The two-day carnival, Europe’s biggest street party and an annual extravaganza over the summer bank holiday weekend, is held to celebrate Caribbean culture and history.
Children’s day is taking place on Sunday and is followed by the main event on Monday.
A woman on glittering golden stilts walked past as an enthusiastic soca MC had the crowd jumping with their hands in the air.
And the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, Tom Bennett, welcomed “friends” from across the Caribbean and said: “It’s one of the greatest street parties in the world…celebrating today Caribbean culture -from dancing, music, costumes but also everything the Caribbean community has done in this borough and country.”
Revellers gather in the sunshine during the Notting Hill Carnival. (Photo: Getty Images)The force said 105 were made at the carnival and 35 on approaches to carnival as a result of proactive policing interventions.
Fast-paced drumming could be heard and felt before the first parade arrived, decorating the street with flutes, brass instruments, steel drums, dancers and costumes including giant colourful wings.
Locals leaned out of their balconies and windows and watched the celebrations below.
Discussing the importance of the carnival, he said: “Multiculturalism is important.
“This is the best celebration of multiculturalism in the country.”
Young performers in colourful costumes take part in the Children’s Parade of the Notting Hill Carnival. (Photo: Future Publishing/ Wiktor Szymanowicz)About 7,000 police officers will be on duty across the capital this Sunday and Monday.
In a statement, Scotland Yard said the arrests, which led to 21 people being recalled to prison, are “intended to disrupt and deter those who the police have reason to believe pose the greatest risk to public safety at carnival.”
Alongside the use of LFR technology, the Met also said it planned to install screening arches at some of the busiest entry points to the carnival, where stop-and-search powers will be used in a bid to keep weapons out.
The annual celebration has been running for more than 50 years.
Additional reporting by Press Association.
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