Photo Gallery: Dumpsters on parade

One of the participating dumpsters, painted by Agi Palinay, shows an iconic Surf City sunset scene during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

After helping push one of the painted trash bins, Steve Price of Costa Mesa looks at the vintage Volkswagen vans lined up on Main St. at Walnut Ave., during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Children ride local artist Jody Williams’ creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Friends ride local artist Alexandria Lavender Moreno’s creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Moreno is pushing the dumpster at front right. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Local artist, Huntington Beach High School graduate and Golden West College student Darling Krista Flint rides in her own creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crowds enjoyed a look at some rare and vintage Volkswagen vans lined up on Main St. at Walnut Ave., during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Children ride local artist Airyn Simpson’s creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Hennie Marlis dressed up in netting to help push local artist Julie Hammons’ creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Detail look at the front of a vintage Volkswagen van, one of about a dozen lined up on Main St. at Walnut Ave., during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Local artist Debra Slonim stands next to her creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Children ride local artist Jennifer Sievers’ creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Elsa Gillard, 16 of Huntington Beach, poses for her mother while sitting on a vintage VW van during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Vintage VW vans were displayed during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

After running a race where she was thrown paint dust, Scarlett Lobo, 24 of Newport Beach, poses for a photo next to a vintage VW van during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crowds got to see vintage VW vans during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street to the delight of many lining the parade route. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)