For over 50 years, during Advent, Aachen's old town around the cathedral and town hall has been transformed into a sparkling winter wonderland. Aachen's Christmas market is one of the most beautiful and traditional markets in Europe and attracts visitors

The Selb Local Heritage and Meadow Festival is the largest and most traditional folk festival in the town of Selb in Upper Franconia, with a history stretching back centuries as a children’s and local heritage festival. It takes place every year on the

On 22 July 2026, the eighth Karls Adventure Village opened in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr region: the Karls Adventure Village Oberhausen. Alongside popular attractions such as the tractor ride and the strawberry caterpillar ride,

Since 1989, the Portuguese municipality of Guia, Algarve, about 10km from the centre of Albufeira, has welcomed the Zoomarine water amusement park. Less than five kilometres from the Mediterranean beach, a colourful mix of animal park, amusement park and

Croatia's oldest zoo was first opened in Zagreb in 1924. Covering an area of around 7 hectares, the zoo is located in the middle of the Croatian capital and presents more than 250 different animal species to its visitors. Fish, birds and reptiles are

The Nordhorn Zoo opened its doors in 1950 and is home to around 100 animal species on an area of around 12 hectares. In addition to domestic duck birds, you will find Amur leopards and large maras in the South American enclosure.

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 1933 the zoo, laid out on can 2ha, opened in the Ruhr area city of Bochum. You can find over 300 animal species here. In addition, in the Fossilium, a part of the museum, there is an exhibition on the fauna and flora of the Jurassic period, along with

The Lutherstadt Eisleben has been hosting the annual Eisleber Wiesenmarkt since 1521, which attracts about half a million visitors and around 350 showmen to Eisleben every year. The festival, called the Wiese, takes place over two weekends and is divided

The largest folk festival in northern Swabia with attractive fairground rides, beer tents, over 200 market stalls and the Ries consumer exhibition.

At the beginning of June, the traditional "Nördlinger Mess'" takes place again on the Kaiserwiese