Every year, numerous visitors look forward to the traditional folk festival in Central Hesse. Many great rides ensure lots of fun and variety for the guests.

Important dates:

Thursday: family day (50% discount on the rides, 20% discount on running and show

Since 1976, there has been an amusement park with a water park section in Santa Clara in San Jose, about 70 kilometres south of San Francisco. California's Great America is located only two kilometres from the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. The park

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is also known as Busch Gardens Europe. This comes from the usage of many themes from the countries in Europe. Even a big tent from the Octoberfest can be found there. Busch Gardens is well known for his famous roller cousters.

When a small and modest collection of animals was opened on 2 hectares in Caversham in 1988, no one expected the zoo to grow much. Only a few years later, the area was doubled and in the course of a move to Whiteman Park, about 25 kilometres north of

In Dudley in the West Midlands, around 16 miles (approx. 26 km) north-west of Birmingham, Dudley Zoo has been located in the ruins of Dudley Castle since 1937. There are over 1,500 animals from around 200 species to discover on the zoo's 16-hectare site,

On the northern edge of the Swabian Alb, about 17 km from Tübingen, you'll find the summer bobsleigh run run run by Freizeitbetriebe Möck in Erpfingen. On the 1,300 m long track, 390 m of which are uphill, you can ride through 13 steep curves and enjoy

An amusement park that resembles a funfair, but also offers various rides for more courageous people.

Also smaller children can enjoy their time here.

Directly at the sea the Funland also offers a nice atmosphere and can be combined directly with a visit

Every year in mid-June, Oranienburg's town centre is transformed into a huge festival mile from the bulwark to Schlossplatz and Schlosspark.

Visitors experience a varied stage programme for young and old and breathtaking views of their town from the

The Novemberfoor in Lier takes place on the Grote Markt, the Zimmerplein and the Gasthuisvest. As always, you will find a nice variety of attractions. In addition to the classics such as various windmills, shooting, fishing or other game stands and great

With more than 105 attractions and slides, this is the water park with the most slides in the Guinness Book of World Records. Located on the man-made island of The Palm, this huge water park features countless slides, lazy rivers and a huge sandy beach.