For most of the yaer,Notting Hill is a smart quiet part of London. But at carnival time you can see the real cosmopolitan Notting Hill ,Which is much more exciting - and noisier!
Notting Hill Carnival is smaller than Rio and less well-know, but it's the lergest carnival in Europe.It started in 1964 and now over a million people come to the carnival for two days at the end of August each year. More than fifty bands parade through the steets in colourful costumes. There are a lots of sound systems playing reggae and other kinds of music, and three stages where bands pay. The steets are full of people dancing and following the bands.And when you get hungry, They call Notting Hill Carnival " The Greatest Show on Earth". It's Europe's best steet party! And it's less expensive than Rio!