In Barry Island, a peninsula off Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, about 16 km from the capital Cardiff, you will find the Barry Island Promenade Fun Park right on the promenade. This small amusement park has a roller coaster and several

The Mecklenburg seaside resort of Bansin on the island of Usedom is home to what is probably Germany's smallest zoo, TropenZoo Bansin, which opened in 1970. Around 150 animals from 70 species, including ring-tailed parakeets, iguanas, tortoises, snakes,

With up to 1.5 million visitors, the Tilburgse Kermis is the largest fair in the Benelux and also one of the largest events in the Netherlands. The funfair stretches through various streets and squares for about 4.5 kilometres through the city. In total

Kennywood was opened back in 1899 and can therefore look back on a very long history. In 2007, the park was sold to the Spanish group Parques Reunidos and has belonged to Herschend Family Entertainment since March 2025. Divided into several themed areas

The leisure park on the mountain has been around since 1912. It is located around 100 km from Bilbao. You can ride rollercoasters here, which have been around since 1928, and there are also many other special attractions to experience. There is also a

The traditional Olten Chilbi takes place on the Schützenmatt and in the city centre. Up to 160,000 visitors are expected.

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- By train - Olten railway station (distance to the festival site approx. 600m)

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The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

With more than 105 attractions and slides, this is the water park with the most slides in the Guinness Book of World Records. Located on the man-made island of The Palm, this huge water park features countless slides, lazy rivers and a huge sandy beach.

Disney Adventure World is the redesigned second theme park at the Disneyland resort in Paris. It was created through the extensive redesign of the former Walt Disney Studios Park and ushers in a new era for the resort. The official reopening with a new

Deventer without a summer funfair? Unimaginable! At the end of May, the Brink, Grote Kerkhof and Nieuwe Markt are filled with all kinds of attractions for young and old. Of course, there is also an entertaining programme of rides.

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