Willkomm-Höft

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    © Lee Maas, Timo Sommer

World-famous ship welcoming point. Every day from sunrise to sunset (8.00am to 8.00pm in the summer) all ships of at least 500 GRT arriving in and leaving the port are greeted.

World-famous ship welcoming point. Every day from sunrise to sunset (8.00am to 8.00pm in the summer) all ships of at least 500 GRT arriving in and leaving the port are greeted. The Hamburg flag is dipped and the national anthem of the ship concerned is played along with a short welcome message in the appropriate national language. Visitors are given more information on the cargo, route and facts about the ship while relaxing in the café and restaurant of the Schulauer Fährhaus, where ships can be seen arriving and leaving.

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    © Hamburg Tourismus GmbH

    Flohdom Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld Flea Markets

    • 13.05.2026
    • 06:00
    • Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld
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    © Miniatur Wunderland

    Miniature tugboat ballet* Celebrations

    • 10.05.2026
    • 08:00
    • Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
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    Submarine Museum U-434* Celebrations

    • 10.05.2026
    • 11:00
    • U-Boot 434
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    Take an 80-minute immersive trip through Hamburg’s chilling city history! Shows

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburg Dungeon
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    © SHMH Sinje Hasheider

    Die Sammlung des Deutschen Hafenmuseums Permanent Exhibition

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Deutsches Hafenmuseum
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    © Muhlis Kenter, Näherin in einer Textilfabrik, Alsdorf bei Aachen, 1980, Muhlis Kenter

    “They Used to Call Us Guest Workers.” Extending the Photography and New Media Collection

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
    To event
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    Blutiger Boden. Die Tatorte des NSU Exhibition

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Altonaer Museum
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    SKULPTURAL Exhibitions

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburger Kunsthalle
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    © Hamburger Kunsthalle, Foto: Jann Wilken

    Acht Jahrhunderte Kunst Permanent Exhibition

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburger Kunsthalle
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    Panoptikum - Wax Museum

    • 10.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Panoptikum
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