8th May,Art Car Parade , Houston, United States

First held in 1988 with just a handful of vehicles and a few bemused onlookers, the annual Art Car Parade has grown to become the biggest event of its kind in the world. Over 250 cars and vehicles now take part in the event with crowds lining the parade route to watch the parade slowly snake by. Exhibits range from huge, high-spec hot rods to canoes on wheels manned by drivers in fancy dress. Costumed dancers and musicians join the parade on foot as do people on bikes, roller skates and just about every other means of transport you can think of.
Some of the cars from previous Art Car Parade participants