The Lukasmarkt has been known for centuries as the inner city folk festival. On nine days between 250,000 and 300,000 visitors come to the Mayen city centre. Thus the Lukasmarkt can rightfully be called one of the largest folk festivals in

"It's a civil war. The rebels, whose spaceships are attacking from a secret base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire." Of course, anyone who smiles at this sentence knows what this is about. The Stars of the Galaxy exhibition

The Rottaler Volksfest in Pfarrkirchen is an outstanding example of Lower Bavarian festival culture and is the social highlight of the spring. Every year around Whitsun weekend, the extensive grounds of the historic trotting track are transformed into a

368 years of tradition, over 100 showmen, one day more - a whole 11 days, around 315 m³ of wood chips, 25 km of power cables, around 400 transports for shops and caravans and well over 1,000,000 LED lights in the middle of the town centre: that's our

In the south of the Hanover region, or rather on district road 213 in Springe, about 29 km from Hildesheim and about 28 km from Lower Saxony's capital Hanover, you will find the Wisentgehege Springe. The 90-hectare site, which opened its doors for the

The Rügen Harbour Days in Sassnitz are the largest maritime festival on the island of Rügen. The promenade from the east harbour to the west harbour (approx. 1.5 km) attracts visitors to linger and browse with its many traders and showmen. There are

The Leipzig Showmen's Association invites visitors to the Leipzig Small Fair three times a year. In April/May for the Spring Small Fair, in July/August for the Summer Small Fair and the Autumn Small Fair in September/October. Each event lasts 4-6 weeks

In the French winter sports resort of La Bresse-Hohneck, in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region, you will find the Schlitte Mountain alpine coaster, which was built in 2010. The 460 metre long alpine coaster from Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG

In the Swiss canton of Bern, or rather in Roggwil in the Schweitzer Mittelland region between Langental and Olten, you will find Belli's Mini Amusement Park, which opened in 2014. Run by the Belli family, who were once one of the largest circus families

The Puy du Fou theme park is about an hour's drive southeast of Nantes. Far away from classic amusement park attractions, Puy du Fou is an interactive and partly immersive experience. In front of a medieval ruin you watch picturesque knight tournaments