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Current festivals & street fairs in hamburg

Hamburg not only has many parks and exciting old industrial sites that serve as festival homes, but also many side streets that invite you to countless street festivals. Whether roofed or open-air, in the city centre or further out in the countryside, Hamburg is a versatile city and we regularly put together our favourites for you here.

Our event highlights at a glance

Look forward to colourful street festivals and thrilling festivals in the Hanseatic city. 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. Throughout the year, exciting festivals and street festivals await you. Don't miss the highlights in the city on the Elbe!

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Variety of concerts on Hamburg's stages

6th International Music Festival Hamburg

This year, the International Music Festival Hamburg once again heralds the end of the season.

Open air concert series in the Hamburg 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.

From September to December

German-French cultural festival Arabesques

France in the North: The arabesques cultural festival celebrates Franco-German culture in northern Germany with numerous events from September to December. German and French artists meet in over 50 events, most of them in Hamburg. The presentations range from music, film and debates to exhibitions, chanson, theater and literature.

Experience the importance of short film on Hamburg's screens

International Short Film Festival

The International Short Film Festival Hamburg has its roots in the milieu of independent filmmakers. Today, the IKFF Hamburg is one of the most important and successful short film festivals worldwide for both the industry and the audience.

Jazz-Festival around the port of Hamburg

12th Elbjazz

Every year the ELBJAZZ Festival in the port of Hamburg is an absolute must for all jazz lovers. In 2023, the Port of Hamburg will once again become a hub for jazz from all over the world.

Jungfernstieg bei Dämmerung — © ThisIsJulia Photography

The Jungfernstieg as a stage

Jungfernstieg Music Festival

Just in time for the summer, the Jungfernstieg becomes a stage for four days: Experience open-air concerts from all musical styles, from pop to classical, jazz to chanson – in the heart of Hamburg, directly on the Binnenalster.

Local and international cultural diversity

Altonale

The annual altonale in Hamburg has established itself in recent years as one of the most popular events in northern Germany with over 500,000 visitors. For two weeks, everything in Altona revolves around culture.

Schlagerspektakel in the Hanseatic City

Schlagermove

Hamburg celebrates the Festival of Love: The Number 1 among all European Schlager spectacles, the Hamburg Schlagermove, is a party of superlatives.

Duckstein Festival Hamburg — © Bergmann Gruppe

Art, culture and culinary delights

24th Duckstein Festival

Unplugged and up close! The Duckstein Festival in HafenCity Hamburg invites you to celebrate ten days of art, culture and culinary delights. The unplugged concerts in the music club present themselves in a homely atmosphere.

Sommer in Altona — © Alexander Schliephake

Summer feeling with music in the greenery

Summer in Altona

The Festival ''Summer in Altona'' is taking place again in the park at Nobistor in Hamburg. Guests can enjoy various concerts and relax in the green environment.

Parade for tolerance and equality

CSD - 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.

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6th August 2022

SpektrumFestival

An investigation into what contemporary beat music is all about: the SPEKTRUM gathers, examines and celebrates hip hop and its development.

Festival feeling in the hanseatic city

15th MS DOCKVILLE Festival

Dockville, Hamburg's annual festival of music and art, will take place for the 15th. time in 2022 - 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.

Hafengeburtstag Auslaufparade — © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Michael Zapf

From September 16-18, 2022

Hafengeburtstag Hamburg

Discover now the biggest digital harbour festival in the world! All dates of the programme Detailed information and background Tips & recommendations for the port anniversary in Hamburg.

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Newcomer music festival from 21 to 24 September 2022

Reeperbahn Festival

The Reeperbahn Festival presents a colorful program again in Septemer. Around 300 concerts are scheduled in each of the previous years to put the spotlight on the upcoming stars of the music industry.

Scheduled for September 2022

Binnenalster Filmfest

The floating cinema screen directly on the Binnenalster transforms the Jungfernstieg into an atmospheric open-air cinema every year at the beginning of September. Together with other visitors, enjoy great cinema under the open sky for four evenings in a row!

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Colorful, queer, socially critical film festival

Hamburg International Queer Film Festival

As Germany's oldest and largest queer film festival, the Lesbisch Schwulen Filmtage Hamburg emerged from a cultural free space and is firmly established both regionally and nationally. They will take place for the 34rd time in 2023.

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Scheduled for November 2022

Hamburger Krimifestival

In November 2022, the bookstore Heymann, the Hamburger Abendblatt and the Literaturhaus Hamburg invite you to the 15th Hamburg Crime Festival at Kampnagel.

Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel — © Hanna Osen, Laurens Bauer

Cultural spectacle from 10th to 28th August 2022

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.

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