Forget the usual reserve – when the Koningskermis in Lelystad opens its gates, the town centre is transformed into a vibrant sea of lights and pure energy. It’s that one moment of the year when the town’s modern architecture meets the colourful,

The Hochheim market is the event of the year and is known far beyond the city limits. It takes place on the first weekend after All Souls' Day and lasts five days. This special mixture of folk festival, fair and funfair is unique in Germany.

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No matter whether you go for a ride on the tractor track, theKartoffelsackrutsche, the tire slide or the playground, there is plenty on offer for the little ones!

Especially the Pfannkuchen-Schleuder is one of the most popular attractions and if you get

The Winterberg Fair is a traditional folk festival that is considered one of the highest-altitude fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia. It takes place annually in August and transforms the central fairground ‘Am Rad’ into a lively festival site.

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The Regensburger Dult takes place twice a year, as the Maidult and the Herbstdult. On average, around 800,000 visitors attend the fair. The Dult itself consists of the "Warendult" (with spices, teas and goods from all over the world) and the large

The Münchehagen Dinosaur Park features a roughly 2.5-kilometer-long loop trail where visitors can see more than 300 lifelike reconstructions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

This unique museum combines real nature, an archaeological site, and

The Zwiesel Borderland Festival is one of the most traditional folk festivals in the region and is one of the highlights in the glass town's calendar of events.

In the past, large folk festivals in rural areas were only known in larger towns such as

Lost Island was opened in June 2001 and thus offers a young family-friendly park, which is also and especially very interesting for campers, since there is also an associated campground. With beautiful water slides and water playgrounds for all ages, the

Just a few kilometres from Northern Ireland's capital Belfast and around 170 kilometres from Dublin lies a piece of land that is wooded and has a river running through it and is one of the largest community and environmental projects in Europe. Since

The Johannismühle Wildlife Park, opened in 1997, is located in Klasdorf in Brandenburg, 40 km east of Jüterbog, directly on the B96 federal highway. Over 500 animals from 50 different species live on the 100-hectare site, which is steeped in history.