The Ulm Folk Festival has been taking place since 1429. This makes it older than the Munich Wiesn and the Cannstatter Wasen together. Around 300,000 visitors come to the Volksfestplatz directly on the banks of the Danube every year. About 80 operators,

What is the Oktoberfest?

The Oktoberfest in Sittard is one of the biggest autumn festivals in South Limburg. This year's motto is ‘We dance life!’. Whether in the marquees, on the Wiesn, in the fairground rides or in the local restaurants, the city is

On the Tasman Highway in Tasmania, a handful of kilometres north of the small town of Bicheno on the east coast of the Australian island, lies East Coast Natureworld. Set amidst a vast expanse of 150 hectares of natural coastal bushland, East Coast

About 20 kilometres south of the Sunshine Coast and about 85 kilometres north of Brisbane in Queensland, the theme park Aussie World has been located about 6 kilometres from the Pacific coast since 1989. This privately run medium-sized park offers its

The Rodinger Volksfest takes place from the end of June to the beginning of July for 9 days and can look back on a long tradition. Every year, there is a colourful programme for young and old alike: from the folk festival procession to the cycle tour,

Rainbow Park is located in Hunstanton on the north coast of Norfolk. This amusement park, which has been based here in Hunstanton for over 50 years, promises lots of fun and a wide variety of attractions for visitors of all ages. In addition to a roller

In the historic port city of Catania on the east coast of Sicily lies the small but fine Nettuno Park amusement park since 1965. The Cecchi family of showmen made their home here with their rides and attractions and is already running this park in the

St John's Festival - the festival of joy

Once a year - usually on the first weekend in July - Eschwege is "in a state of emergency" at the St John's Festival. For five days, all life in the town is centred on this traditional festival, and the

In the middle of the Lüneburg Heath, not far from the Heide Park in Soltau, the Walsrode World Bird Park has been located on an area of 24 hectares since 1962. It is the largest bird park in the world and shows over 650 species. Due to its biodiversity,

The Frankfurt (Oder) Wildlife Park is located in Frankfurt an der Oder in Brandenburg, right on the border with Poland. Around 300 animals from over 30 species live on the 16-hectare site of the wildlife park, which was built on a former shooting range