The Kassel Spring Festival on the Schwanenwiese fairground heralds the start of the funfair season in North Hesse. Every year, numerous showmen present their stands and rides. Fireworks are also a regular feature of the spring festival.

In the Thuringian town of Lauscha, famous for its glassblowing, you will find the 1320-metre-long summer toboggan run of Erlebniswelt Ernstthal on Pappenheimer Berg since 1993. The special thing about this run is the uphill ride, which you experience

In the French municipality of La Bresse in the Vosges department, about 54 km southwest of Colmar and about 60 km northwest of Mulhouse, you will find the Bol d'Air Aventure adventure park. In the heart of the High Vosges Mountains, climbing fun at its

Canberra is the capital of Australia and also the largest city in the interior. About 15 kilometres north of the capital is the small suburb of Nicholls. The small indoor zoo Canberra Reptile Zoo is located there. Around 20 animal species are kept here

**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

The Kermis in Oss is the largest funfair in the north of the Dutch province of North Brabant and an annual highlight in the city's calendar of events.

The festival transforms the centre of Oss into a lively amusement park and party mile. The funfair

The Aschersleben Spring Festival, which many locals still affectionately refer to by its traditional name, the Gildefest, marks the town’s lively start to the warmer months. Following its rebranding, the festival has evolved from a purely guild-based

In Elbigenalp in Austria, a municipality in the district of Reutte in Tyrol, around 80 kilometres from Obersdorf in Germany, you will find the Brandauer Alpine Coaster Wally Blitz, which has been operated by Armin Knittel since 2014. This single-rail

In 1991 this biggest amusement park in Latin America was opened. With over 100 attractions and 4 roller coasters it offers many themed attractions. With 7 themed areas in which a zoo is also integrated, you can spend a lot of time. Furthermore the park

The Laurentius Fair is the largest folk festival in Bergisch Gladbach and one of the most important events in the city's annual calendar. It traditionally takes place around the feast day of St. Lawrence (10 August).

The fair transforms the centre of