Fun things to do in June --- Holland, Germany, Austria

Paragliding! We (me & DH, 12 yo and 15 yo) were in Salzburg last June and went with FlyTandem. It was one of the funnest things I’ve ever done! We all LOVED it! You could choose to fly over Salzburg (which we did) or in the mountains near Werfen (weekends only).

Look for sommerrodelbahns too. You take a chair lift up the mountain then ride down in little carts. We all loved those too.

My kids really enjoyed listening to the street musicians that seemed to be all over. Don’t forget to stop and listen if you happen to find some.

There probably will be a ton of street markets and festivals. We happened upon an Albanian festival in Ljubljana that was really fun and had great food!

I've done the two day hike from Garmisch, Germany to the top of the Zugspitze (highest mountain in Germany). It's a great hike.

There are beer fest almost every weekend somewhere in Bavaria from Spring to Fall. The Oktoberfest is the last one of the season. They are great fun.

We did white water rafting in Austria that was great fun.

The Romantic Road, from Wurzburg, Germany to Garmisch is a great with small cities like Rothenberg on the Tauber, Donauwurth, Dinkelsbuhel, Augsburg, Oberamergau, Fussen and more. Take 2-3 days and do it.

Fun stuff to do in June in the Rhein Main region.

• 1 June Castle Illumination, Heidelberg, 22:15
• 1-2 June Lower Berger Strasse Fest, Frankfurt
• 1-2 June Rose Days, Eltville
• 1-2 June Jousting Tournament, Königstein
• 6-9 June Rose & Tealight Fest, Frankfurt Palmengarten
• 7-9 June World Club Dome, Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena
• 8 June Pealing of the Bells, Frankfurt, 16:30
• 8-10 June Knights Tournament, Ronneburg Castle
• 8-12 June Wäldchestag, Frankfurt City Forest
• 9 June Bahnhofs Fest, Königstein, Steam Train Rides to Frankfurt Höchst
• 14-15 June Theatrium, Wiesbaden Marktplatz
• 15-16 June Wilhelmstr. Fest, Wiesbaden
• 15-16 June Wine Fest, Büdingen
• 15-16 June Medieval Fest, Boppard
• 16 June Strawberry Fest, Kronberg, 12-16:00
• 20-23 June Magic Bike Harley Fest, Rüdesheim
• 21-24 June Johannis Nacht Fest, Mainz
• 26 June-5 July Opera Square Fest, Frankfurt Alte Oper
• 29 June SaTOURday, Frankfurt Free Museum Day
• 29-30 June Latin America Weekend, Frankfurt Bockenheim
• 30 June European Ironman Championship, Frankfurt
• 30 June Tal Total, Rhine Valley Car-free Day Tal Total (no car traffic on the Rhein, both sides)

Holland = biking. Rent bikes and take yourselves on a tour. The paved bike paths are so extensive and so well maintained and used, that you can really get from anywhere to anywhere, being on bikes you can really see the country and stumble on things you might not have planned. My first trip, my 13yo and I followed the Amstel out of Amsterdam simply by sticking close to the river (we had no map) - this, after riding around Amsterdam and deciding to head out along the river on a lark. We were quickly riding past cows and a windmill and got caught in a downpour, which was a great adventure (there we were getting soaked under a tree, while the Dutch were blithely riding by in their business attire). Another visit, I took my husband and all three kids out along the Amstel much farther where we found a lake, and my son stripped down and went for a swim.
There are many trails all over the country, so you could pick a route depending on where you will be. The Kroller-Muller museum (second best van gogh collection after the one in AMS) is in a huge park where you can rent bikes and ride around.
Yes there are designated sites where people rent bikes (like droller-mueller or Zaans schans), but you can also ride between places/towns, like the Dutch to really see a bit of the country

You could drive the Nürburgring. My brother-in-law did this a few years ago and loved. it.

https://www.nuerburgring.de/en/drives-fun/drives/co-pilot-rides/co-pilot-ride.html

Drive the Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Austria--beautiful scenery, curvy road, just a fun drive.
See: https://www.grossglockner.at/gg/en/index

Have a great trip.

Thank you so much for the suggestions... Love it!

I'm thinking a sommerrodelbahn, they have them in the mountain areas of Germany and Austria:

https://www.sommerrodelbahn-gap.de/

I visited one but it was October and they had closed for the season a week earlier.