THE Notting Hill Carnival 2025 is almost upon us, marking one of the biggest and best free festivals on the planet. Here’s everything you need to know about when and where you need to be to

A million people are expected to attend Notting Hill Carnival over the bank holiday weekend - and local residents are as divided as ever over the huge street party. The Standard spoke to people living on the streets that will be transformed into a blaze of colour over the next few days.

G-Shock and Channel One have collaborated on a limited-edition watch for Notting Hill Carnival. The watch features and a DW-6900 base with a reggae-inspired design and Channel One graphics. The watch is available on G-Shock’s website and in select stores.

Thousands of excited revellers will pass through Reading and London Paddington stations this weekend on their way to Reading Festival, which takes place from Friday 22 August – Sunday 24 August, and Notting Hill Carnival,

It’s not hard to find good food at carnival. Every year the sky is filled with barbecue smoke, the smell of jerk chicken in the air. It would be remiss not to seek it out, cover it in scotch bonnet sauce and have it with rice and peas, always comforting, sustaining. There’s plenty more to eat besides.

Facial recognition cameras that will be used by police at next weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival are “racially biased”, anti-racism campaigners have claimed.

Proposals to ticket Notting Hill Carnival and strip community control have sparked backlash, with many fearing the cultural legacy of the event could soon be erased.