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

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

In Schieder-Schwalenberg in the district of Lippe in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Funtastico family park is located on Lake Schiedersee, also known as Emmerstausee. Around 30 different attractions and rides await visitors young and old at the Funtastico

Expect the unexpected! Wobbly bridges, rollers, slides and even human washers can be found in these walk-throughs. And whether you like a mirror palace better than an action house or a horror maze is decided on the spot by buying a ticket for the

The Basel Autumn Fair (in Basle German "d Mäss") has been taking place since 1471. It is the oldest fair in Switzerland and attracts around one million visitors every year. On a total of seven squares in the city, you can expect a great many rides and

Taunus Wunderland, this is your world...

The family amusement park Taunus Wunderland is integrated into a large forest.

Various small and large attractions can be visited here.

How about the oldest Mad House in a German theme park or a ride on the "Wilde

Northwest of the Dutch city of Apeldoorn, less than five kilometers from Apenheul Zoo, lies Julianatoren Children's Theme Park on the N344. The park is mainly aimed at families with children up to the age of ten and offers around 60 attractions that are

For around 80 years, the Lampertheim Asparagus Festival has been celebrated on the 2nd weekend in June as the crowning finale of the asparagus season. The traditional three-day event is a multifaceted and vibrant city centre festival for all generations.

In Volkel - Noord-Brabant - halfway between Eindhoven and Nijmwegen, BillyBird Hemelrijk has been located on an area of 55 hectares since 1986. Originally opened as a lido - the park is situated around a lake - BillyBird Hemelrijk has developed over the

On the 8th February 2001, the second Themepark opened directly nearby the Disneyland Park in Anaheim . At the beginning the park was not so widely acepted like the Disneyland Park was. But they managed to be in the Top 10 of the most visited parks