Around Hamburg

Day Trips

Feeling adventurous? Discover the best day trips around Hamburg: from beaches and wildlife parks to castles and medieval villages.

Festivals and Events

IMAGO / Gueffroy

Altes Land Altländer Blossom Festival

This annual festival pays tribute to the beautiful apple and cherry trees that blossom each spring in the Altes Land region just south of Hamburg.

Frank Embacher / Hurricane Festival

Events Hurricane Festival

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

Wikingermarkt Jork

Regional Events Jork Viking Market

Live like a Viking at the annual Viking Market in Jork just west of Hamburg. This event is a must for the whole family.

Landeshauptstadt-Kiel / Stefanie Weide

Day Trips Kieler Woche

In June, party at the World's biggest sailing event for everything from dinghies to tall ships! Kiel, gateway to Scandinavia!

People stand on a stage and play instruments. There is an audience in front of the stage.

Felix König

Events in Northern Germany Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival

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

If you would like to visit W.O.A., you got to be quick ─ tickets are sold within hours.

ICS Festival Service GmbH

Events Wacken Open Air

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