Blick von der Bühne auf das Publikum beim MS Dockville Festival in Hamburg bei Sonnenuntergang — © www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Hinrich Carstensen

Festivals & Street Fairs

Celebrate at festivals and street parties in Hamburg An overview of all festival highlights

Look forward to colourful street festivals and thrilling festivals in the Hanseatic city throughout the whole year. A visit to the city park for the Open Air Festival is just as worthwhile as the view over the colourful hustle and bustle of Hamburg's harbour birthday or a varied weekend on the MS DOCKVILLE.

May to September 2025, Stadtpark

Stadtpark Open Air

The Hamburg Stadtpark is not only a paradise for joggers and dog owners. Music lovers also get their money's worth here every summer at the numerous open-air concerts.

July 18 to 20 2025, St Pauli

Spielbudenfestival

The Corny Littmann Foundation for Art and Culture presents the International Spielbuden Festival on Spielbudenplatz in Hamburg-St. Pauli - with the best artists from the international street art scene.

July 26 to August 3 2025, across the city

CSD street festival - HAMBURG PRIDE

Christopher Street Day in Hamburg attracts a large number of visitors from all over Europe every year, who together set an example for acceptance, diversity and joie de vivre. Here, tolerance and equal rights are lived and celebrated for all.

poi-vogelball-jules.tiemann_people_infield-103-2500x1500-web — © Julia Tiemann

August 2 2025, Wilhelmsburg

Electro music festival Vogelball

The sparrows whistle - an electronic symphony of anticipation for the VOGELBALL, which will take place for the twelfth time in 2025 on the 2nd of August. Visitors are traditionally invited to the queer masked ball to coincide with the big CSD parade in Hamburg.

August 6 to 24 2025, Kampnagel

International summer festival on Kampnagel

Artists from all over the world bring theater, dance, performances, concerts and parties to the stages of the former crane factory in Hamburg! On every festival evening the garden at the Osterbek canal becomes a cultural oasis with free concerts and performances, with drinks and food offers.

poi-dockville-hamburg_hamburg_blond_c_sebastian_madej_dsc09196_19.August_2023_2500x1500_web — © Sebastian Madej

August 15 to 16 2025, Wilhelmsburg

MS DOCKVILLE Festival

Dockville, Hamburg's annual festival of music and art, will take place for the 16th. time in 2025 - with an unprecedented presentation of visual art and musical line-up, the small independent Dockville team will set new standards this year with the "Open-Air-Festival" format.

September 2025, across the city

Open Mouth Hamburg Food Festival

September 17 to 20 2025, Reeperbahn

Reeperbahn Festival

The Reeperbahn Festival will once again present a colourful programme from 17 - 20 September 2025. The four-day festival offers visitors a variety of musical and pop-cultural events in around 80 venues. Upcoming artists are put in the spotlight around the Reeperbahn.

kinobesuch_c-unsplash-erik-witsoe — © Unsplash / Erik Witsoe

September 25 to October 4 2025, various cinemas

Film festival Hamburg

Filmfest Hamburg will be celebrating its 33rd anniversary in 2025. Every year in the fall, it delights countless cinema fans over ten days on ten screens with around 70 national and international feature films and documentaries as world premieres, European premieres or German premieres.

the-archivettes_c-women-make-movies — © Women Make Movies

October 14 to 19 2025, various cinemas

Hamburg International Queer Film Festival

The Hamburg International Queer Film Festival is Germany's oldest and largest queer film festival. Every October, current film productions are shown at the Film Days - with a special focus on diversity.

Konfettiregen über der feiernden Menge bei Nacht auf dem MS Dockville-Festival in Hamburg. — © Pablo Heimplatz on Unsplash

Culture, street festivals & concerts Events in Hamburg

Whether it's art, music or theatre - experience the Hamburg you want to see. You'll find events with your favourite artist on the date you want! Experience the cultural diversity of Hamburg's cultural scene and the many events here and in the metropolitan region.

Events in Hamburg

Sonnenuntergang über den Landungsbrücken mit Blick auf Uhrturm, Elbe und Hafenkräne im Hintergrund — © mediaserver.hamburg.de / Sascha Neuroth

All events at a glance Calendar of events Hamburg

With our calendar of events you won't miss any of the numerous events in Hamburg. You can search directly for a suitable period or filter by category.

Calendar of events Hamburg

Weiße, federartige Wolke vor blauem Himmel als stimmungsvolle Hintergrundaufnahme. — © Valentina Dominguez on Unsplash

Without entrance fees Free of charge events

Here you can find all events in Hamburg which are free of charge. These include open-air exhibitions, numerous street festivals and some concerts. These events do not require any entrance fees or tickets.

Free of charge events

Frau überreicht ein Geschenk — © GettyImages / Tempura

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