The Love Parade is a popular festival and parade that originated in 1989 in Berlin, Germany, and has now spread throughout the world.
The budget for the parade of 3 million euros. In the parade attracted about 1.2 million people.
With some 1,000 organizers and hundreds of police officers in place to keep order, 27 floats paraded through downtown Essen in fine summer weather for the daylong party.