Music

Are you new in town, an amateur musician or just a music lover? Or maybe all the above? Hamburg’s many open mic nights are perfect for you!

Wilhelmsburg is the place to be when dozens of acts play for free at locations across the island.

Dozens of bands, nine venues, three days. The best part? Discovering new music while partying on an Elbe riverboat!

High above the roofs of the city, hamburg.de hosts exclusive acoustic concerts. Fans everywhere can tune in to the live stream.

This 'dyke fire' has grown steadily and now ranks among Germany’s largest music festivals, largely due to its unique location.

Jazz, blues and soul along the Elbe: one of the biggest jazz festivals in Germany takes place in the Hamburg port area.​​​​​​

This metal festival takes place right in the middle of Hamburg and rocks the Hanseatic city hard!

Watch the live broadcast of this extravagant, pan-European music event at Spielbudenplatz square in St. Pauli.​​​​​​

More than just another open air music event, the Futur 2 is an experiment in the creation of sustainable public festivals.

The Habitat Festival takes place annually in Wilhelmsburg. Visitors can look forward to two days of electro and techno beats, goa, drum and bass and much more.

This innovative streaming programme brings Hamburg’s best musicians directly into your home.

Every June, tens of thousands of guests descend on Hurricane Festival to see some of biggest bands around.

International orchestras, choirs and solo artists from Hamburg and beyond join forces in this annual classical music festival.

The Hamburg Jazz Open are the place for beautiful and experimental sounds. The two-day music festival is free of charge and set against a stunning scenery.

For the kids, by the kids: this music and theatre festival at Planten un Blomen features many international performances.​​​​​​ 

Unique concerts, sound and video art - this experimental music festival treats visitors to a stream of sounds and images.

Hamburg's legendary music scene can't be stopped: it lives on digitally under the hashtag #LIVEFROMHAMBURG.

Music lovers flock to Hamburg's Wilhelmsburg district to see international and local artists play at this summer music festival.

The annual Reeperbahn Festival in September is the perfect way to get an overview of St.Pauli's many live music venues.

Magnificent manor houses, sophisticated mansions, decommissioned shipyards - original venues in both Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg are the hallmark of this unique music festival.

True to its name, this all-day festival in Wilhelmsburg presents the entire spectrum of modern German hip-hop and rap music.

This music and art festival provides a short holiday for the entire family in the beautiful Lüneburg heathland.​​​​​​

The musicians at Hamburg’s Überjazz Festival show that jazz is as diverse as it is exciting. 

Northern Germany's rural heart beats to the sounds of heavy metal as fans from all over the world descend on this small town.  

The quiet woods meet rock music just like the Dove Elbe river meets the Eichbaumsee lake, at the annual Wutzrock Festival.