The history of the Puchheim folk festival:

1960

The forerunner of the Puchheim folk festival, which is still held today, was the municipality's millennium celebration in 1960. The hearty celebration was so popular with the people of Puchheim and the

The Kiel Christmas Market is a diverse ensemble spread across the city centre, divided into several unique themed areas in the central squares.

The heart of the festivities is the Kiel Christmas Village on Rathausplatz. It has a particularly romantic,

Twenty kilometres south of the Gold Coast city centre and also only 97 kilometres south of Brisbane is Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Currumbin is world famous for feeding huge flocks of free-ranging rainbow lories. Since opening in 1947, this zoo has

If you travel diagonally from Stuttgart to Feuchtwangen and from Heilbronn to Ulm, you will come across the municipality of Kaisersbach in Baden-Württemberg pretty much at the centre. Around 52 kilometres north-east of Stuttgart, a summer toboggan run

Winnoland opened on 1 June 1987 under the name Babyland, but was sold to the Walibi Group in 1991. Walibi wanted to rebuild the park and so Babyland was closed for the time being. Further areas were to be purchased for a large extension, but

The first Schlitterbahn Park in New Braunfels, Texas opened in 1979. Because of the German ancestry of many people in the New Braunfels area, the water park was given a German name. Three times the park was expanded after opening. This Schlitterbahn park

Weert city centre turns into one big amusement park with over 130 attractions. Visitors walk from square to square along the ‘fun fair route’ of no less than 1.7 km.

7 squares will each be transformed into a complete fun fair. There is something for

In Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg, in south-west Germany, you will find the Mundenhof animal enclosure, which has been in operation since 1968. The Mundenhof is not just an animal enclosure, but is much more of a leisure and educational

In the north of Osnabrück, the Nettebad is operated by the public utility company. Originally opened in 1883 as a river swimming pool, the baths have changed over the years. In the mid-1970s, an outdoor pool was added; the Nettebad was rebuilt in its

The Elmshorn spring market once again attracts visitors to the Buttermarkt with many attractions. ‘Varied rides, activities and food stalls - we have something for every age group,’ promises the market master. The market is open from 2 pm on the four