The Bilker Schützen- und Heimatfest in Düsseldorf is a real crowd-puller, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from across the region every year. The centrepiece of the five-day spectacle is the huge family funfair on the fairground on

The folk festival takes place in the city centre and on the Freiheit in Herford.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Herford railway station (distance 400 m)

- by bus - bus stop Gänsemarkt

By car:

- Venue: City centre

Parking facilities:

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An amusement park right by the sea, set up like a fair.

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The highlight is the wooden roller coaster "Roller Coaster" from 1932, which has a brakeman on the train.

The whole family

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