Jenfeld Neighborhood Festival

Jenfeld — a diverse neighborhood in eastern Hamburg

Jenfeld is located in the Wandsbek borough, east of Tonndorf, with nearly 30,000 inhabitants and a demographically very diverse population. It's a neighborhood that received little public attention for a long time — and precisely for that reason, it developed its own neighborhood festival.

The Jenfeld-Haus as a Hub

The venue and organizational center is the Jenfeld-Haus at Charlottenburger Straße 1 — the neighborhood cultural center with a community café, event rooms, and social services, operated by Quadriga Hamburg. The festival extends to the Jenfeld-Haus itself and three other locations in the neighborhood — a decentralized concept that involves the neighborhood beyond the community center.

Nine Hours of Programming

From 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. — nine hours — the festival program runs. With its late closing at 10 p.m. and the evening DJ set, the Jenfeld Neighborhood Festival consciously distinguishes itself from typical afternoon formats: it is both a family festival and a neighborhood party.

Program — Stage, Dance, Children, Cuisine

The program combines several strands:

• Live music on stage — bands and solo artists from the neighborhood and Hamburg
• Dance groups from Jenfeld's various communities
• Children's activities — face painting, crafts, bouncy castle, game stations
• International cuisine from Jenfeld's communities (Turkish, Syrian, Afghan, Polish, Hanseatic, among others)
• Info booths from local associations, initiatives, and social service providers
• DJ set in the evening until 10 p.m.

Wandsbek Borough Also Provides Funding

The festival is funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Wandsbek Borough. The organizer is the Jenfeld-Haus, operated by Quadriga Hamburg gGmbH. Quadriga is one of Hamburg's largest social service organizations and operates neighborhood centers in several boroughs.