On the first weekend in September, it's time for the Moers funfair, which attracts around 400,000 visitors to the city of the counts.

The traditional event has been offering plenty of fun and variety for young and old for over 170 years.

Around 200 showmen

The Mainfest in Frankfurt, located directly on the banks of the Main, transforms the city into a lively meeting place that brings together young and old.

With a colourful mix of traditional fairground rides, delicious regional food and a varied cultural

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.

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

If there’s one thing the people of Gevelsberg know how to do, it’s a fair – and because the big bash in June is still far too far off, the town treats itself to a proper adrenaline rush with the ‘Frühkirmes’ to get things going. It’s the

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

In Branson in the south-west of the US state of Missouri, just 44 miles (approx. 71 km) from Springfield, you will find Shepherd's Adventure Park. In addition to the Copperhead Mountain Coaster, a 1021 metre-long alpine coaster from Josef Wiegand GmbH &

If you travel from Szczecin towards Warsaw, you will pass the city of Bydgoszcz halfway. In the Myślęcinek district there is a large park for recreation with a variety of facilities. In addition to a recreation centre for horses and a botanical garden,

The Czech city of Zlín is located about 95 kilometres east of Brno. A few kilometres north of the city centre, on a large area of 74ha (of which 51ha is exhibition space), is Zlín Zoo, formerly also called Lešná Zoo. Originally opened in 1930, the

In the western French municipality of Les Mathes in the Charente-Maritime department, you will find the seasonal amusement park Luna Park La Palmyre every year in July and August. With free admission and partly fixed prices on the rides, around fifty