odds with clattering African percussion, the track bowled out from sound systems and car windows, quite unlike anything else: a defining song of the summer. Made by Guadeloupean act 1T1, Bouwéy has now hit 12m views on YouTube. But its frenetic pace and startling synth work haven’t arrived in a vacuum – instead it is the vanguard of a sound known as bouyon, part of a whirlwind of dance genres leaping out from the Caribbean to the world, including at Notting Hill carnival this weekend. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Notting Hill carnival came ‘very close’ to not happening, says chair in funding appeal

Ian Comfort calls for government to recognise cultural importance of event and guarantee its sustainable futureAbout 2 million people are expected to take to the streets this weekend at the annual Notting Hill carnival for its mix of music, food and Caribbean culture, but for the man who runs it, there is a sense of relief to see it taking place at all.The chair of Notting Hill Carnival Ltd, Ian Comfort, told the Guardian that the event needed to secure a sustainable future after a year of funding rows, public disagreements with the Met police, and negative press after violence last year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK’s no 1 Caribbean food and drink brand gives support to Notting Hill Carnival

UK’s no 1 Caribbean food and drink brand gives support to Notting Hill Carnival  London Post

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta leaves fans baffled with 'three year' Arsenal Premier League boast

Arsenal get their Premier League season underway against Manchester United on Sunday and will hope to finally win a title under Mikel Arteta after finishing third three times under the Spaniard

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2 w. ago How Notting Hill Carnival became one of the biggest cultural events after race riots

Millions of people attend Notting Hill carnival, with some travelling by plane just to experience the Caribbean inspired event - but few know how the carnival began and the roots are deep.

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3 w. ago Police reveal number of arrests over Manchester Caribbean Carnival weekend

Thousands of revellers enjoyed a jubilant weekend

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3 w. ago 37 brilliant pictures from the second day of Manchester's Caribbean Carnival 2025

Festival vibes, good food, music and sunshine at the second day of Manchester's Caribbean Carnival

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3 w. ago GMP warning as Caribbean Carnival gets underway in Manchester

'Any form of crime will not be tolerated'

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3 w. ago 51 incredible pictures as Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2025 gets underway with spectacular parade

Hundreds lined the streets for the amazing showcase of colour and music

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3 w. ago ‘We are diverse cultures come together’: the vision of harmony behind Manchester’s Caribbean carnival

Passionate elders of Leeward Islands People’s Association wanted to promote racial harmony – and inspired a tradition that is still going strong 55 years onThe Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis are 4,000 miles from Greater Manchester and a fraction of the size. But the dual-island nation inspired a tradition in the English metropolis that is still going 55 years on – the annual carnival in Moss Side.Geraldine Walters, 79, a retired mental health nurse who was born in St Kitts, and her late husband, Rudolph, from Nevis, were on the very first organising committee from the Leeward Islands People’s Association (Lipa). Continue reading...

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