This year's Gesmolder Kirmes is a mixture of the new and the tried and tested, with around 130 showmen and women taking part as usual. In addition, the local innkeepers and a number of clubs have once again joined in to make the fair a complete success.

The fair in Kelmis is much more than just a folk festival; it is a festive event that puts the entire community in a cheerful mood. Every autumn, Kelmis' Galmeiplatz square is transformed into a vibrant centre full of lights and sounds.

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The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

In the Austrian town of Sankt Radegund, around 25 kilometres north-west of Graz, you will find the ‘Hexenexpress’ Alpine Coaster on the Schöckl, the southernmost peak in the Graz mountains, as well as a range of food and drink, mountain bike and

Rhenen, in the province of Utrecht, has been home to the Ouwehands Zoo since 1932. The park allocates its animals to areas on 22 hectares. While you can find mandrils and polar bears on one side, visitors are also shown giant Chinese pandas.

The Milky Way Adventure Park is located in Bideford in the county of Devon in the south-west of the UK, around 42 miles (approx. 68 km) from Exeter. On the 30,000 square metre site of the theme park, you will find a wide variety of attractions such as

For five days, from Friday to Tuesday, Esens is always characterised by the Schützenfest on the second weekend in July. The "fifth season" begins. Shooting festival fans traditionally get in the mood on Friday at the square concert followed by a

In Ortenburg in the Lower Bavarian district of Passau, around 20 kilometres west of the district town of Passau, you will find Irgenöd Zoo. What began in 1975 as a pure bird park has changed over the years and led to the former bird park being renamed

The Hagen Fair is one of the most beautiful and popular folk festivals in the Osnabrück region. It is a tradition in the municipality of Hagen am Teutoburger Wald and has been the main festival of the year since time immemorial. So it is not surprising

In the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, or rather in the ski resort of La Sambuy in Seythenex, south of Faverges and about ten kilometres northwest of the city of Albertville, you will find the Mountain Coaster 4 season slide at the valley