For four days, the Barbarossa market will be the centre of attention in the Barbarossa town of Gelnhausen. This is one of the most important folk festivals in the entire region and attracts many visitors to our unique town every year.

The Barbarossa

Circle around until you can't do it any more? Getting off a ride and first reaching for the railing? That's exactly the kind of attraction you'll find here. It doesn't matter whether you mean Polyp, Musik Express or Schunkler. Here you will find all the

The Kermis Woerden is an annual folk festival deeply rooted in the traditions of the Dutch town, serving as an atmospheric programme leading up to the main day of the historic cattle market, the Koeiemart. It creates a lively, festive atmosphere in the

The Gallimarkt in Leer has been held since 1508 and is the largest public festival in East Frisia. It is visited by about half a million people annually.

The Galli cattle market takes place every year on the 2nd Wednesday in October. This is also the

In Delbrück-Schöning in the district of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, 21 kilometres south-east of Gütersloh and also 21 kilometres north-west of Paderborn, you will find the privately run Nadermann Zoo, which opened in 1967. Today, you will

The Winterfoor in Sint-Niklaas is a deeply rooted, annual folk festival that transforms the Flemish city into a vibrant amusement park during the cold season. This traditional event is an integral and vibrant part of the city's winter programme and is

A world of adventure awaits you in Oberstdorf in the Allgäu and Kleinwalsertal. The seven mountains Fellhorn, Kanzelwand, Nebelhorn, Ifen, Walmendingerhorn, Söllereck and Heuberg with their mountain railways offer lots of fun for young and old. Whether

The Easter fair in Hagen takes place on Otto-Ackermann-Platz.

Important dates:

Wednesday = Family day with heavily discounted ticket prices at all shops

Friday = ‘Höing in Flammen’ fireworks display at 21:00

Second Saturday = Lady Time - from 18:00 Ladies

The huge amusement park, 6 festival tents, traditionally called ‘Hütten’ in Karpfham, with around 19,000 seats, the Rottal Show and the performances of the famous ‘Rottaler Zehnerzug’ attract almost half a million visitors to Karpfham every year.

History

The Foire d'hiver de Dunkerque, the traditional winter fair in the northern French port city of Dunkirk, is a vibrant celebration of joie de vivre that defies the harsh weather on the North Sea coast with warmth and colour. In a city whose identity is