The Rottaler Volksfest in Pfarrkirchen is an outstanding example of Lower Bavarian festival culture and is the social highlight of the spring. Every year around Whitsun weekend, the extensive grounds of the historic trotting track are transformed into a

In Bad Doberan in Mecklenburg, twenty kilometres from Rostock, you will find the Bad Doberan summer toboggan run, which opened on 18 August 2013. The 721-metre-long track takes you through a ten-metre-high roundabout, seven steep curves and a bridge.

Only about 10 kilometres from the Lower Saxony border, between Duderstadt and Leinefelde in Worbis, lies the Alternative Bear Park. The bear park was opened in 1996 through the initiative of the "Aktion Bärenhilfswerk" on the site of the former

Since 1953, the apple blossom festival in Naurod, which is known far beyond the borders of Wiesbaden, has been held every year on the 2nd weekend in May.

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By public transport:

- By bus - special bus service to the festival, all

The highlight of our annual calendar of events is the Schützen- und Heimatfest, which we always celebrate on the 4th weekend in June with a funfair, fireworks, parades and festive evenings in our marquee. A festival for everyone. Come and celebrate with

In France's Volcans d'Auvergne nature park in the Chaîne des Puys volcanic chain in the French Massif Central, you will find the European park for volcanism, the Vulcania adventure park, in the town of Saint-Ours since 20 February 2002. The two

Deventer without a summer funfair? Unimaginable! At the end of May, the Brink, Grote Kerkhof and Nieuwe Markt are filled with all kinds of attractions for young and old. Of course, there is also an entertaining programme of rides.

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The privately run Plättli Zoo has been located in Frauenfeld in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, around 30 kilometres from Constance, since 1958. The small but charming zoo is home to around 200 animals from around 50 species, including Barbary macaques,

Brockum, a small community with only around 1,000 inhabitants, organises one of the biggest festivals and exhibitions in the region with its wholesale market. Around 200,000 visitors are expected. The wholesale market is very diverse, ranging from a

The funfair in Turnhout takes place in August on the Grote Markt and the Zegeplain. With around 70 attractions, there is a very large selection on offer.

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By public transport:

- by train - Turnhout station (800 metres away)

- by bus - bus