First things first: comfortable shoes are a must. Notting Hill Carnival covers a lot of ground – literally. You’ll be walking and whining all day, so you need shoes that can keep up.

Last year’s event was marred by two murders, including the stabbing of Cher Maximen (32), who was killed in front of her three-year-old daughter. Londoner Shakeil Thibou (20) was in May jailed for life with a minimum of 29 years in jail for her murder.

The family of a man who was stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival three years ago have issued a fresh plea for information to help find his killer. Takayo Nembhard, 21, was killed while surrounded by several hundred people on Monday 29 August, 2022, in the Ladbroke Grove area under the Westway flyover.