The Kassel Spring Festival on the Schwanenwiese fairground heralds the start of the funfair season in North Hesse. Every year, numerous showmen present their stands and rides. Fireworks are also a regular feature of the spring festival.

The Milky Way Adventure Park is located in Bideford in the county of Devon in the south-west of the UK, around 42 miles (approx. 68 km) from Exeter. On the 30,000 square metre site of the theme park, you will find a wide variety of attractions such as

In Dudley in the West Midlands, around 16 miles (approx. 26 km) north-west of Birmingham, Dudley Zoo has been located in the ruins of Dudley Castle since 1937. There are over 1,500 animals from around 200 species to discover on the zoo's 16-hectare site,

Blackpool Zoo is located on the outskirts of the holiday and tourist resort of Blackpool, just a few kilometres from the Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park. Since its opening in 1972, the zoo has grown to an area of 13 hectares (37 hectares including

The Hanseatic Festival in Gardelegen is a traditional town festival that celebrates the history and vibrant present of the town every autumn. It commemorates Gardelegen's time as an important member of the Hanseatic League and is a major attraction for

A good 65 kilometres east of Australia's southernmost city, Melbourne, lies Healesville Sanctuary, which opened in 1934 under the name Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary and was later renamed. This zoo specialises in native animals and is home to, among

The fair in Kelmis is much more than just a folk festival; it is a festive event that puts the entire community in a cheerful mood. Every autumn, Kelmis' Galmeiplatz square is transformed into a vibrant centre full of lights and sounds.

As soon as you

Deventer without a summer funfair? Unimaginable! At the end of May, the Brink, Grote Kerkhof and Nieuwe Markt are filled with all kinds of attractions for young and old. Of course, there is also an entertaining programme of rides.

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The fair on Zaanenlaan in Haarlem is considered one of the most atmospheric and traditional neighbourhood fairs in the whole of the Netherlands. Located in the northern part of the city, the spacious, tree-lined Zaanenlaan is regularly transformed into a

The Saurierpark Bautzen with its more than 200 dinosaurs is the most famous of its kind in Germany.

And its "population" is constantly growing.

With a primeval forest like flora the park offers a unique scenery for the replicas of the extinct primeval