The Whitsun Festival in Wissembourg (Weißenburg), Alsace, is a large and traditional folk festival that takes place every year over the Whitsun holidays. It is known for its lively mix of Alsatian tradition, French hospitality and cross-border flair, as

With over 100 showmen and up to 200,000 visitors, the Annaberger Kät is the largest folk festival in the Ore Mountains. With over 500 years of tradition, the Kät is also one of the oldest folk festivals in Germany.

Monday: Ladies Night - discounts for

In Lehre-Essehof in Lower Saxony, about 12 km from Braunschweig, you will find the privately run Essehof Zoo, founded in 1968. Fifty different species of animals live here on an area of about 10 hectares. In addition to the native lynx, fallow deer and

On the first weekend in September, it's time for the Moers funfair, which attracts around 400,000 visitors to the city of the counts.

The traditional event has been offering plenty of fun and variety for young and old for over 170 years.

Around 200 showmen

The Aquarium Centre de loisirs Wasserbillig has been located in Wasserbillig, Luxembourg, right on the border with Germany, since 1975. Fish and corals from five continents are exhibited in more than 15 different tanks with a capacity of 300 to 40,000

In the heart of France between Nantes and Orlèans, in Sorigny, about 20 kilometres south of the city of Tours, a park awaits you that literally has a moving history. Originally opened in Saint-Martin-le-Beau in 2007, the park grew steadily. After

The Mulhouse Zoo, officially known as the Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse, is located about 15 kilometers from the German border and 24 kilometers from the Swiss border. As the crow flies, it is 65 kilometers to Europa-Park, making a combined

33 kilometres west of Norfolk, Virginia, along Interstate 264 to Virginia Beach. With a population of just under half a million, Virginia Beach is the largest city in the state, twice the size of the capital Richmond. The Ocean Breeze water park is

The fair takes place in the city centre of Zaandam.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Zaandam railway station (distance 1.3 km)

- by bus - bus stop Gedempte Gracht (lines 64, 69, 111, 394, N19, N94)

By car:

- Venue: De Burcht

Parking

The Edersee Wildlife Park, founded in 1970 and open all year round, is located in Edertal-Hemfurth, Hesse, with a view of Lake Edersee with its dam wall and Waldeck Castle. Covering an area of 53 hectares, it is now home to around 250 animals from around