Find out all about Caribbean carnival in the UK and around the world. People from all walks of life and backgrounds take to the streets and join the parade dancing and singing to the music. Notting Hill Carnival is London's largest and most well known street festival, but there are many carnival events throughout the year.
itzcaribbean.com brings you a guide to Caribbean carnivals in the UK and around the world. Go to carnival and dance, listen to music and enjoy the freedom of the streets.
KINETIKA
London's East End carnival company, Kinetika, celebrate 10 Years of outstanding work as part of East festival and British Tourism Week.
TRINIDAD CARNIVAL 2008
Trinidad Carnival 2008 was great!!! It was a good experience for my wife (Angela) and children (Rochella & Jamani) to see the level of dedication & pride that goes into preparing the Bands
A REVELLERS REVIEW
A surprise road March winner announcement brought the St.Kitts-Nevis National Carnival 2007-08 to a slightly controversial and very exciting end on last lap January 2nd 2008
CARNIVAL 07
Carnival has come and gone and now we can sit back and reflect on the two days of revelry and the work that went into making those two days possible.
CARNIVAL SEASON 2007 ‘MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER’
Around 1.5 million people came enjoyed the spectacular parades through the streets of Notting Hill as the sun shined during the bank holiday weekend.
PANORAMA 2007
The National Panorama Championship sees nine of the UK's top steelbands, each comprising between 40 and 75 musicians compete for the title 'National Champions of Steel'
MAS BANDS UK
Click here for a full list of Mas Bands in the UK, including bands that do not take part in Notting Hill Carnival.
YOUTHOLOGY CARNIVAL FLOAT 2007
The Official Myspace.com carnival float brought to you by Youthology promises to be an eye catching and creative
flag bearer at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.
DAVID RUDDER AT THE CALYPSO TENT
Trinidadian soca star, David Rudder, will make a special guest appearance at the London Calypso Tent, on Thursday 23rd August.
ITV Local London is the Official Online Channel to the Notting Hill Carnival 2007. Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festival and has been one of the highlights of London's cultural calendar for more than four decades. For the first time, anyone unable to attend the weekend's festivities will be able to watch the action from the comfort of their PC through ITV's new broadband service ITV Local.
The dedicated ITV Local Notting Hill Carnival channel features a mix of video content made by community groups plus films specially commissioned by ITV Local.
On Carnival weekend itself a team of roving ITV Local camera crews and 'community correspondents' will follow the Carnival every step of the way.
CARL GABRIEL
Carl Gabriel is a full time Carnival Artist, specialising in wire-formed sculptures that are presented at Carnivals across Britain.
CARNIVAL COSTUME SPLASH
Notting Hill Carnival Costume splash -The Jamaican Military Band will be accompanying the Carnavalists of 2007 as they compete for a variety of titles.
CARNIVAL FOR KIDS
St Clement and St James Carnival Band Summer Workshops starting in July 2007, helps the children design and make their own costumes for display at Notting Hill Carnival and other events.
J'OUVERT
The name J'ouvert originates from the French jour ouvert, meaning day break or morning, and signals the start of the bacchanalia that is Carnival.
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL
Caribbean culture in London - find out more about London's biggest annual street event
NORMAN JAY GOOD TIMES
Another Carnival is over, and itzcaribbean.com catches up with 'Good Times', Norman Jay MBE.
‘SEQUINS, SOCA AND SWEAT’
Filmmaker reveals decades of Sequins, Soca and Sweat at Notting Hill Carnival.