Notting Hill Carnival: Children's Day
Sun 30 Aug, 10:00 · Notting Hill parade route, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London W11 · London
Details & booking — Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
via Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · Checked 13 Aug 2026
About this event
The gentler opening day of Europe's largest street celebration, given over to families. An official opening ceremony on Great Western Road at 10:00 leads into the Children's Day parade, with costumed young masqueraders, steel pan and Caribbean food stalls lining the route through west London. A J'Ouvert celebration starts earlier, at 06:00.
Why we picked it
The family-friendly day of a landmark London celebration, open to everyone on the street.
Free entry
Free to all on the street. The separate Judging Zone Grandstand is ticketed, and Saturday's Panorama steel band competition is a paid event.
Registration
None
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