New interactive Notting Hill Carnival map shows parade route, stages, safety zones and nearest Tube stops

A new interactive map shows the parade route for Notting Hill Carnival in-depth, complete with signs showing stages, safety zones and nearest Tube stops. Notting Hill Carnival returns from Saturday, August 24, to Monday, August 26, with the grand parade scheduled on the Monday.

Notting Hill Carnival organisers have created an interactive map, showing the route in detail. Taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, August 26, the main parade is around three and a half miles long and takes over most of W10.

Although you can join in on the fun at any point along the route (seriously, it doesn’t matter), the parade starts near Westbourne Grove Tube station at 9.30am and winds down Great Western Road, slowly making its way to Westbourne Park Road, Chepstow Road and then up to Ladbroke Grove.

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Interactive Notting Hill Carnival 2024 map revealed

You will see 32 black and yellow speaker symbols throughout various locations on the map, showing the many sound systems that will be pumping out music to keep the party atmosphere going.

Elsewhere, five medical stations are outlined with red and white plus signs, while three performing stages - at Hornimans Park Stage, Meanwhile Gardens and Powis Square - are marked out with green drum sets.

A judging zone on Westbourne Park Road is also on the map.

The areas highlighted in green are safety zones and the red perimeter line shows the parade route.

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Who is performing at Notting Hill Carnival?

Long-time collaborators of Notting Hill Carnival, Red Bull and Strawberries & Creem (S&C) have both announced artists that will be performing on the Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park Stage during Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday and Monday. Below, is what we know is happening on each of the three days of festivities.

Saturday, August 24

Kicking off the weekend, the UK National Panorama Steel Band Competition will be bringing music lovers a chance to see steel bands from across the country. Taking place at Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, W10 3DH, the competition will take place between 4pm and 11pm on Saturday, August 24. Unlike Sunday and Monday's free events, you will need to purchase tickets for the steel band competition. General Admission is priced at £20 per person and a child’s ticket will cost you £7 per child. Tickets will be available online soon.

Sunday, August 25

On Sunday, August 25, Lil Silva and Shy One will be performing Red Bull Selector sets from 1pm to 7pm. The Selector flips the ‘no requests’ rule on its head, fans will be able to shape the set organically – each person present will be given red and blue voting tools, and a screen behind the respective selectors will be split into red and blue halves. During the show, musical cues will appear on the screen – Original or Remix, Soca or Dancehall, Old School or New School – meaning that the crowd can guide the direction of the set

And that’s not all, there will be live up performances from Izzy Bossy, Sir DJ Corey, Jordss B2B p-rarrel, Heartless Crew, Frisco & DJ Oblig, Alicaì Harley, DJ Tate with more to be announced. For further details, see www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/red-bull-selector.

Monday, August 26

From 12pm to 7pm, Strawberries & Creem's (S&C) lineup amplifies their desire to both ‘Celebrate Heritage’ and ‘Champion Future’ – by creating a musical melting pot whereby new talent rises to the top and established artists are celebrated.

Already confirmed, BBC Radio 1’s Kenny Allstar & Friends , and the UK’s favourite dancehall selectors, DJ Larni and Rachel Anson , plus a Native Soundsystem takeover bringing their own flavours from the African diaspora. There will also be more announcements soon. See www.strawberriesandcreem.com for more information.

Travel information

London buses will operate extra services during the festivities. However, a number of diversions will be in place with buses diverted away from the area from Saturday, August 24 at 10pm to early on Tuesday, August 27.

Buses will start from Prince of Wales on Harrow Road to the north of Carnival and from Notting Hill Gate to the south. The following routes will be affected by diversions: 2, 7, 16, 18, 23, 27, 28, 31, 36, 46, 52, 70, 94, 98, 148, 205, 220, 228, 295, 316, 328, 332, 414, 452, N7, N16, N18, N28, N31, N98, N205, and N207.

See accommodation options on Booking.com and Hotels.com. You can book UK and European trains - including cheap Eurostar tickets - on Trainline.

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