Burgers’ Zoo opened in 1913 on a total area of 45 hectares, with approximately 18 hectares dedicated to the zoo itself. Originally located about 35 km away, the zoo reopened ten years later at its current site. In 1968, the “Safari” area opened for

The Foire de Pâques in Saint-Dizier is the largest fairground event in the Haute-Marne department and traditionally marks the festive highlight of the Easter season in the Grand Est region. Every year, an impressive amusement park is set up in the

The Pfingstlaube in Bad Rothenfelde is a traditional funfair that takes place every year at Whitsun. It is a funfair for the whole family on the Palsterkamp fairground at Bahnhofstraße 58.

Visitors can look forward to a variety of rides, including both

For five days, from Friday to Tuesday, Esens is always characterised by the Schützenfest on the second weekend in July. The "fifth season" begins. Shooting festival fans traditionally get in the mood on Friday at the square concert followed by a

Bodenmais am Silberberg is a small town in Lower Bavaria, located just ten kilometers from the Czech border. From Munich, take the A92 to Deggendorf and then follow Federal Highway 11 northeast for another 36 kilometers. Bodenmais was previously known

In the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, located in the north-east of Germany in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Ozeaneum, which belongs to the German Oceanographic Museum Foundation, has been located on the harbour island since July

The funfair is a big hit with young and old alike. Every year at the end of the summer holidays in Heemskerk, there are many attractions at the funfair in the town centre. From bumper cars to rope pulling and break dancing. But the funfair in Heemskerk

Since 2006 there is a mountain coaster with a length of almost 800 meters. The mountain coaster is available only in summer. In winter you can ski here. The alpine adventure world is located about 230 km from Prague and about 170 km from Brno.

In Bardonecchia in the Italian region of Piedmont, around 90 kilometres west of Turin, the Bardonecchia Alpine Coaster opened in 2019. Built by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG from Germany, the 835-metre-long Alpine Coaster is open all year round, but is

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