Dockville Festival
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Festivals & Street Fairs

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!

385th Hamburg Port Anniversary
© Hamburg Messe und Congress / Romanus-Fuhrmann
From 9 to 12 May 2024

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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© Pixabay / Karsten Bergmann
Mid/end of May 2024 with Friday evening fireworks 10.30 pm

Japanese Cherryblossom Festival: Flower magic at the Außenalster

Just in time for spring, Hamburg is transformed into a sea of pink-coloured blossoms. In some years in May, the Japanese cherry blossom is ceremoniously welcomed to Hamburg with a fantastic fireworks display - a spectacle that attracts thousands to the Outer Alster. No fireworks have yet been announced for 2024.

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© Hossa Hossa Veranstaltungsges
May 24 and 25, 2024

Schlagermove

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

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© Peter Fischer
04 to 09 June 2024

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.

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© Joerg Schwalfenberg
07 to 08 June 2024

Jazz festival around the port of Hamburg Elbjazz

Every year the ELBJAZZ Festival in the port of Hamburg is an absolute must for all jazz lovers. In 2024, the Port of Hamburg will once again become a hub for jazz from all over the world.

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© Jan Linnemann
From 07 to 09 June 2024

Music festival 48h Wilhelmsburg

Music from the Elbe islands: Every year the Wilhelmsburg district is transformed into a festival stage. The festival "48h Wilhelmsburg" reflects the musical diversity of the colourful neighbourhood. A festival for all the senses.

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Fans beim Public Viewing
© bergmanngruppe.de / Thomas Panzau
14 June to 14 July 2024

Fan Zone for European Football Championship

Hamburg is celebrating: for four weeks in the summer of 2024, the Fan Zone Heiligengeistfeld in the heart of the city, surrounded by the city's trendy neighbourhood and not far from its many attractions, will be the place to be for football, sporting activities and great entertainment.

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© Claudia Hoehne
Variety of concerts on Hamburg's stages

International Music Festival Hamburg

This year, the International Music Festival Hamburg once again signals the end of the season. From 23 April to 16 June 2024, numerous concert highlights will once again take place live in the Elbphilharmonie and the Laieszhalle.

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© Morris Mac Matzen
19 to 21 July 2024 on St. Pauli

Street art Spielbudenfestival: outdoor and free of charge

The Corny Littmann Foundation will present the 3rd International Spielbuden Festival at the Spielbudenplatz in Hamburg - St. Pauli - with the top artists of the international street art scene.

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© SAM Medien
From 02 to 04 August 2024

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.

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© Vogelball / Pablo Heimplatz
03 August 2024 after the PRIDE parade

Electro music festival Vogelball

The Sparrows Whistle - an electronic symphony of anticipation for the VOGELBALL 2024, which will take place for the eleventh time. Traditionally for the big parade of the CSD in Hamburg we invite our visitors to the queer masked ball.

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© MS DOCKVILLE / Axel Schilling
16 to 18 August 2024

MS DOCKVILLE Festival

Dockville, Hamburg's annual festival of music and art, will take place for the 16th. time in 2024 - 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.

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© Joey Thompson on Unsplash
May to September 2024

Stadtpark Open Air: concert series in the city park

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.

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© Anja Beutler
Cultural spectacle from 7 to 25 August 2024

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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12 to 16 September 2024

Open Mouth Hamburg Food Festival

Hamburg, die kulinarische Perle des Nordens, lädt ein zum OPEN MOUTH FOOD FESTIVAL! Hier treffen Tradition und Kreativität auf Nachhaltigkeit und Regionalität. Genießen Sie die Vielfalt der norddeutschen Küche und entdecken Sie die Food-Welt von morgen.

© Liesa Meinen
Newcomer music festival from 18 to 21 September 2024

Reeperbahn Festival

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

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© Unsplash / Erik Witsoe
26 September to 05 October 2024

Film festival Hamburg

Filmfest Hamburg will be celebrating its 32nd anniversary in 2024. 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.

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© Women Make Movies
15 to 20 October 2024

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.

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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.

Hafengeburtstag Hamburg
© Hamburg Messe und Congress

833th HAMBURG PORT ANNIVERSARY
  • Celebrations

  • 09.05.2024
  • 11:00
  • St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
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© Antje Sauer

Asphaltsprenger Festival
  • Festivals

  • 04.05.2024
  • 14:00
  • Alter Recyclinghof
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MM-Events
© Angelina Melzer

Dinner with Strangers

  • 07.05.2024
  • 18:00
  • Nardo’s
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Pikto Wasser NEU
© Hamburg Messe und Congress

Entry parade with official opening of the 835TH HAFENGEBURTSTAG HAMBURG
  • Estimated Vessels
  • Celebrations

  • 09.05.2024
  • 16:00
  • Anleger St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
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Pikto Land NEU
© Hamburg Messe und Congress

Festival Promenade
  • Celebrations

  • 09.05.2024
  • 10:00
  • Baumwall bis Landungsbrücken
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Pikto Land NEU
© Hamburg Messe und Congress

Foodtrucks-Germany on Tour
  • Festivals

  • 09.05.2024
  • 10:00
  • Street-Food-Festival
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Kent Nagano
© Benjamin Ealovega

International Music Festival Hamburg
  • Festivals

  • 03.05.2024
  • 20:00
  • verschiedene Spielstätten in Hamburg
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Pikto Land NEU
© Hamburg Messe und Congress

Latvia Festival
  • Celebrations

  • 09.05.2024
  • 11:00
  • Kehrwiederspitze
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Pikto Bühne_Musik NEU
© Hamburg Messe und Congress

Official opening of the Latvia Festival

  • 09.05.2024
  • 17:45
  • Kehrwiederspitze
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Osterstraßenfest 2019
© Panzau

Osterstraßenfest
  • Street Festivals

  • 04.05.2024
  • 12:00
  • Osterstraße
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Hochseeschlepper ELBE
© www.hafengeburtstag24.de

SUNDOWNER-TÖRN auf den Hochseeschlepper ELBE
  • Celebrations

  • 09.05.2024
  • 19:00
  • Anleger St. Pauli Landungsbrücken (Brücke 10)
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DISCOVER NOW Events in Hamburg

Dockville Festival
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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
Landungsbrücken Sonnenuntergang
© mediaserver.hamburg.de / Sascha Neuroth

Events in Hamburg and the metropolitan region. Events Calendar

With our events calendar, you'll never miss any of Hamburg's numerous events again. You can search based on a specific time frame or according to category.

Events Calendar
Himmel mit Wolken
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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

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