The Ulm Folk Festival has been taking place since 1429. This makes it older than the Munich Wiesn and the Cannstatter Wasen together. Around 300,000 visitors come to the Volksfestplatz directly on the banks of the Danube every year. About 80 operators,

On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the

Cottbus Zoo, which was opened in 1954 and is maintained by the city of Cottbus, is located in Cottbus, Brandenburg. Around 1,200 animals of 170 species live here on 25 hectares. From A for Abgott's snake to E for elephant, M for Malayan duck, S for

The festival takes place on the Sülzwiesen in Lüneburg, transforming the area into a large festival site. It attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, who celebrate in Bavarian traditional dress.

- Festival tent: The centre of the festival is the

The funfair takes place in the Seilersee car park.

- Wednesday is family day with heavily discounted prices

- Friday fireworks ‘Seilersee in Flames’

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Iserlohn railway station (distance 2.5 km)

- by bus - bus

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 fair takes place in the centre of Wetteren.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Wetteren railway station (distance 700 m)

By car:

- Venue: Markt / Korte Bergstraat / Felix Beernaertsplein

Parking facilities:

- Parking Berg

- Parking Zeshoek

The Gallusmarkt in Kirchheim unter Teck is a traditional event lasting several days, which transforms the entire half-timbered town into a lively festival site every autumn, continuing a centuries-old tradition. Although the actual market, one of the

The park is an absolute must if you are in the vicinity. The large number of rides guarantees a fun day for the whole family!

Thanks to several attractions, such as the catapult roller coaster 'Freischütz', even adults get their money's worth. In warm

The traditional folk festival in Brunsbütel will take place again this year in August in Koogstraße.

The official opening is on Friday at 17:00 with the marching band of the Marner Karnevals Gesellschaft (MKG).

The festival ends with a big fireworks