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.

Thursday 10 May 2018 — 　Sunday 13 May 2018
Port Anniversary

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

Thursday 10 May 2018 — 　Sunday 13 May 2018
Port Anniversary

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

Thursday 10 May 2018 — 　Sunday 13 May 2018
Port Anniversary

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

Thursday 10 May 2018 — 　Sunday 13 May 2018
Port Anniversary

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

Thursday 10 May 2018 — 　Sunday 13 May 2018

Port Anniversary - Hafengeburtstag

Port Anniversary

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.

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

South Africa Festival

As this year's partner country, South Africa hosts its own festival, with the Elbphilharmonie instead of Table Mountain as backdrop.