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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Bommelwereld – A new theme park experience based on the world of Bommel

On 3 October 2025, Bommelwereld, a brand new theme park, will open its doors – a unique experience dedicated entirely to the popular characters Bommel and Tom Poes. The park is

The fair takes place in Tienen on the Grote Markt.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Tienen railway station (distance 800 m)

- by bus - bus stop Markthalte

By car:

- Venue: Grote Markt

Parking facilities:

- Car park APCOA Parking Tienen

In October, Hückelhoven's town centre is transformed into a colourful funfair area with lots of attractions. Rides for young and old offer fast-paced rides around Hartlepooler Platz, the town hall and Breteuilplatz.

On Sunday, in addition to the funfair

The Ocean Wave has dropped anchor at a large lighthouse.

Visitors can climb it and have an enchanting view over Ocean Wave and wave park.

Step by step the spiral staircase winds up the lighthouse for brave pirates big and small.

Again and again, portholes

On 26 January 1978, after only 115 days of construction, the amusement park Fantasilandia was opened in the middle of the Chilean capital Santiago de Chile. It thus became part of the traditional city park O'Higgins Park and opened with, among other

In the English port town of South Shields in the South Tyneside district, in the north-east of England, you will find the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, which has existed permanently since 1899. Similar to a fair, you have to pay for every attraction here;

In the Upper Austrian capital Linz, or rather in its district Urfahr, the nine-day Urfahranermarkt, also known colloquially as Urfahr-Markt or Urfix, takes place twice a year. The Urfahranermarkt in spring always begins on the last Saturday in April and

The Fête Foraine de Limoges, often referred to as the city's winter fair, is an integral part of regional identity and transforms the heart of the former capital of Limousin into a vibrant sea of lights every year. On the historic Champ de Juillet, a

In the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau, about 18 km south of Landsberg am Lech and about 27 km east of Marktoberdorf, you will find the Schongau Fairytale Forest and Animal Park, which opened in 1965. On the family-friendly and barrier-free