Kirw Sunday is always on the 2nd Sunday in August. The Hülzweiler fair ('Helzwella Kirw') begins on the Saturday before and ends on the Wednesday after. Johannes Knoll, known as "Kirwenhannes", rules the village of Hülzweiler over the 5 days.

With around

The Prenzau Christmas market traditionally takes place in the heart of the district town of Prenzlau in the Uckermark (Brandenburg) and transforms the historic market square around the town hall into a festive meeting place during Advent. In contrast to

The largest folk festival in the canton of Zurich is the Knabenschiessen. Every year, around 800,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival weekend. The ‘Chilbi’ fair is known throughout Switzerland, and all of the approximately 200 showmen

The October market is the largest market in Nastatt and a traditional market with a history dating back to the 17th century.

The October market takes place every year on the 4th weekend in October. It kicks off on the opening evening with a torchlight

Magdeburg is home to Germany's oldest folk festival, the Herbstmesse. It was first mentioned in 1010 and has had different names over the years. In the end it was simply the "Herbstmesse".

There are over 100 animal species to discover at Kaiserslautern Zoo. In the north-western district of Siegelbach, the Siegelbach Zoo was founded and opened for the first time in 1968, which became the Kaiserslautern Zoo in 2003. On a good 7 hectares,

SEA LIFE Berlin, originally opened as AquaDom & SEA LIFE Berlin, is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland, Gardaland and Heide-Park parks. Each of the aquariums is designed as a tour and shows animals in a

In the elegant art city of Aix-en-Provence, the Foire aux Manèges provides a lively contrast to the otherwise tranquil Provençal way of life. Every spring, the area around the Stade Carcassonne is transformed into a dazzling sea of lights that attracts

Less than 12 kilometres from the Polish border as the crow flies, the city of Ostrava is located on the Czech eastern border. Originally opened in the Kuncicky district in 1948 with an area of 6 ha as a nature park (not with attractions, but with

In Keynsham, in the south-west of England between the cities of Bristol and Barth, you will find the Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park, which has been in operation since 1989. Opened in the early 1990s as Pick Your Own Fruit Farm, the park now covers