Every year in November, the popular Martinikirmes takes place. It is a real highlight: every year many people in the Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine region look forward to this particularly beautiful fair.

The feast day of St. Martin of Tours on 11 November

The Mannheimer Mai-/Herbstmess is a funfair held on the new Meßplatz. It should not be confused with the Mannheim May Market, which takes place at the same time, but this is a real fair with an equestrian tournament.

At the Mai-/Herbstmess, many showmen

Every year, three weeks before Easter, the Eisenach Summer Win® brings a centuries-old custom to life. Winter, the force that brings death, is driven away and the life-giving summer is summoned. The parade has been the highlight of the spring festival

In Stuer, Mecklenburg, at the southern tip of Lake Plauer, 35 km from Waren an der Müritz, you will find the BÄRENWALD Müritz, opened by the animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten in 2006. In the near-natural enclosures, where the bears can

At the end of April, it's finally that time of year again in Verdun, when the fairgrounds just a stone's throw from the Les Poilus de Verdun Historical Military Museum are filled with fairground attractions. Over the 16 days, 27 showmen with their rides

Whale Park in Rewal – A journey of discovery through the underwater world

The Whale Park in Rewal, located in the charming coastal town of Rewal on the Polish Baltic Sea, is an enchanting theme park that fascinates families and nature lovers alike. Just a

From 08.04.23 to 23.04.23 there is an Easter fair in Wuppertal. On Carnaper Platz in Wuppertal-Barmen, the showmen put on a colourful programme for the guests. Whether you want to go round and round in Break Dance or Blue Power Polyp, high in Sun Wheel,

The big spring fair takes place directly on the banks of the Rhine at the Tonhalle. If the attractions at the fair are not enough for you, you can finish off with a short detour to the "longest bar in the world" in the old town next door.

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The Wolfsburg shooting festival was held for the first time in 1951, has since moved several times, but has been held in the Allerpark since 1980. With around 400,000 visitors, it describes itself as "the largest folk festival between the Harz Mountains

The Erlibacher Chilbi is the big folk festival in the municipality of Erlenbach on Lake Zurich. It traditionally takes place on the first weekend in September and lasts from Saturday to Monday.

The festival transforms the village centre into a lively