The Grafenau Folk Festival is one of the most popular festivals in the region and attracts around 60,000 visitors each year. The festival always begins on the first Friday in July and lasts for six days. The traditional parade, featuring marching bands,

A colourful programme for young and old awaits you again in the old town and on the banks of the Elbe. Small and large music groups from the region will be performing on the stages.

There will also be a medieval market on the castle hill this year.

The

The Freiberg Christmas Market is known as one of the most traditional and beautiful Christmas markets in Germany and proudly bears the title ‘Original Bergmännisch im Erzgebirge’ (Original Mining Tradition in the Ore Mountains). It takes place

The largest folk festival in the canton of Zurich is the Knabenschiessen. Every year, around 800,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival weekend. The ‘Chilbi’ fair is known throughout Switzerland, and all of the approximately 200 showmen

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

The funfair takes place in the centre of Deurne.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- By train - Zutphen station (distance 1.1 km)

- By bus - Europastraat bus stop

By car:

- Venue: city centre

Parking facilities:

- Car park (Aaltje Reddingiusstraat)

- Car

The Darmstadt Spring Fair takes place in the city centre of Darmstadt. With rides, food stalls and the dip and sales market, the fair invites you to stroll, enjoy, meet friends and have fun.

(Source: Darmstadt Marketing GmbH)

Travel information:

By public

Summer Family Festival at Hallmarkt

Every year, Hallmarkt is transformed into a lively meeting place for young and old alike: the Summer Family Festival at Hallmarkt invites you to enjoy an unforgettable day full of fun, entertainment and community

The Trinity Fair traditionally takes place in Dülmen on the weekend after Whitsun. From Friday to Monday, more than 70 showmen will once again bring fun, action, entertainment and enjoyment to Dülmen.

Source: City of Dülmen

Travel information:

By public

In the county of Northamptonshire, or rather in Kettering, about 88 km east of Birmingham and about 45 km from Leicester, you will find Wicksteed Park in the south-east of the city. The park was founded in 1921 by the industrialist and owner of the