'Notting Hill Carnival has existed for 60 years and this is what will keep it going into the future'

EXCLUSIVE: The CEO of Notting Hill Carnival told the Mirror the event was 'something that should be cherished' following criticism over crime in previous years

Europe's largest street festival, Notting Hill Carnival, is marking its 60th year this weekend.

More than 7,000 officers to be deployed for Notting Hill Carnival as Met Police sets out plans  GB News

Around 2m people flock to Notting Hill Carnival each year. But there is no such thing as a free lunch, or free street party, says James Ford.

World-famous street party finds itself at a crossroads as it battles rising costs and safety fears as it celebrates its 60th anniversary

‘I’ve been photographing Notting Hill Carnival for 50 years – it’s very different today’ John Dunne | Senior News Correspondent Published August 26, 2026 6:00am Caption: Photographer Ian Watts has been capturing Notting Hill Carnival for decades(Picture: ©Ian Watts @ianwattstv /www.ianwatts.org) An award-winning photog

Notting Hill Carnival: 60 years of costumes, sound systems, steelpan & calypso | ITV News  ITVX

As a child, being taken to the Caribbean celebration was a drag. But once sound systems arrived in the 1970s, it became an unmissable yearly pilgrimage offering a sense of freedom My earliest memories of the Notting Hill carnival are of being mildly irritated. In its 1960s infancy, the event was strictly a Caribbean af