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

Opened in 2017, Poema del Mar is an impressive marine aquarium and oceanarium in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, and has quickly become one of the island's top tourist attractions. It belongs to the Loro Parque Group, which

The Australian Reptile Park has an eventful history in the truest sense of the word. It all began in 1949 in Umina Beach on the Central Coast, where the Ocean Beach Aquarium was opened by its founder Eric Worrell. The move to Wyoming took place in 1958.

Monarto Safari Park was first opened to the public in 1983 and is located 70 kilometres east of Adelaide near Murray Bridge. Divided into several areas such as Asian Steppe, Dry North Africa and African Plains, you will find just 50 species of animals on

For 17 days, the large fair takes place at the Valdespartera / Zaragoza fairgrounds. The Fofito Circus, the Valdespartera OKtoberfest and Espacio Zity, where concerts are held every evening, are also located on the grounds.

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By public

Two funfair events take place in Ochtrup every year: the spring funfair and the autumn funfair.

Both events start on Friday and end on the following Monday and are organised by the Ochtrup fairground company Rosenboom OHG.

The spring fair takes place on

Right next to Disneyland Tokyo, the second Disney park opened in 2001: Tokyo Disney Sea in the Japanese town of Urayasu, less than 20 kilometres from Tokyo. The park is operated under licence by The Oriental Land Company and is the popular extension of

The Roosendaal Fair is a major folk festival in the Netherlands and, with around 250,000 visitors and approximately 100 attractions, ranks among the top five largest fairs in the country. It attracts visitors from across the region.

The fair stretches

Mexico City is home to the most important zoo in Mexico, the Zoológico de Chapultepe. The foundation stone of the zoo was laid on 6 July 1923 by the famous Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera, which is why the zoo has a history of over 100 years. In

The funfair in Turnhout takes place in August on the Grote Markt and the Zegeplain. With around 70 attractions, there is a very large selection on offer.

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By public transport:

- by train - Turnhout station (800 metres away)

- by bus - bus