Forget all that typical marketing talk about ‘Ruhrpott romance’. At its heart, the spring fair in Castrop-Rauxel is quite simply the moment when the town realises that winter is finally over. When the first fairground rides start to be set up between

There is still a funfair in Leipzig during the Christmas season. The organiser, the Volklandt family, is a fixture in the fairground industry and a sixth-generation family business. They organise a large pop-up winter leisure park at the Paunsdorf Center

In the Great Smoky Mountains, or rather in Pigeon Forge in the US state of Tennessee, around 26 miles (approx. 42 km) from Knoxville, you will find the alpine coaster The Goat Coaster, which opened in 2015. The coaster, which was built by Josef Wiegand

Spectacle, fun and 11 days of celebration! Get ready for the funfair to take place again in the centre of Niel from Friday 3 to Monday 13 November 2023. With more than 80 attractions, spectacular fireworks and a carnival day, it promises to be another

The Universe Science Park – Universe for short – is located in Nordborg on the island of Als in southern Denmark, just a few kilometres from the German-Danish border. The park uniquely combines leisure fun with exciting insights into science and

The Hagen Fair is one of the most beautiful and popular folk festivals in the Osnabrück region. It is a tradition in the municipality of Hagen am Teutoburger Wald and has been the main festival of the year since time immemorial. So it is not surprising

Five and a half hours by plane from Los Angeles (alternatively, you could row a good 4,100 kilometres), the Hawaiian archipelago lies in the middle of the northern Pacific Ocean. Wet'n'Wild Hawaii, part of the Premier Parks, LLC group, is located on the

The big autumn fair takes place directly on the banks of the Rhine at the Tonhalle. If the attractions at the fair are not enough for you, you can finish off with a short detour to the "longest bar in the world" in the old town next door.

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A water park with several slides and pools awaits you around 115 km from Pisa. It was named Water Park of the Year in 2023 at the Parksmania Awards - the Oscars of the Italian theme park industry! The water park has been around since 1999.

The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Texas is one of the most spectacular amusement parks in the United States. Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, the amusement pier juts out about 300 metres into the sea and combines classic fairground