Archive for the 'Festivals' Category

Notting Hill Carnival 2008

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival 2008

24th - 25th August 2008

Europe’s largest street festival, The Notting Hill Carnival has been a regular fixture over the August Bank Holiday since 1966. Originally a corollary of the 1964 Trinidad Carnival, the Notting Hill Carnival has become a rich melting pot of Caribbean music and culture.

A chance to soak up the rhythms, food and soul of a wonderfully diverse street celebration. Generally Sunday is the best day for children and families. A Great British Event.

Notting Hill Carnival 2006

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival 2006

27th to 28th August. 2006

The annual Notting Hill Carnival, once again takes to the streets of Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove in London on the 27th and 28th of August 2006. Filling the area with the sounds of steel drums and some heavy sound systems. Sunday is known as children’s day and is generally a lot safer than the monday.

Notting Hill Carnival History

The carnival was first held in 1964 by Black and in particular Trinidanian immigrants from the Caribbean, creating a festival to bring together the people of Notting Hill and to help curb racism. Since then the carnival has grown in stature to become Europe’s largest street carnival.

Travel to Notting Hill

Notting Hill is well serviced by bus and train, but if you would prefer to travel by a luxury chauffeur driven car, where the chauffeur will leave you at meeting point and then arrange to collect you at a specified time then contact iChauffeur for further information.

Edinburgh Festival 2006

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh International Festival 2006

13th August to 3rd September 2006

The Edinburgh Festival is one of the highlights of the Scottish events calendar, and a Great British Event! From August 13th to September 3rd 2006, Edinburgh will be the place to be for classical music, theatre, opera and dance. Major theatres, concert halls and a number of smaller venues will be ignited with the best from the art world.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

6 to 28 August 2006

Running along side the Edinburgh Festival is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival. Featured in the internationally acclaimed 2004 movie ‘Festival’, In 2005 more than 735 groups participated putting on 1,800 different shows with a total of 26,995 performances in 247 venues and now is approaching it’s 60th year. Anyone can perform at the Fringe as it’s an open arts festival, and it draws some of the finest comedians, artists and groups from around the world.

Travel to Edinburgh

Edinburgh is well serviced by coach, train and air services, but if you would prefer to travel by a luxury chauffeur driven car, or even take in the Edinburgh Festival as part of a chauffeur driven tour of Scotland, Contact iChauffeur for details.

Edinburgh Festival Resources