The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean festival event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, each August over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday).
Notting Hill Carnival in 1981
It is led by members of the British West Indian community, and attracts around two and a half million people annually, making it one of the world’s largest street festivals, and a significant event in Black British culture.
In 2006, the UK public voted it onto a list of icons of England. These black and white photos were taken by Norman Craig that show the Notting Hill Carnival in 1981.
“Take a picture of me and my mate”
Carnival 1980s style
Dancing all the way down Ladbroke Grove. Nowadays the parade goes in the opposite direction
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