Carnival Crowds Expected to Top A Million
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The festival spirit of revellers at the Notting Hill carnival was praised by police today as the colourful summer spectacular entered its second day.
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More than 140,000 people are expected in Las Vegas for the start of the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Even the pouring rain couldn't put a damper on this country's famed carnival as tens of thousands of revelers took to the streets Saturday, dancing to the sound of samba drums on the second day of the annual celebration.
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Tens of thousands of revellers are at the Reading, Leeds and Creamfields music festivals at the weekend.
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Thousands of people are expected to turn out at 300 hunts in the UK at the start of this year's season.
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Gays, lesbians and their supporters from all over Europe were set to gather in their hundreds of thousands here Saturday in a massive parade, as London and Paris also held their annual Gay Pride marches.
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Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as the Notting Hill Carnival -- Europe&#39;s biggest street party -- pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.
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The final weekend leading up to Mardi Gras has been a boon for hotels, restaurants and bars, with business generally brisker than last year, the first Carnival since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
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Police say at least half a million people are expected to attend the main day of the 43rd Notting Hill Carnival.
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About a million revellers were expected to pass the street of west London to visit the Notting Hill Carnival as the biggest street party of Britain entered its 40th year on Sunday.
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Wide array of performers play to 68,000 crowd.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past
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Crowds are expected to gather for the final day of London&#39;s Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, with police praising the behaviour of revellers so far.
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Space ships, galleons and castles on wheels clogged Rio de Janeiro's streets on Sunday as the city prepared for Carnival's climax.
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Police predict a million people will attend the Notting Hill Carnival by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend.
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More than 30,000 are expected at the Isle of Wight festival, headlined this year by the Rolling Stones.
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The main day of the Notting Hill Carnival is under way with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets.