Heidelberg Zoo was founded in 1933 and officially opened on November 20, 1934. The facility covers 10.2 hectares and had almost 500,000 visitors in 2015. The animal population includes around 2478 animals in 155 species (inventory results from January

The Rendsburg Autumn Festival is the largest city festival in Schleswig-Holstein and a highlight in the city's annual calendar of events. It traditionally takes place on the last weekend in August.

The festival transforms the entire city centre of

Three times a year, the Hanseatic City invites to the Hamburger Dom. It is celebrated as Spring Dom, as Summer Dom and as Winter Dom. The Hamburger Dom is considered the largest folk festival in the north. The fairground rides and amusement arcades of

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

The Karlsfeld-Nord Settlers' Association has been organising the annual Settlers' and Lake Festival since 1957, which has since become famous far beyond the region's borders. This family-friendly festival takes place at the wonderfully situated Karlsfeld

The Freiberg Christmas Market is known as one of the most traditional and beautiful Christmas markets in Germany and proudly bears the title ‘Original Bergmännisch im Erzgebirge’ (Original Mining Tradition in the Ore Mountains). It takes place

Frankfurt Zoo is the second oldest zoo in Germany. Here you can discover up to 4500 animals from 450 species. There are many animal houses, so that you can visit the zoo even in bad weather.

For 10 days in March, the showmen open the funfair season in Solingen. A small but nice funfair with everything visitors need. Wild action, relaxing family rides and also rides for the little ones. Rounded off by the gastronomic offerings that a funfair

Opposite the playmobil FunPark in Zirndorf, Bavaria, you will find the playmobil Hotel, which opened in 2002. The hotel, which is spread over three levels and has a total of 28 family rooms, two of which are wheelchair-accessible, invites its guests to

Warburg Oktoberfest is a large traditional folk festival that transforms the Hanseatic city of Warburg into a festival mile every year. The nine-day event is known for its successful mix of fairground, market and traditional folk festival elements.