Useful Information Important Dates
From public holidays to the Port Anniversary and the Reeperbahn festival ─ here's the calendar with Hamburg's most important dates.
picture: © imago stock&people / STPP Important Dates - The Hamburg Calendar
Public holidays 2024
New Year's Day | Mon, 1 Jan |
| Sun, 31 Mar |
Good Friday | Fri, 29 Mar |
Easter Monday | Mon, 01 Apr |
Labour Day | Wed, 1 May |
Ascension Day | Thu, 09 May |
Whit Monday | Mon, 20 May |
Day of German Unity | Thu, 3 Oct |
| Sun, 27 Oct |
Reformation Day | Thu, 31 Oct |
Christmas Day | Wed, 25 Dec |
Boxing Day | Thu, 26 Dec |
New Year's Eve | Tue, 31 Dec |
School holidays 2024
Half-year break | Fri, 02 Feb |
Spring holidays | Mon, 18 Mar – Thu, 28 Mar |
Whitsun holidays | Fri 10 May + Tue, 21 May – Fri, 24 May |
Summer holidays | Thu, 18 July – Wed, 28 Aug |
Autumn holidays | Fri, 04 Oct + Mon, 21 Oct – Fri, 01 Nov |
Christmas holidays | Fri, 20 Dec – Tue, 03 Jan (2025) |
Important Dates
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Discover Hamburg's top activities, restaurants, nightlife, shopping districts, clubs, places of worship and more.
See the city bloom in Spring or warm up at the Christmas markets in Winter - Hamburg is a year-round destination.
Stay up-to-date on festivals, street fairs and recurring events like the Port Anniversary, Christmas markets and the Hamburg DOM.
Sports, exhibitions, concerts, trade shows, street festivals - there's always something going on. See this month's highlights at a glance.