Event: 2013 Cavalcade of Customs

By Kyle Pope for CityBeat

Cars aren’t just a means of transportation, and at the Cavalcade of Customs, cars meet lifestyle. You’ll find yourself in the middle of all sorts of automobile fanatics with enough vintage cars, motorcycles and trucks to burn up the ozone layer, including muscle cars, racecars and bat cars.

Yes, BAT CARS. Well, Batmobiles to be precise. Aside from the many awesome cars, the event will also feature a three generations of Batmobiles exhibit, toys, classes, stunt shows, celebrity appearances from WWE star Sheamus and Disney’s Stefanie Scott from the show Ant Farm and much more. There’s something for the whole family. $15; $5 children 6-12. 3-10 p.m. Friday Jan. 11; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday Jan. 12; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday Jan. 13. Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown. autorama.com .