Palace Playland is a traditional amusement park in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, around 165 kilometres north of Boston directly on Saco Bay. It was originally opened in 1902 and is now the only remaining beachfront amusement park in New England. Palace

The municipality of Ascheberg is known and loved as a centre for funfairs. The month of July each year is dedicated to the funfair. In terms of size, the St. Anna fair in Davensberg is a rather tranquil and cosy village fair. In contrast, the Jacobi

Leiden Ontzet, also known as the Liberation of Leiden, is an annual city festival celebrated on 3 October to commemorate the liberation of the Dutch city of Leiden from Spanish siege in 1574. It is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in

JuraPark Solec is a recreational and educational park in Bydgoszcz, a good 150 kilometres north-east of Poznan, specialising in the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. The park is located in the town of Solec-Kujawski and has been open since 2008. The park

Spring is in the starting blocks and many showmen and market traders are getting ready for a new market season, which for many traditionally begins in Nidda. The popular Nidda spring market takes place there and all the citizens of Nidda, as well as

Sequoias are giant sequoia trees that can grow to over 80 metres tall in the United States of America. You can find such trees in the national parks there in particular and so-called lodges very close by. Just a 15-minute walk from Disneyland Paris, you

The Leonberg Horse Market is a traditional major event with a history stretching back over 300 years, which puts the entire town into a state of excitement every February. Originally established purely as a trading place for horses, the festival has

The Bietigheim Horse Market is a nationally renowned folk festival in Bietigheim-Bissingen, which takes place at the Bietigheim railway viaduct and attracts several hundred thousand visitors every year. Despite this large number of visitors, the festival

Erie in the US state of Pennsylvania is home to the Waldameer & Water World amusement and water park, the fourth oldest amusement park still in operation in the state. Since 1896, the 14-hectare site of the two parks has been all about fun. In addition

The Hochheim market is the event of the year and is known far beyond the city limits. It takes place on the first weekend after All Souls' Day and lasts five days. This special mixture of folk festival, fair and funfair is unique in Germany.

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