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Notting Hill Carnival in London
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, September 2012
Each August, on the final bank holiday weekend of the summer, the eyes
of London shift west to take in one of the city’s most vibrant and
voracious street carnivals. The Notting Hill Carnival is organized by
the area’s vast Caribbean population and is a celebration of their roots
and heritage through music, dance, food and general flamboyance.
Running since 1964, the carnival is Europe’s biggest street festival,
drawing in crowds of over a million spectators to gawp at the flashy
costumes and join in the party.
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Photo courtesy of SPakhrin via Flickr.
Editor’s Note: This recommendation was taken from our London Things to Do blog. Visit the original post to continue reading the full post and to learn more about things to do in London.
Photo courtesy of SPakhrin via Flickr.
