In 1880, the municipal council decided that the three fairs held simultaneously on the Grand Place, the Place des Martyrs and the Marché-aux-Grains should be combined into a single large fair to be held on the Boulevard du Midi at the beginning of July.

The Singapore Oceanarium, formerly known as S.E.A. Aquarium, reopened on 24 July 2025 after extensive renovation and expansion work and is one of the largest and most modern aquariums in Asia. With over 45 million litres of water and more than 100,000

The Bend takes place twice a year on the 40,000 m² square, once as "Easter Bend" and later in the year as "Summer Bend". There is always a very diverse range of gastronomy, game stalls and fairground rides. At the end of the bend, there is always a big

The Cannstatter Volksfest, which is also colloquially called "the Cannstatter Wasen", is a two-week folk festival that has been held annually in Stuttgart from the end of September to the beginning of October since 1818. The same folk festival in spring

The privately run Wild Cat Conservation Centre has been operating on an area of 10 hectares since 2016. It is located in Wilberforce, around 70 kilometres north-west of Sydney city centre and just 35 kilometres north of Featherdale Wildlife Park. It is a

If you fancy a relaxing trip into nature, Poing Wildlife Park near Munich is perfect! Covering around 57 hectares of forest and meadows, you can experience native wildlife up close – from trusting deer and mouflons to impressive predators such as

The Augsburg Herbstplärrer, the second part of the Bavarian-Swabian folk festival double, marks the glittering end of the summer festival season and is considered by many locals to be the ‘real’ highlight of the Augsburg event calendar. While the Easter

The large "Nuremberg Folk Festival" takes place twice a year on the 100,000 square metre Volksfestplatz. Numerous showmen provide you with delicacies from Franconia or offer action-packed rides. The average number of visitors is around 2 million per

Traditionally, the folk festival season in Schweinfurt is opened with the shooting of the bird. This takes place on the Volksfestplatz and awaits many guests who want to take a ride on the bumper cars or enjoy a beer in the festival tent. In any case,

A mixture of market, folk festival and trade exhibitions make the Königshöfer Messe the largest folk festival in Tauberfranken with over 200,000 visitors.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Königshofen railway station (1.7 km walk)

- by