In Herisau in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden lies the nationally renowned and popular excursion destination Sedel. In addition to the restaurant with its large beer garden, which serves regional specialities, you will also find the Sedel

The well-known and popular Schriesheim Mathaisemarkt begins in Schriesheim every year on the first weekend in March. It is the first major spring and wine festival on the Bergstrasse and attracts around 150,000 to 200,000 visitors from all over the

The Hofgeismar Cattle Market and Local Festival is a real highlight in the region's calendar of events. It is known for its mix of traditional cattle market, large fairground and lively festival tent.

Highlights and programme:

Festzelt-Gaudi: The festival

The spring festival takes place on the festival meadow on Jahnweg. Unfortunately, no further information about the event is known.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Herrenberg railway station (distance 1.1 km)

- by bus - Affstätter Tal

The first Schlitterbahn Park in New Braunfels, Texas opened in 1979. Because of the German ancestry of many people in the New Braunfels area, the water park was given a German name. Three times the park was expanded after opening. This Schlitterbahn park

The Freiburg Christmas Market is one of the most atmospheric and traditional markets in Baden-Württemberg and is a highlight of the winter events calendar in this charming Black Forest town. It takes place mainly on the historic Town Hall Square and

In the mountain village of Gatlinburg in the east of the US state of Tennessee beneath the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will find the Moonshine Mountain Coaster. Operated as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster from 2014 to 2021 and renamed the

Mulhouse Zoo, or Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse as it is correctly called in French, is about 15 kilometers from the German border and 24 kilometers from the Swiss border. As the crow flies, it is 65 kilometers to Europa-Park, which could

Every year in November, the popular Martinikirmes takes place. It is a real highlight: every year many people in the Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine region look forward to this particularly beautiful fair.

The feast day of St. Martin of Tours on 11 November

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