NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL

The roots of the Notting Hill Carnival come from two separate but connected strands. A "Caribbean Carnival" was held on 30 January 1959, in St Pancras Town Hall as a response to the depressing state of race relations at the time.
The other important strand was the "hippie" London Free School-inspired festival in Notting Hill that became the first organised outside event in August 1966. This was a more diverse Notting Hill event to promote cultural unity.
The Notting Hill Carnival is led by members of the West indian comunity. The carnival is attracting around one million people in the past years, making it one of the largest street festivals in the world.
I focused myself on all these people that during this years, with their madness, excess and congeniality have characterized this event.