In Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, spring is welcomed with a truly traditional event: the Frühkirmes (early fair) on Grachtplatz. As soon as the days get longer, this central location in the Rheydt district is transformed into a vibrant world of experiences.

In the Belgian town of Beveren in the province of East Flanders, just 18 km west of Antwerp, you will find the swimming paradise LAGO Beveren De Meerminnen. The baths, which belong to the LAGO Group, which currently operates twelve swimming paradises in

The Blijdorp Zoo is officially called the Royal Rotterdam Zoo and was opened in 1857, making it one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands. Situated in the centre of Rotterdam, it borders on a festival site and is divided by a railway line into an eastern

The Ocean Wave has dropped anchor at a large lighthouse.

Visitors can climb it and have an enchanting view over Ocean Wave and wave park.

Step by step the spiral staircase winds up the lighthouse for brave pirates big and small.

Again and again, portholes

The fourth Saturday before Easter sees the start of the Spring Folk Festival at Würzburg's Talavera, the first major folk festival in Bavaria in the course of the year. On average, around 50 rides of all kinds are represented there. In July, the somewhat

The Landsberg Folk Festival is the largest and most traditional event of its kind in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech. It takes place annually at the idyllically located fairground on Waitzinger Wiese, which is distinguished by its close

When the scent of roasted almonds and hot mulled wine wafts through the alleys of the historic old town, a very special time begins in Leer. Thanks to its unique backdrop, the Christmas market in the East Frisian ‘Ledastadt’ is one of the most

The Isny children's and local history festival has a long history dating back to 1620. It is reported that around 100 boys marched around the town with ‘hiltzin Helleparten, item Bixen, brennenden Lunten, Trummen und Pfeiffen’ and finally marched

In May, the Schwedensteg is once again transformed into a fairground.

It's not just children's hearts that beat faster. Because when the showmen set up their attractive rides, snack bar and beer garden and the smell of roasted almonds and many other

The funfair in St. Ingbert, affectionately known as the ‘Dengmerter Kerb’, is a traditional folk festival lasting several days that is deeply rooted in the town's history and dates back to the mid-19th century. The event takes place in the central