Zurich Street Parade Party Guide!
The Mardi Gras of Switzerland

Hundreds of thousands head to Zurich for the annual Street Parace each August.
Photos: Zurich Tourism

In New Orleans, there's Mardi Gras. In San Francisco, there's Bay to Breakers. In Berlin, there's the Love Parade.

And in Zurich, one of Europe's most dynamic cities, there's the Street Parade.
Here are a few good reasons to go to the Street Parade. Photos Zurich Tourism:

Modeled after the Love Parade, the Street Parade is a massive one-day event with hundreds of thousands of people filling the streets and music – primarily house and techno – coming from every direction.

Boats – and people crowd around Lake Zurich during the Street Parade.

There's word to describe this scene: Wow!

It is comprised of 28 floats that are moving stages (called Lovemobiles), plus five stages along the route playing various kinds of music with top DJs and dance animations.

The 22st annual Street Parade is Aug. 11, 2012. It starts at 1 p.m., and goes until 10 at night. Beer and food vendors line the event for all 10 hours. It is so huge, it's brodcast throughout Switzerland on TV.

Here's two GREAT reasons to check out the Zurich Street Parade!

Let PubClub present FOUR good reasons to check out the Zurich Street Parade.

Here's three reasons to go to the Zurich Street Parade.

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It starts at the edge of the Old Town and runs along Lake Zurich, from Utoquai and down Bellevue, Quaibrücke and Bürkliplatz, ending at Hafendamm Enge.

The Main Stage is at Bürkli Platz, where international star DJs spin the likes of electronic and techno. The Future Stage is on the Opera House Carpark iand features new trends. The On the Now and Forever stages are in front of the Congress House where local DJs are featured. "Swiss Innovations" are on the Limmat Quay Stage. The Street Parade, in cooperation with "SUISA", is also providing a stage for "made in Switzerland musicians.
n addition to the day's activities, ore- and post-parade parties are held in clubs and bars all over the city. Special trains and are added to the transporation ssystem to make it easy for everyone to experience the event.

TIPS: Do not climb on the traffic lights, road signs treets, etc. ...Techno and house music is so loud they pass out earplugs. Use them...No water pistols or whistles are allowed.

This year's motto is Still Have a Dream. We'll drink to that!