In the county of Northamptonshire, or rather in Kettering, about 88 km east of Birmingham and about 45 km from Leicester, you will find Wicksteed Park in the south-east of the city. The park was founded in 1921 by the industrialist and owner of the

The Spring Festival is probably the WFV's oldest and most important event. It was handed over to the newly founded WFV at the beginning of the 1980s by the town of Wasserburg under the then mayor Dr Geiger in order to provide it with an economic basis so

The Bochum Christmas Market, often referred to as Bochum Christmas, transforms the city centre around the boulevard and Dr. Ruer Square into a festive landscape of lights and is considered one of the most atmospheric markets in the Ruhr area.

The special

The Schmiding Zoo is located a few kilometres from Wels. Originally created from the Schmiding Bird Park, the zoo opened its doors for the first time in 1980. Animals from all over the world are presented on an area of almost 14 hectares. More than 150

Welcome to the Kirchweih Gersthofen 2025! From October 10 to 20, a festival awaits you on the new fairground in Donauwörther Straße that upholds tradition while setting new accents. Under the motto “Traditionally different”, we offer you a colorful

Heidelberg Zoo was founded in 1933 and officially opened on November 20, 1934. The facility covers 10.2 hectares and had almost 500,000 visitors in 2015. The animal population includes around 2478 animals in 155 species (inventory results from January

Since the relocation of the spring market from the Festwiese to Nienburg city centre in 2007, this decision can be seen as a small ‘success story’. This year, the spring market can finally take place again. After a forced break due to the coronavirus

Founded in 1973 as a wildlife park, it only survived until 1978.

Various restructurings, sales, and reorientations led to it becoming the property of the Six Flags Group in 1999. The park has had many names, including Largo Wildlife Preserve, Wild

The Hagenbeck Zoo is located in Hamburg and has become as much a part of Hamburg as the port is. Here you can marvel at more than 1 850 animals that come from all continents. The animals are kept in large spacious enclosures. The zoo has a beautiful

14 kilometres north-east of Rodez and around 160 km north-east of Toulouse, the animal and leisure park Le Jardin des Bêtes awaits you near the N88. The park was first opened in 2003 and has grown continuously since then. The first roller coaster was