The Zwiesel Borderland Festival is one of the most traditional folk festivals in the region and is one of the highlights in the glass town's calendar of events.

In the past, large folk festivals in rural areas were only known in larger towns such as

In Hirschau in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach, around 80 kilometres east of Nuremberg, you will find the Monte Kaolino amusement park. On this 120 metre high slag heap, one of the highest sand mountains in Europe, which consists of 32

The Tinnum Animal Park on Sylt is a popular attraction for families and animal lovers. Located near Tinnum, the park offers a beautiful setting to observe and learn about various animal species. The park is home to a variety of animals, including native

The privately run Plättli Zoo has been located in Frauenfeld in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, around 30 kilometres from Constance, since 1958. The small but charming zoo is home to around 200 animals from around 50 species, including Barbary macaques,

In the beautiful Allgäu Alps. There is among other things a summer toboggan run, a flying fox. You can also hike or take the chairlift up and enjoy the beautiful view over the Allgäu mountains.

Deinkick Langenbruck - Solarbob & Seilpark is located in Langenbruck (BL) in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, about 40 km southeast of Basel and about 77 km west of Zurich. The 760-metre-long summer toboggan run was built by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG of

In the Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, about 80 km southwest of the Bavarian capital Munich and about 50 km northwest of Innsbruck in Austria, you will find the Garmisch-Partenkirchen summer toboggan run, which has been in operation since 1996.

In the Austrian town of Sankt Radegund, around 25 kilometres north-west of Graz, you will find the ‘Hexenexpress’ Alpine Coaster on the Schöckl, the southernmost peak in the Graz mountains, as well as a range of food and drink, mountain bike and

cityWEIHNACHT in Frankfurt (Oder) is the annual Christmas market in the twin city on the Oder, combining traditional festivities with the exciting atmosphere of a winter fairground. It transforms the central market square and the adjacent areas of the

On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the