Fancy a detour from the kaleidoscopic parade floats and trucks of Europe's biggest street party? Plan your party route with the Time Out Notting Hill Carnival soundsystem A-Z
Notting Hill Carnival, one of the best weekends of the year, is almost upon us. It's incredibly fun, but the sounds, smells, sights and crowds of Carnival can make it a little overwhelming. An estimated 2.5 million punters head to west London for the celebration, so it’s totally understandable that you might get turned around, lost or just need a handy reminder of where you're going are after several cans of Red Stripe.
Never fear! We’ve created the interactive map below, soundsystems and all, to help you navigate your way around the famous west London parade. Check it out.
What is the schedule for Notting Hill Carnival 2024?
Notting Hill Carnival 2023 starts on Sunday, August 25 and continues on Bank Holiday Monday, August 26.
What is the Notting Hill Carnival 2024 parade route?
Sunday is the day of the children’s parade and the adult’s parade takes place on Monday. The route for 2024 is yet to be officially confirmed, but both are likely to begin near Westbourne Park tube station. Last year, the adult parade then moved down to Westbourne Park Road, down Cheapstow Road to Westbourne Grove, turning up Ladbroke. It then looped down Kensal back to the starting point. The whole thing is three miles long in total.
Most of the participating soundsystems have now been announced. Find out where to find them over the weekend with our guide.
What time does the Notting Hill Carnival parade start?
If you want to catch the very start of the parade at Carnival, you’ll need to get down to Notting Hill in the morning. On Sunday, it will kick off its route around the area at 10:30am. It’s a later start on Monday, with the parade getting moving at 10:30am, giving you just that little bit more time to recover from the previous day’s festivities.
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