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Notting Hill Carnival

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The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean festival event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, each August over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday).It is led by members of the British Afro-Caribbean community, and attracts around two and a half million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street festivals, and a significant event in Black British culture. In 2006, the UK public voted it onto a list of icons of England.

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Notting Hill Carnival
Kensington Park Road, London Notting Hill (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

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Kensington Park Road 122
W11 2ER London, Notting Hill (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
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