Notting Hill was awash with eccentric outfits as world's biggest street festival kicked on for its second day (photos)

The spectacular costumes of the Notting Hill Carnival are on full display as the dancers make their way through London

Notting Hill Carnival was again awash with eccentric outfits as the world's biggest street festival kicked on for its second and final day.
The streets of west London were packed with people strutting their stuff in sequinned Caribbean costumes enjoying the music and street food.
Bank Holiday Monday marks the main parade day, with scores of scantily-clad performers adorned in glitter and feathers marching down the roads.
Dancers in sequinned Caribbean costumes lit up Notting Hill Carnival today as they paraded through the streets of west London this afternoon
Some of the dancers were spilling out of their costumes as they marched along the roads during the festival's main parade day
Street performers broke out of their formations to pose for a funny snap during Carnival celebrations
Carnival dancers decorated in jewels, glitter and bird feathers poses on the main Parade day of the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday
During this year's Carnival celebrations there were several tributes to mark the 70th anniversary of the SS Empire Windrush arriving in the UK.
In addition, yesterday at 3pm the music stopped for a 72-second silence in tribute to the 72 people who died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.
The tower block is within half-a-mile of the parade route. Another silence to mark the tragedy took place this afternoon.
More women in bikini-style costumes basks enjoyed an alcoholic drink as they made their way through the carnival procession
A performers in an extravagant outfit marches along the road
A woman dances her way through the streets
Bank Holiday Monday is the carnival's Grand Finale with a culmination of dancing, street performances and steel drum music


The spectacular costumes of the Notting Hill Carnival parade are on display as the dancers make their way through London

Revellers take a moment to snap some photos as the parade rumbles past in the background and music fills the air
She recalled going to carnival as a child with her family and said: 'The one thing that stands out for me about carnival is bringing the community together. It is people coming together and having a fantastic time.

'It is just about a good vibe, good music, good food and amazing people around you.

'So have the best day no matter what the weather is saying.'
At 3pm the music stopped for a 72-second silence in tribute to the 72 people who died following the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.
The tower block is within half-a-mile of the parade route.
The silence was broken at the Rampage sound stage, just off Colville Square, with cheers, whistles and the booming voice of the late Aretha Franklin singing Respect.
Despite the much cooler weather visitors from all over London and beyond have descended on Notting Hill today for Carnival
Claudia Jones, a Trinidadian human rights activist based in London, put on a BBC broadcasted indoor ‘Caribbean Carnival’ at St Pancras Town Hall back in 1959. She is widely credited with sowing the seeds for carnival in the UK by doing so. In 1966 the first outdoor festival took place in the streets of Notting Hill
Notting Hill Carnival is a community-lead event boasting an ever-increasing popularity over the last five decades
Notting Hill is considerd second only to Brazil's Rio carnival in size, and one of the globe's largest annual arts events
Organisers say 'while Notting Hill Carnival is rooted in Caribbean culture, with its Windrush-generation influence remaining strongly evident, it is at the same time uniquely London – today's London'

The community celebration will carve its way around west London in a mass of music, dancing, bold costumes and floats of soaked entertainers.

After a wave of violent crime in the capital in recent months, Scotland Yard announced knife arches had been placed at 'strategic points' along the route to help reassure people about their safety, though the Metropolitan Police did not disclose where.

Police hope the 'tried and tested' method of knife arches will put off those planning to arm themselves with knives and offensive weapons but not everybody will be expected to pass through them.

Burke described it as 'a privilege' and just a bit 'nuts' to be a carnival ambassador. It is a year-long role as the voice of carnival to help promote the community spirit and positive aspects surrounding the annual event.
Several festival-goers 'daggering' - a Jamaican dance similar to twerking which became popular in the mid-2000s with the rise of Caribbean dancehall music
These performers decked herself out in bright green, gold and multicoloured feathers for the biggest street festival in the world
London's Carnival is the only full-scale Carnival in the world to feature static sound systems – a feature introduced in 1973
Notting Hill Carnival’s Sound System tradition is rooted in Jamaican culture and Reggae music, at today’s Carnival you can hear everything from Rare Groove to House to Samba


Dancers prepare to take part in the Notting Hill Carnival in west London today. Groups from across the city will perform
The event is expected to attract more than two million revellers to its floats, food stalls and music over the weekend