Paris Techno Parade 2023

Live Stream, Route, Start Time, Lineup, Schedule

I wasn't really sure which category to put this event in to be honest, it's part music festival and part street parade so could've fitted easily into either, but decided to go for the parade section based purely on the fact that it has the word in it's title. That's right, some pretty advanced thinking is going into this!

The Paris Techno Parade is a part of that peculiarly European genre the Love Parade, where techno and dance music combine with floats and large crowds to create a day-long party in the streets of a major city. This one has been taking place since way back in 1998 so is well embedded in the city's modern cultural heritage these days, drawing crowds estimated at up to half a million onto the city streets to watch and join in with the party.

Being an open-air event the weather is a factor, but Paris in September is usually pretty clement so it would take something pretty severe to put off the crowds, especially as the parade itself is free of charge. You can expect to see around 20 floats with 150 performers, both on the floats and positioned at strategic points along the parade route. The music will be an eclectic mix of trance, electro, house, hardtek and everything and anything in between.

Date

Techno Parade in 2023 has yet to be officially confirmed yet, but it looks like it will be 23rd September, we'll let you know once it's officially announced..

Route and Schedule

The parade normally gets underway at the Place de la Republique at 12 noon then follows the Lovemobile around the city streets for almost 5km in total before ending at the Place d'Italie. Points covered along the way include:

Bd du Temple

Bd Beaumarchais

Place de la Bastille

Rue de Lyon

Av. Ledru-Rollin

Pont d'Austerlitz

Bd de l'Hopital

The parade is technically over by around 6pm local time, but in many ways the party is just beginning as the crowds head off to the city's many bars and nightclubs to continue their celebrations. The main areas to head for are Grande halle de la Villette and the Pont Alexandre III regions. You can get last minute updates on their Facebook page: Techno Parade.

Check out some of the best parties here:

Techno Parade parties

TV & Live Streaming

Online coverage hasn't always been easy to find but for this year the official site is advertising online streaming via their partners Glowbl

An underrated resource when looking to watch street parades is the local webcam streams, and in Paris you're fortunate to have a large selection of these, including views from Place d'Italie and the Place de la Bastille so you'll be able to catch at least some of the action:

Paris webcams

There is always a wide range of video coverage via Youtube too, with user videos of this year's parade sure to be added as the day goes on:

Techno Parade on Youtube

And the very latest updates are of course available via the usual social channels:

Techno Parade Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #technoparade

Hotels and Accommodation

If you're in Paris at Techno Parade time then there will be the usual wide range of Parisian accommodation to choose from. It is sensible to get your place reserved as soon as possible though as this is a busy time of year. You can check local availability and search for local hotels here.

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