THE Notting Hill Carnival 2025 is almost upon us, marking one of the biggest and best free festivals on the planet. Here’s everything you need to know about when and where you need to be to

The Central line towards Notting Hill will get very, very busy as thousands head to the carnival. To avoid that, TfL says that the best option is to get the tube or Elizabeth line to Paddington then walk around 20 minutes to Notting Hill from there.

The parents of a young dad who was stabbed to death at the Notting Hill Carnival three years ago in a ‘mindless act of violence’ have pleaded for help to find his killer. Takayo Nembhard was fatally stabbed while surrounded by several hundred people on Monday August 29 2022 at the carnival in west London.

The family of a man who was stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival three years ago have issued a fresh plea for information to help find his killer. Takayo Nembhard, 21, was killed while surrounded by several hundred people on Monday 29 August, 2022, in the Ladbroke Grove area under the Westway flyover.

POLICE will deploy live facial recognition (LFR) at this weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival, sparking condemnation from civil liberties campaigners who branded the technology “dangerous and discriminatory.

It’s not hard to find good food at carnival. Every year the sky is filled with barbecue smoke, the smell of jerk chicken in the air. It would be remiss not to seek it out, cover it in scotch bonnet sauce and have it with rice and peas, always comforting, sustaining. There’s plenty more to eat besides.

Proposals to ticket Notting Hill Carnival and strip community control have sparked backlash, with many fearing the cultural legacy of the event could soon be erased.