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Dec. 20 & Dec. 27 at 7am
Fischauktionshalle · Altona
Part market, part party, part history: Hamburg's legendary Sunday institution where night owls and early risers collide over Fischbrötchen, live bands, and fresh beer in a stunning historic auction hall.
Dec. 23 & Dec. 30 at 8:30pm
Birdland · Eimsbüttel • 19,90 €
Trade your Wednesday plans for a dance floor. Birdland's weekly salsa night brings live orchestra rhythms to this basement jazz club, where the crowd actually dances.
Tue, Dec 29 · 8:00 PM
Cotton Club · Hamburg-Mitte • 20 €
Havana comes to Hamburg for one sweaty, brass-soaked night: a seven-piece Latin jazz band backs two Cuban singers through salsa classics, while the tables get shoved aside so you can actually dance. Fresh cocktails, fiery percussion, ¡vamos!
Wed, Dec 30 · 8:00 PM
Cotton Club · Hamburg-Mitte • 20 €
Dust off your dancing shoes: the Cotton Club becomes a full ballroom for a night of Sinatra and Armstrong classics from the New Brooklyn Social Club Band. Never swung? A free Lindy Hop taster course gets you moving, no experience needed.
Every day at 10am from Sep. 29 to Dec. 27
Hamburger Kunsthalle · Hamburg-Mitte • 0-18 €
Carrie Yamaoka's first solo show in Germany turns the viewer into part of the artwork. Her Maria Lassnig Prize-winning pieces merge photography, text, and mirror-like surfaces that shift with every step you take.
Every day at 10am from Sep. 17 to Jan. 30
Stern-Wywiol Galerie · Hamburg-Mitte
Three artists bend your perception where painting meets sculpture meets architecture. Wooden reliefs fake depth, Bauhaus meets graffiti, and modernist interiors steal the show.
Every day at 10am from Oct. 13 to Jan. 13
Museum of Nature - Zoology · Eimsbüttel
Ever wondered how museum exhibitions come to life? This show pulls back the curtain on the whole process: from first sketches to final displays, with hands-on chances to shape the design yourself.
Every day from Dec. 8 to Jan. 3
Hamburger Kunsthalle · Hamburg-Mitte
Danish theater collective SIGNA turns the Kunsthalle into a walkable fiction: part ethnographic museum, part eerie dreamscape. Tableaux of everyday objects and intimate interiors explore disguise, transformation, and femininity.
Every day at 6:30pm from Oct. 16 to Feb. 26
MS BLEICHEN · Hamburg-Mitte
Vivaldi's Four Seasons flickers to life aboard the MS Bleichen, a ship turned concert hall glowing with thousands of candles. A string quartet, 65 minutes, zero intermission: pure atmosphere.
Dec. 24 & Dec. 31 at 7pm
Birdland · Eimsbüttel • Free
Every Thursday, Birdland opens its basement stage for one of Hamburg's most storied jazz traditions. Show up early to claim a seat, then watch pros and brave beginners trade solos until two in the morning.
Dec. 23 & Dec. 30 at 8pm
Cotton Club · Hamburg-Mitte • Free
Hamburg's oldest jazz club throws open its stage for a free jam session tracing a century of jazz, from 1920s blues to swing and beyond. Bring your instrument or just your ears.
December 20 at 8pm
Knust · Altona
A full-album Christmas set from Hamburg's prog stalwarts. SYLVAN play "Posthumous Silence" front to back for its 20th anniversary, plus career highlights and possible guests.
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Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM
Bucerius Kunst Forum · Hamburg-Mitte
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Altstadt · Altstadt
25 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 6:00 PM
Landungsbrücken Brücke 4 · Hamburg-Mitte
€ 20-€ 34
Sun, Dec 20 · 6:30 PM
MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum · Eimsbüttel
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
International Maritime Museum Hamburg · Hamburg
Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00 PM
BRICKS Bar · Hamburg-Mitte
$$
Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM
KARO&PAUL Bar & Restaurant · Hamburg-Mitte
15 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:45 AM
Brühwerk · Hamburg-Mitte
$
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 AM
Feldstraße · Hamburg-Mitte
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Museum der Illusionen Hamburg · Hamburg-Mitte
16 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Altstadt · Altstadt
25 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Altstadt · Altstadt
39,99 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Heinrich Heine Monument · Hamburg-Mitte
€ 400
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Mönckebergstraße 1 · Hamburg-Mitte
€ 250
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Altstadt · Altstadt
Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM
Ulmenstraße 23B · Hamburg-Nord
€ 65
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum · Eimsbüttel
Sun, Dec 20 · 3:30 PM
Rudolf Steiner Haus · Eimsbüttel
16 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Ohlsdorf Cemetery · Hamburg-Nord
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Zweiradperle Hamburg - Fahrradverleih & Touren · Hamburg-Mitte
€ 0-€ 455.7
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Altstadt · Altstadt
15 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Happy Bikes - Fahrradverleih & Radtouren / bike rental & bike tours Hamburg · Hamburg-Mitte
Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM
Treudelberg Resort Hamburg (Hotel Treudelberg und Aparthotel Treudelberg) · Wandsbek
49 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Elbphilharmonie concert box office · Hamburg
€ 295
Fri, Dec 25 · 6:00 PM
Das Schiff · Hamburg-Mitte
Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00 PM
Heinepark · Hamburg
39 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Jungfernstieg · Hamburg-Mitte
39,99 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00 PM
Jewish Cemetery · Altona
10 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00 PM
Krimi-Trail Hamburg: Mord im Karolinenviertel · Hamburg-Mitte
39 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Rathausmarkt · Hamburg-Mitte
€ 17-€ 25
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Landungsbrücken · Hamburg-Mitte
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
BASH ROOMS Hamburg · Hamburg-Mitte
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum · Eimsbüttel
Sun, Dec 20 · 6:00 PM
MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum · Eimsbüttel
Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM
Brakula - Bramfelder Kulturladen e.V. · Wandsbek
Free
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:45 AM
Brühwerk · Hamburg-Mitte
Free
Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM
Hamburg Airport · Hamburg
6,50 €
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
ART WAVE Hamburg · Hamburg
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 AM
Sierichstraße · Hamburg-Nord
Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00 PM
Krimi-Trail Hamburg Ottensen: Container auf Abwegen · Altona
39 €
Mon, Dec 21 · 2:00 PM
Kulturladen St. Georg e.V. · Hamburg-Mitte
Free
Mon, Dec 21 · 8:00 AM
Quarree · Wandsbek
Mon, Dec 21 · 6:00 PM
House Three e.V. - district center in Altona · Altona
Free
Mon, Dec 21 · 4:00 PM
Bäderland swimming pool Island Park · Hamburg-Mitte
Mon, Dec 21 · 5:00 PM
Schrødingers Hamburg · Altona
Free
Mon, Dec 21 · 9:00 AM
Goldbekhaus · Hamburg-Nord
19 €
Mon, Dec 21 · 7:00 PM
Stadtpark · Hamburg-Nord
25 €
Mon, Dec 21 · 11:45 AM
Geburtshaus Hamburg · Hamburg
20 €
Mon, Dec 21 · 8:30 PM
Passage Kino Hamburg · Hamburg-Mitte
Mon, Dec 21 · 10:30 AM
Goldbekhaus · Hamburg-Nord
19 €
Mon, Dec 21 · 8:00 PM
Pony Bar · Eimsbüttel
Free
Mon, Dec 21 · 8:00 PM
Comedy Club Hamburg · Hamburg-Mitte
16,75 €
Mon, Dec 21 · 2:15 PM
Philosophenturm · Eimsbüttel
Mon, Dec 21 · 10:00 AM
Gitronik Musikinstrumente | HandpanShop · Hamburg-Nord
Mon, Dec 21 · 10:30 AM
Bürgerhaus Wilhelmsburg · Hamburg-Mitte
Free
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