If you've got a Time Out magazine subscription, you can find a very comprehensive guide telling you all about this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival.
In the guide, carnival-goers can find out where the best soundsystems will be, as well as the top warm-up and after-parties to enjoy over the August bank holiday weekend.
Those planning a trip to the event, can find out about the latest public transport updates and closures on the Transport for London journey planner, Time Out magazine advises.
There's also advice on the best ways to handle children at the event, in terms of whether to take a buggy and the best places to meet if you lose your child during the carnival.
You can find out all about the roots of the carnival with Time Out magazine too, tracing its origins back as far as the "carnevales" held in Italy pre-Lent in the 1700s.
The Notting Hill Carnival has been held every August bank holiday since 1986 and it's the largest festival of its kind in Europe.
Posted by Alice Buller