With around 200,000 visitors, the Jacobimarkt is the largest folk festival in Lusatia. Around 350 showmen and traders are represented on site. The festival is still opened in the traditional way by firecrackers and ends on the last day with a firework

The largest animal stock, the most species-rich representation and the oldest zoo in Switzerland: all this is combined in the Zoological Garden Basel. Numerous animals have been presented on an area of around 11 hectares in Basel since it opened in 1874.

If you fancy a relaxing trip into nature, Leipzig Wildlife Park in the Connewitz district is just the ticket. Covering around 42 hectares of woodland and meadows, you can experience native wildlife up close – from roe deer, wild boar and red deer to

On the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, more precisely in Glowe in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, the privately run adventure park Dinosaurland Rügen has been open since April 2007. Over 120 lifelike dinosaur models can be discovered along the

The Bayreuth Folk Festival has been a tradition for over 110 years and is one of the largest folk festivals in Franconia. In addition to two festival seasons and many showmen, there is also a large supporting programme on offer. This naturally includes a

There is still a funfair in Leipzig during the Christmas season. The organiser, the Volklandt family, is a fixture in the fairground industry and a sixth-generation family business. They organise a large pop-up winter leisure park at the Paunsdorf Center

The traditional Olten Chilbi takes place on the Schützenmatt and in the city centre. Up to 160,000 visitors are expected.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- By train - Olten railway station (distance to the festival site approx. 600m)

By car:

- Venue:

During Advent, Maximiliansplatz in Bamberg is transformed into a festive Christmas market – surrounded by historic old town houses, the pedestrian zone glows with lights. Wooden stalls invite visitors to browse through all kinds of Christmas goods:

Plopsa Indoor Coevorden is an indoor and outdoor amusement park in Dalen near Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands, directly on the German-Dutch border. The park belongs to the Plopsa Group, the theme park division of the Studio 100 company, and

Celebrate at the traditional autumn fair in Anröchte. The mayor opens the fair with the tapping of the keg beer on Friday and a colourful programme and around 100 rides and amusement stalls await you until Monday. For example, a pot and stall market on