It is certainly one of the biggest attractions in southern Germany - the Markgröninger Schäferlauf. Its roots go back to the 16th century and its ingenious mixture of tradition and folk festival with modern elements fascinates around 100,000 visitors

The CBeebies Land Hotel is located at the end of the monorail station and right next to the water park, just a few minutes' walk from the theme park Alton Towers. Have you always wanted to sleep in an octonaut's room? Then you have the opportunity to do

The Lambertusmarkt in Erkelenz is the largest annual fair in the Erkelenz region. It is a five-day event that combines an open-air festival, music events and fairground fun.

- Numerous attractions: Over 100 showmen offer exciting and child-friendly rides.

In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, just over 1,000 metres from Dollywood Park - separated only by a huge car park - is Dollywood's Splash Country water park. Perfect for the hot days, it offers a wide selection of different water slides, swimming pools and much

Founded in 1973 as a wildlife park, it only survived until 1978.

Various restructurings, sales, and reorientations led to it becoming the property of the Six Flags Group in 1999. The park has had many names, including Largo Wildlife Preserve, Wild

The Heilbronn Folk Festival is one of the largest folk festivals in Baden-Württemberg and has been taking place since 1926. Unfortunately, the number of visitors is currently declining. In earlier years, up to 300,000 visitors came, but currently there

**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

When the days slowly start to get longer again, the fun comes to town. The Datteln Spring Fair takes place on Neumarkt and Schützenplatz - with Sunday shopping. As usual, there will be reduced prices on Monday, which is traditionally a family day.

In the Upper Austrian market town of Altenfelden in the district of Rohrbach in the upper Mühlviertel, around 34 south-west of Linz, you will find the Altenfelden Zoo, which was founded by Dr Prince Reuss in 1969. The zoo covers an area of around 80

Fraispertuis City is the small but charming amusement park in northeastern France.

The park is characterized above all by its large western area, there is also a beautifully designed pirate area and a small Mexico square.

Fraispertuis City offers a number