Notting Hill Carnival is quite simply a beautiful community event. The August Bank Holiday weekend in W11 is not just a spectacular display of colour and sound that celebrates rich cultural heritage, it is the ultimate demonstration of what can happen when communities come together.

Carnival takes months of planning and none of it would happen if it wasn’t for the costume designers and makers, the hours of rehearsals and the building and programming of the sound systems. It is these ‘smaller communities’ that come together on August Bank Holiday weekend and make it what it is.

This page can help anyone become part of Carnival, learn new skills and be part of the joyous creativity.