Herborn Zoo has been located in the Lahn-Dill district of central Hesse, more precisely in the Herborn district of Uckersdorf, around 47 km southwest of the university town of Marburg, since 1966. Around 300 animals from 80 species live on the grounds of

Colchester Zoo has been located in Colchester in the county of Essex, around 64 miles (approx. 103 km) from the British capital London, since 1963. On the zoo grounds you will find around 180 animal species from all continents. From A for monkeys to R

In the Upper Austrian capital Linz, or rather in its district Urfahr, the nine-day Urfahranermarkt, also known colloquially as Urfahr-Markt or Urfix, takes place twice a year. The Urfahranermarkt in spring always begins on the last Saturday in April and

Magdeburg is home to Germany's oldest folk festival, the Herbstmesse. It was first mentioned in 1010 and has had different names over the years. In the end it was simply the "Herbstmesse".

In the East Frisian town of Rechtsupweg, 14 km north-west of Aurich and 14 km south-east of Norden, you will find Birgits Tiergarten. The 2.8-hectare zoo has more than 400 animals such as donkeys, llamas, kangaroos, guinea pigs and many different bird

The big spring fair takes place directly on the banks of the Rhine at the Tonhalle. If the attractions at the fair are not enough for you, you can finish off with a short detour to the "longest bar in the world" in the old town next door.

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The autumn fair has been held in Mons at the beginning of November since the end of the 19th century! Every year, carousels, duck fishing and candy floss take centre stage for a month of fun for the whole family. For several years now, more than 60

Wintertijd Heerlen is the largest annual winter event in the Parkstad region of the Netherlands, transforming the center of Heerlen, particularly Pancratiusplein and De Bongerd, into a festive winter wonderland. The event, which usually takes place from

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is a large amusement and water park in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. The next largest city is Evansville, which is about 70 kilometres to the southwest. The journey from Evansville takes about 1 hour by car via US-41 N and

The Santa Pauli Christmas Market in Hamburg is Germany's only erotic Christmas market and represents a deliberate break with traditional, contemplative Christmas markets. It takes place annually on Spielbudenplatz in the heart of the famous red-light