Video special: Notting Hill Carnival

An estimated one million people poured onto the streets of West London at the weekend for this year's Notting Hill Carnival (28-29 August) and Event was out capturing all the action.

The rainy weather didn’t deter visitors from tapping their feet along to the Caribbean beats as elaborately dresses floats and costumed dancers paraded by.

The video shows shop fronts being boarded up in preparation for the event, which began at 9am and finished 7pm on both days, earlier than in previous years

More stewards were also drafted in to man the event as well as an increased police presence.

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