Skip Notting Hill Carnival for Panorama
Notting Hill Carnival, one of the world’s largest and maddest street festivals, takes over the neighbourhood in west London every August bank holiday. But if you want the Caribbean vibe without the crowds, try Panorama, an equally energetic steel drum competition held the day before. London Thing 525 of 1000: Listen to the best steel drummers compete before Notting Hill Carnival. Notting Hill Carnival has a reputation for chaos (which shouldn’t …