I'm always so jealous of your European street scenes: sophisticated, colorful, interesting.  We do 'hokey' here in small town New Mexico. Here's a few pics from the recent Labor Day parade.  

Have to have the horse and wagon, followed by a few tractors!

And here's the Chamber of Commerce tossing out candy for the kids.  

And the scrambling kids.  

Not sure if you have these guys in Europe, but every parade in the States has the Masons on their trikes.  

And of course the political statements!