For five days, the Frankenberg Whitsun Market with its amusement park on the Wehrweide fairground will once again attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. Visitors can expect an attractive mix of new and tried-and-tested rides for young and old as well

The Alençon funfair, often known locally as the ‘Foire de la Chandeleur’, is the first major festival of the year in the Orne region and a deeply rooted tradition in Normandy. It takes place every year around February and marks the end of the winter

In the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Arnsberg-Hüsten in the Hochsauerland district, the Hüstner Kirmes takes place every year on the weekend around the 2nd Sunday in September on the Riggenweide. Around 300,000 visitors flock to the streets and

In 1971 the Apenheul Zoo opened on an area of 11 hectares in Apeldoorn. Contrary to the usual variety of animals in other institutions, Apenheul has specialized in keeping primates. There are over 60 different types of monkeys in the park. A special

The Schützenplatz in Hanover covers a total area of 10 hectares, making it one of the largest festival sites in Germany. The Oktoberfest has been taking place since 1964 and is now the largest of its kind in northern Germany with around 600,000 visitors.

Smell of moss, fresh air, soft forest floor. Strolling through the beautiful forest on the winding path and peering through the dense trees, you will feel as if you are in a time machine. A machine that transports you 150 million years into the past.

Herne is not just Crange, in March the City Kirmes takes place in the city centre. Here, too, lots of showmen come together to make it a great little event.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by underground - stop Herne Mitte or Herne

In 1926 the larger of the two Saarland zoos opened for the first time in Neunkirchen. Over 140 animal species are presented on an area of around 20 hectares, with the focus being on Asian animals such as the Chinese tree chipmunk, the Asian elephant or

In Delbrück-Schöning in the district of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, 21 kilometres south-east of Gütersloh and also 21 kilometres north-west of Paderborn, you will find the privately run Nadermann Zoo, which opened in 1967. Today, you will

The largest folk festival in the Inn Valley, the Pfingstdult, takes place on the fairground at the LOKschuppen in Simbach. With only a few interruptions, the Dult has been taking place since 1779. Originally on the church square, from 1970 on the apron