During Advent, Potsdam's Christmas Magic transforms the historic city centre of Brandenburg's capital into a vast, festive sea of lights and a shopping experience. The market extends from Luisenplatz across the entire length of Brandenburger Straße to

The ‘White Magic’ at Jungfernstieg in Hamburg deliberately sets itself apart from traditional Christmas markets, transforming the elegant promenade into a radiant, almost fairy-tale-like winter wonderland right on the Binnenalster.

The name says it all:

The Gibber Kerb is a traditional folk festival in Wiesbaden-Biebrich that has been celebrated since 1909. Every year in July, the Bleichwiesen meadows are transformed into a large festival area with live music, fairground rides, culinary specialities and

There's a lot going on in Hildesheim in mid-June - it's Schützenfest. With around 70 showmen, there is plenty on offer. For the younger visitors, for example, duck fishing or children's merry-go-rounds, for the older visitors there are also fast-paced

Located 65 kilometers north of Bordeaux as the crow flies, directly on the Atlantic coast and overlooking the Bay of Biscay, the Zoo de la Palmyre sits on the outskirts of Les Mathes. Opened in 1966, the zoo spans 18 hectares between two forests.

The funfair in 's-Hertogenbosch stretches through the city centre. Lots of showmen provide good entertainment.

On the funfair's website (linked here) you can still get discount vouchers for various rides.

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In the small town of Wildwood in Cape May Country in the US state of New Jersey, around 89 miles (approx. 143 km) south-east of Philadelphia, you will find the Morey's Piers - Mariner's Pier amusement park on Schellenger Avenue. This is one of a total of

De Tovertuin is a new theme park that opened in spring 2026 on the site of the former Vakantiepark Familyland. The park was taken over by Van Hoorne Studios and completely redesigned. Visitors are immersed in a lovingly staged fantasy world centered

In Schiffweiler in Saarland, less than 5km from Autobahn 8, there is an excursion destination for the whole family: Gondwana - Das Praehistorium. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Gondwana was a major geological continent - today this museum is a

The winter market at Schloßplatz in Berlin-Mitte is one of the capital's newest and most architecturally impressive winter events. It takes place directly in front of and within the historic setting of the rebuilt Berlin Palace, now the Humboldt Forum,