The fourth Saturday before Easter sees the start of the Spring Folk Festival at Würzburg's Talavera, the first major folk festival in Bavaria in the course of the year. On average, around 50 rides of all kinds are represented there. In July, the somewhat

In the Thuringian town of Lauscha, famous for its glassblowing, you will find the 1320-metre-long summer toboggan run of Erlebniswelt Ernstthal on Pappenheimer Berg since 1993. The special thing about this run is the uphill ride, which you experience

A total of more than 200 stands and attractions await you at the Metz exhibition centre, covering an area of 60,000 m2.

The programme includes great classics such as duck fishing, lottery and shooting stands, trampolines, a Ferris wheel and bumper cars.

The Whitsun Festival Week in Bad Kötzting always takes place from Whitsun Saturday to the following weekend. The festival week starts on Saturday with the horse market on Amberg Island. The official opening of the Whitsun folk festival then follows in

Braunschweig meets at the Schützenplatz

Finally, roasted almonds and a colourful hustle and bustle on the Schützenplatz again. A large selection of showmen awaits you. Just have a look.

Important dates:

Wednesday - family day with reduced prices

the big

Every year, the Duisburg Christmas market transforms the city centre into an impressive, sparkling sea of lights and is one of the largest Christmas markets in the Ruhr area.

The festive scene stretches along the central shopping streets such as

Stylishly framed by the brightly lit town hall, the water art, and the old venerable gabled houses, the traditional “Wismar Christmas Market” takes place on the historic market square during the Advent season. Swedish-style Christmas huts entice

* How it all began

The Christmas market in Rostock has a long tradition. The history of the Rostock Christmas market began in the late Middle Ages with sales fairs in the city center in the run-up to Christmas. These sales fairs were a way for people to

In 1971 the Apenheul Zoo opened on an area of 11 hectares in Apeldoorn. Contrary to the usual variety of animals in other institutions, Apenheul has specialized in keeping primates. There are over 60 different types of monkeys in the park. A special

The Kiliani folk festival takes place every year for two weeks from the beginning to the middle of July on the Talavera. With about 80 showmen and about 900,000 visitors, it is the largest folk festival in Lower Franconia and remains one of the most