Notting Hill Carnival 2019: when is it, what is the route and where are the best parties?

A guide to Europe's biggest street festival

LONDON, MONDAY: Dancers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival, the capital's annual celebration of Caribbean culture.
(Image credit: 2012 Getty Images)

Up to two million revellers are expected to descend on Notting Hill in west London this weekend for Europe’s biggest annual street festival, paying homage to the British West Indian community in the capital.

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