Foundation

The Stuttgart Spring Festival was founded as the showmen's kick-off event for the new travelling season after the respective winter break, which begins with the end of the Christmas markets. Unfortunately, the founding year can no longer be

The Welfenfest is an annual public festival in Weingarten, which is held over several days in summer and includes a parade of pupils from Weingarten's schools.

The home and school festival began in 1764 as a one-day festival for schoolchildren on St

The Pfalzfest is not scheduled to start until 2022. Together with a team from LUKOM, the showman Göbel from Worms as organiser puts on a really big event. Numerous showman colleagues come to Ludwigshafen with their attractions to have a big party here.

The first Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park outside the U.S. can be found here near Mexico City. The park originally dates back to 1940. Started as a competition pool, the park developed very well until it had to close in 2011. So it lay dormant for

The Easter fair in Hagen takes place on Otto-Ackermann-Platz.

Important dates:

Wednesday = Family day with heavily discounted ticket prices at all shops

Friday = ‘Höing in Flammen’ fireworks display at 21:00

Second Saturday = Lady Time - from 18:00 Ladies

The Hawaiian Falls Garland water park (also known as Hawaiian Falls Firewheel) is located just 30 kilometres north of the Texan city of Dallas. It was opened to visitors for the first time on 24 May 2003 in Garland, Texas, under the name Hawaiian Falls

It's St Andrew's market. The smell of almonds and candy floss wafts through the centre of Rheda again in November. Afterwards, many showmen have to set up their shops in the squares of the Christmas markets. But before that, the Andreasmarkt will offer

The Frankfurt (Oder) Wildlife Park is located in Frankfurt an der Oder in Brandenburg, right on the border with Poland. Around 300 animals from over 30 species live on the 16-hectare site of the wildlife park, which was built on a former shooting range

As a Westphalian city, Hamm lies on the border with the Ruhr area and has had its own zoo since 1934. Over 80 animal species are presented on an area of over 9 hectares. You will not only find small budgies or porcupines, but also pumas and zebras.

You will find over 130 animal species in Thuringia's oldest zoo (opened in 1959), the Erfurt Zoo. The area of 63 hectares is shared by vultures in the Geier Valley, deer in the deer forest and lions in the lion savannah. In addition, you will find large