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The Alster lake and the Hamburg skyline adorned with cherry blossoms
IMAGO / Christian Ohde
Hamburg by Seasons

Hamburg in Spring

Every spring, the Hanseatic City overflows with flowers, budding leaves and plenty of special events.

View of the Hamburg harbourfront at Landungsbrücken
Mediaserver Hamburg / Jörg Modrow
Events in Hamburg

Highlights of the Month

Sports, exhibitions, concerts, trade shows, street festivals — there's always something going on. See this month's highlights at a glance.

Exhibition room with visitors
rock&stars digital GmbH
Immersive Art Centre

Port des Lumières

Art for all senses: Port des Lumières is Hamburg's first permanent centre for immersive art in HafenCity.

Celebrate Hamburg's port anniversary and many more events.
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Christian Spahrbier

Events

Stay up-to-date on festivals, street fairs and recurring events like the Port Anniversary, Christmas markets and the Hamburg DOM.

A hand holding a Deutschlandticket card with underground train station in background
Imago / Hanno Bode
Mobility

hvv Deutschlandticket

Travelling around Hamburg and the metropolitan region by public transport is cheap and easy thanks to the hvv Deutschlandticket.

People on harbour ferry boat, with Elbphilharmonie concert hall in background
Hamburg-Tourismus
Useful Information

Hamburg CARD

Enjoy free public transport and up to 50% discounts on museums, musicals and tourist attractions with the Hamburg CARD and Hamburg CARD Local.​​​​​​ ​

The Ukrainian national flag in blue and yellow flying from the Hamburg Rathaus city hall
Senatskanzlei Hamburg / Jan Pries
Refugee Aid

Refugees from Ukraine

As the current situation in Ukraine forces people out of their homes and their home country, Hamburg stands prepared and ready to help.

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Residents

Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Residents

Work

Are you looking for a job in Hamburg are you already employed? Find out all about the job market, application...

Hamburg offers all different types of universities.
UHH / Dichant
Residents

Study

Hamburg is a great city for higher education. Here is a guide to Hamburg's universities, entry requirements...

Real estate market, renting, neighbourhoods - moving to Hamburg
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Sven Schwarze
Residents

Housing

Need a place to live? nderstand the real estate market, renting, residential neighbourhoods and housing...

Here are some good reasons to call Hamburg home
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de/Roberto Kai Hegeler
Residents

Settle

Hamburg is a wonderful city to live in. Catch up on housing, finance, insurance and local culture, and soon you...

Visitors

Big wheel at Hamburg DOM
imago stock & people / Hoch Zwei Stock / Angerer
Main Events

Hamburg DOM

Held three times year, the DOM funfair is northern Germany's biggest public festival. Summer DOM 2024 takes...

Port Anniversary 2017: Grand Departure Parade
Frank Burmester
Main Events

Hamburg Port Anniversary

Maritime parades, historic sailboats and ships, music, fireworks and food: Hamburg's biggest festival along the...

Celebrate Hamburg's port anniversary and many more events.
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Christian Spahrbier

Events

Stay up-to-date on festivals, street fairs and recurring events like the Port Anniversary, Christmas markets...

www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe
Visitors

Getting Around

Hamburg has a number of transport options, both public and private, that will let you navigate the city with ease.

Business

Hafen Hamburg / Ingo Boelter
Business

Port of Hamburg

From the latest ship arrivals to high-tech port logistics and a multitude of responsible bodies: we'll help you...

Hamburg Messe und Congress / Michael Zapf
CCH – Congress Center Hamburg

Location for Conventions, Trade Fairs, Concerts and Exhibitions

Hamburg has been waiting for its reopening for a long time: The new CCH sets standards in functionality and...

imago stock & people / Westend61
Business

Economic Clusters

It's no surprise that Hamburg is dominated by the maritime industry. But aviation, bio-tech, media and more...

Media & more ─ things originally from Hamburg
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Christian Spahrbier
Business

Made in Hamburg

What do Germany's leading paper, the 8 p.m. news, and the country's best-selling lotion have in common? They're...