Flickering lights, the scent of candy floss and whirling rides

Showmen from all over Thuringia and Germany come to the Saalfeld fairground on the Weidig every year in July.

You can take a spin on the bumper cars and other attractive rides.

You can try out

On the first weekend in September, it's time for the Moers funfair, which attracts around 400,000 visitors to the city of the counts.

The traditional event has been offering plenty of fun and variety for young and old for over 170 years.

Around 200 showmen

Only about 10 kilometres from the Lower Saxony border, between Duderstadt and Leinefelde in Worbis, lies the Alternative Bear Park. The bear park was opened in 1996 through the initiative of the "Aktion Bärenhilfswerk" on the site of the former

The Lukasmarkt has been known for centuries as the inner city folk festival. On nine days between 250,000 and 300,000 visitors come to the Mayen city centre. Thus the Lukasmarkt can rightfully be called one of the largest folk festivals in

The fair opens on Saturday afternoon with a low-noise hour. This is an hour during which noise and light at the stands are reduced so that children with special needs can also enjoy the fair. On Sunday, the fair opens at 2 pm. On Monday, the Krammarkt

The funfair with around 50 showmen takes place in the Vallee d'Oeting car park.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- By train - Forbach station (900 metres away)

By car:

- Venue: Vallee d'Oeting car park

Parking facilities:

- Surrounding streets

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The park covers an area of around 6 hectares and is home to more than 70 animal species. A total of around 350 animals live here, including many well-known and rare species that are native to Europe. The park's inhabitants include European brown bears,

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The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

In the largest shopping centre in the US state of Illinois, the Woodfield Mall, in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg on Interstate 290, you will find the Peppa Pig World of Play - Indoor Play Centre, which will open in February 2021. Here, the little ones

In Austria in Saalfelden/Leogang you can enjoy a varied Alpine adventure world with a Alpinecoaster and a large playground in Leogang on the Asitz mountain. You can either hike up or take the mountain railroad.