This year's Gesmolder Kirmes is a mixture of the new and the tried and tested, with around 130 showmen and women taking part as usual. In addition, the local innkeepers and a number of clubs have once again joined in to make the fair a complete success.

Every year in May and November, the Minden fair takes place on Kanzlers Weide and brings lots of fun, scares and entertainment to the banks of the Weser. Cult rides, a variety of gourmet treats and special novelties ensure an adventure for everyone.

The Foire de Pâques in Reims is regarded as one of the most vibrant signs of spring in the whole of Champagne and transforms the city every year into a bustling hub of fairground culture. Along the Chaussée Bocquaine, right on the banks of the Vesle, a

* How it all began

The Christmas market in Rostock has a long tradition. The history of the Rostock Christmas market began in the late Middle Ages with sales fairs in the city center in the run-up to Christmas. These sales fairs were a way for people to

In the harbour city of Portsmouth on the south coast of England, you will find the South Parade Pier, opened in 1879, one of a total of two piers in Portsmouth where you can have fun 364 days a year at its amusement park. In addition to a family roller

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is one of the most famous and impressive aquariums in the world. It is located in Ocean Expo Park in Motobu on the Japanese island of Okinawa and was opened in 2002. The name Churaumi is composed of the Okinawan word chura

On the south-eastern edge of the inner circle of China's largest industrial city, Shanghai, with its 15 million inhabitants, the newest and most modern Disney park in the world has been waiting for you in the Pudong district since 16 June 2016. Meet

Great funfair fun in the city by the river: look forward to fast-paced rides, clouds of candy floss and much more on the grounds around the Stadthalle. Surrounded by greenery, the beer garden also invites you to take a relaxing break.

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In the French municipality of Huez in the Département Isère in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, about 28 kilometres from Grenoble, you will find the alpine adventure world L'Alpe d'Huez. L'Alpe d'Huez is particularly well known as a stage stop for the

In the Hessian part of the Taunus, more precisely in the central Hessian town of Weilburg, lies the Weilburg Wildlife Park, which is maintained by the Hessen-Forst state forestry company. Covering an area of 93 hectares, it is home to 20 different animal