Revellers prepare to perform on the family day Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesA reveller dances with a police officerPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesChildren perform in the paradePhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Participants show off their costumesPhotograph: Paul Brown/Rex FeaturesParticipants covered in chocolatePhotograph: Paul Brown/Rex FeaturesRevellers covered each other in paint and flourPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRevellers wave branchesPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesA man covered in black paintPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRevellers covered in paintPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesPerformers dance in the streetPhotograph: Luke Macgregor/ReutersA girl adjusts a friend's protective headwearPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRevellers cover each other in paint and flourPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRevellers covered in paint and flour take a rest Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesPolice control the crowdPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRevellers pose on the family dayPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesCarnival-goers walk through the streets Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesCarnival-goers fill the streets on the family day at the Notting Hill Carnival Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesA policeman with paint on his facePhotograph: Lewis Whyld/PARevellers eat street food next to litter Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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