The Winterberg Fair is a traditional folk festival that is considered one of the highest-altitude fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia. It takes place annually in August and transforms the central fairground ‘Am Rad’ into a lively festival site.

The festival

The pedestrian zone in the heart of Bückeburg once again offers a colourful programme for young and old. For four days, the funfair is a hive of activity. The spring market offers the family audience everything that makes a funfair attractive. It smells

At this amusement park, both older and younger children will find plenty to enjoy among the numerous attractions.

Those who want to test their fear of heights can do so on the Free Fall Tower, the Enterprise, or the Eagle.

Even though the park has only two

Around 90 showmen provide fun and entertainment. Of course, there is also a varied range of food and drink on offer.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- Itzehoe railway station (950m walk)

By car:

- Venue: Malzmüllerwiesen fairground

Parking facilities:

In Visegrád, about 40 km from Budapest, there is a mountain coaster and a summer toboggan run. The mountain coaster has been around since 2002 and you also have a good view of the Danube.

Blackpool Zoo is located on the outskirts of the holiday and tourist resort of Blackpool, just a few kilometres from the Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park. Since its opening in 1972, the zoo has grown to an area of 13 hectares (37 hectares including

The Hochheim market is the event of the year and is known far beyond the city limits. It takes place on the first weekend after All Souls' Day and lasts five days. This special mixture of folk festival, fair and funfair is unique in Germany.

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In Anif, just a handful of kilometres south of Salzburg, lies Salzburg Zoo. Opened in 1961 as the "Alpenzoo Hellabrunn", it has also been called the zoo or Zoo Hellabrunn over the years. The zoo itself is home to animals of around 150 species, divided

The "Gerner Dult" is and was traditionally the first Dult of the year.

In April, when the traders set up their stalls with the food, it was usually still cold. Every house in Gern was allowed to serve beer from the castle brewery in the so-called

In the English port town of South Shields in the South Tyneside district, in the north-east of England, you will find the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, which has existed permanently since 1899. Similar to a fair, you have to pay for every attraction here;