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

In Hirschau in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach, around 80 kilometres east of Nuremberg, you will find the Monte Kaolino amusement park. On this 120 metre high slag heap, one of the highest sand mountains in Europe, which consists of 32

A total of more than 200 stands and attractions await you at the Metz exhibition centre, covering an area of 60,000 m2.

The programme includes great classics such as duck fishing, lottery and shooting stands, trampolines, a Ferris wheel and bumper cars.

Four days full of market delights await the 200,000 or so visitors: from the search on the flea market and trade mile to the mix of horsemen, showmen and adventurers.

Who doesn't like to step out of line... with carousels, helicopters, horse shows,

Australia's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo) was opened in 1883 and has grown over time from about 6ha to 8ha. It can present more than 250 species to its visitors, most of which are indigenous. An expansion with exotic animals and birds is in

In Geleen in the Dutch province of Limburg, one of the largest funfair events in the south of the Netherlands, the Gelaender Kirmes, takes place every year. Every year, over 90 different showmen present their rides, shooting, lottery and throwing stalls

Every year, the ten-day small family folk festival takes place at the Wollmarkt, starting ten days before Easter Monday. Together with the Schaustellerfachverband Thüringen e.V., we organise the festival for the whole family as an introduction to

There was already a pheasantry in Hanau in 1705. Its basic stock has been preserved over the centuries, so that it was converted into a wildlife park in 1967. Just over 30 different animal species live on a huge area of over 107 hectares (for comparison:

Near Sydney is a combination of a water park and a small amusement park. There are a variety of water slides and, among other things, a summer toboggan run and a chairlift.

The weirdest funfair in Europe

You've seen the whole world and nothing gives you a thrill? You're wrong if you've never been to the "weirdest funfair in Europe". If you've never climbed into the breakneck-speed rides there and have never been captivated