The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

The Gallimarkt in Leer has been held since 1508 and is the largest public festival in East Frisia. It is visited by about half a million people annually.

The Galli cattle market takes place every year on the 2nd Wednesday in October. This is also the

In Neuss in the Lower Rhine region, around 10 km south-west of the North Rhine-Westphalian capital Düsseldorf, you will find Alpenpark Neuss. What began in 2001 on the former site of the Neuss-Grefrath landfill site with Germany's first indoor ski hall

In Grafenau in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Lower Bavaria, the oldest town in the Bavarian Forest and formerly an important town for the salt trade, you will find Bärenbob Grafenau, which was opened in 1998 by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. The 1250

In the largest shopping centre in the Netherlands, the Westfield Mall in Leidschendam in the province of South Holland, about 10 km from The Hague, you will find the Peppa Pig World of Play - Indoor Play Centre, which opened on 10 February 2022. Here the

Herne is not just Crange, in March the City Kirmes takes place in the city centre. Here, too, lots of showmen come together to make it a great little event.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by underground - stop Herne Mitte or Herne

The Voorjaarskermis in Helmond takes place in the city centre and is the largest funfair in the city with around 100,000 visitors.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Helmond railway station (700 metres away)

- by bus - bus stop

In steampunk design and belonging to the Rookburgh theme area, the third hotel of Phantasialand opened in 2020 and is spread over several buildings. The rooms are designed as tubular aeronaut cabins, so that as a pilot you can feel the "aviation

Magdeburg is home to Germany's oldest folk festival, the Herbstmesse. It was first mentioned in 1010 and has had different names over the years. In the end it was simply the "Herbstmesse".

An enchanting water world - and a sauna landscape that inspires!

No matter what kind of pleasure you indulge yourself in the Inselbad Bahia:

Here, all those who enjoy bathing and sweating in the sauna get their money's worth in many ways and at the highest