A Notting Hill Carnival Veteran’s Top Tips For A First Time Attendee – British Vogue

The August bank holiday has always been a point of contention in my social calendar. Festival season is in full swing, there are birthdays galore (happy Virgo season!), and there’s always the possibility of a last minute summer holiday. But my most favourite event of all? Notting Hill Carnival.

The annual fete has taken place on the streets of Ladbroke Grove for the past five decades, and each year it’s become bigger and better,…