Twice a year, the festival grounds on Dreizehnerstraße are in a state of emergency. It's a folk festival. Of course, there are many showmen on site who will thrill you with their rides and spoil you with their culinary offerings.

The Hoofddorp fair is a highlight in the Haarlemmermeer events calendar, regularly transforming the town centre into a showcase for modern fairground culture. As Hoofddorp is known as a relatively young and dynamically growing town, this character is

Lots of animals and a few rides that make time fly by.

In the Wild- und Freizeitpark Willingen, families in particular are the target group for whom, in addition to the animals, rides such as Luna Loop, Butterfly, Sky Dive and much more.

If you need a

In Mautern, Austria, in beautiful Styria, in the Liesing Valley, not far from Leoben, Graz and Liezen, lies the "Wild Mountain Mautern". More than 300 alpine animals such as wolves, bears, owls, donkeys and ibexes as well as many other animal

Around 80 showmen provide fun and entertainment. Of course, there is also a varied range of food and drinks on offer.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- Itzehoe railway station (950m walk)

By car - venue: Malzmüllerwiesen fairgrounds

Parking

The Zoo de Cerza in Hermival-les-Vaux, France, opened as recently as 1986. Spread across 70 hectares, it is home to 120 species and approximately 1,500 animals. The animals living here come from all five continents. Visitors can admire the diverse array

In the Oder-Spree district of Brandenburg, or rather in the spa town of Bad Saarow, which is famous for its thermal brine and mud spas and is located directly on Lake Scharmützel, you will find the Wiegand Adventure Mountain Scharmützelbob Bad Saarow,

The Alsfeld Whitsun Market is the largest folk festival in the region and takes place annually over Whitsun (from Friday to Whit Tuesday) on the forecourt of the Alsfeld Town Hall.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Alsfeld railway

The butterfly zoo Papiliorama originally opened in Marin-Empagnier in 1988, burned down in a major fire in 1995 and was reopened in the same year. Due to the lack of space, the zoo relocated in 2003 and celebrated its reopening in Kerzers. About 100

In the small village of Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva in the canton of Valais, model railway fans of real steam locomotives and steamships will find the Swiss Vapeur Parc, which has been in operation since 1979. On the grounds of the park, which is run by