This is the jaw-dropping moment two women brawl on the street in front of horrified onlookers at Notting Hill Carnival’s family and children’s day. 

In a clip uploaded to TikTok, two young revellers trade furious blows in the middle of the packed street.  

The brawling pair can be seen grappling, pulling each other by the hair and throwing punches as onlookers shout: ‘Where is security?’

Friends can be seen trying to break up the fight as carnival music blares in the background. 

The brawl comes as a total of 140 people were arrested on the first day of the west London festival as of 8pm yesterday by Met Police officers. 

Yesterday was the children’s day parade, where family-friendly activities and events are accompanied by street dancing. 

The number of arrests rose by 40 percent compared to last year’s opening day of the renowned street festival, where 104 individuals were taken into custody.

The brawling pair can be seen grappling one another, throwing punch after punch, and quickly trying to dodge each other’s hits as onlookers are left aghast 

The carnival attendee in green then pulls at her rival’s hair, dragging her further down Chepstow Road, west London

Some 105 arrests took place at the carnival itself, while 35 were made on the approach to the event.

Of the 35 arrests outside the carnival, 13 were the result of live facial recognition – a new technology being deployed by the force which captures people’s faces on real-time CCTV cameras. 

Meanwhile, more than half a dozen police officers were seen carrying one man who was seemingly resisting arrest near Portobello Road yesterday afternoon. 

Shortly beforehand, police appeared to be carrying out a stop-and-search on a young man who had been placed in handcuffs nearby. 

On Sunday, a Met Police spokesperson said: ‘The policing operation for the first full day of Notting Hill Carnival has moved into the dispersal phase as crowds head home from the event.

‘A significant number of officers remain in the area to deal with any incidents.’

The Daily Mail has approached the Metropolitan Police for comment, regarding the video of the two women. 

Workers have started clearing away the rubbish left by revellers – which is expected to total more than 300 tonnes across the weekend.

Kensington and Chelsea Council said more than 180 cleaners and 45 waste collection vehicles will work to get the borough’s streets clean again by Tuesday morning.

Pictures taken on Sunday night show SUEZ workers clearing 150 tonnes of rubbish – including half-eaten takeaway food and bottles of booze.

Councillor Johnny Thalassites said: ‘Our communities rightly expect their streets to be back to normal and ready for business by Tuesday morning after Carnival, and we’re very proud to deliver that year in, year out.

‘It’s a major operation and I am in awe of the hard-working men and women in our waste crews who work tirelessly through the night to collect the rubbish on Sunday and Monday.

‘The work doesn’t stop there. Over the next week we do extra jet-washing and graffiti cleaning so that the streets are back to normal, fast.’

Gary O’Hagan, regional manager at SUEZ, said: ‘We are fully prepared for one of the biggest clean-up operations in Europe, with over 180 staff and 45 vehicles ready to be deployed across the north of the borough throughout the weekend, expected to collect over 300 tonnes of waste and recycling.

Notting Hill Carnival, the largest street party in Europe, officially began on Sunday morning with dancers in bright costumes parading along the streets

Dating back to 1966, Notting Hill Carnival takes over the west London district for one weekend a year, transforming it into a colourful celebration of Caribbean culture

Participants perform during the Notting Hill Carnival adults parade in London today 

Dancers performing during the Notting Hill Carnival celebration in west London over the Summer Bank Holiday weekend

A group dance in green costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday 

A person attends the event in an orange, pink, green and blue costume on Monday afternoon 

Dating back to 1966, Notting Hill Carnival takes over the west London district for one weekend a year

Revellers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival on August 25, 2025 in London, England

Dancers take part in today’s festival in the west London district in celebration of Caribbean culture 

A reveller in elaborate and colourful costume takes part in the Notting Hill Carnival

‘Thanks to years of experience, we have a well-established operational plan to ensure our clean-up runs smoothly and efficiently.

‘Our crews work incredibly hard, often through the night, to ensure that the streets are returned to normal as quickly as possible.

‘We’re proud to play a key role in getting the area looking clean and tidy again after such a landmark event for the borough, with the bulk of the clean-up completed in time for Tuesday’s early morning commuters.’

Dating back to 1966, Notting Hill Carnival takes over the west London district for one weekend a year, transforming it into a colourful celebration of Caribbean culture. 

The festival began at 6am, with festival-goers gathering for J’Ouvert celebrations, which means ‘daybreak’ in French Creole. Attendees paraded through the streets and sprayed brightly coloured paints and powders to get into the carnival spirit.

Three men splattered in paint were even spotted dancing on top of a bus stop outside Ladbroke Grove station, near Portobello Road Market, as celebrations got off to a very early start.

Participants perform during the Notting Hill Carnival adults parade in London today

A colourful display of people during the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday 

A police officer watches on during the Notting Hill Carnival today in London 

A dancer dressed in red performs during the carnival in Notting Hill today 

Hundreds gathered under a bridge where they danced and launched paint into the air

Hundreds gathered under a bridge where they danced and launched paint into the air as Europe’s biggest street party got underway in flamboyant style yesterday.

Some were dressed in blue overalls to protect their clothes from the paint, while others wore their most colourful outfits or took part in a tradition from the Caribbean island of Grenada called Jab-Jab.

This is where they cover their bodies in black oil, tar, mud or paint, wear horns and drag chains in a satirical celebration to recognise the detrimental impact of British colonialism and the slave trade upon Caribbean nations.

Police have said they anticipate over a million people will descend on the plush London area ‘for what is one of the most significant weekends in the capital’s cultural calendar’.  

The main carnival parade route stretches across three miles of west London streets, passing by Ladbroke Grove, Great Western Road, and Westbourne Park, with party-goers enjoying dazzling parades boasting flags from across the Caribbean. 

Yesterday a 72-second silence was held in remembrance of the Grenfell Tower fire victims, which will be repeated again today at 3pm.