With over a million spectators, Bremen's Osterwiese is one of Germany's largest folk festivals. The 50,000 m² area on Bremen's Bürgerweide is supplied by more than 200 showmen, and in addition to rides, merry-go-rounds, sales, snack bars and pubs,

Leipzig Zoo is one of the best zoos in Germany. It has an area of 26 hectares and is being converted and expanded into the "Zoo of the Future". The concept of Zoo Leipzig is a species-appropriate animal husbandry, species conservation, education and

The Vilshofen Folk Festival is a traditional folk festival on the Danube that takes place every year in late summer. It is one of the largest events in the town and attracts visitors from across the region.

The festival combines Bavarian tradition with

5 days of exceptional atmosphere, it's funfair time in Lingen on the fairground next to the EmslandArena. The merry-go-rounds are turning, the fairground stalls are smelling and there are also fireworks to admire on Fridays (in addition to the family

Every year, the Wittenberg Christmas market enchants visitors on the historic market square in front of the picturesque backdrop of the Old Town Hall. During Advent, the square in Lutherstadt Wittenberg is transformed into an atmospheric winter village.

In the Great Smoky Mountains, or rather in Pigeon Forge in the US state of Tennessee, around 26 miles (approx. 42 km) from Knoxville, you will find the alpine coaster The Goat Coaster, which opened in 2015. The coaster, which was built by Josef Wiegand

In Voigtsgrün, a district of Hirschfeld in Saxony, 12 kilometres south of Zwickau, you will find Hirschfeld Zoo, which opened in 1956. Around 600 animals from 90 species such as raccoon dogs, wild boars, bears, wolves, pot-bellied pigs, wading birds,

The Constance Fair has existed for around 170 years, making it one of the oldest events in Constance and has always been open to all visitors free of charge for all nine days of the event.

The concept has not changed much since then. The Constance Fair is

Mühldorf's traditional folk festival is the highlight of the town's festival calendar and, with over 200,000 visitors, is one of the largest of its kind in south-east Bavaria. In 1865, almost 160 years ago, the people of Mühldorf organised their first

Mirabilandia near Ravenna is a nice amusement park for the whole family.

As befits an amusement park in warm areas, it also has some rides on offer that can get you really wet.

From 1996 to 2006 the park belonged to the Löffelhardt family (Phantasialand),