Veddelfest — Intercultural Neighborhood Festival

The 2025 edition continued the recent Veddelfest tradition: it brought together residents from over 90 nations, cultural creators, initiatives, and visitors from Hamburg. The fashion show offered a stage for designers from the neighborhood, the flea market was organized by residents, and the street food offerings ranged from West African and Turkish to Eastern European and Vietnamese cuisine.

The festival was organized by Veddelfest e.V. together with NEW HAMBURG (art and education initiative) and an alliance of local schools, the church community, mosques, the major company Aurubis, and several neighborhood initiatives. As in previous years, the meeting point was the area Am Zollhafen / Katenweide and Café Nova at Wilhelmsburger Straße 73.