Festivals in Hamburg

The Hamburger Ballett-Tage are the annual festival of the Hamburg Ballet — the highlight and finale of the season. Over two weeks, the compa...

Four days of stand-up, cabaret stand-up, stage shows, and tough competition: The Hamburger Comedy Pokal is one of Germany's most renowned co...

The Hamburger Frühlingsdom is the first of the three annual DOM events on the Heiligengeistfeld in St. Pauli. North Germany's largest funfai...

Since 2013, the Hamburger Graphic Novel Tage has been the most important festival for comic art and graphic novels in Northern Germany. For...

On March 29, 2026, runners of all levels will start from the CU Arena sports complex in Neugraben for a spring run through the Altes Land —...

Once a year, the Hamburger Kindertheatertreffen bundles the most exciting productions from the city's independent children's theatre scene....

The Hamburger Klangwerktage is the annual festival for New Music, Sound Art, and Video Art at Kampnagel. The series is organized by the Hoch...

From November 10 to 14, 2026, the Kampnagel cultural center will transform into a stage for uncanny stories and murderous narratives. The 19...

The Hamburger Kultursommer is a ten-day open-air concert series at the Bahrenfeld racecourse: ten concert evenings with national and interna...

For eight weeks, Hamburg transforms into an organ city. The five main Hamburg churches (St. Petri, St. Jacobi, St. Katharinen, St. Nikolai,...

On a spring day, the whole of Hamburg transforms into a resonance chamber for Low German: readings, concerts, theatre performances, church s...

The Sommer DOM is North Germany's largest folk festival. For five weeks, the Heiligengeistfeld between St. Pauli and Schanze transforms into...

The Hamburger Tag der Familien is the city-state's largest family-related day of action: on a Saturday in late summer, free offers for paren...

The Hamburger Theater Festival presents the most important productions from the German-speaking theatre scene over four weeks. From May 23 t...

Once in September, more than 30 Hamburg stages open their doors simultaneously. A single ticket is valid for everything: family program in t...

The Hamburger Winterdom is the third and final season of the legendary Hamburger DOM on the Heiligengeistfeld in St. Pauli. For four weeks,...

The Hamburgiade is Germany's largest corporate multi-sport event: over 14 days, around 35,000 athletes from approximately 350 companies, mor...

Three days of open-air dancing on the harbour edge at the StrandPauli car park during the Port Anniversary: Hamburg House and Techno DJs, ne...