The second largest folk festival, the Michelstadt Bee Market, starts every year in the week of Whitsun. The first "Pitschefescht", as it is colloquially known, took place in 1955 and has grown considerably since then. In addition to the many showmen,

Around 70 showmen and rides look forward to your visit.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Ahlen railway station (distance to the fairground 1 km)

By car - Venue: Dr.-Paul-Rosenbaum-Platz

Parking facilities:

- Mammutpfad car park (chargeable)

The bathing world of AQUALAND offers a wide range of bathing facilities.

Under the large, light-flooded dome, bathers can relax in pleasantly warm health water (31°C) or keep fit with free water gymnastics.

The oxygen therapy grotto with 36°C warm brine

A water park with several slides and pools awaits you around 115 km from Pisa. It was named Water Park of the Year in 2023 at the Parksmania Awards - the Oscars of the Italian theme park industry! The water park has been around since 1999.

Since 1989, the Portuguese municipality of Guia, Algarve, about 10km from the centre of Albufeira, has welcomed the Zoomarine water amusement park. Less than five kilometres from the Mediterranean beach, a colourful mix of animal park, amusement park and

The Kassel Spring Festival on the Schwanenwiese fairground heralds the start of the funfair season in North Hesse. Every year, numerous showmen present their stands and rides. Fireworks are also a regular feature of the spring festival.

At a distance of about 40 kilometres south of Uelzen and about 30 kilometres west of Soltau, the Müden Wildlife Park is located in Müden (Örtze) in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath. Under the motto "Close to the animals", the wildlife park has

The vacation and leisure park Weissenhäuser Strand is located directly on the Baltic Sea and was built from 1971 to 1973. The area consists of vacation apartments, a hotel and various recreational facilities with shopping. The attractions are not only

In Ödenburg near the Austrian border, 40 kilometres south of Vienna and 60 km from Neusiedlersee, a summer toboggan run awaits you with a track length of over 900 metres.

The Sesame Place Philadelphia theme and water park has been located in Langhorne, USA, around 25 miles (approx. 40 km) from Philadelphia, the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, since 1980. The approximately 5.7-hectare park, which is entirely