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.

Around 100 years ago, Goldau Zoo opened in Goldau, between Lake Lauerz and Lake Zug, in 1925. In a rugged landscape created by a natural disaster, it began with a small zoo and a bird sanctuary. Over the years, the zoo grew to its current size of 42

The Dessau Pumpkin Fair is an annual folk festival that transforms the town's market square into an autumnal amusement park at the end of October, taking up the theme of the approaching Halloween season. This multi-day fair, traditionally organised by

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

Rides, sales, lottery and delicacy stands as well as the festival and hut landlords transform the Luitpoldanlage in Freising into the popular Festwiesn once again. In the attractive amusement park with spectacular and traditional carousels, more than 50

The Nuremberg Winter Village with its Ferris wheel has established itself as a popular and atmospheric addition to the famous Christkindlesmarkt, inviting visitors to enjoy the magic of winter far away from the hustle and bustle of the old town. The

The Schaustellerverband Wilhelmshaven Friesland e.V. organises the popular spring festival at the Sportforum with attractions and rides for the whole family.

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The Castroper Autumn Fair is a traditional folk festival that takes place every year in the heart of Castroper's old town. It is known for its lively atmosphere and attracts thousands of visitors. The fair offers a variety of attractions for all ages.

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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Not even a kilometre away from the Tripsdrill amusement park, near Cleebronn, halfway between Heilbronn and Stuttgart, awaits an animal delight, for this is where the Tripsdrill Wildlife Paradise is located. Covering an area of more than 47 hectares, the