Road closures and parking restrictions
To help with safety during Carnival, a number of road closures and parking restrictions are enforced. Residents of both Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster should be aware of these.
Most roads within the Carnival area will be closed from 6am on Sunday 27 August to 6am on Tuesday 29 August. Please note, parking restrictions will begin at 11.59pm on Saturday 26 August through to 6am on Tuesday 29 August. Please check signage for further information. Only Carnival floats, pre-authorised event vehicles and emergency vehicles will be allowed into the area during these times.
Residents who wish to remove their vehicles from the Carnival area should do so the night of Saturday 26 August.
The police will be checking all vehicles entering the area and surrounding streets and vehicles without accreditation will not gain access.
Subject to a police decision, road closures will remain in place until 6am on Tuesday 29 August.
Please leave it as late as possible before driving vehicles back into the area.
Please remember to check for any other vehicle restriction times on the roads around you before starting your journey, as these may impact your route out of the area.
Map of traffic exclusions and the parade route
We're currently updating the interactive map and it will be available on this page in time for Carnival.
Kensington and Chelsea
There will be localised road closures on Saturday 26 August between 11am and 12am (midnight) in and around Kensal Road to facilitate the Panorama event.
Kensington and Chelsea also enforces waiting restrictions in Pembridge Ward and parts of Norland Ward and Campden Ward on Sunday 27 and Monday 28 August.
Temporary warning signs will be displayed so please look out for these.
Westminster
Parking restrictions will begin on some streets from Wednesday 23 August. Parking suspension signs will be made visible in key areas of activity and safety zones, about two weeks before Carnival. Extended parking hours will be provided to protect resident parking north of the Carnival area.
For full details of traffic exclusions in Westminster please visit the Westminster City Council Website.