For well over 400 years, the Peine Free Shoot has been celebrated, the biggest festival of the year for Peine. The festival has been opened with a large fireworks display since 1966. In addition to the many showmen and rides on the Schützenplatz, many

The Friedberg Autumn Market is a traditional folk festival that takes place in Friedberg city centre and heralds the start of the autumn season. The festival combines elements of a large funfair, a flea market and a Sunday shopping day, offering a

Noah's Ark Waterpark is the largest open-air water park in the USA. Covering an area of 28 hectares, there are 47 water slides, 2 wave pools and dozens of other attractions. The park is located in Wisconsin Dells. The park has been in existence since

The Zomerkermis Etten-Leur is one of the most important and most visited funfairs in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Covering an impressive area of around 25,000 square metres, the fair extends across the entire town centre, connecting various

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

Twice a year, the Fleckenmarkt takes place in Cuxhaven on the Ritzebüttel market square.

Travel information:

By public transport - Cuxhaven railway station, then approx. 700m on foot.

By car - venue: square at the Ritzebüttel church.

Parking facilities:

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The Christmas market in the City of Light Jena has a 200-year-old tradition and is one of the most beautiful markets in the whole of Thuringia. Traditionally, the Jena Christmas market opens with the popular cutting of a 4 metre long giant stollen and

In the Pinzgau municipality of Fusch, located on the Grossglockner Road, you will find the Ferleiten Game and Adventure Park, which opened in 1979. The 15-hectare game park is home to around 200 animals from 40 species such as brown bear, donkey, fallow

In Leer (East Frisia) in Lower Saxony, around 33 kilometres south of Emden and 40 kilometres from Winschoten in the Netherlands, you will find the Leer Miniature Land, which opened in 2011. On around 1500 square metres, you can immerse yourself in the

The big autumn 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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