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 2023
New Year's Day | Sun, 1 Jan |
| Sun, 26 Mar |
Good Friday | Fri, 7 Apr |
Easter Monday | Mon, 10 Apr |
Labour Day | Mon, 1 May |
Ascension Day | Thu, 18 May |
Whit Monday | Mon, 29 May |
Day of German Unity | Tue, 3 Oct |
| Sun, 31 Oct |
Reformation Day | Sun, 31 Oct |
Christmas Day | Mon, 25 Dec |
Boxing Day | Tue, 26 Dec |
New Year's Eve | Sun, 31 Dec |
School holidays 2023
Half-year break | Fri, 27 Jan |
Spring holidays | Mon, 6 Mar – Fri, 17 Mar |
Whitsun holidays | Mon, 15 May – Fri, 19 May |
Summer holidays | Thu, 13 July – Wed, 23 Aug |
Autumn holidays | Mon, 02 Oct + Mon, 16 Oct – Fri, 27 Oct |
Christmas holidays | Fri, 22 Dec – Tue, 5 Jan (2024) |
Events of interest 2022
Spring DOM | canceled |
Street Festivals | From May (various dates) |
Port Anniversary | Sat, 8 - Sun, 9 May (digital) |
Harley Days | Fri, 25 - Sun, 27 Jun |
altonale | TBA |
Schlagermove | Fri, 2 - Sat, 3 Jul |
Summer DOM | Fri, 30 July - Sun, 29 Aug |
CSD Parade | TBA |
DOCKVILLE | Fri, 13 - Sun, 15 Aug |
Alstervergnügen Festival | TBA |
Reeperbahn Festival | Wed, 22 - Sat, 25 Sep |
Winter DOM | Fri, 5 Nov - Sun, 5 Dec |
Christmas Markets | End of Nov - 31 Dec |
Important Dates
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