The streetparade is an event that feels a bit out-of-place in Zurich. Normally the streets are clean and the people calm. Not with the streetparade, when almost a million people come to see a parade of trucks with techno music and dancers. Yesterday was the 21st edition of this event. Despite the amount of people, the atmosphere is quite relaxed. I don’t mean the music, which is kind of loud and not really my style, but the people. I guess half of the people just want to see what the heck is going on, but there are also people who travel long distances to visit the event. Two years ago there was even a Dutch float – fully orange of course. The best are unknowing tourists who wanted to visit a museum or so and end up in the middle of a houseparty, looking a bit puzzled.
I went to take a look and make some pictures. It should give you some idea of the party yesterday.