The Oktoberfest in Munich, affectionately known as the ‘Wiesn’ by locals, is the largest folk festival in the world and a global symbol of Bavarian culture and joie de vivre. Its origins date back to 1810, when it was first celebrated on the occasion

In Birmingham, right next to the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, you will find Cannon Hill Park. In a large park area, numerous possibilities have been accommodated, which allow families with smaller children some leisure activities. In addition

The Brno Zoo was opened in 1953, although an association for the establishment of a zoo had already been founded in 1935. The zoo is located in the north-west of the city of Brno and covers an extensive area of around 65 ha. The zoo is home to over 1,500

Anyone visiting Chessington - just 20 kilometres south of London Heathrow Airport - should definitely pay a visit to Chessington World of Adventures, one of the UK's best-known parks. And since a single day is not enough for a visit, the park offers its

The Spring Festival is probably the WFV's oldest and most important event. It was handed over to the newly founded WFV at the beginning of the 1980s by the town of Wasserburg under the then mayor Dr Geiger in order to provide it with an economic basis so

Whenever the Ferris wheel turns and the chain carousel starts its rides to cries of joy, when the Wendsche Kärmetze is officially opened by the mayor of Wenden, representatives of the showmen, politicians and the brewery with the tapping of a keg of

In Königstein in Saxon Switzerland, in the south-east of Saxony between Pirna and the Czech border at the mouth of the Biela into the Elbe, model railway enthusiasts will find the Miniature Elbe Valley. The members of Miniaturelbtal Königstein e. V.

The festival takes place on the Sülzwiesen in Lüneburg, transforming the area into a large festival site. It attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, who celebrate in Bavarian traditional dress.

- Festival tent: The centre of the festival is the

Every year in mid-June, Oranienburg's town centre is transformed into a huge festival mile from the bulwark to Schlossplatz and Schlosspark.

Visitors experience a varied stage programme for young and old and breathtaking views of their town from the

In the US state of Michigan, more precisely in Muskegon County, today's Michigans Adventure amusement park was first opened in 1956 as Deer Park. After another change of ownership, it was opened as Deer Park Funland from 1972 to 1987. In 2001, the Cedar