Every year, three weeks before Easter, the Eisenach Summer Win® brings a centuries-old custom to life. Winter, the force that brings death, is driven away and the life-giving summer is summoned. The parade has been the highlight of the spring festival

According to the organisers, the Lullusfest is the oldest folk festival in Germany and the world. Its origins go back to the year 852, the name "Lullusfest" has existed since 1326, and the festival now attracts around 500,000 visitors a year.

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If you are looking for a varied outing in nature, the Wildpark-MV in Güstrow is a real highlight for the whole family. On around 200 hectares of forest and meadowland, you can experience native and rarer wild animals up close. Particularly impressive

The Palmkirmes Recklinghausen is the largest spring fair in North Rhine-Westphalia with over one million visitors. Approx. 170 showmen and companies are on site and offer lots of fun and entertainment with over 2000 front metres. A big musical firework

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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The park's own themed hotel is located on the southern side of the Drayton Manor theme park in Drayton Bassett in Staffordshire, England. 25 kilometres north-east of Birmingham, hotel guests can expect a perfect blend of comfort, style and convenience.

The animal paradise Wildpark schwarze Berge has existed in the south of Hamburg since 1969. More than 100 animal species live on an area of 50 hectares and the wildlife park specialises in European domestic and wild animals.

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Over the first weekend in September, Lübbecke celebrates in a big way, then it's the Blasheim Market. With many attractive rides and a great party atmosphere, visitors are attracted to the grounds. Of course, there is also a varied gastronomy.

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In Nideggen-Schmidt in the district of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia, you will find the popular destination for animal lovers and families, the Schmidt wildlife park. Open to visitors since 1968 and still family-owned by the Scheidtweiler family, the

The Butzbach Faselmarkt is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in Upper Hesse and looks back on over 500 years of history. Originally created purely as a cattle market where breeding animals – known as ‘Faselvieh’ in the Hessian