The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

Meifoor Brugge is a folk festival that dates back as far as the year 1200. Indeed, in that year an International Annual Fair was organised in Bruges for the first time. Meifoor Brugge takes place in the city centre at locations including Koning Albert

In the elegant art city of Aix-en-Provence, the Foire aux Manèges provides a lively contrast to the otherwise tranquil Provençal way of life. Every spring, the area around the Stade Carcassonne is transformed into a dazzling sea of lights that attracts

The Kronacher Freischießen, usually simply called Freischießen, is the shooting festival organised by the Kronach Shooting Society. It takes place every year in August and is the largest public festival in the Franconian Forest with around 300,000

The Schützenplatz in Hanover covers a total area of 10 hectares, making it one of the largest festival sites in Germany. The festival has been held since 1954 and is now the largest spring festival in Lower Saxony with around 700,000 visitors. The

The Western Camp Resort in Zator is located just one kilometre from the Energylandia amusement park, making it the ideal accommodation for visitors to the park. The resort is designed in the style of a Wild West village and offers a unique holiday

It is certainly one of the biggest attractions in southern Germany - the Markgröninger Schäferlauf. Its roots go back to the 16th century and its ingenious mixture of tradition and folk festival with modern elements fascinates around 100,000 visitors

The Dessau Pumpkin Fair is an annual folk festival that transforms the town's market square into an autumnal amusement park at the end of October, taking up the theme of the approaching Halloween season. This multi-day fair, traditionally organised by

In Duisburg Zoo you can discover 9,000 animals from 400 species. The zoo has become famous by having the first permanent and long unique keeping of koalas in Germany. The large tropical hall Rio Negro shows the fascinating world in South America. Here

In Visegrád, about 40 km from Budapest, there is a mountain coaster and a summer toboggan run. The mountain coaster has been around since 2002 and you also have a good view of the Danube.