It is a cultural event organised by the Zinneke Association that brings together at each edition about 2,500 participants and attracts between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators.

The Zinneke Parade was established with the aim of connecting the many different cultures, communities and districts within Brussels.

The director of the Zinneke Association, Myriam Stoffen, has talked about the desire to "build bridges" between these parts of the city.

[1] Indeed, Zinneke is a nickname chosen to represent a person from Brussels who was not born there (the opposite of ketje for a native local).

[3] Residents work together with professional artists[1] to create the ideas and prepare the projects that eventually make up the parade.