The Karlsfeld-Nord Settlers' Association has been organising the annual Settlers' and Lake Festival since 1957, which has since become famous far beyond the region's borders. This family-friendly festival takes place at the wonderfully situated Karlsfeld

The Prenzau Christmas market traditionally takes place in the heart of the district town of Prenzlau in the Uckermark (Brandenburg) and transforms the historic market square around the town hall into a festive meeting place during Advent. In contrast to

At Schwarzsee in the canton of Fribourg, about 50 km south of the Swiss capital Bern, lies a mountain full of experiences. With a view of the Kaiseregg, there is plenty to do in summer and winter. In winter you can go skiing and in summer you can go

Originally started as a pancake restaurant (for Berliners: egg pancakes), Speelparadijs Pannenkoekenhuis, located about 15 kilometres east of Apeldoorn in the province of Gelderland, has developed into a small theme park for families with young children.

The Schwandorf Volksfest takes place at the Volksfestplatz on the Angerring in Schwandorf and starts on Friday. The official Volksfest kick-off traditionally takes place on the first Saturday with a large parade, in which up to 1,500 participants from

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

About 50 kilometres east of Graz, in the middle of Austrian Styria, lies the village of Stubenberg am See with its 2,500 souls. There you will find the Stubenberger See amusement park, a children's paradise and a world of adventure for young and old.

In the small village of Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva in the canton of Valais, model railway fans of real steam locomotives and steamships will find the Swiss Vapeur Parc, which has been in operation since 1979. On the grounds of the park, which is run by

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

The Bosch Winters Paradepaardje is the annual festive highlight of the winter programme in 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) in the Netherlands and is considered the beating heart of the so-called ‘Bossche Winter’ initiative. This winter paradise