Notting Hill Carnival Timeline

2016

Over 1 million people attended Notting Hill Carnival

This makes the festival the largest street festival in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

1966

Notting Hill Carnival born

The carnival is led by members of the British West Indian community.

Early 1960s

Two events inspired the Notting Hill Carnival

The St Pancras Town Hall responded to problematic racial relations at the time, and the London Free School festival was the first outdoor festival in the area celebrating cultural unity.