Weekend revelers attended J'ouvert, the opening event of the Notting Hill Carnival, before crowds packed the streets of west London on Monday for the climax of one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture.

Thousands are already flocking to the streets of Notting Hill for the historical Caribbean event held annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

London’s Notting Hill Carnival got underway on Sunday with revellers covered in oil and paint as the annual celebration of Caribbean culture and music returned to the British…