Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Hamburg, Duitsland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Storm surge season (15 sep – 31 mrt)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Storm surge season (15 sep – 31 mrt)

Druk — Easter holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenDruk

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere, and shops close on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a quiet day with dance and loud-event bans in most states, and Germans use the four-day weekend to travel, so trains, motorways and holiday towns are busy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Storm surge season (15 sep – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter holidays in Duitsland

• Feestdag

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14–25 meiNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide. Shops close on both, many people bridge them into long weekends, and trains, motorways and hotels in holiday areas get busy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Ascension and Whitsun, Hafengeburtstag

• Festival

  Hafengeburtstag

  8–10 meiGroot festivalDruk

  The port's birthday over three days in May: tall ships up the Elbe, a tug ballet, and the whole city on the Landungsbruecken. It is the weekend Hamburg decides summer has started. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Alster and pool season

  15 mei – 10 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The outdoor pools open in May and the Alster banks fill with rowers, beer and barbecues. Everything here is planned for the fortnight of proper summer that may or may not arrive.

Nog steeds bezig: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 mei), Alster and pool season (15 mei – 10 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Hamburger DOM, Summer holidays in Duitsland

• Festival

  Hamburger DOM

  24 jul – 30 augGroot festivalDruk

  North Germany's biggest funfair runs on the Heiligengeistfeld three times a year, five weeks each, with fireworks every Friday. The summer run is the one that overlaps the school holidays. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Alster and pool season (15 mei – 10 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Hamburger DOM, Summer holidays in Duitsland

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Alster and pool season (15 mei – 10 sep (meestal)), Hamburger DOM (24 jul – 30 aug)

Druk — Reeperbahn Festival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Reeperbahn Festival

  16–19 sepMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Four nights, six hundred-odd shows in seventy small venues around St Pauli, mostly bands nobody has heard of yet. One wristband, and the queues are the whole experience. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Storm surge season

  15 sep – 31 mrtOverstromingsseizoen

  The city counts its storm tide season from mid-September to the end of March. A few times a winter the Elbe comes over the Fischmarkt, which the city treats as routine rather than news. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Alster and pool season (15 mei – 10 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn holidays in Duitsland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Storm surge season (15 sep – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Winterdom, Christmas markets

• Festival

  Winterdom

  6 nov – 6 decGroot festivalDruk

  The winter run of the funfair fills the Heiligengeistfeld for a month from early November, which is the warmest thing to do outdoors here before the Christmas markets open. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas markets

  18 nov – 23 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The historic market in front of the town hall is the postcard one; the maritime markets on the Fleetinsel and in HafenCity are better, and the St Pauli one is not for everyone. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Storm surge season (15 sep – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Winterdom, Christmas markets

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Storm surge season (15 sep – 31 mrt), Winterdom (6 nov – 6 dec), Christmas markets (18 nov – 23 dec (meestal))