Plan Ahead for this Weekend's Notting Hill Carnival

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Your guide to events at Europe's biggest street festival

Europe's biggest street festival is back in Notting Hill this weekend.

The 2019 Notting Hill Carnival will begin at 6am on Sunday 25 August and end at 10pm on Monday 26 August.

Sunday, Children's Day is recommended for families as the smaller crowds and child-friendly floats create a fun vibe.

All day and into the night Sunday you can catch live music on stages in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park and Powis Square and sample incredible foods from vendors while listening to all kinds of Caribbean inspired music from 38 static sound systems.

As always, the Grand Finale will be on Monday, August 26 with a culmination of dancing, street performances, steel drum music groups, and the Notting Hill Grand Finale Parade. All along the route you’ll find food, drinks, and plenty of entertainment.

You can find a full guide to Carnival, and to Panorama, the traditional start to events with music from London's best steelbands on Saturday evening at Emslie Horniman's Pleasance
here.

If you are heading for Carival by tube, you are warned that for safety reasons some stations may close temporarily to prevent overcrowding and it may be worthwhile walking part of your journey or seeking an alternative route.

This is what to expect at local stations:

Ladbroke Grove – Station closed on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.

Latimer Road – On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday the station will close at 11.30pm.

Notting Hill Gate – On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday the station will be ‘exit only’ between 11am and 7pm. Between 11am and 7pm there will be no interchange between the Circle, Central and District line trains at this station on Sunday or anytime on Bank Holiday Monday.

Westbourne Park – On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday the station will be ‘exit only’ between 11am and 6pm. The station will close at 11.30pm on both days.

Royal Oak – On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday the station will be ‘exit only’ between 11am and 6pm. The station will close at 11.30pm on both days.

Bayswater – On Bank Holiday Monday between noon and 7pm it may be advisable to use this station as Circle and District line trains will not stop at Notting Hill Gate.

Paddington (Hammersmith and City and Circle lines) – On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday it may be advisable to use this station instead of Notting Hill Gate/Royal Oak as both these stations will have entry restrictions.

Other nearby stations – High Street Kensington (Circle and District lines), Holland Park (Central line), Queen’s Park (Bakerloo line) and Shepherd’s Bush (Central line).

There will also be no service on the Overground line from Camden Road to Kensal Rise via Willesden Junction. TfL advises travellers to plan their journeys here.

You can find out much more about the Carnival and download its App here.

 

August 23, 2019