The traditional Bunder Whitsun Fair attracts large numbers of visitors every year to the historic town centre around the Kirchring. The grand opening is traditionally heralded by a gun salute, followed by the giving away of free rides for children at the

The spring funfair in the centre of Wanne-Eickel opens the funfair season in Herne. Two fairground rides, a children's carousel and tasty treats await visitors on Hauptstrasse at Biuschmannshof.

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The Aschersleben Spring Festival, which many locals still affectionately refer to by its traditional name, the Gildefest, marks the town’s lively start to the warmer months. Following its rebranding, the festival has evolved from a purely guild-based

In the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, located in the north-east of Germany in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Ozeaneum, which belongs to the German Oceanographic Museum Foundation, has been located on the harbour island since July

The Zerbst Heritage and Shooting Festival is one of the most traditional and longest-running folk festivals in Saxony-Anhalt. It is a combination of a shooting festival and a heritage festival that celebrates the history and community of the town of

Since 1976, there has been an amusement park with a water park section in Santa Clara in San Jose, about 70 kilometres south of San Francisco. California's Great America is located only two kilometres from the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. The park

In the middle of Charlotten in South Carolina is the small indoor park Frankie's with a small outdoor area. This is a park with free entry, but you have to pay for the rides and attractions when you use them. From mini golf to kart tracks, from Disc 'O'

In 1937 the NaturZoo was opened in Rheine in the Münsterland region. Around 100 animal species live on an area of 13 hectares. The first accessible monkey forest was opened here as the first zoo in Germany. You will also find large accessible aviaries

The well-known and popular Schriesheim Mathaisemarkt begins in Schriesheim every year on the first weekend in March. It is the first major spring and wine festival on the Bergstrasse and attracts around 150,000 to 200,000 visitors from all over the

The Magic Springs Theme and Water Park has been located in Hot Springs in the US state of Arkansas, around 54 miles (approx. 87 km) south-west of the capital Little Rock, since 1978. The park is operated by EPR Properties, which also owns Elitch Gardens,