Notting Hill Carnival 2022: Schedule, lineup, timings, and parade route

It’s been three years for the reason that final Carnival occurred because of Covid-19 restrictions, so this yr’s occasion is predicted to be extra particular than ever.

This yr’s carnival will function the first-ever electrical float, which has partnered with Spotify in a mission to make the Carnival greener – the primary time it’s gone eco-friendly.

Talking to Time Out, Mathew Phillip, the Carnival’s CEO mentioned: “The electrical float was an enormous success at Glastonbury. We’re very happy and we’ve examined it to examine it could attain the sound qualities that we’d like and final the space and time.

“We actually consider the electrical autos are going to be the way forward for Carnival, not solely from an environmental viewpoint, these autos are lots safer,’ he mentioned.”

Right here’s all the pieces we find out about Notting Hill Carnival 2022.

What’s the Notting Hill Carnival?

Notting Hill Carnival is a free road pageant, that celebrates the UK’s Caribbean neighborhood. It’s Europe’s largest road pageant, in addition to the world’s second-largest carnival, after Rio’s extravaganza.

Annually, the pageant brings beats, lashings of jerk hen, eclectic, vibrant and thrilling costumes, in addition to an totally fabulous parade.

The carnival kicked off in 1966, and after a three-year hiatus, this yr’s is predicted to be greater and higher than ever – with extra Mas bands and sound methods than ever earlier than.

When is the Notting Hill Carnival 2022?

This yr’s carnival will happen on the August financial institution vacation weekend, falling on 27-29 in 2022.

What are the timings for the Notting Hill Carnival 2022?

On Sunday and Monday, the parades will kick off at 10:00 am, with the judging ending at round 6:30 pm.

The Notting Hill Carnival ends at 7 pm, when the music cuts out because of a noise curfew, because of it occurring in a residential space.

As soon as the music cuts out at 7 pm, you may both head house, or go to an afterparty.

The place is the Notting Hill Carnival 2022 and what’s the route?

The carnival takes place in Notting Hill, nevertheless it additionally spills into the streets of Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park, Westbourne Grove, and Bayswater.

The primary parade route for Notting Hill Carnival begins close to Westbourne Grove tube station at 9:30 am, and it travels down Nice Western Highway, earlier than slowly winding its solution to Westbourne Grove, after which heading up Ladbroke Grove.

The parade is roughly three and a half miles lengthy, and it takes over most of W10. When you have a smartphone, you may observe the parade on the Notting Hill Carnival app, which is offered on each Apple and Android.

How do I get to the Notting Hill Carnival 2022?

With a purpose to get to Notting Hill Carnival 2022, it’s vital to keep in mind that the tubes might be busy, and the streets packed. The Central Line might be open the entire weekend for Queensway, Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park, and the Circle and Hammersmith and Metropolis strains might be serving Westbourne Park, Ladbroke Grove, and Latimer Highway.

Streets round Notting Hill will all be pedestrianised, which means that busses could be rerouted and will terminate sooner than anticipated.

What’s the Notting Hill Carnival 2022’s schedule?

This yr’s carnival will function 38 booming sound methods, which play something from home to calypso, in addition to 84 vibrant Mas bands.

Right here’s all the pieces to anticipate:

Saturday 27 August

The occasion begins on Saturday, with Panorama, a family-friendly occasion in Emslie Horniman Pleasance Park, close to Trellick Tower, which would require a ticket.

This occasion kick-starts the Carnival annually, and you may anticipate stay music, and an all-round Caribbean environment because the UK’s largest metal pan competitors takes place.

Sunday 28 August

Sunday is household day on the Carnival, however it’s nonetheless usually extraordinarily busy. The J’Ouvert Carnival in Ladbroke Grove usually begins at 6:00 am, with metal bands and African drummers parading by the streets.

The youngsters’s parade begins at 10:30 am, with youthful performers dancing by the streets. This yr, the kids’s parade is led by members of a digital working neighborhood, the Emancipated Run Crew, who will put on inexperienced to commemorate those that died within the Grenfell Tower hearth, 5 years in the past.

Household workshops happen at Emslie Horniman Pleasance Park, together with Caribbean foods and drinks stalls.

Monday 29 August – from noon

Occasions begin at noon on Financial institution Vacation Monday, with greater than 80 bands in spectacular costumes wandering by the streets in the principle parade. The leisure continues, with about 40 sound methods pumping out tunes for the rest of the day.