What's On In Hamburg

Hamburg is buzzing with events all year round. Highlights include:

April

Long night of Hamburg Museums.
44 of the city’s museums and galleries stay open throughout the evening, some until after midnight. Many also put on concerts and special exhibitions for the night.

May

Hafengeburtstag (Harbour Birthday).
The city really comes to life and locals and tourists alike really let their hair down during this celebration of over 800 years of nautical history and all things boat-y in Hamburg. The weekend celebrations include stalls and stages offering local food and drinks, concerts, sail-bys of tall ships, dragon boat racing and hot air balloon displays, culminating in a fireworks display and parade.

July

Hamburg Ballet Days
The end of the Ballet season is celebrated by two weeks of prestigious productions inviting people to enjoy a concentrated reprise of the season with some of the best performers in the world.

August

Alsterfair
The Alsterfair is Hamburg’s largest summer festival, set on the banks of the Alster. It includes theatre and fringe events, gourmet events and the international Fireworks Festival which lights Hamburg up in a colourful glow every night.

Sep/Oct

Filmfest Hamburg (Film Festival)
This competitive international film festival focuses on new movies by new directors but also shows films by world-renowned directors. The range include arthouse films to innovative mainstream movies, including children’s films. Get your popcorn ready.

December

Christmas Market
Hamburg is renowned for its Christmas Markets. The main one is set against the backdrop of the imposing town hall but others can be found elsewhere in the city, including the Hanseatic Market at Gänsemarkt. Over 150 stalls will compete to tempt you with an array of roasted almonds, gingerbread Gluhwein and other tasty Christmassy morsels, as well as hand-crafted traditional German decorations and woodcarvings. The town is transformed into a Christmas wonderland with a 60ft tree, decorated by 10,000 candles, a choir sings every night at 6pm, a story teller regales children with stories and Father Christmas can be seen riding his sleigh high up in the night sky. And even better, while the adults are sipping a cockle-warming drink or perusing the stalls, children can go on one of five fairy-tale steamers on the Alster, each decorated into a wonderland.

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