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Notting Hill Carnival 2026: All the best sound systems and after parties

Steadysecond windCoverage went quiet for 8 days, then returned with 8 more reports - 11 voices in all.
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten, 1 description edited3 changes
  1. bbc.comseen 2 Sept, 11:03headline rewritten

    Notting Hill Carnival live: Main parade brings drummers, dancers and colourful costumes on 60th anniversaryDancers, DJs and drummers as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates 60th anniversary

  2. aol.co.ukseen 14 Sept, 06:35description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Nothing says Notting Hill Carnival like the streets of W1 coming alive with the sounds of dance hall, reggae, and calypso. More than two million people are set to turn up to west London in full force to celebrate Caribbean culture at the 60th edition of the legendary carnival. You won’t have to look far to find good music and in truth, you just need to follow the crowds to find the best sound systems, with everything from Reggae to Groove and Samba on offer. But for first-timers, or regulars...

    Nothing says Notting Hill Carnival like the streets of W1 coming alive with the sounds of dance hall, reggae, and calypso. More than two million people are set to turn up to west London in full force to celebrate Caribbean culture at the 60th edition of the legendary carnival over the bank holiday weekend. You won’t have to look far to find good music and in truth, you just need to follow the crowds to find the best sound systems, with everything from Reggae to Groove and Samba on offer. But...

  3. aol.co.ukseen 15 Sept, 03:36headline rewritten

    Notting Hill Carnival 2026 Guide: dates, map, sound systems and routesNotting Hill Carnival 2026 Guide: map, sound systems and routes

Sat, 8 August 2026peak 3 reports on Mon, 31 August 2026Sun, 6 September 2026

What it is about

Chet X GreensleavesCecil RennieJamie RodiganKash PharxohLinett KamalaKing TubbyDjs Kash PharxohCalvin FrancisMark RossCachie RoyaleCarnival Special Closing PartyCarnival After Party OnNotting Hill, Kensington And Chelsea, United KingdomBrazilianLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomHoxton, Hackney, United KingdomJamaicanBrixton, Lambeth, United KingdomUnited Kingdom National Panorama Steel Band CompetitionPaddington, Westminster, United Kingdom

Who published it, and when

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aol.co.uk1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report - edited after publishing
theweek.com1 original report
newstatesman.com1 original report
timeout.com1 original report
bbc.com1 original report - edited after publishing
jamaica-gleaner.com1 original report
8 Aug, 07:00over 29 days6 Sept, 05:09

5 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 12 original reports

  1. Sat, 8 August 2026

    1 report
    • aol.co.uk07:00first to reportedited after publishing

      Nothing says Notting Hill Carnival like the streets of W1 coming alive with the sounds of dance hall, reggae, and calypso. More than two million people are set to turn up to west London in full force to celebrate Caribbean culture at the 60th edition of the legendary carnival over the bank holiday weekend. You won’t have to look far to find good music and in truth, you just need to follow the crowds to find the best sound systems, with everything from Reggae to Groove and Samba on offer. But...

  2. Sun, 9 August 2026

    1 report
    • aol.co.uk07:00edited after publishing

      previouslyNotting Hill Carnival 2026 Guide: dates, map, sound systems and routes

      Notting Hill Carnival is back on west London ’s streets this weekend as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. The world’s second largest festival will see some two million people come together for parades , parties , dancing and food in W10. Rooted in British Caribbean culture, the festival was born out of a response to widespread racial tensions in the 1950s and has since been the ultimate symbol of togetherness and unity in the capital. For three days a year, west London is entirely transformed...

  3. Fri, 14 August 2026

    1 report
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  5. Fri, 28 August 2026

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  6. Sun, 30 August 2026

    2 reports
  7. Mon, 31 August 2026

    3 reports
  8. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report
  9. Sun, 6 September 2026

    1 report
    • jamaica-gleaner.com05:09

      The Notting Hill Carnival in London, the largest street carnival event of its kind in Europe, is now 60 years old. This year’s staging took place over the last weekend, culminating on Monday. I caught up with Dr Claire Holder, a passionate, diehard carnival supporter and London resident who has watched the event bloom and grow over the decades from her front-row seat as chairperson of the event from 1989 to 2002.

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