Officially a demonstration for freedom, love and tolerance, the parade proceeds along the northern edge of Lake Zurich.

The first Street Parade (the English name is used in German) took place on 5 September 1992, initiated by student Marek Krynski and was officially called the Demonstration for Love, Peace, Liberty, Generosity and Tolerance (German: Demonstration für Liebe, Frieden, Freiheit, Grosszügigkeit und Toleranz).

[20] According to the event's official website, "The Street Parade is still a demonstration that calls on everyone to live together in peace and tolerance.

"[21] Since 1996, a counter event called Antiparade takes place in Zurich on the same day as the Street Parade to provide an alternative to it.

Similar to the Fuckparade in Berlin, the goal of this smaller technoparade is to demonstrate against the increasing commercialisation of club culture.