▁the ▁W anted ▁and ▁Ol ly ▁M urs , ▁and ▁other ▁acts ▁including ▁S ke pta ▁and ▁M z . ▁Br att . ▁The ▁Olympic ▁Tor ch , ▁was ▁carried ▁by ▁Lewis ▁Hamilton ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver , ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁L ut on . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁car n ival ▁had ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁para de ▁which ▁featured ▁ 3 7 ▁different ▁groups , ▁ 1 1 ▁sound ▁systems , ▁mas qu erade ▁groups , ▁sound ▁tr uck s , ▁s amba ▁tr oup es , ▁DJ s ▁and ▁st ilt ▁walk ers , ▁all ▁creating ▁an ▁eye ▁catch ing ▁and ▁d azz ling ▁process ion , ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁diverse ▁mix ▁of ▁arts , ▁music ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁L ut on . ▁A ▁key ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁was ▁Car n ival ▁Cross ro ads ▁East bound , ▁an ▁Arts ▁Council ▁fund ed ▁project ▁led ▁by ▁UK ▁Centre ▁for ▁Car n ival ▁Art ’ s ▁Creative ▁Director , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁local ▁community ▁participants ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁five ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁of ▁England ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁ 5 0 0 - part icip ant ▁central ▁Brazil ian - style ▁float . ▁ ▁The ▁L ut on ▁Car n ival ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁one - day ▁car n ival ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁annual ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Car n ival , ▁a ▁two - day ▁festival ▁in ▁London