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.

In April, the market square in Altenessen will once again be transformed into a colourful funfair paradise! For three days, you can expect exciting rides, delicious fairground classics and lots of fun for the whole family.

Attractions for young & old

Opened in 1972 under the name Baby Zoo, this adventure world had a moving past. Closed for some time in the 1990s due to insolvency, the Wingster Waldzoo was reopened under the name Zoo in der Wingst in the early 2000s. Since then, the Waldzoo has been

Visitors can once again look forward to many special attractions and adrenaline-pumping rides between Windthorstplatz and the historic town hall.

Every year there are different highlights on site that provide plenty of thrills. With break-dancing, a

Mexico City is home to the most important zoo in Mexico, the Zoológico de Chapultepe. The foundation stone of the zoo was laid on 6 July 1923 by the famous Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera, which is why the zoo has a history of over 100 years. In

Howdy stranger, immerse yourself in the lively western town of Pullman City, in the world of cowboys and Indians in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since 2000, you can find this western town in Hasselfelde, about 28 km from Wernigerode. Experience real

Just 3 kilometres as the crow flies from the Austrian border, around 20 km from Villach and around 80 km from Ljubljana, the exciting Alpine world of Kranjska Gora awaits you. In winter you can go skiing here and in summer a 1.5 km long mountain coaster

For over 50 years, during Advent, Aachen's old town around the cathedral and town hall has been transformed into a sparkling winter wonderland. Aachen's Christmas market is one of the most beautiful and traditional markets in Europe and attracts visitors

The Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko, which was opened in 1959 and is the oldest amusement park in Poland, was renamed Legendia after its fundamental renovation by the Dutch design company Jora Vision.

With the Lech Coaster, the park’s fourth roller coaster

Since 1993, the Mainfränkische Werkstätten has operated the Sommerhausen zoo on 14ha. This means that special people work here who would have had very few chances of getting a job on the primary job market. The zoo lives from the idea of inclusion.