The Schützenplatz in Hanover covers a total area of 10 hectares, making it one of the largest festival sites in Germany. The Oktoberfest has been taking place since 1964 and is now the largest of its kind in northern Germany with around 600,000 visitors.

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

Every year in May, the Mai-Wies'n takes place in Burghausen on the fairground. Visitors will find numerous fairground rides, food stalls and, of course, the large marquee.

After the mayor has tapped the first barrel on the first evening and opened the

In Römerstein-Donnstetten in Baden-Württemberg, around 28 kilometres east of Reutlingen in the Swabian Alb, you will find the year-round Donnstetten bobsleigh run. The alpine coaster, which was built by Josef Wiegand Gmbh & Co. KG and opened in 2001,

The Vierordtbad spa, Karlsruhe's oldest bathing establishment, was built in the neo-Renaissance style in the Baden-Württemberg fan-shaped city of Karlsruhe, not far from the congress centre and the fairground. Built in 1867 by the banker Heinrich

If you think that tobogganing is only possible in winter, you've got the wrong idea. Carinthia's longest summer toboggan run climbs a good 400 metres in altitude over a distance of almost two kilometres, from the Madritsche mountain station on the

In Bensheim on the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, the Bergstrasse Wine Festival takes place every year in September and lasts nine days. It traditionally starts on the Saturday before the 1st Sunday in September with the coronation of the Bergstrasse

The funfair takes place in the centre on the Oranjeplein and Kloosterplein.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- Bus - bus stop Winkelcentrum de Hovel or Dorpsstraat

By car:

- Venue: Oranjeplein / Kloosterplein

Parking facilities:

- Underground car park

Located in the Emsland region, the holiday centre Schloß Dankern invites you to a huge recreational area of about 200 hectares.

The play and adventure possibilities in the leisure park, which are mainly aimed at families, range from Brug Arkan with a

In Istanbul, the Turkish capital, the Vialand amusement park awaits you in the Eyüp district. This park has been celebrating its 10th anniversary since it opened on 29 May 2013. The park has had various names in the past: it was called Vialand when it