Drummers kick off the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence on Monday (August 29) to jubilant crowds awaiting the Caribbean food, music and culture.

Drummers kick off the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Performers in the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Performers in the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

The parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Performers in the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Performers in the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Performers in the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Performers in the parade on the second day as Notting Hill carnival returns after a two-year absence

Packed streets in Notting Hill on the second day as the carnival returns after a two-year absence

Packed streets in Notting Hill on the second day as the carnival returns after a two-year absence.

Packed streets in Notting Hill on the second day as the carnival returns after a two-year absence.

Packed streets in Notting Hill on the second day as the carnival returns after a two-year absence.