The wine festival in Meissen takes place on the penultimate full weekend in September. From then on, there will be around 20 venues offering a colourful programme on the festival grounds between Roßmarkt and Domplatz. The Youth City Council stage in the

Not so long ago, in 2000, the Germendorf animal, leisure and dinosaur park opened in Oranienburg, Brandenburg. Around 40 species of animals are shown on an area of 69 hectares, ranging from smaller animals such as ducks to gibbons and foxes to ostriches

A complete amusement park is being built right next to the Brent Cross shopping centre in October. It's best to book your entry and tokens online already, so you can still save a little.

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The Santa Pauli Christmas Market in Hamburg is Germany's only erotic Christmas market and represents a deliberate break with traditional, contemplative Christmas markets. It takes place annually on Spielbudenplatz in the heart of the famous red-light

Every year, the Whitsun market is the highlight in the village of Neukloster. The main road is closed for a weekend and instead of cars, visitors to the Whitsun market stroll along the streets. You can tell weeks in advance that the Whitsun market is not

There is also a funfair in summer at the central fairground in Berlin. Around 70 showmen with great attractions await you.

Important dates:

Every Saturday: 10 p.m. Fireworks

Travel information:

By public transport:

- From U7 Jakob-Kaiser-Platz, then take bus

On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the

Tokyo's Taitō district is home to Japan's first modern zoo, the Ueno Zoological Garden. Opened in 1882, the zoo is home to more than 3,000 animals from over 300 different species on an area of 14.3 hectares. In addition to Asian elephants, Sumatran

Slide & Splash opened in June 1986 and is one of the largest water parks in Portugal. With a total area of 7 hectares and countless attractions, there is something for all ages.

The slides can be driven partly with and partly without tires and are divided

On an area of 22 hectares, the Hanover Zoo houses about 2150 animals from 181 species. The zoo was already opened on May 4, 1865 and has been renovated many times. In the meantime, seven themed worlds have been created, which show the natural habitat and