On the island of Usedom in beautiful Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, you will find Kinderland Trassenheide. Covering an area of around 10,000 square metres, this play and adventure park is a great destination for families with children up to around 13

The Freiburger Mess' (Freiburg Fair) is held twice a year on the Neuer Messplatz. The Frühjahsmess' in May and the Herbstmess' in October. Over 110 showmen provide lots of fun and a good atmosphere. In addition, the "Friburger Wiesn" takes place on the

Ballarat Wildlife Park is located in Ballarat, a city of the same name with a population of over 100,000. Since 1987, a herd of over 100 free-ranging kangaroos has been housed on an area of 15ha, which visitors can feed by hand. As this privately run zoo

The Easter Fair in Halle (Saale) is the largest spring festival in southern Saxony-Anhalt and is traditionally held at the fairground on Gimritzer Damm. In contrast to the more tranquil Easter market on the market square, the focus here is on classic

The Foire de Pâques on Place Darche in Longwy-Haut is pretty much the opposite of a boring history lesson – even though you’re wandering around here amidst the old Vauban fortifications, right in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As soon as

It is an institution in the Olympic Park and a wonderful attraction, especially for families spending their summer holidays in Munich: the Summer Festival in the Olympic Park.

Munich's showmen will be there with all kinds of rides – from the Ferris

The pedestrian zone in the heart of Bückeburg once again offers a colourful programme for young and old. For four days, the funfair is a hive of activity. The spring market offers the family audience everything that makes a funfair attractive. It smells

Mirabilandia near Ravenna is a nice amusement park for the whole family.

As befits an amusement park in warm areas, it also has some rides on offer that can get you really wet.

From 1996 to 2006 the park belonged to the Löffelhardt family (Phantasialand),

In Wales' largest seaside resort, Llandudno, in the northern part of Wales, you will find the Llandudno Snowsports Centre. In addition to various ski and snowboard slopes, which you can use in summer and winter, you will find two tubing tracks, a 9-hole

Four days full of market delights await the 200,000 or so visitors: from the search on the flea market and trade mile to the mix of horsemen, showmen and adventurers.

Who doesn't like to step out of line... with carousels, helicopters, horse shows,