Festivals in Hamburg

On August 30, 2026, Schrödersweg and Frustbergstraße in Groß Borstel will transform into an open neighborhood stage. For five hours – from 1...

Habitat is the open-air rave festival in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg: 32 hours of Techno, Electro, and House non-stop on the MS-Artville grounds at...

The HafenCity Run is Northern Germany's largest corporate and charity run. On a route of approx. 4.5 km through Hamburg's youngest district,...

One night in February, twelve young authors* and a seasoned Hamburg concert bunker — that's HAM.LIT. In the premises of Uebel & Gefährlich o...

In the heart of the Schanzenviertel, the Altes Mädchen brewery becomes a small beer republic for a June weekend. Over 19 breweries from Hamb...

The Hamburg Beer Week is Germany's largest decentralized beer festival. 16 Hamburg breweries – organized as a cooperative – will fill over 4...

Once a year, the Loki Schmidt Garden (Botanical Garden of the University of Hamburg in Klein Flottbek) transforms into a plant market with a...

Since 1968, the Japanese city of Osaka—Hamburg's sister city—has gifted its Cherry Blossom Festival to the Hanseatic city. On May 29, 2026,...

The Hamburg Company Sports Championships in Sailing are the annual company regatta series on the Außenalster: three scoring days (spring, su...

For three days at the end of June, Hamburg belongs to the bikers. The Hamburg Harley Days are one of Europe's largest Harley-Davidson events...

For a week, Hamburg transforms into the festival capital of queer film: feature films, documentaries, and short films from around the world,...

On Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 12 PM to 9 PM, the Hamburg Latin Festival takes place on Amerigo-Vespucci-Platz in HafenCity. The free fest...

In March 2026, Siegfried Lenz would have turned one hundred. The citywide festival "Hamburg liest Lenz" commemorates one of the most importa...

The Hamburg Port Anniversary is the world's largest port festival. For three days, the 837th birthday of the Port of Hamburg is celebrated w...

From May 8th to 10th, 2026, Hamburg celebrates its 837th Port Anniversary – the world's largest port festival. Three days of ship parades, c...

The Hamburg Rowing Regatta takes place at the end of September on the Dove-Elbe race course in Allermöhe (Bergedorf district). The North Ger...

Since 1985, the Hamburg Short Film Festival has been one of the most important platforms for international and German short films. For six d...

The Hamburger Architektur Sommer is Germany's largest festival of building culture – held every three to four years since 1994 by the Hambur...