Dance demo Hundreds of thousands of techno fans expected at the 31st Street Parade in Zurich

The Love Mobiles will be rolling through Zurich for the 31st time this Saturday. Midsummer temperatures are forecast for the Street Parade. Hundreds of thousands of electronic music fans flock to Zurich's lake basin.

The first of the 28 Love Mobiles will set off on the two-kilometer route at 2 pm. An hour before this, various DJs will start their sets on eight stages along the route from Utoquai to Enge. The motto of this year's Street Parade is "Prefer:Tolerance".

In recent years, the organizers have estimated the number of visitors at around 900,000, making the Zurich Technoparade the largest techno party in the world. Apart from the corona-related break, it has been held every year since 1992. The first edition was attended by 2000 dance enthusiasts.

Anti-terror concept in place

After plans to attack Taylor Swift's concerts and Pride in Zurich in June became public, questions were raised about the Street Parade's anti-terror concept. The Zurich city police are in charge of this, but do not provide any details. Mobile vehicle barriers have been in place at various locations such as the entrances to Sechseläutenplatz since 2019.

The organizers told the NZZ that the major event could be cancelled at short notice at any time, as was the case with the Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week.

Fight against mountains of waste

In order to reduce the mountains of waste produced, a deposit has been required for PET bottles and drinks cans at the official food stands since 2023. Glass bottles are not used due to the risk of injury. Visitors are also asked not to bring any bottles with them.

The organizers also want to take consistent action against flyering in order to reduce the amount of waste. Anyone caught doing this will be reported to the police, they warn. In addition, as much waste as possible should be recycled.

The parade usually ends at around 10 pm. Music is played on the stages along the route until midnight. Afterwards, the dancing continues at the numerous parties in Zurich clubs.

SDA