On the first weekend in September, it's time for the Moers funfair, which attracts around 400,000 visitors to the city of the counts.

The traditional event has been offering plenty of fun and variety for young and old for over 170 years.

Around 200 showmen

The Wissen Schützenfest is known for its large amusement park, which delights visitors to the festival year after year with both tried-and-tested and new attractions.

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By public transport:

- by train - Wissen railway station (distance to

The Dresden Showmen's Association is the organiser of the large Dresden folk festivals (Dresdner Rummel) which take place on the "Pieschener Allee" fairground. In spring there is the "Spring Festival", in summer the "Bird's Meadow" and finally the

In Peoria, Illinois, the Glen Oak Zoo was opened in 1955, then renamed Peoria Zoo in 2009. A smaller area of just under 6ha is offset by a selection of around 100 animal species. With the construction of its African exhibit, the zoo doubled its original

Who doesn't know Looney Tunes Taz, the Tasmanian Devil? Welcome to his homeland, Tasmania. About 25 kilometres north of the Tasmanian capital Hobart (over 250,000 inhabitants) lies the small suburb of Brighton. Already in the 1980s, the Bonorong Wildlife

About 6 kilometres off the coast of the Indian Ocean and about 4 kilometres south of the small Australian town of Margaret River, in the midst of the wine-growing region, Eagles Heritage was established in 1987 to provide a home for disabled birds of

In the centre of Nancy, on the Cours Léopold, the big funfair takes place twice a year. In total, there are about 40 attractions on site, including about 20 fairground rides and games.

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- Venue: Cours Léopold

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In May 2024, the town of Norden celebrated 475 years of the Whitsun market around Norden's market square.

With the funfair, a colourful stage programme on the square in front of the bell tower, a jumble and flea market on the street opposite the former

The Neumarkt Spring Festival has been taking place for around 40 years. For several years now in May, it has been attracting visitors to the fairground and the Great Jura Hall with a wide range of rides and fairground shows, a varied culinary offering

The Gera Spring and Autumn Folk Festivals are the largest folk festivals in Eastern Thuringia. Around 30 showmen from all over Germany with their rides and attractions are on site and await you. Of course, there will also be a varied gastronomic supply.