Notting Hill Carnival draws tens of thousands to party in west London

LONDON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Notting Hill Carnival, the largest street party in Europe, unveiled itself on Sunday with tens of thousands of people beating the poor weather to celebrate with colors and music in west London.

People wave flags during an activity to celebrate the Olympic flag handover to London, in London, the next host city for summer Olympic Games, Aug. 24, 2008. Celebrations were held across Britain on Olympic flag handover on Aug. 24, 2008.(Xinhua Photo/Xie Xiudong)

More than 1.5 million people are expected to attend the carnival both on Sunday and Monday, in what promises to be the best and biggest spectacle of color, energy and music.

Dozens of masquerade bands are to display their elaborate and colorful costumes around the 3.5-mile route.

In addition to the procession of costumes and steel bands, 38 static sound systems, each playing their own selection of reggae, jazz, soul, hip-hop, house and garage will entertain the crowds. 

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