Road closures and parking restrictions
To help with safety during Carnival, a number of road closures and parking restrictions are enforced.
Most roads within the Carnival area will be closed from 6am on Sunday 25 August to 6am on Tuesday 27 August.
Please note, the majority of the parking restrictions will begin at 11.59pm on Saturday 24 August through to 6am on Tuesday 27 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 24 August.
- The police will be checking all vehicles entering the area and surrounding streets and non-event vehicles will not gain access.
- 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.
See interactive map for parking suspensions and road closures
Electric vehicle charging
Due to parking bays being suspended during Notting Hill Carnival, the electric vehicle charging points on the following roads will be turned off from 11.59pm on Saturday 24 to 6am on Tuesday 27 August:
- Barlby Road
- Bevington Road
- Chesterton Road
- Colville Gardens
- Colville Road
- Elkstone Road
- Holland Park
- Kensal Road
- Kensington Park Gardens
- Ladbroke Road
- Ladbroke Grove
- Ladbroke Terrace
- Lancaster Road
- Southern Row
- St Charles Square
- St Lawrence Terrace
- Talbot Road
- Treverton Street
Kensington and Chelsea
There will be localised road closures on Saturday 24 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 25 and Monday 26 August.
Temporary warning signs will be displayed so please look out for these.
Westminster
Parking restrictions will begin on some streets from Wednesday 21 August.
Parking suspension signs will be made visible in key areas of activity and in restricted areas, about two weeks before Carnival.
Extended parking hours will be provided to protect resident parking north of the Carnival area.