Notting Hill Carnival

Trading at Notting Hill Carnival

Every year, traders offer food and drink and accessories. They are regulated to ensure that what they offer is safe and meets food safety standards and other requirements.

Council officers ensure that licensed stallholders stop trading at the time specified on their licence, and do not continue trading beyond that time.

Every year we work to improve our waste and recycling processes. We work with our traders and contractors leading up to, during, and after the event. Take a look at our clean-up from Carnival 2022.

Kensington and Chelsea

Westminster

Trading from residential properties

If you are planning to trade from your home or private property:

  • You must comply with the various requirements of food hygiene, food safety standards and safety legislation. 
  • The customer must be standing inside of the property’s garden wall or boundary at the time of trading and not on the public highway, otherwise a Street Trading Licence is required.
  • You must submit a Temporary Event Notice (TEN), £21, if you wish to sell alcohol or provide regulated entertainment i.e. live music or recorded music for paying guests and/or members of the public. 

Unlicensed activity

It is against the law to sell or knowingly allow alcohol to be sold without a premises licence or a TEN being in force.

Under certain circumstances performing live music or playing recorded music may also require a premises licence or a Temporary Event Notice (£21).

If you allow such activities to take place on your premises without the appropriate licence or authorisation, you may be committing an offence.

Please contact your local Licensing Team to verify whether you need a licence for your proposed Carnival activity.

Kensington and Chelsea Licensing

Westminster Licensing

Last updated: 28 July 2023