The Selb Local Heritage and Meadow Festival is the largest and most traditional folk festival in the town of Selb in Upper Franconia, with a history stretching back centuries as a children’s and local heritage festival. It takes place every year on the

Osnabrück Zoo is beautifully situated in a beech forest. Therefore, it is often called the forest zoo. Here you can marvel at 2213 animals aud 291 species. Through the different worlds, you can experience a trip around the world in one day.

In the municipality of Kintzheim in Alsace, west of Sélestat in the Grand Est region of France and only 40 km from the German town of Rust and Europa Park, you will find France's first bird of prey sanctuary, "Volerie des Aigles". The family excursion

In the north-west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in Dassow in the district of Schönberg, approx. 25 km from Lübeck, is the Farell family's seasonal adventure and tiger park. The park was opened in 2003 and is home to 19 big cats and other animals on an

The spring funfair in the centre of Wanne-Eickel opens the funfair season in Herne. Two fairground rides, a children's carousel and tasty treats await visitors on Hauptstrasse at Biuschmannshof.

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In Germany's northernmost state capital, the fair takes place twice a year on Wilhelmsplatz. Many stallholders and snack bars look forward to your visit.

The 2021 autumn fair set a new record with over 200,000 visitors.

The large "Nuremberg Folk Festival" takes place twice a year on the 100,000 square metre Volksfestplatz. Numerous showmen provide you with delicacies from Franconia or offer action-packed rides. The average number of visitors is around 2 million per

The Friedberg Autumn Market is a traditional folk festival that takes place in Friedberg city centre and heralds the start of the autumn season. The festival combines elements of a large funfair, a flea market and a Sunday shopping day, offering a

The Spring Festival in Elsterwerda is the undisputed highlight of the folk festival calendar in southern Brandenburg and, as one of the biggest events in the region, marks the official start of the warm season. The extensive area around the business and

The Bosch Winters Paradepaardje is the annual festive highlight of the winter programme in 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) in the Netherlands and is considered the beating heart of the so-called ‘Bossche Winter’ initiative. This winter paradise