The Kassel Spring Festival on the Schwanenwiese fairground heralds the start of the funfair season in North Hesse. Every year, numerous showmen present their stands and rides. Fireworks are also a regular feature of the spring festival.

The fair on the Grote Markt in Haarlem is a spectacular event that transforms the historic city centre into a vibrant hub full of energy and contrasts. In the shadow of the majestic St. Bavo's Church and surrounded by magnificent gabled houses from the

A good 65 kilometres east of Australia's southernmost city, Melbourne, lies Healesville Sanctuary, which opened in 1934 under the name Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary and was later renamed. This zoo specialises in native animals and is home to, among

The leisure and adventure park Rasti-Land is ideal for families with children up to about 12 years old.

There is something for everyone among the 40 or so attractions in the family-friendly park: the freefall tower makes your tummy tingle when you

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

On 147 hectares, this park offers visitors ca. 50 attractions, 14 of which are roller coasters alone. The park is one of 12 theme parks managed by the Cedar Fair Group. The most famous attraction of the park was the meanwhile demolished wooden roller

In the Schleswig-Holstein town of Oesterwurth in the district of Dithmarschen, about 30 km south of St. Peter-Ording and 10 km from the district town of Heide, you will find the Land & Leute Erlebnishof Dithmarschen, which is still quite young, run by

Stylishly framed by the brightly lit town hall, the water art, and the old venerable gabled houses, the traditional “Wismar Christmas Market” takes place on the historic market square during the Advent season. Swedish-style Christmas huts entice

The Palm Market is Geel's annual funfair. The fair mainly takes place on the market square, the harbour market and the wharf and lasts five days. It starts every year on the Friday before Palm Sunday and lasts until the Tuesday after. On Friday evening

The Foire de Mars in Troyes is one of the most important and traditional funfairs in north-eastern France. It has an impressive history dating back to 1848 and traditionally marks the start of the fair season in the region. While it originally took place