Ironically perhaps, this city is also the birthplace of the world's strangest art car parade. In 1989, the Houston International Festival organized the first parade of this type and it has been entertaining Houstonians ever since. How serious can they be while sharing the streets with cars like this? The first art car parade included 40 cars and attracted 2,000 spectators. … Sky News | Strange News | First For Breaking News. Loading. … Odd News – UPI.com. Loading. …