American singer-songwriter Chlöe Bailey in the second decade of July 2023 enjoys her first Carnival in a barely there costume. (Photo by chloebailey/Instagram)
Young siblings in costume fully embrace the Notting Hill carnival atmosphere in London, England on August 28, 2023. (Photo by Nico Froehlich/The Guardian)
Disguised revellers parade on the occasion of the Cortege during the Carnival in Basel, Switzerland, February 17, 2016. (Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA)
A woman toes a tube carrying a man during the Ice and snow carnival at Taoranting park in Beijing, China, January 25, 2016. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
Dogs pose for a photo in the likeness of a photo time line of Face Book during the “Blocao” dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, February 14, 2015. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)
A participant poses backstage before a drag queen competition during carnival festivities in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria February 20, 2015. (Photo by Borja Suarez/Reuters)
Ketula Melo from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Participants in the Notting Hill Carnival celebration are seen in west London over he Summer Bank Holiday weekend on August 28, 2023. The Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's largest street festival, which celebrates Caribbean culture, is expected to attract over 1 million revellers on bank holiday monday. (Photo by Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)