Hanover and other festival vehicles. This makes it the longest procession in Europe. Around 2 million people visit this fun fair every year. The landmark of this fun fair is the biggest transportable Ferris wheel in the world, about ( high). Hanover also hosts one of the two largest spring festivals in Europe, with around 180 rides and inns, 2 large beer tents, and around 1.5 million visitors each year. The Oktoberfest Hannover is the second largest Oktoberfest in the world with around 160 rides and inns, two large beer tents and around 1 million visitors each year. The "Maschsee Festival"
York Festival of Ideas York residents and visitors to the city. On average the Festival attracts over fifteen thousand people each year. The 2011 pilot festival consisted of over 20 events across the city of York. The themes for the first Festival were "Beckett, the Body and the Bible". The Festival included events with two novelists powerfully influenced by Beckett’s work - John Banville and the Nobel Laureate JM Coetzee, in addition to theatre performances by the internationally renowned Gare St Lazare Players. The Festival of Ideas in 2011 was a partnership between the University of York, York Theatre Royal, The National Centre for