Port Anniversary

  • Port Anniversary


    Historic sailing boats, maritime parades, fireworks, music and food: celebrate Hamburg's biggest festival at along the banks of the Elbe.

    Friday 10 May 2019 — 　Sunday 12 May 2019

  • Port Anniversary


    Historic sailing boats, maritime parades, fireworks, music and food: celebrate Hamburg's biggest festival at along the banks of the Elbe.

    Friday 10 May 2019 — 　Sunday 12 May 2019

  • Port Anniversary


    Historic sailing boats, maritime parades, fireworks, music and food: celebrate Hamburg's biggest festival at along the banks of the Elbe.

    Friday 10 May 2019 — 　Sunday 12 May 2019

  • Port Anniversary


    Historic sailing boats, maritime parades, fireworks, music and food: celebrate Hamburg's biggest festival at along the banks of the Elbe.

    Friday 10 May 2019 — 　Sunday 12 May 2019

  • Port Anniversary


    Historic sailing boats, maritime parades, fireworks, music and food: celebrate Hamburg's biggest festival at along the banks of the Elbe.

    Friday 10 May 2019 — 　Sunday 12 May 2019

Port Anniversary - Hafengeburtstag

Port Anniversary

Port Anniversary Hamburg, Germany / Onshore Activities / imago stock & people / Hoch Zwei Stock / Angerer

Activities

More than 200 events on and off the river make up PORT ANNIVERSARY. And even after 829 years, there's always something new to do.
Elbphilharmonie / Port Anniversary / www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Andreas Vallbracht

Elbphilharmonie and HafenCity

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the NDR Orchestra have teamed up to present lovers of classical music with a special treat: free live streams for all. 
Port Anniversary Hamburg / imago stock & people / Hoch Zwei Stock / Angerer

General Information

The PORT ANNIVERSARY's sheer magnitude can be overwhelming. Get your overview here and ready yourself for the weekend of the year.  
Fireworks Port Anniversary Hamburg / HHM / Glaubit

Highlights

Explore historic yachts, listen to shanty choirs and see the tugboat ballet: this year’s Port Anniversary is filled to the brim with exciting maritime events.
Gorch Fock (left) escorted by Sea Cloud at 790. port anniversary 1964 / imago stock & people / ZUMA Press

History

829 years old … and fit as a fiddle! Read up on the Port Anniversary's history, from Barbarossa's days to today’s weekend-long festival.
Port Anniversary Hamburg / Marek Santen

Kids

The PORT ANNIVERSARY is an event for the whole family, where your kids can visit different ships and even become young sailors themselves. 
Ships Hamburg Port Anniversary / www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Christian Spahrbier

Ships

Hamburg’s Port Anniversary is a fixed destination for many cruise ships, sailing vessels and tugboats to present themselves to the amazed masses.