The Cherry Blossom Festival in Enger (Herford district) is the social highlight in the Widukindstadt event calendar and attracts visitors from across the East Westphalia-Lippe region every year on the first weekend in May. The festival extends across the

Paradisland in Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains is a charming, family-owned amusement park that deliberately sets itself apart from noisy, overcrowded mega-parks. It was designed as a safe and relaxed environment for families with young children (ideal for

Every year in November, the popular Martinikirmes takes place. It is a real highlight: every year many people in the Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine region look forward to this particularly beautiful fair.

The feast day of St. Martin of Tours on 11 November

In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool South Pier amusement park, one of a total of three piers in the town, directly on the Irish Sea. Opened in 1893 and formerly known as

Expect the unexpected! Wobbly bridges, rollers, slides and even human washers can be found in these walk-throughs. And whether you like a mirror palace better than an action house or a horror maze is decided on the spot by buying a ticket for the

Toni's Zoo, the second largest zoo in Central Switzerland, has been located in the Rothenburg district of Holzhüsern in the canton of Lucerne, around 12 kilometres from Lucerne, since 1991. Over 400 animals from almost 100 species live on the zoo

The Ruhrort harbour festival will once again offer a colourful mix of music, culture and plenty of maritime flair. In addition to the funfair, the fish market and the backyard jumble sale, the fireworks display will once again attract numerous visitors

The Kermis Bemmel is an annual folk festival in Bemmel, the Netherlands. It offers fairground attractions for young and old, marquees with live music and many food and drink stands. Traditional accompanying events such as the pony market, the Bemmelse

In Istanbul, the Turkish capital, the Vialand amusement park awaits you in the Eyüp district. This park has been celebrating its 10th anniversary since it opened on 29 May 2013. The park has had various names in the past: it was called Vialand when it

The Bocholter Kirmes (Bokeltse Kermis in Low German) is the largest fair in the Westmünsterland region with around 500,000 visitors. About 300 showmen can be found along the 3.5-kilometre route. Unlike many other folk festivals, the Bocholter Kirmes